The European Council has approved a draft resolution calling for the complete phase-out of all short-term contracts for Russian natural gas by January 1, 2026, with a total ban across the European Union set to take effect on January 1, 2028.

The Israel Defense Force has identified the two soldiers from the Nahal Brigade’s 932nd Infantry Battalion who were killed Sunday morning in an attack by militants near the “Yellow Line” in Rafah, southern Gaza, as Maj. Yaniv Kula, 26, and Staff Sgt. Itay Yavetz, 21. Three additional soldiers were wounded in the attack but have not yet been named. In response, Israel launched a large-scale wave of airstrikes targeting Hamas and Hamas-linked sites across the Gaza Strip.

According to emerging reports, the Louvre was broken into by three to four thieves who used a service elevator to access the Napoleon Bonaparte jewelry wing through a window. The burglars entered calmly, dressed in uniforms as if they were part of maintenance or renovation work, with visitors only realizing a robbery was taking place when the thieves began smashing display glass to steal the pieces. They then exited the same way they came in and vanished. The entire operation reportedly lasted around four minutes.

According to an exclusive report by the Financial Times, Friday’s closed-door meeting at the White House between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky grew heated, as Trump repeatedly pressed Zelensky to accept Russia’s proposed terms to end the war — including surrendering the entire Donbas region, encompassing both the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, to Moscow. Officials familiar with the discussion described it as devolving multiple times into a “shouting match,” with Trump “swearing constantly” and echoing several of the same arguments made to him a day earlier by Russian President Vladimir Putin during their phone call. At one point, Trump reportedly parroted Putin’s description of the conflict as a “special military operation,” rather than a war, warning Zelensky: “If [Putin] wants it, he will destroy you.” Trump also allegedly told Zelensky that “the Russian economy is doing great,” a remark that officials believe was influenced by his conversation with Putin — directly contradicting Trump’s own recent posts on social media, where he claimed that Russia’s economy was collapsing under sanctions and the prolonged war.

According to Axios, Israel has assured U.S. officials that the transfer of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip will resume on Monday, following a temporary suspension earlier today in response to ceasefire violations by Hamas, which prompted a series of extensive Israeli airstrikes.

Footage shows an Israeli airstrike carried out early this morning on a building inside the Al-Bureij Refugee Camp in the Central Gaza Strip, conducted in response to alleged ceasefire violations by Hamas.

The Israel Defense Force announced that, following orders from the political leadership, it has resumed compliance with the ceasefire agreement after carrying out a series of strikes earlier today on targets across the Northern, Central, and Southern Gaza Strip in response to an alleged ceasefire violation by Hamas this morning. View quoted note →

U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced this morning on Truth Social that the United States will suspend all future aid and subsidies to Colombia, referring to Colombian President Gustavo Petro as an “illegal drug leader” — language similar to what he has used to describe Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The announcement follows President Petro’s public criticism of the Trump Administration’s ongoing strike campaign against narcotrafficking vessels in the Southern Caribbean, as well as the recent buildup of U.S. military assets near Venezuela.

The Israel Defense Force has released footage of an early Sunday strike targeting a group of armed individuals who had crossed the “Yellow Line” in the Northern Gaza Strip, reportedly presenting an immediate and imminent threat to Israeli forces. View quoted note →

The Israeli Air Force conducted a series of airstrikes today across the central and southern Gaza Strip, following what Israel described as another ceasefire violation by Hamas in the Rafah area earlier this morning. According to the IDF, Israeli forces patrolling near Rafah came under attack from anti-tank weapons, sniper fire, and small arms. Hamas has denied responsibility, asserting that it has no communication or coordination with elements operating within areas of Gaza currently under Israeli control.

The Indian-owned, Cameroon-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker M/T FALCON was reportedly attacked by an “unknown actor” earlier today in the Gulf of Aden while carrying a full load of LPG from Iran’s Assaluyeh terminal to the Houthi-controlled port of Ras Isa, Yemen. The attack triggered a massive fire onboard, prompting distress calls that were answered by the M/T MEDA, which rescued 24 of the vessel’s 26 crew members — including 23 Indians and one Ukrainian. The MEDA, now under escort by the Greek frigate Spetsai (F-453), is en route to Djibouti with the survivors. Meanwhile, EU Naval Forces continue search-and-rescue operations for the two missing crewmembers in the vicinity of the FALCON.

During his call with U.S. President Donald J. Trump on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly demanded that Ukraine cede full control of the Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, offering in return to withdraw from occupied areas of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, according to The Washington Post. Sources say White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff raised the proposal with the Ukrainian delegation, led by President Volodymyr Zelensky, during Friday’s meeting in Washington — emphasizing that Donetsk is largely Russian-speaking, a point often used by the Kremlin and viewed by Ukrainian and European officials as echoing Moscow’s narrative.

The U.S. Department of Defense has released footage of a drone strike conducted Thursday against a cartel-operated drug semi-submersible — not a submarine, as some officials had claimed — in the southern Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela. U.S. intelligence reports indicate the vessel was carrying illegal narcotics, including fentanyl, along a known trafficking route toward the United States. Two narco-terrorists were killed in the strike, while two others survived and were later rescued by the U.S. Navy; they are expected to be repatriated to Colombia and Ecuador.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has offered to supply thousands of one-way attack drones—currently in urgent demand by the Pentagon—to the U.S. armed forces in exchange for long-range weapons, including BGM-109 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles (TLAMs).

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced the commutation of former Republican Rep. George Santos’s sentence. Santos was sentenced in April 2025 to 87 months in federal prison on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, tied to hundreds of thousands of dollars he stole from supporters during his 2020 election campaign. With President Trump’s commutation, Santos is now immediately eligible for release from the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey.

When asked earlier about recent concessions offered by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald J. Trump said: “He has offered everything — you’re right. And do you know why? Because he doesn’t want to mess around with the United States.”

Speaking at the White House alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Donald J. Trump said: “It’s an honor to be here with a very strong leader — a man who’s been through a lot, someone I’ve gotten to know very well, and we’ve built a really great relationship. President Zelensky of Ukraine has endured a tremendous amount, and we’ve stood with him through it all.”

Ahead of today’s meeting and working lunch at the White House between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — where discussions are expected to include the potential transfer of BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missiles (TLAM) — Polymarket bettors are giving a 41% chance that President Trump will say the word “Democrat” at least four times. Other active wagers include how often he’ll say “Ukraine/Ukrainian,” “Thank you,” “Please,” and “Percent.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Washington with senior executives from several major U.S. defense contractors ahead of his meeting today at the White House with President Donald J. Trump. Among the companies represented were Raytheon, the manufacturer of the BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile (TLAM), and Lockheed Martin, which produces the F-16 and several other systems currently in use — or soon to be deployed — by Ukraine.

Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has proposed that Russia and the United States construct a “Putin–Trump” rail tunnel beneath the Bering Strait to connect the two nations, facilitate joint resource exploration, and “serve as a symbol of unity,” according to Reuters.