Merkel:

I never saw Orbán as Putin’s Trojan horse in the EU.

That’s absurd, nonsense.

Russia's Medvedev:

European cities have been engulfed by an epidemic of UFDs, or Unidentified Flying Drones.

UAVs are everywhere: near military bases, airports, fields, and cities. Whose they are remains unclear.

The main thing is for short-sighted Europeans to feel the danger of war, to tremble and shake like dumb animals driven to slaughter, to soil themselves with fear of their coming end.

Maybe then they will understand war and tear the heads off freaks like Merz and Macron, who profit from blood.

Sudanese Foreign Minister:

An agreement was reached to coordinate with South Sudan to overcome security challenges.

Sudan: RSF drones reportedly dropped toxic gas cylinders and plastic bottles over residential areas.

Civilians suffered convulsions, hallucinations, and vomiting.

Medical workers say the gases were internationally banned substances under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns.

His government collapsed less than 24 hours after a cabinet reshuffle.

President Emmanuel Macron has accepted his resignation with no successor yet named.

Sudan: Footage shows UAE-backed RSF militiamen kidnapping a civilian for ransom, threatening to kill him if the payment is not made.

DR Congo: Clashes broke out this morning between M23 rebels and Wazalendo militias in Luke, Masisi territory, North Kivu.

Nigeria: At least 27 people were killed in a bandit attack in Yagba West, Kogi State.

Burkina Faso: JNIM militants reportedly captured the town of Bla in Boulsa province near Kaya, where no resistance was encountered.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany should withdraw from Eurovision 2026 if Israel is excluded, calling the debate over banning it “a scandal” and insisting that “Israel belongs in Eurovision.”

📸 This is what a Palestinian family looked like after trying to return to Gaza City yesterday, shot dead by the Israeli army.

Since the so-called “ceasefire,” around 60 people — children, women, and men — have been killed each day by Israel.

Kremlin:

There’s no reason to blame Russia for the drones spotted across Europe.

“There’s something strange about this whole story.”

13 killed in deliberate RSF shelling of El Fasher, 19 others injured including 7 children and a pregnant woman.

Source: Sudan Doctors Network

Somalia: The government announced progress in Kismayo talks between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Jubaland authorities, with both sides agreeing to continue dialogue.