Trump says he will "probably" not run again.

Trump:

Leaders of NATO do whatever I want.

BREAKING: Sweden, Norway, and Denmark are contributing $500 million to a NATO-led fund to send U.S. weapons—like Patriot missiles—to Ukraine.

Source: Reuters

Trump on undocumented farm workers:

People that live in the inner city are not doing that work.

They've tried, everybody tried. They don't do it. These people do it naturally.

They don't get a bad back, because if they get a bad back, they die.

Mali: FLA reportedly claims a drone targeted a FAMa/Russian African Corps convoy on the road between Kidal and Anefis near Talkit.

Serbia exported €55.5M in ammunition to Israel in the first half of 2025, already exceeding 2024’s record.

This came despite a June announcement halting all arms exports.

The shipments matched 16 Israeli cargo flights, with both state-owned and private Serbian firms involved.

Source: Haaretz

Zelensky:

A productive conversation with President Trump. The key point is, of course, ending the war. We are grateful to the President of the United States for all efforts toward a fair and lasting peace.

Zelensky:

We also talked about our bilateral defense cooperation with America. The draft agreement on drones has already been prepared by the Ukrainian side; we are ready to discuss it in detail and conclude it. It could be one of the strongest agreements. Thanks to every American heart that supports our defense of lives. Thank you, President Trump!

Zelenksy:

President Trump is fully informed about the Russian strikes on Kyiv, on our other cities and communities.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson meets with Netanyahu.

Somalia: Al-Shabaab reportedly took control of the strategic Goobo area in Hiiraan region without clashes, following the withdrawal of federal and local forces.

Hezbollah Leader Naim Qassem:

The U.S. demanded even the removal of hand grenades and mortars from Hezbollah within 30 days.

It’s like asking someone to give up 50% of their strength in a month without even knowing what that 50% means.

Iran’s President has appointed Ali Larijani—top advisor to the Supreme Leader—as head of Iran’s National Security Council.

BIG: Hezbollah Chief Naim Qassem:

If Israel re-launches broader war on Lebanon, rockets will fall into Israel.

Hezbollah Chief Naim Qassem:

We reject setting a timetable for handing over weapons while the Israeli aggression continues.

Türkiye plans to build industrial zones in Syria to help rebuild its war-torn economy and boost cross-border trade.

The initiative, backed by the Turkish government and business leaders, focuses on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises.

Source: Bloomberg

Blacklisted Turkish company ASSAN Group caused major losses to Ukraine.

According to reports in Ukrainian media, ASSAN Group Savunma—banned from public tenders in Türkiye for 2 years by the Turkish MoD due to failure to fulfill its obligations—has also failed to meet its commitments in Ukraine, causing significant financial damage to the war-torn Ukrainian state.

Despite receiving an advance payment for a $10.8 million order from the Ukrainian state defense company Spetsteknoeksport on December 19, 2024, ASSAN did not deliver the products by the required dates.

Even after being granted an extension, the deliveries were still not made within the specified timeframe.

ASSAN now faces the possibility of being taken to court at the Ukrainian war crimes tribunal.

Netanyahu's office:

Netanyahu held a three-hour security consultation today, during which the IDF Chief of Staff outlined options for continuing the Gaza campaign.

The IDF is ready to implement any decision by the Security Cabinet.

Reporter: What are you going to build?

Trump, from the roof of the White House: Missiles, nuclear missiles.

The Israeli cabinet will discuss occupying Gaza on Thursday.

BREAKING: Russia is considering a limited air truce with Ukraine, halting drone and missile strikes as a gesture to Trump, while continuing the war.

The move aims to ease pressure from potential US sanctions.

Source: Bloomberg