The United Arab Emirates said in a statement earlier today that it's pulling out its remaining forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed a call for UAE forces to leave the country within 24 hours, and following a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla, officially ending the mission of its "counterterrorism" units in Yemen, the only remaining forces it has in the country after ending its military presence in 2019, according to a statement by the country's ministry of defense.

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CONTEXT: "Saudi Arabia believes the UAE urged the STC to mobilize in Hadhramaut and al-Mahra in response to MbS's visit to Washington last month.

The Saudi view is this:
- Emirati leadership got the impression that MbS asked for sanctions on the UAE related to Sudan
- the Saudis say this is untrue
- the UAE subsequently encouraged the STC offensive in Yemen as a riposte

The UAE didn't respond to a request for comment on the Saudi claims."

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Latvia has completed the construction of a 280 km-long fence along its border with Russia aimed at strengthening protection of the country's eastern frontier and the EU’s external border, forming a continuous physical barrier in areas where construction was technically feasible.

Yet another flight by the MQ-4C "Triton" maritime ISR aircraft, now flying over the entire Arabian Gulf stretching to the west of the Gulf of Oman.

Meanwhile, a Emirati Air Force (UAEAF) Airbus A330-243MRTT Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft (WABEL05) is active over the Arabian Gulf after departing al-Ain Intl. Airport.

Saudi Ministry of Defense has just announced the launch of the official account for the spokesperson of the Saudi-led Arabian Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, on platform X.

High quality photo of a MiG-29AM donated by Poland with the Ukrainian Air Force (UAF), flying on a combat duty to the Zaporizhzhia direction southeast of Ukraine, and armed with a US-made AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Tactical Missile (HARM).

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Asked whether the US plans to deploy its troops in Ukraine along the line of demarcation or at the border as part of the planned security guarantees, Ukrainian President Vlodomyer Zelensky said that he is holding talks with US President Donald Trump on the possible deployment, but stressed that such a decision would depend solely on the US, adding that it would be a strong position in terms of the guarantees.

Russian Ministry of Defense published today footage from a ceremony held by the Strategic Rocket Forces (RVSN) in Belarus, where they officially put the Nuclear-capable "Oreshnik" Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile in combat duty.

Earlier this week, Reuters reported that Russia was working on the construction of at least three of ten planned mobile launchers in Belarus for the Oreshnik system.

A 110 kV power station was likely hit according to NASA FIRMS.

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