Clash Report

Netanyahu’s Likud party claims Israel’s elections were "stolen" by Arab parties through voter fraud, bribery, intimidation and violence.

Likud says it will submit hundreds of pieces of "evidence" to police, the Shin Bet and the Central Elections Committee.

Türkiye Offers Egypt Maritime Deal with 15,000 Sq Km Advantage Over Greece Türkiye says Egypt could secure more than 15,000 square kilometers of additional maritime jurisdiction through an agreement with Ankara rather than Greece, renewing its proposal amid competing Eastern Mediterranean claims and a dispute over the Türkiye-Libya maritime pact. READ MORE

The EU is set to drop plans to offer Canada “associate member” status after objections from Germany, France, Italy and Greece.

Instead, a draft joint statement proposes an “ever closer association” short of full membership, pending final approval. Source: POLITICO

Israel’s Arab parties could decide who governs next. Neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot has the 61 seats needed for a majority. Both need the Arab parties. But neither has an easy path to working with them. They can’t form a government themselves. But they could stop anyone else from doing so.

At Least 64 Dead After Two High-Speed Trains Collide in Spain The death toll from Spain's high-speed train collision rose to 64 as rescuers searched derailed cars in Toledo, only nine months after another fatal crash involving the same operators. READ MORE

Q: Can you trust Trump, given everything that he says? Zelensky: We trust Americans and bipartisan support, and we're thankful to the administration.

I have to be thankful. I don't want to lose this. But we need more support. We need to have no questions with the administration because they have to be on our side. Because Russia is the aggressor.

South Korea’s Russia Outreach Alarms European Allies Arctic shipping, reported fuel deliveries, and renewed political contacts form South Korea’s push to deepen ties with Russia, unsettling European allies even as relations with Ukraine deteriorate. READ MORE

Kremlin: European representatives will not be invited to the negotiating table on Ukraine.

Zelensky:

We are ready for negotiations in any format. We are even ready to speak about any kind of topics, including sensitive topics for us. I'm sure some topics are not even fair to discuss, but we are ready because I don't want to show that we are stopping the negotiation process. But we need the United States in the middle.

Zelensky:

We understand the mentality of Putin, of Russian soldiers and their civilians, when they are ready to do something and when they are really afraid of Putin's messages. They understand that they will be in prison otherwise. If they don't go and kill us, Putin will impose his own kind of sanctions on them.

Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami.

Putin on Elon Musk: Elon Musk is a genius, a truly brilliant man.

Putin on Elon Musk:

Elon Musk is an industrial genius. He has more than 5,000 spacecraft in orbit. We are in close contact with our American partners, including Mr. Musk. It is important to maintain discipline and order in orbit. Both we and our American partners value this, and despite political issues, we work closely together in this field.

King Charles III acknowledged the “great suffering of the past” during his Caribbean tour amid renewed calls for Britain to apologise and pay reparations for slavery.

Speaking in the Bahamas, he recognised historic injustices but stopped short of an apology.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog:

We must do everything possible, especially after yesterday, to avoid another election. I expect everyone who comes here to come with an open mind.



Israeli election results: With all votes counted except double-envelope ballots, Netanyahu’s bloc has 53 seats, Eisenkot’s bloc 48, and the two Arab parties 19.

Ethiopia Receives 12 Russian Su-35 Fighters Early, Plans Four S-400 Batteries Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed confirmed the early handover of 12 Russian Su-35 fighters and plans to acquire four S-400 air defense batteries during a Moscow summit, as the country's confrontation with neighboring Eritrea intensifies. READ MORE

Putin Lectures Nordic Leaders on Medieval History Instead of Ukraine Ceasefire Russian President Vladimir Putin spent much of a 90-minute call with Finland's Alexander Stubb and Norway's Jonas Gahr Støre lecturing them on medieval Slavic history, the FT reports, while an immediate Ukraine ceasefire was barely discussed. READ MORE

Zelensky Says No One Will Touch Russian Diesel Tankers Bound for U.S. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian diesel tankers bound for the U.S. would not be targeted, but warned that the Trump-Putin agreement could lead to broader sanctions relief for Moscow. He said Kyiv had no orders to halt retaliatory strikes. READ MORE

Germany's Chancellor Merz:

We will strengthen our armaments cooperation with Japan, for example through joint developments for innovative defense capabilities of the future. In this context, we also want to explore whether cooperation in fighter aircraft construction is possible.