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A senior adviser to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has drawn counterintelligence concerns after soliciting cash wedding gifts from Israeli citizens. David Milstein, who holds a top-secret clearance, later withdrew the request, saying it was sent to the full guest list by mistake. - Politico

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Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) Trump urged Zelenskyy in a Sunday call to halt Ukrainian drone and missile strikes on Russian refineries, warning they were worsening a global diesel shortage and driving up prices, the FT reports. A senior Ukrainian official on the call said Trump repeatedly focused on “diesel, diesel… diesel” and wanted Russian supplies to keep reaching global markets.

A senior Houthi official warned Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan that they could be targeted next after Iran. Mohammed al-Farah, a member of Ansar Allah’s political bureau, claimed Israel and the U.S. seek to weaken the three countries by drawing them into internal and regional conflicts, with Saudi Arabia playing a role in the strategy, according to Iran’s Nournews.

Trump urged Zelenskyy in a Sunday call to halt Ukrainian drone and missile strikes on Russian refineries, warning they were worsening a global diesel shortage and driving up prices, the FT reports. A senior Ukrainian official on the call said Trump repeatedly focused on “diesel, diesel… diesel” and wanted Russian supplies to keep reaching global markets.

Kremlin rejects claims Russia threatens Europe as “false and unacceptable,” says it remains in regular contact with trade partners opposing U.S. sanctions, and warns Trump’s sanctions bill would neither improve U.S.-Russia ties nor advance peace in Ukraine.

A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting inbound through the Strait of Hormuz. Two crew suffered minor injuries. The vessel is continuing to its next port under its own power - UKMTO

Czech BIS Director Michal Koudelka: Every fire or malfunction must now be investigated as a possible terror attack, wearing down NATO intelligence services - The Guardian

Czech, Latvian and Swedish intelligence chiefs all expect Russian sabotage in Europe to intensify in the coming months - The Guardian

Swedish Military Intelligence Director Thomas Nilsson: Russia is "just playing negotiation theatre" on Ukraine. Calls the Leipzig airport drone attack a game changer - The Guardian

Latvian VDD Director General Normunds Mežviets: "We don't see indications of an imminent attack." Says Russian sabotage is shifting toward railways and the defence industry - The Guardian

Czech BIS Director Michal Koudelka: Russia could attack NATO territory within "a matter of months, not years" through limited incursions and false-flag provocations - The Guardian

Putin's United Russia is set to win a record 355 of 450 seats in the State Duma, according to preliminary results from Russia's election commission

Trump decided against ordering U.S. airstrikes on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis for now, after briefly telling the Pentagon to prepare strikes following a personal appeal from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to administration officials cited by the New York Times. Most of Trump’s inner circle reportedly opposed opening another front in the war.

Circulating footage shows a series of ammunition explosions in the al-Eis area of southern Aleppo province, Syria.

Iran is facing deepening medicine shortages as sanctions, inflation and unpaid insurance debts strain its healthcare system, CNN reports. The Iranian Pharmacists Association says shortages now affect nearly 800 medicines, while more than 18,000 private pharmacies are awaiting roughly $300 million in insurance payments. Pharmacies told CNN that some heart, cholesterol and migraine drugs are scarce or unavailable, while patients described cutting doses or seeking medicines from abroad.

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said she supports ending arms shipments to Ukraine and returning the war to the political arena. Speaking at Open’s festival in Parma, she said Russia’s invasion remains illegal but argued the conflict is being used to justify claims that Europe is already in a “hybrid war.”

The Trump administration is preparing sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court that would bar most transactions with the ICC and could effectively cut it off from the U.S. dollar and much of the global financial system, the WSJ reports. The measures could be finalized as soon as this week.

Luxembourg has deployed additional drone detection systems, including assets provided by foreign partners, after unidentified drones forced Luxembourg Airport to suspend flights on Friday night - Reuters

The total for all of 2025 was 250, and 126 in 2024

Drones were spotted at or near UK military sites almost every day over the past year, with around 340 incidents recorded between September 2025 and August 2026, according to Freedom of Information data obtained by The Independent.