U.S. Army Europe and Africa has announced that U.S. Navy Seabee Divers with Commander Task Force (CTF-68) have managed to attach the second cable to the M88A2 “Hercules” Armored-Recovery Vehicle (ARV) at the Pabradė Training Ground in eastern Lithuania; with winching operations to begin soon, though this is expected to take significant time and effort.

The President of Iran declared this Sunday that he rejected direct negotiations with the U.S. over its rapidly advancing nuclear program, offering Iran's first response to a letter that President Donald Trump sent to the country's Supreme Leader.

Earlier, Trump stated that if the two countries do not reach an agreement, Iran will be bombed.

Europe plans to send a military team to Ukraine soon to assess troop numbers for a postwar force, per Washington Post. Macron and Starmer lead the effort, but U.S. backing remains uncertain.

There is an increasing presence of Chinese and Russian air and naval operations near Japan. These coordinated deployments suggest a strategic shift aimed at testing and challenging Tokyo's defense readiness.

The Israel Defense Force confirms that a long-range ballistic missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen was successfully intercepted earlier outside of Israeli Airspace.

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German startup Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket failed on its debut launch today.

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Trump called me to say he’s furious with Putin and ready to impose additional tariffs on Russian oil, NBC journalist reports. He said that if Russia doesn’t agree to stop the war in Ukraine, and if he thinks they’re to blame, he’ll slap 25% tariffs on Russian oil anytime. He plans to talk to Putin this week. Trump added he was outraged when Putin questioned Zelensky’s legitimacy and started talking about new leadership in Ukraine.

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🚨Trump threatens Iran with bombs unless nuclear deal is reached

According to an article today from The Telegraph, a senior Iranian military official has stated that Iran will attack the U.S-U.K joint base at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, roughly 2,000 miles from Iran in the Indian Ocean, with ballistic missiles and drones in response to any kind of strike launched from the base by the United States.

This comes following the deployment of between 5 and 9 B-2 “Spirit” Long-Range Strategic Stealth Bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to Diego Garcia over the past week, as rumors fly about possible future strikes against Iran’s nuclear and long-range missile facilities, after a letter earlier this month by U.S. President Donald J. Trump gave Iran a “two-month deadline” to make a new nuclear deal with the United States.

The Iranian official further added to the threat to attack Diego Garcia by also threatening to attack Turkey and countries hosting U.S. bases in the Middle East, stating, “There will be no distinction in targeting British or American forces if Iran is attacked from any base in the region or within the range of Iranian missiles. When the time comes, it won’t matter whether you’re an American, British, or Turkish soldier – you will be targeted if your base is used by Americans.”

This photo of the Chinese J-36 confirms that the aircraft has three engines, a very rare configuration. It is believed to be a strike fighter with fifth and possibly sixth-generation characteristics.

Hamas Senior Khalil Al-Hayya: “Those who bet on Hamas and the resistance factions surrendering are delusional. We will not forfeit Gaza to any foreign power.”

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“The WHO is facing a revenue gap of nearly $600 million in 2025 and ‘has no choice’ but to start making cuts, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom in a message sent to the UN health agency staff on Friday (28).

‘Drastic cuts in official development assistance by the U.S. and others are causing enormous disruptions in countries, NGOs, and United Nations agencies, including the WHO,’ stated Tedros Adhanom.

The war in Ukraine is expected to end in late 2025, according to the IMF's updated forecast. The fund also lowered Ukraine's economic growth outlook to 2-3% in 2025 due to a drop in steel exports and increased coal imports following the closure of the Pokrovsk mine.

The Russian point-of-view has now been released from the recent interception of a Ilyushin Il-38N “Dolphin” Maritime Patrol and Surveillance Aircraft with the Russian Navy, which was filmed last week flying low past the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) during a joint-naval exercise with Japan and South Korea in the East China Sea, being escorted by a U.S. Navy F/A-18F and F-35C.

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Footage of a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum dropping a GBU-39 SDB glide bomb through the roof of a Russian observation post in Tyotkino, Kursk Oblast.

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Russia tonight launched a major bombing against the city of Dnipro in eastern Ukraine, with dozens of Iranian-manufactured “Shahed” attack drones targeting residential neighborhoods, shopping centers and hotels, including the Bartolomeo Best River Resort on the Dnipro River. Casualties from the attack currently sit at 4 dead and over 30 injured, though search-and-rescue and firefighting operations are still ongoing across the city.

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A test of the Aegis missile defense system. The missile was dropped with a parachute from a C-17 Globemaster cargo plane and then launched directly in the air.

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Houthi-affiliated media in Yemen is reporting that General Abd al-Khaliq al-Houthi, the brother of Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi as well as Commander of the Republican Guard and several other units with the Houthi Ministry of Defense, was killed in a recent U.S. precision-strike alongside Houthi Chief of General Staff, Major General Muhammad Abdul Karim Al-Ghamari and several other senior leaders and officers in the Houthi Defense Ministry.