🇺🇸🇵🇭⚡- "Our strongest, closest, most reliable ally has always been the United States," - Ferdinand Marcos Jr., President of the Philippines.

🇺🇸🇵🇭⚡- "We have excellent military relations with the Philippines," - President Donald Trump.

🇺🇸🇵🇭🇨🇳⚡- "I wouldn't mind if the Philippines got along with China," - President Donald Trump.

🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: Ukrainian Rada in a very surprising decision voted in favor bringing two 'anti-corruption' agencies under the Ukrainian Prosecutor General Office.

The bill was supported by President Zelensky and his Servant of the People Party. The two formerly independent agencies are National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, NABU, and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, SAP.

🇺🇦🇪🇺⚡- The EU has strongly criticized the decision, fearing Ukraine is sliding back towards corruption rather than combating it.

Politico believes the decision could "threaten Kiev's EU membership bid".

🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian Rada Opposition have opposed the move, with some threatening a 'Maidan 2.0' scenario.

The two independent anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAP that the government has now taken control over have strong ties to Russia. Ukraine's SBU and especially GUR have carried out numerous raids against the agencies, in particular NABU, over alleged ties to Moscow.

The decision widens the gap between President Zelensky and GUR Chief Budanov.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Note, ironically two days before the start of Russia's 'military operation' in Ukraine, Russian President Putin criticized NABU and SAP as 'US tools'. Even though Ukrainian Intelligence have arrested several individuals from the agencies over ties to the Kremlin.

"US Embassy in Ukraine directly controls NABU, and SAP," - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, February 22, 2022.

🇺🇸🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "US, Syrian and Israeli officials to meet on Thursday to discuss the situation in As Suwaida," - Axios.

🇹🇷🇸🇾⚡- A squadron of Turkish jets flying over the Turkish-Syrian border.

🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian President Zelensky signs the unpopular bill into law, which now allows for the Prosecutor General Office to take over anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAP.

🇮🇱⚡- "Israel is deploying additional defense systems throughout the country," - Hadashot Bazman.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "There is a possibility of renewing the campaign against Iran. We need to maintain the achievements and air superiority," - Israel Katz, Defense Minister of Israel.

🇺🇸⚡️- Senate Republicans are re-opening Hillary Clinton's email case claiming new documents show the FBI did not look thoroughly at all the evidence in the original probe.

This comes as the Republicans in the House closed shop 2 weeks early to avoid a vote on Epstein and President Trump floats investigations against Obama Administration officials in retaliation for Russian Collusion claims, all while complaining on Truth Social that people won't stop talking about Epstein,

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "We are at the closest point to achieving the war objectives. We need to decide on the two remaining open fronts - Gaza and Yemen," - Israel Katz, Defense Minister of Israel.