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Trump is still weighing clemency for Sean "Diddy" Combs and several other high-profile figures, while he is separately poised to pardon a slate of people convicted in emissions and clean air-related cases, per CBS.

Cambodia and Thailand have been fortifying their border regions in recent months. Faytuks Network GEOINT team member @PelicanOSINT has mapped the construction of various roads, outposts and fortifications along the entire border. The sides previously clashed in July and December 2025 before signing a ceasefire on December 27th.

Monaco prosecutors have identified the prime suspect in Monday’s bombing of a residential building, which injured Ukrainian tycoon Vadym Iermolaiev, as a Ukrainian woman. Authorities believe the suspect disguised herself as a man and has since fled to Germany, following evidence that she scouted the location repeatedly before the attack - FT reports

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says some people in Lebanon struggle to separate themselves from Iran and align with the U.S. path.

Polish security sources and those close to President Nawrocki claim to have been warned by the United States that Russia is planning "armed provocations" ranging from simulated air raids causing air defence activations to drone attacks on key infrastructure facilities and a ground incursion of Russian troops. The goal of these actions would be to test NATO resolve and to create an additional dimension to negotiations with Ukraine and the United States, according to The Telegraph and Onet.

Ghalibaf emphasized that Iran’s compliance including the temporary facilitation of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is strictly conditional on the fulfillment of terms regarding the release of frozen assets and the cessation of hostilities. He underscored that Tehran will not relinquish its regional rights and remains ready to pivot back to a posture of confrontation should the diplomatic process falter.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has warned that Tehran is prepared to resume military measures if the United States and Israel fail to honor their commitments under the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) - ISNA

FIFA World Cup - Ticket demand for the England-Mexico Round of 16 match has sent resale prices soaring to nearly $10,000 plus $1,500 in fees for tickets with a face value of just $180 - FT reports

U.S. officials believed Israel may have been plotting to assassinate Iran’s top negotiators while Washington was engaged in delicate peace talks with Tehran this spring - NYT

NYT reports that Ghalibaf’s plane made an emergency landing in Mashhad after Iranian security forces warned of intelligence that Israel planned to attack it, claiming two Israeli fighter jets had entered Iranian airspace near the Iraqi border.

U.S. officials believed Israel may have been plotting to kill Iran’s top negotiators, FM Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, during U.S.-Iran talks, prompting Washington to ask regional states to warn Tehran. - NYT

Speaking on LBC radio today, Burnham underscored his commitment to national security, promising that if he assumes the premiership, he will ensure that all long-term defense financial obligations are fully met and properly integrated into the government's fiscal strategy -Reuters

Andy Burnham, the Labour lawmaker widely expected to succeed Keir Starmer as British prime minister, has pledged to take full responsibility for the comprehensive funding of the UK’s defense spending agenda.

U.S. President Donald Trump posts a fresh AI video on his Twitter account.

Syria's state TV says the explosion in the center of Damascus was due to a bomb

Syria’s ambulance and emergency director says 4 people were killed and 11 others injured in an explosion at a café near the Palace of Justice in Damascus.

Erdogan says Turkey’s history is “free from genocide, massacres, oppression and colonialism,” rejecting Israel’s cabinet-backed move to recognize the Armenian genocide as “slander” and pointing to Gaza deaths. -WaPo

German Foreign Office has issued a strong condemnation of the latest Russian air strikes targeting Kyiv and other regions across Ukraine. Berlin reaffirmed its steadfast support for Ukraine, pledging that bolstering Kyiv's defense will be a cornerstone of next week's NATO summit in Ankara, where allies are expected to finalize a collective aid package totaling at least €70 billion - Reuters

The US has informed Iran of its rejection to any changes in the current status quo in the Strait of Hormuz, a source tells Al Arabiya

ULA is set to launch its final Atlas V 551 rocket just after 12:30 a.m. ET. The mission will carry 29 Amazon Kuiper constellation satellites into orbit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxEYrkqNH8s