Events

Four children and four adults were killed in a Kale Township airstrike on a displacement camp

According to Reuters, a firing incident at a United Nations compound in Kabul has killed one person and injured another. "Guards belonging to the Taliban were involved in the incident and investigations are on," UNAMA confirmed

Panama President Mulino expressed willingness to review certain Chinese businesses in Panama, particularly a 25-year concession to Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings, which operates ports at both entrances of the Panama Canal. Mulino also announced that Panama will not renew its broad agreement with China on the Belt and Road initiative, under which China expanded investment in Panama during previous administrations, and may even terminate it early

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 45 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia

NYT: Il leader nordcoreano Kim Jong Un è scioccato dalle tattiche di "carne da cannone" della Russia con le sue truppe nordcoreane

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 9 km SW of Tubajon, Philippines

Protest march against military dictatorship in Shwebo Township

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 164 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia

North Korea: US arms sales to South Korea are increasing

AFP: China vows to respond to US tariffs with 'countermeasures'

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 165 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 81 km S of Pundong, Indonesia

Japan intends to buy from RTX about $900 million worth of SM-6 Block I Missiles

John Rogers, a former Senior Adviser to the Federal Reserve, has been arrested for giving trade secrets to China

White House: Trump to impose 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico on Saturday, and 10% tariffs on goods from China

US Defense Secretary spoke Thursday with Japan ese Defense Minister Nakatani Gen. "The two officials reiterated the importance of deepening defense cooperation to strengthen deterrence and to advance a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific region" per US readout

US, South Korean defense officials talk. Per Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke Thursday with ROK Acting Minister of National Defense Kim Seon-ho. "Hegseth reaffirmed the US commitment to defending the ROK under President Trump’s leadership."

Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - 66 km SSE of Blangpidie, Indonesia

Indonesia aims to produce 900,000 barrels in 24 hours-1 mil barrels in 24 hours of oil by 2028-2029

New York Times: le truppe nordcoreane inviate in Russia, dopo mesi di gravi perdite, sono state ritirate dalla linea del fronte

US President Donald J Trump posts, "The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar, while we stand by and watch, is OVER. We are going to require a commitment from these seemingly hostile countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% tariffs, and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful U.S. economy. They can go find another sucker nation. There is no chance that BRICS will replace the U.S. Dollar in International Trade, or anywhere else, and any Country that tries should say hello to Tariffs, and goodbye to America!"

FT: China builds huge wartime military command centre in Beijing. Several current and former US officials said the intelligence community is closely monitoring the site, which could serve as a wartime command centre 10 times larger than the Pentagon

Russian MOD video of Two Tu-95MS long-range bombers flight over the Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan(East Sea).The flight duration exceeded 8 hours. Su-35S and Su-30SM aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces escorted the bombers

The Election Commission of India has not conducted any raid on the Delhi residence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Kapurthala House: EC sources

The terms of the Chinese-mediated ceasefire agreement also include the military’s cessation of airstrikes in areas controlled by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA)

Hyderabad, Telangana BRSV the student wing of BRS staged a protest at Mahatma Gandhi statue infront of Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad. They paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary and gave a memorandum to Mahatma Gandhi's statue on the failed promises

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 14 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan

Iran's First Vice President Aref heads to Kazakhstan to attend the Eurasian Economic Union Prime Ministers' meeting and the Almaty Digital Forum 2025

Bangladesh cancels women's football matches after Islamist protests

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 115 km ESE of Sanana, Indonesia