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⚡️France recognized Palestine. But a Palestinian flag on the Eiffel Tower was enough to unsettle it. Six activists were arrested for raising the flag of a state Paris says it recognizes. That is how you know the recognition was on paper. The fear was real. @EmmanuelMacron

⚡️Five Il-76 military transport aircraft belonging to the Russian Air Force have landed at Beijing Capital International Airport. Preparations are being made for Putin's visit to China.

⚡️The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier returned to Norfolk after 326 days at sea, the longest carrier deployment since the Vietnam War. It left in June 2025 for a routine Mediterranean rotation and kept getting extended: Venezuela, the Red Sea, and finally Iran operations.

⚡️Burkina Faso president Ibrahim Traoré: Democracy kills and the people of Burkina Faso must forget it. Wherever Western powers try to establish democracy in the world, it's always accompanied by bloodshed. ( Share your thoughts )

⚡️Syria's new MiG-29 fighter jets have begun flying operational sorties to defend Syrian airspace.

⚡️Turkish President Erdogan on F-35: Our demands are clear. Our colleagues continue their contacts with their American counterparts. We hope to get a positive result.

⚡️Turkish President Erdogan on Türkiye’s homegrown fighter jet KAAN: KAAN project is progressing every day. When the process is complete, a new story will begin in this field. KAAN is a first step for us. We will build better ones, stronger ones. Let no one doubt that.

⚡️After Trump told Taiwan to cool it on independence following his Beijing summit with Xi, Taiwan fired back: "Taiwan is a sovereign and independent democratic nation, and is not subordinate to the People's Republic of China."

#BREAKING US and Israeli military officials prepare targets for possible strikes on Iran as early as next week – CNN

⚡️Trump signaled opposition to Taiwan formally declaring independence, saying: I’m not looking to have somebody go independent. And, you know, we’re supposed to travel 9,500 miles to fight a war. I’m not looking for that. I want them to cool down. I want China to cool down. - Fox News

⚡️Israeli airstrikes on a Gaza City residential complex and a vehicle have killed and wounded several Palestinians. Netanyahu, completely disregarding the ceasefire and Trump's 'peace plan,' announced that the attack was an assassination attempt on top Hamas leader Ezz Al-Din Al-Haddad. So far, no Palestinian or Hamas sources have confirmed the assassination, nor has Israel.

⚡️Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire US President Trump declared on April 16, the US State Department said - Reuters

⚡️The UAE has announced that it is building a second oil pipeline to Fujairah on the eastern side of the Emirates, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz and doubling its current capacity to 3-3.6 million barrels per day. The project is expected to be operational in 2027.

⚡️Former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken: 70% of Germans consider the United States an adversary. Now, if you’d taken that poll two years ago, you would have gotten a very, very different result. I remember, Chancellor, when we were together at the G7. I remember President Biden was sitting with President Macron, and President Biden said, “America’s back.” And Macron said, “For how long?”

⚡️Reporter: Would the US defend Taiwan if it came to it? Trump: I don't want to say that. I'm not going to say that. That question was asked to me today by President Xi. I said, “I don't talk about those.” Reporter: He asked you if you would send troops? Trump: He asked me if I'd defend them. I said, “I don't talk about that.”

📸 For the first time in 61 years, Ireland isn't at Eurovision — and isn't watching it either. The EBU refused to vote on Israel's participation. RTÉ refused to show up. 5 European countries boycotted. The biggest walkout in Eurovision's 70-year history.

⚡️Germany's Chancellor Merz: A country like Switzerland has around 200 more working hours per year than Germany — and Switzerland is clearly doing better than we are.

⚡️Turkish President Erdogan: The crises in our immediate surroundings have once again demonstrated the strategic value of the Turkic world acting in solidarity. Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Ukraine and many other crises indicate that we must strengthen our defense and increase our industrial cooperation. Turkey is ready to share the experience we have gained in defense industry shaped by high technology with the members of our organization.

⚡️NEW: Turkey is drafting legislation to give President Erdogan personal authority to declare a 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone — covering fishing, mining, and drilling rights in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean, where Greece and Cyprus have competing claims. - Bloomberg

⚡️Israeli occupation forces storm a mosque in Khirbet Tana near Beit Furik, east of Nablus, attempting to prevent worshippers from performing prayers - QudsNen