Russia
- Germany will replace Slovokian tanks and other weapons Slovakia is sending to Ukraine. [Link]
- A Polish official says his country has given Ukraine over $1.6 billion in weapons. [Link]
- The US is holding Ukraine defense talks next week. The US invited 40 nations and expects 20 to attend. [Link]
- Zelensky says Ukraine is finally receiving the weapons he has been asking for. [Link]
- G7 officials walked out of a World Bank meeting once a Russian official started to speak. [Link]
Israel
- US and Israeli officials will meet with week for talks on Iran. [Link]
- A Palestinian shot by an Israeli sponge bullet is now in a coma. He was at the al-Aqsa Mosque. [Link]
- Israel closes its border crossings with Gaza. [Link]
- The IDF says a rocket from Lebanon landed in an empty field in Israel. [Link]
- Israel fired artillery into Lebanon. [Link]
Middle East
- Yemen is only a minor issue in the faltering US-Saudi relationship. [Link]
- Turkey says it seeks to prevent all PKK fighting from crossing the Iraq-Turkey border. [Link]
- Turkish airstrikes in Syria killed two female SDF fighters. [Link]
- The Houthi released 14 foreign nationals in a deal brokered by Oman. [Link]
Africa
- At least three people were killed by a bombing at a Nigerian market. An IS affiliate says it was responsible for the attack and 30 were killed and injured. [Link]
- Niger is backing a plan to deploy more European troops. [Link]
- Six people were killed by an explosion in Mogadishu. [Link]
- Militants killed six soldiers in Mali. In Burkina Faso, nine soldiers and six civilians were killed. [Link]
- At least 168 people were killed in Sudan’s Darfur. [Link]
