Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the U.S. representative in Brazil to express its “deep indignation” over recent social media posts by the U.S. Department of State and the American Embassy. According to the Ministry, the posts constitute “clear interference” in internal affairs and “unacceptable threats” to Brazilian authorities.

ABC News reports that in two interviews last month with Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, Ghislaine Maxwell — the convicted sex offender and longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein — stated that President Donald J. Trump had “never done anything in her presence that would have caused concern.” The revelation comes as the Trump Administration weighs releasing the full nine-hour transcript of Blanche’s conversations with Maxwell, while her legal team continues to press for a presidential pardon.

Panic is spreading across multiple Telegram channels linked to the Russian Armed Forces tonight, amid reports that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) may be launching another coordinated drone assault—similar to Operation Spiderweb—targeting airbases in the Rostov, Saratov, and Volgograd regions. Additional chatter suggests strikes could also be planned against military bases in Russia’s Far East.

Terrible what all the stress and accumulated trauma of war can do to a person’s mind! In this video, we see a Russian soldier literally throwing himself at a Ukrainian drone.

Spain’s Ministry of Defense has announced it will no longer pursue the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II as a replacement for its aging fighter fleet, citing growing tensions with Washington over defense and foreign policy. A key point of contention is Spain’s refusal to meet NATO’s collective target of increasing defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035—a goal agreed upon by other member states. Instead, Spanish defense officials plan to expand their fleet of Eurofighter Typhoons and commit to the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a sixth-generation fighter project being co-developed with France and Germany. Despite ongoing development challenges and delays, the FCAS is expected to enter service around 2040.

Secretary Rubio: “There’s far too little focus on the fact that 20 innocent people — completely uninvolved — are being held hostage in tunnels, barely clinging to life. And almost no serious discussion about the urgent need to disarm and dismantle Hamas.”

Despite the rain, thousands of Colombians took to the streets of Bogotá in support of former President Álvaro Uribe, who was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest.

The White House firmly rejected claims made by the Kremlin today that a time and location had been set for a meeting between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Administration officials clarified that President Trump will only agree to meet with Putin if the Russian leader also consents to a joint meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

"There is a high likelihood that the meeting will take place very soon." - Trump on a possible meeting with Putin and Zelensky.