🇷🇺 - Regarding Russian orthodox church: I mean, monitoring those, having spies monitoring the sermons, why not.

But.

Moving to ban a church in peacetime because of geopolitics is a slippery slope the middle ages should be a warning about.

🇺🇸 - Bessent says trade deals to be expected within 48hrs - CNBC

🇺🇸🇾🇪 - US condemns attack on a commercial vessel peacefully transiting the Red Sea en route to Egypt. Says such attacks could "Devastate Yemen's fishing industry".

🇧🇷🇮🇱 - Lula says Israel is using hunger as a weapon in Gaza.

🇫🇷🇮🇳 - Dassault CEO says no combat loss of jet during recent India-Pakistan crisis.

🇺🇸 - Musk is personally out nearly $20 billion since breaking with President Trump last month - Axios

🇺🇦🇷🇺 - Popov Yar recaptured by AFU, source says.

🇸🇾 - "Assad or We Burn The Country" writings were recently found on a wall within the range of the wildfires location in Latakia

🇮🇷🇺🇸 - Iranian President Pezeshkian told Tucker Carlson that Israeli authorities allegedly attempted to assassinate him. He also said Tehran is ready to resume talks on verifying its nuclear program after suspending cooperation with the IAEA.

🇮🇶 - KRG chief tells Rudaw dispute with Baghdad political rather than technical amid US pressure on Iraq and Turkey to restore oil flow that was suspended by both countries in bid to curb Kurdish autonomy.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 - Former Kursk governor and recently dismissed Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit was found shot dead at his home in Odintsovo. Putin removed him from office earlier the same day without explanation.

🇺🇸 - Trump's administration is pausing over $6 billion of congressionally-appropriated federal funding for after-school, student support, teacher training, English language and other education programs, according to a DOE memo obtained by ABC News.

🇸🇾🇦🇪 - The interim Syrian government reportedly terminated Stroytransgaz’s contract to manage the port of Tartus in January 2025. DP World, which is owned by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has replaced the Russian conglomerate

🇵🇸🇮🇱 - Palestinians injured following strike in Gaza city.

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🇾🇪 - The Houthi have claimed responsibility for attacking the bulk carrier “Magic Seas” off Hodeidah's coast yesterday, alleging the ship violated Israel's port ban.

They report using two naval drones, five missiles, and three drones in the assault.

🇷🇺 - Russian outlet says it was a suicide.

🇷🇺 - iPhones may disappear from sale in Russia - Putin signed a law requiring Apple to install the Russian app store on all smartphones sold in the country.

The company may not agree to this, so the smartphones will simply disappear from the shelves.

🇺🇸🇭🇳🇳🇮 - The Trump administration is terminating two other TPS programs, announcing it will revoke the legal status of roughly 76,000 immigrants from Honduras and Nicaragua in 2 months.

🇺🇸🇭🇳🇳🇮 - Both of these designations date back to 1999, meaning Trump wants to strip legal status from people who have had a background check every 18 months for the last 26 years.