Burkina Faso: JNIM attacked Pensa near Kaya this morning.

Footage shows at least two Burkinabe soldiers killed.

NEW: Britain has deployed a senior commander and a small team of troops to Israel at the request of the US to help monitor the Gaza ceasefire.

Defence Secretary John Healey said the UK will play an “anchor role” using its specialist skills but won’t lead the mission or operate inside Gaza.

Source: Sky News

NEW: NATO chief Mark Rutte is heading to Washington to meet Trump and try to bring him back in line with Europe and Ukraine on the war.

Source: Reuters

Russia privately sent the US a “non-paper” restating old peace terms: Moscow wants full control of Ukraine’s Donbas and no NATO troops in Ukraine.

The proposal clashes with Trump’s idea to freeze the frontlines.

Source: Reuters

Trump is demanding $230 million from the Justice Department as compensation for past federal investigations into him — including the Russia probe and the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.

The claims were filed before he returned to office, but any payout would now be decided by Justice Department officials who previously served as his lawyers or defended his allies.

Source: NYT

Trump on Modi:

He is a great person.

He has become a great friend of mine over the years.

Trump on Hamas:

We can put that out in two minutes.

We are giving them a chance.

They agreed not to kill people and they have killed people. That was not the deal we made.

If they don't honor the deal, they will be taken care of quickly.

Putin's envoy Dmitriev:

Preparations for the Russia-US summit continue.

Trump on his possible meeting with Putin:

I don't want to have a wasted meeting.

We have not made a determination.

Trump:

India won't be buying "too much" oil from Russia.

They are cutting it way back.

Trump:

I did not say meeting with Putin would be waste of time.

A lot of things are happening on that front.

We will be notifying you over the next two days.

Reporter: Do you still see a chance for a ceasefire in Ukraine?

Trump: Yes, I do.

Reporter: Would you meet with Mamdani if he wins?

Trump: I would speak to him.

Trump on communism:

If you go back 1000 years, it has never worked once.

Very close footage of Russian Shahed drone targeting a gas station in Sumy, but misses and hits a truck.

France plans to order 61 more Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation, raising its total target fleet to 286 aircraft (up from 225).

Russia launched a major nighttime missile strike on Kyiv, mainly targeting energy infrastructure.

Around 6–10 Iskander-M ballistic missiles were fired from Russia’s Bryansk region.

Ukrainian air defenses intercepted some, but others hit key power plants (CHP-5 and CHP-6), sparking fires and blackouts.

At least 2 killed in Kyiv; 6 dead nationwide.

This is part of a wider attack across Ukraine (33 missiles total, 18 intercepted).

Sudan: UAE-backed RSF leader Gen. Mohamed “Hemedti” Dagalo warned that any aircraft or drone departing neighbouring countries to support the SAF will be treated as a legitimate target.

📸 White House's East Wing.