US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce stated she has no details on envoy Steve Witkoff's Russia trip this week. Nonetheless, analysts see Witkoff’s visit as Putin’s final opportunity to negotiate a deal with Trump.

Video captured from Romania across the Danube River shows a massive fire at a gas distribution facility near Orlivka in Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, following a large-scale Russian drone attack on Southern Ukraine tonight.

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CNN reports that Sean “Diddy” Combs has personally reached out to President Donald J. Trump to request a potential pardon.

Bloomberg reports that Russia is weighing the possibility of an “air truce” with Ukraine—halting its long-range drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian cities—as a potential gesture to U.S. President Donald J. Trump ahead of his August 8th sanctions deadline. While the move is being discussed, officials say it’s unlikely, as Moscow has shown no indication it plans to end its ongoing war. Trump is expected to offer Russian President Vladimir Putin “one final opportunity” to begin meaningful peace talks during a meeting in Moscow this week with his Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff.

A massive wildfire has erupted in southern France, scorching 5,000 hectares and leaving 2,500 homes without power. Two people have been injured so far. President Macron announced that all available resources have been mobilized to fight the rapidly spreading blaze.

According to reports, 90% of UN aid trucks in Gaza have been intercepted and looted by armed groups or desperate civilians before arriving at their intended destinations.

During his speech, the president recalled times in his youth when he went hungry, becoming emotional on several occasions. He also criticized those who, according to him, oppose taking on public debt to ensure people have food. Lula stated that he intends to become increasingly “leftist” and “socialist.”

U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, will reportedly visit Moscow on Wednesday to meet senior officials and discuss possible concessions by Putin in Russia-Ukraine talks, ahead of President Trump’s Friday deadline for escalated sanctions.

Footage released this morning shows a BM-21 “Grad” multiple-launch rocket system operated by the Royal Cambodian Army firing at Thai Army positions along the Cambodia–Thailand border.