🇬🇧🇮🇷⚡️ — Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he warned the British government two months ago that Iran was using small boats crossing the English Channel to smuggle operatives into the UK, The Telegraph reports.

Farage raised the issue during Prime Minister's Questions in May, calling for a national security emergency over illegal Channel crossings.

After The Telegraph released a report about the issue on Saturday, he accused the government of failing to act, claiming Britain was "letting in terrorists."

🇱🇧🇺🇸⚡️ — Lebanon is seeking to attract new investment from U.S. companies, with a particular focus on the energy, telecommunications, and digital transformation sectors, as part of broader efforts to support the country's reconstruction and economic recovery, according to MTV Lebanon.

🇾🇪❌🇾🇪 — Four Ansarallah/Houthi fighters were killed by the Saudi-backed Al-Juayd tribal fighters following an attack on their checkpoint in Al-Yatamah, Al-Jawf Governorate.

🇱🇧🇹🇷⚡️ — Lebanon is exploring the future acquisition of defensive weapons, including Turkish-made systems, though any purchases remain contingent on the country's economic recovery and political stability, according to Türkiye Today, citing a senior Lebanese source.

➡️ Beirut is interested in cost-effective, high-tech defensive equipment, though no discussions have taken place with Turkish defense companies because Lebanon currently lacks the financial resources.

🇾🇪❌🇾🇪 — Multiple Ansarallah/Houthi vehicles were destroyed by the Saudi-backed Al-Juayd tribal fighters following the intense clash in Al-Yatamah, Al-Jawf Governorate.

🇰🇷⚡️ — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says relations with South America are entering a "new phase," as Seoul seeks to deepen economic ties through a trade agreement with the region's Mercosur bloc and expanded cooperation on critical minerals.

➡️ Lee made the remarks in an interview with Spanish news agency EFE ahead of a visit to Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, where he is scheduled to hold summit talks with regional leaders.

🇩🇪⚡️ — The suspect behind the vehicle ramming attack at the Christopher Street Day Pride Parade in Berlin is known to authorities and believed to be part of Berlin's Islamist scene, according to DPA.

"Measures against this suspected ‌perpetrator, ⁠who has not yet been arrested, are underway," ​a spokesman for Berlin police said.

🇺🇸🇻🇪❌🧑‍⚖️ — The U.S. State Department welcomed Venezuela's decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling on other member states to follow suit.

The department said it was "time to dismantle the ICC," describing the court as "neither credible, independent, nor legitimate," and urged all remaining member states to withdraw from the Rome Statute.

🇮🇷🇴🇲🇺🇸⚡️ — Talks between Oman and Iran on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and their respective territorial waters have made progress, though more time is needed to reach an agreement, two regional sources told CBS News.

➡️ The pause in U.S. military operations is intended to avoid disrupting the ongoing diplomatic efforts.

🇨🇳🌍⚡️ — China is expanding its use of film diplomacy across Africa as part of a broader effort to strengthen its soft power and improve its image on the continent, SCMP reports.

➡️ Beijing is seeking to build goodwill, improve its image, and strengthen long-term cultural ties across Africa through film festivals, public screenings, cultural exchanges, and co-productions.

🇦🇺🇺🇸⚡️ — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will raise the issue of newly imposed U.S. tariffs with President Trump after Washington introduced fresh duties on imports from dozens of trading partners, including Australia.

➡️ Albanese said his government considers the tariffs unjustified and will continue pressing for their removal. "We'll raise it at every level in the Australia-U.S. relationship," Albanese stated.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — Vice President JD Vance and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine raised concerns about U.S. munitions stockpiles as President Trump considered expanding military operations against Iran during a White House meeting on Friday, according to CNN.

➡️ The discussions came as Trump weighed options to escalate the conflict, though multiple sources told CNN that few within the president's inner circle or the Pentagon believed further escalation would achieve the desired results.

➡️ A Department of Defense source told CNN that military operations against Iran are currently "on hold."

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡️ — Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran Esmail Baghaei reports that several rounds of talks between Iran and Oman were conducted in Tehran on Friday and Saturday regarding passage of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that progress was made in the talks.

Baghaei also reported that there has not been any changes made regarding Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz.