Footage published earlier by the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army as part of the lead up to Exercise “Justice Mission 2025” encircling the Island of Taiwan.

The China Maritime Safety Administration has issued an additional two warning zones to the west and north of Taiwan as part of the snap-military drills announced for Monday under “Justice Mission 2025,” with Zone 7 located directly to the north of Zone 3 covering the Taiwan Strait while Zone 6 is positioned between both Zone 1 and 2, all within Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone.

Credit for the Visualization: @TaiwanMonitor on X

Poster released by Chinese state media ahead of Monday’s snap-military drills around the Island of Taiwan, dubbed “Justice Mission 2025,” showing satellite imagery of Taiwanese airbases and other military sites with the text: “How could you ever attempt independence?”

A Dassault Falcon 2000MSA (Maritime Surveillance Aircraft) with the Japanese Coast Guard has lifted off from Naha Air Base in Okinawa and is currently heading southwest in the direction of Taiwan.

The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense has announced that Rapid Response Exercises are currently underway across the country, in response to snap-military drills surrounding the island by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command, with a number of units - including air-defense, anti-ship missile, and naval forces - being placed on high alert in preparation for any potential hostile action by China against Taiwan.

Following a several-hour-long patrol over the South China Sea off the coast of Southern China and Taiwan, a U.S. Navy MQ-4C “Triton” High-Altitude Surveillance Drone is returning to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan.

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reports that it has so far detected 89 Chinese military aircraft operating around the island Monday, 67 of which have entered the Taiwanese Air Defense Identification Zone, in addition to 14 naval vessels, 14 coast guard vessels, and four amphibious-landing ships, part of ongoing snap-military exercises by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command.

Hamas’ military wing, known as the Al-Qassam Brigades, this morning officially confirmed the death of five senior leaders killed in the last six months by Israel, including:

- Spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obaida
- Senior Commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Ra'ad Sa'ad
- Hamas Leader and Commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Mohammed Sinwar
- Commander of the Rafah Brigade under the Al-Qassam Brigades, Muhammad Shabana
- Senior Member of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Omar al-Suri

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Ukraine carried out an attempted attack using 91 drones against the state residence of President Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod Oblast of Northwestern Russia, with all the drones being destroyed, according to the Russian state-owned news agency TASS.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denies claims made this morning by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, regarding an attempted drone attack against the residence of President Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod Oblast, adding that Russia is preparing and attempting to justify strikes against government buildings in Kyiv.

The White House states that President Donald J. Trump has just concluded a “positive call” with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding Ukraine.

The M/V Ursa Major, a Russian-flagged and operated heavy-lift ship, part of Russia’s Shadow Fleet, which mysteriously sank December 2024 in the Western Mediterranean off the coast Cartagena, Spain, was possibly sunk by a torpedo and was carrying two VM-4SG Nuclear Pressurized Water Reactors (PWR) bound for North Korea, likely to be utilized for their new class of nuclear-powered submarines, Spanish authorities have told La Verdad.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov states that President Vladimir Putin informed President Trump of the claimed Ukrainian drone attack against his residence in the Novgorod Oblast of Northwestern Russia during this morning’s phone call, with Trump said to have been “shocked and outraged,” reportedly telling Putin, “Thank God, we did not give Tomahawks to Ukraine,” according to the Russian state-owned news agency TASS.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently meeting in Florida with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, ahead of talks later this afternoon with President Donald J. Trump at his Mar-a-Lago Resort in Palm Beach.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, for his meeting today with President Donald J. Trump.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump states that he would support further Israeli strikes against long-range missile and nuclear facilities in Iran, adding that Israel “would not exist” if someone besides Benjamin Netanyahu was Prime Minister.

President Donald J. Trump states that he spoke recently with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and that a pardon is “on the way” for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump appears to confirm moments ago that United States struck a shore facility last week in Venezuela which was being used to load drug boats, stating, “There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs. They load the boats up with drugs. So we hit all the boats, and now we hit the area. It's the implementation area, that's where they implement, and that is no longer around.” President Trump does not provide further details, or state whether this was a direct action by the U.S. Armed Force or a covert operation from an agency like the CIA.