🇺🇲🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- "If shooting did break out in the region, we are confident the U.S. and our allies and partners would prevail in the conflict." – Samuel Paparo, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

🇺🇲🇯🇵⚡- "The U.S.-Japan alliance is the most important alliance on the planet. Japanese units are within the formation, and are nearly indistinguishable in how we share, track & our ability to operate tactically." – Samuel Paparo, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

🇺🇲🇷🇺🇨🇳⚡- "The Chinese President in his recent visit to Moscow was overheard saying to Russian President, "Right now there are changes, the likes of which we haven't seen for a 100 years. And we are the ones driving those changes together."" – Samuel Paparo, Commander of the US. Indo-Pacific Command.

🇺🇲🇨🇳⚡- "The lessons of the last five years have shown that we’re living in an increasingly chaotic and disordered world.

We are in the midst of a strategic competition to shape the future of the international order." – Samuel Paparo, Commander of the US. Indo-Pacific Command.

🇺🇸🦁⚡️- Manhattan jury has begun day two of deliberation in President Trump's hush money trial.

🇺🇲🇷🇺⚡- The U.S. has authorized the usage of American-provided air defense systems on or over Russian territory.

🇧🇾🇵🇱⚡- Poland will ban approaching the border with Belarus for 90 days – Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Russia is open to negotiations on Ukraine," – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukraine's naval drones sank two Russian KS-701 Tunets Class boats, of the Black Sea Fleat, overnight.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- The Israeli Defense Force claims it has now established complete control over the 'Philadelphi Corridor', the Gaza-Egypt border.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli bulldozers driving on Nazareth Avenue in Jenin.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- Iran-backed criminal networks behind attacks on Israeli embassies in Europe, including Sweden and Belgium – Mossad.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- Philippines President, Bongbong Marcos, says China is "increasing tensions", after China passed a new policy, allowing the Chinese Coast Guards to arrest anyone who "trespasses" in the Sabina Shoal and Scarborough Shoal. Both countries lay claim to the shoals.

🇺🇸🦁⚡️- NPR-Marist poll this morning shows President Trump leading Biden by 4 points nationally

🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- "Nothing will stop the historical and irreversible trend of the reunification of China," – Chen Binhua, Chinese Spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office.

🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- "If Taiwan's authorities insist on the dead-end path of Taiwan secession, they will get burned for playing with fire and taste the bitter fruit of their own doing," – Chen Binhua, Chinese Spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office.

🇺🇲🇹🇼⚡- "U.S. is moving forward with weapons for Taiwan," – Rep. McCaul.

🇩🇰🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡- Danish Foreign Minister confirms Ukraine has the right to strike Russian targets on Russian territory with Danish F16 jets.

🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli opposition party National Unity, led by Benny Gantz, has submitted a proposal to dissolve the Knesset and hold snap elections in Israel.

🇮🇱⚡- Israeli media confirms over 600 Israeli soldiers have died since October 7.

🇸🇮🇵🇸⚡️- Slovenia announces recognition of Palestine.