🇮🇱 #Israel: Israeli Minister of National Security Ben Gvir is seen celebrating with a birthday cake adorned with a noose. The symbol itself is a reference to proposed legislation calling for the execution of Palestinian prisoners. The cake also bears the message: "Sometimes dreams come true". (03/05)

🇸🇪 #Sweden: The Swedish Coast Guard has seized a Syrian-flagged vessel named Jin Hui, suspected of being part of Russia’s so-called "shadow fleet". The ship was sailing in Swedish territorial waters south of Trelleborg and had appeared on multiple sanctions lists. Its destination was unclear. Authorities also suspect the vessel may have been operating under a false flag and was reportedly carrying no cargo. (03/05) (via Reuters)

🇵🇪 #Peru: Former Senate candidate Jorge Luis Alcalde Alfaro was assassinated by a hitman in broad daylight in Trujillo three days ago. He was about to enter his car when another vehicle pulled up and opened fire. He later died on the way to the hospital. (03/05) (📹 via @cartelwatchnet on X & Caretas.pe)

🇧🇷 #Brazil: The 6th Military Police Battalion reportedly seized an iconic Luger Parabellum pistol, along with a radio, during an operation in the Rua Ernesto de Souza area of Rio de Janeiro. According to police reports, the equipment was abandoned after a suspect fled the scene. (03/05)

🇷🇺 #Russia: A drone struck a high-rise building on Mosfilmovskaya Street in Moscow overnight. Footage shared on Russian Telegram channels shows alleged debris from the building, while police have cordoned off the street at the scene of the incident. (04/05)

🇲🇲 #Myanmar: Footage shows rebels from the People's Defence Forces (PDF) firing a Chinese heavy machine gun at a military aircraft operated by the Burmese military. (04/05) (via @war_noir)

🇺🇦 #Ukraine - 🇷🇺 #Russia: Russian forces have launched a ballistic missile during the day targeting the city of Merefa, killing five people and injuring at least 19. A store and several homes were destroyed as a result of the strike. (04/05)

🇮🇷 #Iran - 🇦🇪 #UAE: The Fujairah Oil Industry Zone was reportedly struck by an Iranian drone earlier today. As a result of the strike, a fire is currently taking place at the petroleum complex. (04/05) (via Reuters)

🇮🇩 #Indonesia: Militants from the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) have attacked two ships which were reportedly carrying Indonesian military troops around the Yahukimo - Asmat border. (05/05) (via @war_noir)

🇺🇦 #Ukraine - 🇷🇺 #Russia: Russia's VNIIR-Progress military plant in Cheboksary was struck twice, once overnight and once just earlier by Ukrainian drones. The plant specializes in producing EW (Electronic Warfare) equipment, as well as components that are integrated into Shahed drones and several other types of missiles. (05/05) (📹 via @NOELreports)

🇺🇸 #US: A multi-agency drug bust in Houston, Texas, led by the Houston Police Department’s Gang, Narcotics, and South Gessner divisions, along with the FBI, DEA, and Texas state troopers, resulted in the seizure of approximately 31 firearms and several bags of drugs last week. Among the weapons were pistols and rifles, including a gold-plated AK-style rifle and a matching pistol. The rifle was engraved with “El Más Buscado” (“The Most Wanted”). Two men were arrested and are suspected of having connections to a cartel. (05/05) (via @submundooriginal)

🇺🇦 #Ukraine – 🇷🇺 #Russia: Footage reportedly shows a Ukrainian drone striking an apartment building earlier today in Cheboksary, Russia, during a wave of drone strikes targeting the VNIIR-Progress military plant. (05/05)

🇺🇸 #US: US forces struck another vessel allegedly operating along "known narco-trafficking routes" in the Caribbean Sea yesterday. Two people were killed as a result of the strike. (05/05)

🇱🇧 #Lebanon - 🇮🇱 #Israel: Footage showing Hezbollah militants carrying out rocket strikes against IDF positions in Al-Bayada using an improvised rocket system. (06/05) (via @war_noir)

🇸🇾 #Syria: Clashes broke out overnight between the Syrian Army (HTS) and alleged Uzbek jihadist militants in the Idlib countryside, around the villages of Al Foua, Kafraya, and Binnish. Reportedly, the clashes occurred after several days of protests following the arrest of several Uzbek fighters. (06/05) (via @KurdishFrontNews)

🇮🇷 #Iran – 🇫🇷 #France: A French shipping vessel, San Antonio, was reportedly attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Injured crew members were evacuated from the vessel and transported for medical treatment. While several reports suggest that the ship may have been struck by an “Iranian missile,” the company operating the vessel, CMA CGM, has declined to provide further details about the incident. However, the company stated that just last month, another one of its vessels came under “warning shots” while attempting to transit the Strait. (06/05) (via Reuters)

🇺🇦 #Ukraine - 🇷🇺 #Russia: Russia has launched a wave of drone strikes across the city of Sumy, hitting several civilian buildings, including a kindergarten struck by two drones. (06/05) (via @wartranslated on X)

🇵🇰 #Pakistan: Footage showing the Pakistani armed group Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen ambushing an armoured police vehicle in the Bannu District. After firing several magazines and rpg rounds in the armoured vehicle, the police officer inside is still alive. The militants, after attempting to smash the window of the vehicle, force the person inside to open the door, shooting him point blank with a pistol. (07/05) (via @war_noir)

🇸🇴 #Somalia: Clashes broke out overnight in Somalia’s capital between local militias and government forces. Tensions reportedly escalated after days of unrest over unpaid salaries and economic instability. The situation was further fueled by an incident in which Mogadishu’s council allegedly sent police officers, accompanied by bulldozers, to evict residents and demolish several homes in the low-income Deynile district, due to unpaid debts to the city's council. Regional reports also suggest that factions formed within the army during the incident, with some soldiers allegedly siding with residents affected by the evictions. (07/05) (via SomaliGuardian)

🇪🇹 #Ethiopia: Footage showing Amhara Fano National Movement (AFNM) forces firing towards ENDF (Ethiopian National Defence Forces) soldiers during a two-day battle around the town of Majete after it was encircled by government troops. Regional reports mention that the ENDF military, in an attempt to kill AFNM militants, is indiscriminately shelling the area, resulting in multiple civilian casualties who get caught in the crossfire. (07/05) (via @Zeyede1264 on X)