🇺🇦 Australian mercenary in Ukraine warns of dire escalation as Russia makes critical gains, North Korean troops join the fight, and Ukraine’s key city Pokrovsk
🇺🇸 Trump allies face crushing defeats in battleground state courts with 10+ losses in 3 weeks, failing to restrict voting access. Latest Virginia ruling blocks
🇯🇵 Seismic shift in Japanese politics as LDP-Komeito coalition loses majority, securing just 209 seats. Opposition CDPJ surges to 143 seats amid voter anger over
🇱🇹 Social Democrats secure victory in Lithuania’s election with 52 seats, promising to maintain strong defense spending amid Russian threats while tackling wealth inequality. PM
🇪🇬 Egypt proposes bold two-day ceasefire plan in Gaza: 4 Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, as death toll nears 43,000. CIA & Mossad chiefs meet
🇷🇺 Putin warns West against helping Ukraine strike deep into Russia, signaling potential major escalation as Russian forces advance in Donetsk. Russia’s changed nuclear doctrine
🇧🇷 Right-wing Mayor Nunes crushes Lula-backed leftist Boulos to keep control of São Paulo, signaling Brazil’s rightward shift and boosting Governor Freitas as potential Bolsonaro
🇮🇱 Israeli airstrikes demolish Iran’s critical missile production facilities and former nuclear weapons test site near Tehran, destroying hard-to-replace equipment and crippling Iran’s ability to
🇩🇪 AfD party launches brazen attack on iconic Bauhaus design movement ahead of its centenary, calling it “globally homogenous porridge” – echoing Nazi-era cultural targeting