⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷🇺🇳 – The U.S. blocked Mohammed Eslami, the Iranian nuclear chief, from attending the annual General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.

Eslami was denied a waiver from snapback sanctions to attend the meeting following a U.S. veto in the Security Council.

Iran condemned the move as political bullying, while the U.S. argued Eslami’s presence would serve as propaganda for Iran.

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⚡️🇱🇹🇺🇸 – Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausèda said a drone, likely of Russian origin, entered Lithuanian airspace and was shot down by NATO fighters a few minutes ago.

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⚡️🇺🇸🛰 – Air Force Secretary Troy Meink acknowledged that the U.S. possesses weapons in space, in a first for the U.S.

He said that "the United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary action" during an Air & Space Forces Association.

The capabilities of the weapons were not detailed, but the U.S. Space Force defines “space control” as defensive or offensive “activities required to contest and control the space domain”, with space superiority being the goal.

Experts warned the admission could trigger and arms race of increase weapons proliferation in space.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦- In recent weeks Russian forces continue to push north of Kostyantynivka with the remaining Ukrainian formations west of Chasiv Yar now under threat of being physically encircled.

➡️ Media surfaced of Russian personnel raising their flags over the village of Izhevka along with Ukrainian drones attacking Russian positions in Popasne and south of Stinky.

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🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 – Alerts were issued in Yanbu, Jazan, Abha and Khamis Mushait due to Houthi missile launches.

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🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 – Alerts were also issued in Al Ula, over 1,100 kilometers from the closest point of the Yemeni border.

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🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 – The recent Houthi missile wave appears to have scored a direct hit on an ARAMCO refinery in Yanbu.

NASA FIRMS detected two fires around two hours ago, each emitting around 40MW of Fire Radiative Power (FRP)—for reference, a normal FRP value seats between 5-10.

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🇮🇷❌🇺🇸 – Iran claimed it shot down another USAF MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz.

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⚡️🇨🇩🦠 – Congolese authorities claim the Ebola outbreak that has ravaged through eastern DRC has reached its peak and is being brought under control, as infection rates slow.

The latest data suggests around 80 people are being infected daily, down from a peak of 120, and 3,475 people have died out of more than 7,200 cases.

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🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 – Alerts issued in Abha due to Houthi missile/drone launches.

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#NEW
🇾🇪🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 - The Ansarullah (AlHouthis) publish 26 minutes worth of footage of attacks on PLC technical' & MRAPs, halting the counteroffensive in Yemen's 'Jawf' today.

The video included the use of mortars, "ZSU-23-2" autocannons, "KPV" and "DShK" MG, "SPG-9" recoilless rifles, and [possibly "Dehlavieh (9M133)" ATGMs.

Clips of RSAF "F-15E" Strike Jets over the combat zone were shown.

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⚡️🇲🇾🇮🇱 – Malaysia seized three cargo vessels bound for Israel, after they called at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas as their temporary transit stop.

This allowed Kuala Lumpur to seize the vessels for violating the law, since the country had imposed a prohibition on the entry of Israel-related vessels within its waters.

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⚡️🇸🇦 – Reuters reports oil loading has stopped at the vital Saudi port of Yanbu, in western Saudi Arabia, following the Houthi strikes on the East-West Pipeline.

The port used to export millions of barrels of oil every day, which will be cut off from the market for as long as it takes to repair the pumping stations along the pipeline.

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⚡️🇮🇱🇰🇼 – The Israeli ambassador to the UAE, Yossi Shelley, said during an interview with KAN that Kuwait could join the Abraham Accords in the next four-to-six months.

While no information was given on discussions with Kuwait, this comes as Trump pressures other Gulf allies, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey, to join the Accords.

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⚡️🇬🇧🇻🇪 – The United Kingdom restored diplomatic ties with Venezuela to support the democratic transition process.

London specified that its approach did not translate to support for any party or for the disputed election results of 2024.

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