🇺🇸⚡️- The New York Times editorial board led by Ezra Klein has endorsed the Democrats shutting down the Government in the coming budget battle later this month.

🇹🇷⚡- Widespread anti-Erdogan protests across Turkey. The Turkish authorities have begun restricting access to the internet.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Two armed men opened fire on Israelis in Ramot, Jerusalem.

15 casualties reported, with at least 4 deaths. Both of the shooters have been neutralized. Israeli security forces have closed all crossings in the city.

🇹🇷⚡- A 16-year old opened fire on a police station in Balcova, Izmir, western Turkey.

Two police officers killed, several others injured. The shooter has been neutralized.

🇺🇸⚡️- The process of jury selection in the pending trial of Ryan Wesley Routh, the man who attempted to assassinate President Trump in October 2024, has begun in Fort Pierce, Florida.

🇳🇵- At least 10 dead and hundreds wounded in anti-government protests in Nepal following the blocking of social medias

🇸🇾🇮🇶⚡- BREAKING: Iraqi Kurdistan region's President Barzani told French journalist Adel Bakhawan on Kurdistan24 that if the Syrian "Arab tribes attack Rojava [SDF-controlled Syria]," the Barzani-led Pashmerga forces will intervene, and "head to Qamishli."

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli airstrikes against the Hermel region of northeast Lebanon, killing five Hezbollah members and injuring multiple others.

🇪🇸🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: Spain recalls its ambassador from Israel.

🇫🇷⚡️- France's Premier Bayrou lost the confidence vote as anticipated. Government has officially collapsed.

🇪🇹⚡- Landlocked Ethiopia launches its first navy training center in Bishoftu, and has relocated its navy headquarters from neighbouring Djibouti to Addis Ababa.

Note, currently Ethiopia only has a small brown water naval force based in Bahir Dar, just south of Lake Tana.

🇪🇹⚡- Celebrations tonight near the GERD dam in Guba, Ethiopia, on the eve of its official inauguration. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is also in attendance.

🇺🇸⚡- BREAKING: Epstein's lawyers handed a copy of Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book to Congress, which includes a letter signed by President Trump.

Trump to Epstein: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey ... A pal is a wonderful thing, Happy Birthday - and may every day be another wonderful secret."

The birthday letter has been published by the Wall Street Journal. Trump had previously claimed the letter does not exist.

🇪🇪⚡- BREAKING: Malta-flagged CMA CGM MERMAID carrier has crashed into Port Muuga, Estonia. Its AIS went dark for almost three hours, coming back online less than 5 minutes ago.

🇷🇺🇪🇪⚡- Russian Mi-8 helicopter entered the Estonian Vaindloo Island's airspace for four minutes.

The incident occurred yesterday, with the Russian military helicopter turning off its transponders too.

🇳🇴⚡- Norway's parliamentary vote counting has begun. Labour Party are projected to win, but with Sylvi Listhaug's right-wing Progress Party largely over-performing.