Footage of Ukrainian FPV interceptors slamming into Russian Shahed-136 attack drones over Rivne yesterday.

Footage of Ukrainian firefighters digging civilians out of a collapsed apartment block in Kyiv after it was hit by a Russian missile this morning.

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President Donald Trump that if Taiwan is “mishandled,” the U.S. and China “will clash, or even come into conflict, pushing the entire relationship into a very dangerous situation,” CCTV reports.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump speaks now, saying that he hopes that the U.S. and China can realize “reciprocal” deals on trade and other key areas of divergence between the two countries.

The U.S. National Anthem is played as the presidents of China and the U.S. meet at China’s Great Hall of the People.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at China’s Great Hall of the People

After Israel announced that Netanyahu had visited the UAE during the Iran War, the UAE has officially denied that a visit ever happened.

According to reporter Jennifer Jacobs, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said he recently spoke with White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner regarding ongoing talks with Iran. Vance said negotiations are still moving forward but emphasized that President Donald J. Trump “needs to feel confident that we’ve put a number of protections in place such that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.”

According to Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter, during the conflict with Iran, Saudi Arabia also conducted strikes on Iranian-backed militia groups in southern Iraq near the Iraq-Saudi Arabia border. Per the report, some of these strikes took place in close proximity to commencement of the nominal U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi landed in Delhi, India today for the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa+) foreign ministers meeting, amidst ongoing but stalled U.S. Iran negotiations. Per reports and assessments from a number of subject matter experts, Iran is expected to push for a joint statement from the Chinese-led economic bloc in support of Iranian interests.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has published a video highlighting the first month of the blockade of Iran in which American forces have redirected 67 merchant vessels in support of the operation while disabling 4 more that violated the blockade.

Gunfire, originating from yet unidentified sources, erupted at the Philippine Senate earlier today. The incident occurred after authorities attempted to apprehend former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s ally, Senator Ronald dela Rosa, after the unsealing of an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for his arrest. Dela Rosa, a key Duterte ally, aided in what the ICC calls crimes against humanity during Duterte’s wide-sweeping campaign against drugs where thousands were killed.

Ukrainian attack drones successfully struck Russia's Taman Black Sea oil export terminal overnight, setting storage tanks on fire and damaging a loading pier.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk seen disembarking from Air Force One as U.S. President Donald J. Trump and his entourage arrive in Beijing, China for the summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The UK and France chaired a meeting attended by 44 nations, including non-European nations, such as Bahrain, Australia, Japan, South Korea and others, on building out an international framework to provide security, through military means, for the Strait of Hormuz. However, Iran has responded by saying that any military framework enacted by international state-actors will be treated as an escalation by Iranian decision-makers.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump confirming that Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is accompanying him on Air Force One, along with a number of other industry and tech CEOs, to Beijing, China for his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump slams NATO, calling the alliance "very disappointing" and saying the U.S. doesn't need it. "NATO was not there when we wanted them," the president said.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh’s nomination to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Tuesday, with the chamber expected to confirm him separately as chair later this week.

According to Reuters, citing Iranian and Western officials, the Royal Saudi Air Force carried out retaliatory strikes against Iran following Iranian attacks on Saudi oil, civilian, and military infrastructure in late March. One Western official described the operations as “tit-for-tat strikes in retaliation for when Saudi Arabia was hit.” The report follows recent revelations that the United Arab Emirates also conducted retaliatory strikes before and after the nominal ceasefire after sustaining a large share of Iranian drone and missile attacks across the Gulf. If confirmed, this would make Saudi Arabia and the UAE the two Gulf states known to have directly responded militarily to Iranian strikes.

President Trump responding to questions about increasing prices: "Every American understands that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon."