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Rare daytime footage of a Ukrainian PATRIOT battery successfully intercepting a pair of Russian ballistic missiles over Kyiv this afternoon.

One of the most unusual aircraft ever built, the Vought V-173 — nicknamed the “Flying Pancake” — was an experimental fighter developed in 1942 during World War II. Its circular wing design gave it exceptional low-speed handling and the ability to take off and land at very low speeds. Although it never entered production, the V-173 successfully demonstrated the concept and led to the development of the Vought XF5U.👀

[Unconfirmed] Russian frigate Grigorovich has fired warning shots at a British yacht in the channel. British and French ships are mobilising in response. Incident comes after the Royal Navy boarded Shadow Fleet tanker SMYRTOS (IMO: 9389100) which has been sanctioned by HM Treasury since 15 Oct 2025 under 'The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019'.

BREAKING: Jury finds Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in death of Austin Metcalf. - CBS News Texas

Eyes on the Sky: Meet Our New De-Drone Trailer With the FIFA World Cup bringing large crowds to Renton, we've added a powerful new tool to keep the skies safe: the De-Drone Trailer. It monitors restricted airspace in real time, 1/5

TRUMP: “I CALL THE SHOTS. I CALL ALL THE SHOTS. HE [NETANYAHU] DOESN’T CALL THE SHOTS.” - FT INTERVIEW

8am.

I can confirm from senior US official that the US military also just struck Iran’s  Bandar Kargan naval checkpoint in Minab.

Doron Kadosh, with IDF military radio, says that **as far as they understand**, Iran recently attacked US missile destroyers after a US attack on Iranian tanker(s) Israel is "closely monitoring the developments"