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CIA Director Bill Burns warned that unless US sends more military support, Ukraine could “lose” the war against Russia by the end of the year.

“Without supplemental assistance, the picture is a lot more dire.

There is a very real risk that the Ukrainians could lose on the battlefield by the end of 2024, or at least put Putin in a position where he could dictate the terms of a political settlement.”

#BREAKING White House says Israel and the U.S. “agreed on the common goal of defeating Hamas in Rafah.”

🐪 Starlink in Sudan.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was protested before her speech at the European Defense and Security Summit in Brussels:

"You are a criminal Ms. Von der Leyen. You should be at The Hague. You are a war criminal. The blood of Palestinian children is on your hands!"

She just smiles.

#BREAKING The U.S. vetoed UN security council resolution admitting Palestine as a full member state of the UN.

Israel attacked Iran. But both sides downplay the incident.

There were reports of explosions in Isfahan in central Iran near an Iranian air force base earlier today.

Iran says it show down several UAVs. Made every effort to downplay the situation.

Israel doesn’t confirm it conducted the strike.

But the U.S. confirms it was Israel.

There was no damage or hits.

“It intended to signal to Iran that Israel had the ability to strike inside the country,” an Israeli official told WaPo.

So, that's all. Nothingburger.

Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber that took part in strikes against Ukraine crashed (or shot down) in Stavropol.

Ukraine claims it was shot down.

Russia says it crashed.

Either way, this is a first since the beginning of invasion of Ukraine.

Iran mocks Israel's response: "Israel's powerful response to Iran!"

Ballistic missiles vs. "micro drones".

Ukraine officialy claims responsibility for shoting down Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber.

Iranian TV made sure to bring, already in the early hours of the morning, footage from the Isfahan area, accompanied by the music of a massage room to emphasize how calm the area is.

Another report from Iran about the "wonderful, peaceful & quiet life" in Isfahan after Israeli drone attack.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir says Israeli response to Iran was "weak".

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio signalling the significance of Israel's response to Iran: "Israel has the ability to conduct strikes against targets inside Iran without entering Iranian air space from aircraft over Syrian and Iraqi airspace."

This is not the first time, though.

Israel has coordinated several drone attack inside Iran over the years.

That's why Iran's trying to prove "all is normal".

Senior Iranian official to Reuters: There is no plan for an immediate response, and it is not clear who is behind the attack.

Chinese scientists increase F-22 fighter jet’s radar signature 60,000 times with new detection method, SCMP reports, citing study.

Researchers from the Chinese air force say they have developed radar technology aimed at better detecting the F-22 and other stealth aircraft.

Crash site of Russian Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber in Stavropol.

3 crew members survived, the fourth crew member was killed.

New Chinese supersonic UAV WZ-8 suspended under the fuselage of the Xian H-6MW missile bomber.

Chinese WZ-8 UAV is capable of reaching speeds three times the speed of sound at an altitude of 30 kilometers.

It is designed for strategic aerial reconnaissance across southeast Asia, particularly Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan.

WZ-8 cannot take off under its own power and is air-launched from a Xi'an H-6M mothership once the H-6 reaches a prescribed speed and altitude. The drone then ignites its rocket motors, pushing it to its operating speed and altitude.

US intelligence reports have displayed it in hypothetical operation in a diagram, with the drone flying over Taiwan or the Yellow Sea at a speed of Mach 3 and altitude of 100,000 feet (30,000 m)

Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate says this is how they worked to shoot down Russian Tu-22M3 bomber today.

Apple today removed Telegram, WhatsApp, Threads and Signal from the Chinese App Store; citing national security concerns.

In a rare event, 12 of 20 American B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bombers took off from one of their air bases.

This is the first time that so many B-2s have taken to the skies at the same time.

This was so many of the bombers that none of the official pictures from the event show all 12 aircraft at once.