🇺🇸❌🇻🇪💊 — The U.S. has deployed 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for a large counter-narcotics mission aimed at drug cartels in the southern Caribbean, including the groups tied to Venezuela.

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🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 — Ukraine’s military intelligence (GUR) published footage of a fresh Black Sea raid in which special forces deployed FPV drones to destroy a BL-680 boat, a Harpoon-B radar, and a Groza electronic warfare system.

➡️ The strikes also took out four antenna installations and caused Russian personnel casualties.

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🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — The IDF confirmed that it struck the Mushtaha Tower in Gaza City that it claimed Hamas was using to "coordinate attacks," adding the site contained both "above- and underground terrorist infrastructure."

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🇨🇳❌🇺🇸❗️ — NEW: China’s Salt Typhoon hackers carried out one of the largest cyberattacks ever, infiltrating telecom, transport, government, and military networks in over 80 countries.

➡️ U.S. officials say the breach likely exposed data on nearly all Americans, including Trump and JD Vance’s campaign phones.

➡️ Authorities describe the operation as indiscriminate and far-reaching, giving Beijing tools to monitor politicians, spies, and activists globally.

➡️ Former FBI cyber chief Cynthia Kaiser warned, “I can’t imagine any American was spared.”

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🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — Israeli Channel 12 reports that the Israeli Air Force has begun a gradual operation to destroy high-rise buildings in Gaza City.

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🇺🇸❌🇰🇵❗️ — NEW: In 2019, U.S. Navy SEALs from SEAL Team 6 carried out a secret mission in North Korea to install a listening device while Trump was engaged in talks with Kim Jong Un, according to The New York Times.

➡️ The operation, reportedly approved by Trump, went wrong when the SEALs encountered civilians fishing or gathering shellfish at night, leading them to open fire and kill everyone on the vessel.

➡️ A later classified Pentagon review concluded the killings were justified under the rules of engagement.

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🇺🇸⚡️ — The Trump administration intends to redefine the 1987 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) to treat advanced military drones as “aircraft” instead of “missiles," according to Reuters.

➡️ This change would make it easier to export heavy attack drones, such as the MQ-9 Reaper, to markets in Saudi Arabia, Europe, and the Pacific, bypassing MTCR restrictions.

📝The policy is aimed at increasing U.S. arms sales and competing with drone producers like China, Israel, and Turkey.

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🇱🇧❌🇱🇧🇱🇧 — The crucial Lebanese cabinet meeting on the disarmament of non-state actors like Hezbollah and Amal has started at Baabda Palace.

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🇺🇸✈️❗️ — The Trump administration is abandoning Biden-era regulations that would have required airlines to provide cash compensation to passengers for long delays or cancellations, according to Reuters.

➡️ Airlines argued the rules would increase ticket prices, while consumer advocates said they would have boosted service quality and reduced travel disruptions.

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🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧 — Hezbollah, Amal, and all other Shia ministers has walked out of the cabinet meeting addressing the disarmament of non-state actors in Lebanon.

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🇺🇸🇺🇸 — The White House schedule is packed today: Trump will receive an intelligence briefing around 10:30  AM ET, sign executive orders at 2:00  PM, and make an announcement at 4:00  PM.

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🇨🇳❌🇹🇼 — Since July, China has conducted oil and gas drilling within Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone, with at least 12 ships and drilling rigs observed, some as near as 50 km from the Pratas Islands, according to The Guardian.

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🇮🇳🤝🇷🇺 — India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says the country will keep buying Russian oil despite Trump’s pressure to stop.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 — A large buffer zone may be established inside Ukraine, with the U.S. leading monitoring via drones, satellites, and other intelligence tools while coordinating with other countries, according to NBC News.

➡️ The exact borders are still undecided. Troops from nations like Saudi Arabia or Bangladesh could help guard the zone, as using U.S. or NATO forces is viewed as potentially risky.

➡️ Turkey would manage the economic security aspect, ensuring free flow of goods in the Black Sea and enforcing maritime rules in the Bosphorus and Dardanelles.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺 — President Trump has told his advisers that he is determined not to ruin his relationship with Vladimir Putin, according to NBC News.

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