🇷🇺Russia reportedly strikes a cargo vessel in the Black Sea carrying supplies bound for 🇺🇦 Ukraine.

🇸🇦🇾🇪🇮🇷🇷🇺Saudi Arabia learned the hard way that airpower alone cannot win this fight. The previous offensive struggled because the ground forces were divided and coordination with Saudi aircraft was weak. Now Riyadh is preparing another offensive with a much larger Yemeni force and continued intelligence support. The real test will be whether the ground and air campaigns can finally work as one.

🇷🇺🇪🇺 Russia says it has no plans to go to war with Europe. That is an important message at a time when tensions remain high. Now the focus should be on whether both sides can prevent the situation from escalating into a direct war.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump is saying Iran miscalculated by trying to use the Strait of Hormuz as pressure. His argument is simple: Iran expected closing the Strait to hurt the world, but the U.S. responded by restricting the Strait on its own terms. Now Trump says Iran is the side suffering financially from the situation.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump rejecting Iran’s 7-day ceasefire proposal changes the situation again. Iran’s plan would have involved reopening the Strait of Hormuz and restarting negotiations if the U.S. lifted its blockade and other conditions were met. Trump has rejected the proposal, according to reports citing U.S. officials. For now, the gap between Washington and Tehran remains wide.

🇺🇸🇨🇳 After years of trade and technology tensions, Washington and Beijing are opening another channel for cooperation. The tariff agreement covers $30 billion in non-sensitive goods, while the new “Super Intelligence” dialogue will focus on the risks and benefits of advanced AI. The bigger story is that the two powers are talking directly about areas that could shape the next decade.

🇺🇸🇨🇺 This is getting serious. The U.S. military is now preparing support units that could be needed for operations around Cuba within 90 to 120 days. The planning reportedly includes military police, medical, engineering and logistics units. What stands out is that U.S. planners have also examined much larger military options, including an air assault involving thousands of troops. No operation has been ordered, but the level of planning is worth watching.

🇺🇸🇨🇳 Musk praising Xi as a “great leader” is definitely going to get attention. He is basically saying that China’s progress under Xi is something worth recognizing. That is a notable view from a major U.S. business figure.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump says he is rejecting Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He calls the proposal “unacceptable,” meaning the U.S. and Iran have not reached an agreement on reopening the key waterway. The next step will depend on whether the two sides can find terms both accept.

🇨🇳🇺🇸China reportedly received F-35 parts after they were mistakenly sent there by UPS. The parts were not reportedly stolen. They were allegedly delivered to the wrong destination.

🇮🇱🇺🇸🇺🇳Netanyahu told the UN that a single one-ton ballistic missile could cause enormous damage if it hit the complex. He said two missiles could destroy the entire UN compound.

🇨🇳🇺🇸Video shared by protesters claims they were violently assaulted by Chinese government-linked agents as Xi Jinping's motorcade arrived. The footage shows a confrontation, but the identities of those involved should be independently verified.

🇮🇱🇮🇷 Netanyahu to protesters: “Where were you when Iranians were being killed?”

🇰🇷🇺🇦🇰🇵South Korea says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed private information about North Korean soldiers captured during the war in Ukraine. South Korea says the information was supposed to remain secret. It says Zelensky should not have publicly shared details about the transfer of the captured soldiers. The disagreement is about how information about the captured North Korean soldiers was handled.

🇮🇱🇺🇳As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began speaking at the United Nations, dozens of delegates walked out of the room. Netanyahu responded by saying that anyone else who did not want to listen should leave too. He called those people “moral cowards.” He then continued with his speech as the walkout took place.

🇺🇦🇷🇺A massive drone attack has hit several important sites in Russia and occupied Luhansk. Reports say an oil and gas facility in Perm, a chemical plant in Voronezh, the Iskra plant in Ulyanovsk, and the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in the Rostov region were attacked. The Iskra plant works for Russia’s defense industry. A construction store called Stroytcentr also caught fire in occupied Luhansk after the attack. Ukrainian monitoring channels say the store was being used as a logistics center for the Russian military, but that claim has not been independently confirmed. The attacks hit places connected to oil, chemicals, industry and military supplies, making the scale of the reported attack notable.

🇨🇳🇺🇸A major meeting is now taking place at the White House as Chinese President Xi Jinping sits down with US President Donald Trump. Xi arrived in Washington for a three-day state visit and is meeting Trump to discuss major issues affecting China and the United States. The talks include trade and technology, while Taiwan and other disagreements between the two countries are also important parts of the wider relationship. Xi’s visit is his first White House visit in more than a decade. What comes from the talks could shape how the two countries deal with each other in the months ahead.

🇨🇳🇺🇸Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived at the White House in Washington, where he is meeting with US President Donald Trump. The two leaders are holding talks about issues between China and the United States. Their meeting comes as the two countries work to manage disagreements over trade, technology, Taiwan and other important issues. This is Xi’s first visit to the White House in more than a decade. It is also the second meeting between Xi and Trump this year. The talks are important because China and the United States are the world’s two biggest economies, and their decisions can affect many other countries.

🇮🇷Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran responded to attacks but claimed that Iran did not target civilian areas. He said the other side entered areas around Iran and attacked Iranian universities, health centers, schools and hospitals. Pezeshkian's statement presents Iran's response as an attempt to avoid attacking civilians, while accusing the other side of hitting important civilian places. The statement highlights the different claims about what happened during the attacks and Iran's response.