🇹🇷🇨🇾🇦🇿⚡- "The President of Azerbaijan supports the independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus," - Hulusi Akar, Chairman of Turkey's National Defense Committee, is adamant that Azerbaijan supports Turkey's position on Cyprus after being betrayed by the other four Turkic nations.

🇹🇷🇦🇿⚡- Hulusi Akar, Chairman of Turkey's National Defense Committee, says Turkey and Azerbaijan are in the process of forming a 'joint army'.

"Currently, the process towards a single army is ongoing. Azerbaijan and Turkey must work together in the field of defense," - Hulusi Akar.

🇺🇸⚡️- An active shooting situation is developing at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, Texas.

A heavy law enforcement and EMS presence is reported at the scene. A “level two” mass casualty incident has been declared.

🇺🇸⚡️- A suspect has been arrested but not identified. Four injuries are reported.

🇺🇸⚡️- Mainstream media have identified the shooter as 17 year old Ja’Kerian Rhodes-Ewing.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "The European Union continues to warn Britain against making any trade concessions to Trump," - The i Paper, British outlet.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "Britain's concessions to Trump could harm European Union relations with Starmer over Brexit," - The i Paper, British outlet.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "The United States is exploiting the possibility of a trade agreement with London to stir up discord with the European Union," - The i Paper, British outlet.

🇷🇺🇮🇱⚡- "Israeli companies power Putin's war machine, despite sanctions. Several Israeli companies are supplying high-precision metalworking tools to Russia’s defense sector, critical for the production of equipment such as S-400s and Su-35s," - The Insider.

🇧🇬⚡- Bulgaria has denied media reports that it was preparing to join the Kosovo-Albania-Croatia defense alliance.

🇨🇳🇲🇾🇻🇳⚡- After visiting Vietnam and encouraging deepening trade ties, Chinese President, Xi Jinping, arrives in Malaysia and encourages Chinese companies to invest and start businesses in Malaysia. Xi's tour of South East Asia is to counter mounting pressure from the US tariffs.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇻🇳⚡- "Vietnam plays the great powers off against each other, tries not to become enmeshed in any of their big plans, and is very careful in calibrating it," - Chatham House, UK-based Think Tank.

🇮🇳🇧🇩⚡- "Bangladesh could be India's new security headache," - Swapan Dasgupta, a far-right member of India's Rajya Sabha.

🇨🇳🇮🇳🇧🇩⚡- China has significantly expanded the Jialaishi Air Base, Tibet region. Imagery Rerum Novarum has taken dated to 2025 shows at least 3+ runways, with over 30+ aircraft hangers, including bombers, tankers and recon planes. Electronic warfare equipment as well as air defenses are visible too.

The base, which is located just south of Xigaze Peace Airport, 5-6 years ago did not even exist (as evident on images dated to 2019).

The site is located near India's border, but more importantly near India's weak point, the Siliguri Corridor. Indian media recently claimed Bangladesh has invited China to 'revitalize' the Lalmonirhat Air Base, northern Bangladesh.

🇹🇩⚡- Large-scale purge underway in Chad, President Mahamat Deby has fired dozens of senior officers from the defense ministry and the military forces. French outlet, 'Le Monde', believes most of the targets are of the ruling Zaghawa class.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "My message to Europe is that America does not want a subservient continent," - JD Vance, US Vice-President, in an interview with British outlet 'UnHerd'.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "It is not good for Europe to remain permanently dependent on the United States for security," - JD Vance, US Vice-President, in an interview with British outlet 'UnHerd'.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡- "The entire European security infrastructure was supported by the United States," - JD Vance, US Vice-President, in an interview with British outlet 'UnHerd'.