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In Tehran, a joint meeting was held between all the major factions of the Resistance Axis, with the following attendees: - 🇮🇷 Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC Hossein Salami - 🇮🇷 Commander of the IRGC Quds Force Ismael Qaani - 🇱🇧 Deputy Secretary General of Hezbollah Naim Qassem - 🇵🇸 Leader of the Hamas movement Ismael Haniyeh - 🇵🇸 Leader of People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine Jamil Mezher - 🇵🇸 Representative of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement - 🇾🇪 Representative of Abdul Malik Al-Houthi of Yemen's Ansarullah - 🇮🇶 Representative of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq

Top UN court orders Israel to halt its military offensive in Rafah, a ruling Israel is unlikely to comply with. — AP

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán believes statements by Western politicians and the media indicate that Europe is preparing to start a war with Russia.

The PLA Eastern Command released an animation depicting the maneuvers of its forces and assets around Taiwan and its outlying islands as part of the Joint Sword 2024A exercise.

China's military says exercises around Taiwan are testing the 'ability to jointly seize power, launch joint attacks and occupy key areas'

Houthi forces hit a Russian oil tanker that was heading to China.

Taiwan Coast Guard tells Chinese vessel to “stay away”. “China 548 vessel, this is the coast guard of the Republic of China, Yilan patrol vessel. Your action will severely undermine the peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits. It will increase possibility of incidents and security risk. Please change your direction. If you decide to enter we will take action to repel you."

The Chinese military’s Eastern Theater Command begins a military exercise in the Taiwan Strait, including near the north, south and east of Taiwan and around Taiwan’s outlying island of Matsu and Kinmen. It is viewed as a response to Lai’s inauguration speech.

⚠️Viewer Discretion Advised⚠️ Never before seen video shows 5 Israeli teenage girls after being brutally beaten and kidnapped on Oct 7th. The teenagers, all aged 19, are seen covered in bl**d, with one of them, Naama Levy, believed to have been brutally r*ped with heavy blood stains seen on the front and back of her pants. One of their kidnappers can be heard on video shouting: “You dogs, we will step on you.” 🎗️Liri Albag, 19 🎗️Karina Ariev, 19 🎗️Agam Berger, 19 🎗️Daniella Gilboa, 19 🎗️Naama Levy, 19 The teenagers have been held captive for 228 days. This video (which is 3 minutes out of 13 and at the request of the families, all the segments of the violent murders and sexual assaults were removed from it).

ASML and TSMC have ways to take down the world's most advanced chip manufacturing equipment if China invades Taiwan - BBG