In less than four years, the USSR went from defending Moscow to capturing Berlin, whereas Putin’s Russia has been unable to achieve victory in Ukraine over the same period.

Q: If you could kidnap one world leader, who would it be?

UK Defence Secretary John Healey: I would take Putin into custody.

Russia has for the first time used a new strike UAV Geran-5 during air attacks on Ukraine in early 2026.

— Jet-powered drone, ~6 m long, ~5.5 m wingspan.

— ~90 kg warhead, range up to ~1,000 km.

— Uses satellite navigation (“Kometa”), commercial electronics, and a more powerful jet engine than Geran-3.

— Not a fully Russian design: shows strong similarity to Iran’s Karrar UAV.

— Russia is testing air-launch options and even possible air-to-air missile integration.

A New York Post report cites a Venezuelan guard claiming U.S. forces used an unknown “sonic” or directed-energy weapon during the raid to capture Nicolás Maduro.

The weapon allegedly disabled radar and incapacitated soldiers.

“At one point, they launched something; I don’t know how to describe it,” he said.

“It was like a very intense sound wave. Suddenly I felt like my head was exploding from the inside.”

He claimed the effects were immediate and severe.

“We all started bleeding from the nose. Some were vomiting blood. We fell to the ground, unable to move,” he said, adding that troops “couldn’t even stand up after that sonic weapon — or whatever it was.”

The U.S. has not confirmed the claims.

WATCH: Netanyahu challenged on why international journalists are barred from Gaza.

Felipe VI, the King of Spain:

Great doses of skill and diplomatic courage are required, in these moments, for the preservation of the Transatlantic bond.

From the erosion of that bond, we all lose.

I do not want to posit here what the hypothesis of its total dismantling would mean.

Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani:

A violent, organized group hijacked the situation, unrelated to legitimate economic protests.

They exploited the unrest to commit brutal acts—killings, burnings, and beheadings—resembling ISIS tactics.

Such atrocities have nothing to do with genuine protest.

NEW: Iranian President Pezeshkian speaks about protests:

They brought terrorists into the country from abroad. They set fire to mosques. They set fire people, beheaded some.

These people do not belong to this country. If someone belongs to this country, let them protest, and we will hear their protest, listen to it, and solve it. They are killing innocent people on the scene, setting fires; this is not something that can be accepted.

I ask our dear people, just as it was before, to gather in every neighborhood and not allow rioting.

To the dear youths who in this regard, based on analyses that have been created in their minds—rightly or wrongly—we ask them not to be deceived by these rioters and terrorists.

America and Israel are sitting there, teaching them: "Go ahead, we are here too." The same ones who struck this country and killed our youths and children are now ordering these people to do this work... [saying] "We are here, you go destroy, and we will come behind you."

Families, I beg you, do not let their youths mix with rioters and terrorists who come to behead and kill people.

Let them protest. We must listen to your protest. We must resolve your worry. Let us sit together, hand in hand, and solve it.

Türkiye will join NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission in 2026, deploying fighter jets to Ämari Air Base in Estonia to help protect the airspace of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

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Trump responds “Sounds good to me!” to a post, who joked that Marco Rubio would become president of Cuba.

Trump:

Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela. In return, Cuba provided “Security Services” for the last two Venezuelan dictators, BUT NOT ANYMORE!

Most of those Cubans are DEAD from last weeks U.S.A. attack, and Venezuela doesn’t need protection anymore from the thugs and extortionists who held them hostage for so many years.

Venezuela now has the United States of America, the most powerful military in the World (by far!), to protect them, and protect them we will.

THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA - ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.

Trump is weighing options to support Iran’s protests and pressure the Iranian regime as demonstrations intensify and reported deaths rise.

U.S. officials say all options are under review, including military action, but most proposals so far are non-kinetic, such as cyber or information operations and military deterrence moves.

Source: Axios

British newspaper Daily Mail reports Trump has instructed special forces — specifically the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) — to draw up contingency plans for a possible invasion of Greenland.

The policy is led by political adviser Stephen Miller, who want to act quickly before Russia or China makes a move in the Arctic.

US military leadership is said to oppose the plan as “illegal” and lacking congressional backing.

Another interesting repost from Trump on Truth Social.

Israel bombed Lebanon again.

US military officials have warned Trump that they need more time to prepare before launching any strikes on Iran.

Source: The Telegraph

Netanyahu:

We all hope that the Persian nation will soon be freed from the yoke of tyranny, and when that day arrives, Israel and Iran will once again become faithful partners in building a future of prosperity and peace for both peoples.