Germany's Chancellor Merz:

We will no longer stand idly by when other countries damage our economy through high subsidies, artificially devalued currencies, overcapacity and aggressive pricing.

Anyone who seeks a trade conflict with us will discover that we are now defending ourselves, with appropriate responses.

Houthis Seek to Build Advanced Ballistic Missiles With Chinese Parts

Houthis are trying to manufacture an advanced missile modeled on Iran’s Kheibar Shekan, with components supplied from China, capable of striking all of Saudi Arabia and Israel.

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The White House is considering cutting intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, despite Trump saying the U.S. is still providing intelligence.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe reportedly opposes the move, while one administration official suggested restricting intelligence used for strikes inside Russia.

Source: Semafor

Kimberly Guilfoyle claimed that text messages showing her soliciting $100,000 from a Trump donor were AI-generated as she tried to save her job as U.S. ambassador to Greece.

White House officials did not believe her claims.

Source: WSJ

WATCH: Russia has released surveillance footage of the March 2024 Crocus City Hall terrorist attack in Moscow for the first time.

Iran Changes Hormuz Tactics to Keep Oil Prices High Before US Midterms

Iran has changed its tactics for attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz to keep oil prices elevated and influence November’s US midterms, according to two senior Iranian officials.

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A protester interrupts Hegseth's DOD AI event.

Hegseth:

She thinks highly of me.

Hegseth was interrupted four times in five minutes during a Department of Defense event.

Protester: Children in Gaza are starving! He is a war criminal!

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan proposed that Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange equal-sized territories to eliminate enclaves and exclaves, open all transport routes, and abandon mutual territorial claims.

He said recent talks with Azerbaijani President Aliyev suggested there was an opportunity to achieve this vision of peace.

Hegseth on China:

We've got a near-peer adversary who's building a military, the most historic military buildup, potentially in world history.

That's not hyperbole. That's just an objective truth.

Andy Burnham ruled out a coalition with the Green Party over its new policy declaring Zionism a form of racism, calling the motion “wrong” and “antisemitic.”

Zelensky meets with King Charles III.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku.

FBI Director Kash Patel has arrived in Russia for a meeting.

Source: MS NOW

Andy Burnham:

I’m announcing that we’re accelerating the delivery of British-made air defenses for Ukraine.

Bulgarian MP Ivaylo Mirchev said two masked individuals deliberately set fire to 11 of 17 Starlink antennas at a secret facility near Sofia.

The antennas reportedly support satellite communications used in Ukraine’s war effort.

Bulgarian authorities confirmed an investigation is underway and said security at similar facilities has been tightened.

The Trump administration has lifted sanctions on Jorge Rodriguez, Venezuela’s National Assembly president and brother of acting President Delcy Rodriguez.

Piers Morgan: Do you feel betrayed?

Zelensky: Yes.

Zelensky: It's a pity that we are losing a strong partner.

Piers Morgan: You think you're losing America?

Zelensky: Yeah, but not because of us. We can't be weak.

Zelensky:

We're not selling our country. Look, guys, it's not about business for us.

It's our lives. It's our country, our home, our children.