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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is set to attend a meeting of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement committee in Riyadh on Monday Fidan is expected to discuss institutionalizing the alliance and reaffirm Türkiye's solidarity with Saudi Arabia in the face of recent Houthi attacks
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives in Ukraine for unannounced visit, where he is expected to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Merz says he traveled to Kyiv with the message 'you can rely on us,' stressing that 'Ukraine is facing decisive weeks'
Japan filed a strong protest with the US ambassador over alleged robbery and murder of woman in Okinawa allegedly involving a US Marine US Embassy in Japan said a US service member is in custody and an investigation is underway
📌 Yemeni army says 260 Houthi fighters were killed in 97 operations targeting military reinforcements in Taiz and Lahj provinces 🗣 Military says the operations targeted Houthi reinforcements and destroyed or damaged 44 military vehicles, transport vehicles and supply assets
🤖 White House forms 'Super Intelligence Force' to assess AI risks, opportunities and the government’s role in overseeing the rapidly developing technology
🎵 K-pop group Stray Kids, following BTS, will not submit music for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards 🎤 Decision comes amid debate over the Recording Academy’s new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category, set to debut next year
Somalia will not accept any Israeli presence in the country 'under any circumstances,' President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says 📌 Mohamud claims Israel plans to establish a naval base in Berbera and use the city’s airport, saying its real aim is to get closer to Gulf states and Iran
🗣 US President Donald Trump says Iran has 'virtually given up' plans to develop a nuclear weapon, one of his administration’s most frequently stated objectives in the war with Tehran ☢ Iran has long denied seeking nuclear weapons, insisting its nuclear program is for peaceful civilian purposes
✈ Flights between Iraq’s Najaf International Airport and Iran will resume on Sunday after a days-long suspension Iraq says Iranian airlines will be allowed to operate 40 daily flights to and from Najaf after the US granted a limited sanctions waiver
Yemeni army says it killed at least 700 Houthi fighters in 257 operations across multiple fronts 💥 Operations targeted 'command centers, troop concentrations, weapons depots and military supply routes,' destroying 170 military vehicles and assets
✈ Royal Air Maroc has denied reports that the Flydubai co-pilot, accused of attacking the captain on Wednesday's Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, previously worked for the airline 📍 Moroccan carrier says individual applied for a job in 2025 but was rejected and 'has never worked' for the company 🚨 UAE investigators said co-pilot attempted a 'terrorist act' by attacking captain with a cockpit crash axe and trying to seize…
🪧 Hundreds protest across northern, central Israel against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and its push for judicial changes 📌 Demonstrators criticize judicial overhaul, blame Netanyahu for failure to prevent Oct. 7, 2023 attack
