🇺🇲🇷🇺🇨🇳⚡- "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.

🇮🇷⚡️- Saeed Jalili has filed for the 2024 Iranian presidential election.

As we predicted, Saeed Jalili will likely be the next president of Iran.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "It is not China but the Philippines that escalates the situation and frequently provokes in the South China Sea. China remains open to dialogue but the Philippines continue to provoke and cause trouble," – Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman, Mao Ning.