Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

Talks with the United States are no longer possible unless certain things change.

Our refusal to negotiate with the US is due to history and experience, not stubbornness.

The Israeli Army announced that it launched a ground attack on Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza

According to the statement made by the Israeli army, ground operations began yesterday in Beit Hanun in northern Gaza.

The aim of the operation was announced as expanding Israel's control on the Israel-Gaza border.

Israeli drone targets a vehicle in the town of Aita al-Shaab

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Japan’s National Security Advisor Masataka Okano in Tokyo, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

NEW: White house aims for Russia-Ukraine truce agreement by April 20.

Source: Bloomberg

Saab urges Nordic neighbours to use spy plane touting its ‘unique capability’

Saab urges Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden to adopt its GlobalEye aircraft for joint patrols, citing concerns over reliance on US defense support. With NATO expansion and rising military spending post-Ukraine invasion, Saab aims to strengthen Nordic air surveillance.

CEO Micael Johansson sees a "natural step in NATO cooperation" as European defense contractors seek to reduce US dependency.

Source: FT

Zelensky:

This week, more than 1,580 guided aerial bombs, almost 1,100 strike drones and 15 missiles of various types were used against our people. All this weaponry contains at least 102,000 foreign components.

Kremlin:

If necessary, Putin and Trump can also communicate via video link: such a line continues to exist and can be put into operation immediately.

During the first 48 hours of the October 2023 Gaza war, former IDF Chief Herzi Halevi told Netanyahu the army had struck 1,500 targets.

Netanyahu, frustrated, demanded:

“Why not 5,000?”

Halevi explained only 1,500 were verified.

Netanyahu reportedly retorted:

“I don’t care about targets—just destroy homes, bomb everything in Gaza.”

Source: ynet

Death toll from Israeli war on Gaza has surpassed 50,000 deaths, Gaza Health Ministry announced.

Pope Francis made his first public appearance after being discharged from hospital.

🧊 Arctic Updates – March 2025:

• Canada buys Australian radar for Arctic defense, signalling a shift from US reliance.
• Russia warns Norway over alleged militarization of Svalbard, raising tensions.
• Trump cuts Arctic research funding, jeopardizing US scientific leadership.
• NATO expands Arctic presence, with Joint Viking 25 bolstering military readiness.
• Arctic ice melting faster, as NASA links Greenland’s dust to rising temperatures.

Under heavy heavy gunfire, the Israeli army forcibly displace civilians from the Tel Sultan neighborhood in Rafah amid ongoing aggression and continuous bombing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump may have had more contacts than the two publicly announced telephone calls over recent months, the Kremlin said in video footage published by state television on Sunday.

Trump's envoy Witkoff:

Putin doesn't want to take all of Europe, much different situation than WW2.

Trump's envoy Witkoff:

Russian President Putin wants peace.

Trump Envoy Witkoff:

Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb. It cannot happen, and it will not happen.

Our signal to Iran is, let’s sit down and see if we can get to the right place through diplomacy.

Trump Envoy Witkoff:

Hamas is the aggressor here.

Hamas had every opportunity to demilitarize and accept the bridging proposal, but they elected not to.

Israeli strikes on civilians in Gaza continue.