Albanian prosecutors allege that businessman Artur Shehu, who sold about €110 million worth of coastal land for a luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner, used forged property deeds to claim ownership.

Authorities also accuse Shehu of money laundering, drug trafficking, and using criminal proceeds to build a real estate empire.

They have frozen the sale proceeds, preventing him from receiving the money.

Shehu denies all allegations through his lawyer.

The developers say they believe the land purchase was lawful and will cooperate with any legal process.

Source: Reuters

Armed Israeli settlers blocked and intimidated US Representative Ro Khanna in West Bank.

▪️Settlers obstructed Khanna’s vehicle for 90 minutes
▪️Israeli soldiers maintained the block after settlers left
▪️Khanna has been a vocal critic of Israel

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Türkiye has not yet decided whether to join Canada's new Defense Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB).

Turkish officials say Ankara took part in the negotiations and signed the declaration launching the initiative, but is still reviewing whether to formally participate.

Earlier this week, a Turkish source said the government was not ready to commit yet.

Source: Reuters

NEW: Rep. Ro Khanna said he and his delegation were detained for over an hour by armed Israeli settlers while visiting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank.

He says settlers blocked their vehicle with M4 rifles until Israeli security forces arrived, and criticized the Israeli military for siding with the settlers.

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A new Channel 12 poll found that 60% of Israelis do not trust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while only 38% do.

In contrast, 54% trust Gadi Eisenkot, making him the most trusted major political figure in the survey.

Naftali Bennett is viewed as untrustworthy by 53%, with 41% saying they trust him.

Source: The Times of Israel

Kremlin Says Russia Will Not Start World War III, Blames Europe for Escalation

Putin spokesman firmly denied that Moscow intends to initiate a third world war, as he warned that extensive Western military support for Ukraine has escalated the crisis.

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Trump:

Maggot Hagerman has covered me incorrectly for ten years. Her book is a joke! 90% of it is Fake News. She has made a living off her bad reporting, and will pay the price when our Multi Billion Dollar Lawsuit against The Failing New York Times gets to Court, which should not be that long.

I don’t mind bad press, if they are right. I do mind Fake Reporting, like what’s in her boring book, and like she’s done for eleven years, with only one aim in mind, to have Trump lose Elections but, as I sit in the Oval Office and ponder, that hasn’t worked out too well.

Maggot is a loser! If she ever wrote the true story about me, it would actually be quite boring, but loaded with lots of SUCCESS.

Also, I just finished a perfect physical at Walter Reed, I do it every six months, and I requested another Cognitive Test, the only President to do so, three times, and I aced them all — Got every question right. Few people in Washington, D.C., could do so, including Maggot and her flunky associate, Jonathan Swan.

I would be willing to bet they couldn’t get 50% of the questions right. Anyway, don’t buy their book, it’s garbage!

An LGBTQ+ cruise ship carrying about 2,000 passengers was unexpectedly denied entry to Egypt.

The ship, Scarlet Lady, was blocked by Egyptian authorities at the last minute without giving an official reason.

Passengers were informed overnight, forcing the cruise to change course again.

Tour organizers said they were surprised, noting the same itinerary had been completed successfully the previous year, and the ship will instead visit Crete and Montenegro.

Source: The Guardian

Oman has proposed splitting Strait of Hormuz shipping into two lanes:

A southern route through Omani waters with normal free passage, and a northern route through Iranian waters that would require Iran's prior approval but no transit fees.

The proposal is still being negotiated, and Iranian and Omani officials discussed it in Muscat.

Source: CNN

Kanye West meets with Albanian PM Edi Rama.

Trump:

The Radical Left Lunatics, often referred to as Dumocrats, have lost control of their Party.

They are being led by loud and unattractive people who have totally lost their way.

Hopefully, they will fight back, and not let this sick, Communist ideology, take over America!

Trump:

I would often say in Speeches, and otherwise, America will never be a Socialist Country, and I was 100% correct, the Dumocrats skipped Socialism, and went all the way down to Communism.

AMERICA WILL NEVER BE A COMMUNIST COUNTRY!

Trump:

With only bad Press and Fake News, I won the Presidential Election IN A LANDSLIDE. Therefore, the Media has NO CREDIBILITY!

If it did, that Historic Win would not have been possible. I want them to gain the Respect which they have so sadly lost, and help, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

According to two U.S. officials, Trump has been receiving intelligence briefings on Ukraine's new long-range strike capabilities and has been impressed by their effectiveness.

The briefings also indicate growing war fatigue among the Russian public.

Those assessments are said to be a key reason Trump has adopted a more positive view of Ukraine compared with last year.

Source: WSJ

Flávio Bolsonaro:

I will not only restore Brazil's relations with Israel—I will expand them.

We will have the opportunity to establish historic, unprecedented agreements in every area where Israel can cooperate with Brazil.

Likewise, I am certain that many Brazilians will be interested in bringing their businesses to Israel and getting to know this wonderful and extraordinary country.

Despite frozen political ties, Egypt wants to expand economic cooperation with Israel.

Cairo is interested in more trade, Israeli business delegations, and U.S. support for boosting commerce, while energy cooperation between the two countries remains strong.

Source: Kan News

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:

This week, Israeli intelligence tipped off our side that there was a very specific plot designed to take out President Trump.

This is pretty serious.

Following Maduro's capture by U.S. forces, Marco Rubio emerged as the central figure overseeing Venezuela's transition.

He effectively controls the country's finances, sanctions, oil industry, and major government decisions while working closely with interim leader Delcy Rodríguez.

The two reportedly communicate on WhatsApp in Spanish, exchanging birthday greetings, gossip, and selfies while remaining in close contact on official matters.

Source: NYT

BREAKING: IRGC Navy says a vessel ignored navigation orders in the Strait of Hormuz and was stopped by warning fire.

It says the Strait is now closed to all traffic until further notice.

Trump: