🇷🇺⚡- Russia's only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, which has been inoperable for a while and has undergone numerous repairs, may soon be scrapped, Defense Blog reports.

It will turn the Russian Navy into an aircraft carrier less force, widening the gap between itself and competitors, such as the US, China, India and other European countries.

🇯🇵🇨🇳⚡- Japan has called on China to cease flying fighter jets in close proximity to its military aircraft.

🇮🇳⚡- "Elon Musk's Starlink gets approval to operate internet satellites all over India," - India Today.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- 9 Chinese vessels, including a Coast Guard vessel, are currently operating in the disputed Sabina Shoal, South China Sea.

🇯🇵🇨🇳⚡- Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. The meeting, which took place at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, was reportedly tense and heated.

🇯🇵🇨🇳⚡- Japan's Takeshi Iwaya raised concerns during his meeting with China's Yi over the recent dangerous interceptions of Japanese jets by Chinese fighter-bombers, Japan Times reports.

🇯🇵🇨🇳⚡- Wang Yi was pressed by Japan's Iwaya over last month’s territorial airspace violation by a China around the disputed, but Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands.

🇯🇵🇨🇳⚡- Japanese Foreign Minister blamed the deteriorating security situation in the East and South China Sea on China in the Iwaya-Yi meeting at the ASEAN Summit.

🇯🇵🇨🇳⚡- Also during the Iwaya-Yi meeting at the ASEAN Summit, Iwaya raised concerns over Chinese rare earth moves, and expects China to meet Japan's demands. Both sides called for the release of their nationals, detained by either side.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Lebanon has ruled out normalization with Israel.

🇪🇸⚡- Spanish authorities intercept a female European minor that attempted to travel abroad to become an Islamic State bride at Malaga International Airport.

🇲🇲⚡- Myanmar's junta warplane bombs a refuge center inside a Buddhist monastery in Sagaing Township, killing 28 civilians - mostly women and children.

🇫🇷🇬🇶⚡- BREAKING: Equatorial Guinea has dismissed the French Ambassador from the country.

Just a few hours ago, French authorities finally entered a luxury building on 42 Avenue Foch in Paris, confiscating the building and changing all the locks. The building is allegedly tied to Teodoro Mangue, Vice President of Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea has recently submitted an application against France at the International Court of Justice.

🇮🇶🇹🇷⚡- The first group of PKK have disarmed, burning their weapons - northern Iraq.

🇵🇰⚡- Balochistan Liberation Army, BLA, captures two Pakistani security forces.

🇲🇱⚡- "Mali junta chief Assimi Goita grants his own unlimited presidential mandate. The approved law grants him a five-year presidential mandate which can be renewed as many times as necessary and without election," - France24.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "What's your reaction to the maternity hospital Russia struck overnight?" - Reporter.

"You'll be seeing things happening," - President Donald Trump.

🇨🇳🇮🇳⚡- BREAKING: India's Foreign Minister to travel to Beijing to meet his Chinese counterpart tomorrow.

The first visit by the Indian Foreign Ministry to China in 5 years.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇰🇵⚡- "North Korea supplies up to 40% of Russia’s ammunition," - Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of Ukraine's GUR.