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Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby is traveling to Europe for consultations with U.S. European and Africa commands, followed by briefings at SHAPE and NATO headquarters in Brussels to advance the United States' NATO 3.0 agenda.

To put its more than $30 trillion estimate in context, all 191 technology companies in the S&P 1500 brought in $2.4 trillion in revenue last year. - WSJ

Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) Anthropic is expected to tell investors it sees over $30 trillion in potential revenue, topping SpaceX's $28.5 trillion estimate, as the AI startup prepares for a potential IPO as soon as September. Anthropic's second quarter revenue more than doubled to $11.6 billion. - WSJ

Anthropic is expected to tell investors it sees over $30 trillion in potential revenue, topping SpaceX's $28.5 trillion estimate, as the AI startup prepares for a potential IPO as soon as September. Anthropic's second quarter revenue more than doubled to $11.6 billion. - WSJ

During his speech in Damascus, Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, announced the official dissolution of the organisation, as well as all affiliated civilian and military structures and organisations.

Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, per a video statement from her family.

Iran and Oman have edged towards an interim agreement establishing a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, alongside plans to demine the waterway. Technical talks will continue on a permanent corridor and traffic management system, potentially paving the way for renewed US-Iran negotiations. - FT

Fedorov alleged that ​when he arrived at the defence ministry, he found department heads appointed at the behest of Ukrainian defence companies to lobby for their interests - Reuters

Ousted Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov says Ukraine is "slowly losing" the war against Russia, says Ukraine has a "window of several months" to make key decisions to turn the tide of the war - Reuters

Trump says Iran is failing to pay “large segments” of its military while killing protesters and others at unprecedented levels, calling it “a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions” that “must be stopped, NOW.”

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III landed in Moscow today, purpose unknown:

DefenceGeek 🇬🇧 (@DefenceGeek) For those asking if @ArmchairAdml and I are sure it's not just the US or someone else spoofing tracking data - here's the SecDef support flight arriving into Moscow today: C-17A "REACH4555" 07-7181 #AE20C2 (Photo via @JetPhotos) @MATA_osint https://x.com/Archer83Able/status/2092192800188067921/video/1

The U.S. is preparing to return diplomats to Middle Eastern embassies evacuated during the Iran war, with some missions potentially resuming higher staffing as early as this week, according to The New York Times. The planned increases would affect Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq and Kuwait, though several posts would remain below full staffing.

The U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran are unilateral, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, adding that Qatar supports ongoing mediation efforts aimed at resolving the dispute.

Pakistan made “significant progress” in talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on steps for Tehran and Washington to restore an Islamabad memorandum of understanding, Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said Tuesday.

Investigators found a third drone and around 50g of suspected military-grade RDX explosive near Leipzig/Halle Airport, suggesting the planned attack may have been larger than previously known. Authorities believe multiple drones were involved, including one found at the airport targeting a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft. - Tagesschau

Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) Investigators found an antenna near Leipzig/Halle Airport, which was installed by perpetrators to amplify control signals and steer the explosive-laden drone toward parked Ukrainian cargo planes. Forensic teams recovered DNA on the drone and an unexploded Semtex device, with one trace leading to Lithuania. - Tagesschau

China warned it would retaliate against any major expansion of US secondary sanctions targeting Chinese companies, after Washington announced new measures against Hong Kong-based firms, according to the FT. Beijing said it opposes unilateral sanctions and called for de-escalation and renewed negotiations.

The U.S. cancelled a joint amphibious landing drill with South Korea scheduled for next month, citing constraints on U.S. forces due to the Iran war, Seoul's Marine Corps said Monday. The allies remain in consultations on resuming the Ssangyong exercise, a South Korean spokesperson added. - Reuters

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with President Donald Trump, for now, putting on hold a federal court ruling that had blocked his plan to use the Postal Service to restrict mail ballot distribution ahead of the November midterms. The justices granted the administration's emergency request over three dissents, allowing key parts of Trump's March 31 executive order to move forward while the legal challenge continues.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the President of the European Council, António Costa, were forced to take shelter after air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv on Monday. - Yle

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. is not ruling out using military force against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz or anywhere else. - Reuters