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Russia has described US President Donald Trump’s recent comments as “serious” after he announced new arms deliveries to Ukraine and threatened sanctions on countries buying Russian exports, Firstpost reported.

Trump expressed dissatisfaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but said he still wants to be a mediator.

Russian spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said some of the remarks were aimed directly at Putin and require careful review. He added that decisions from the United States and its allies are seen by Ukraine as encouragement to continue the war, according to Firstpost.

Russia reaffirmed its readiness for direct talks and said it is still waiting for Ukraine to respond.

Israel has struck Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley and Syria’s Suwayda, amid continued bombardment of Gaza that killed at least 78 more Palestinians in a day. Gaza’s Health Ministry says over 58,000 have died since the war began.

In the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers torched Palestinian land and vehicles in Burqa, just hours after diplomats and church leaders met in nearby Taybeh calling for peace, Al Jazeera reported.

The war follows the October 7 attacks, which killed 1,139 people in Israel and saw over 200 taken captive.

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will invest hundreds of billions of dollars to build massive AI data centres in the US, aiming to develop advanced “superintelligence.”

The first centre, Prometheus, will open in Ohio by 2026. Another, Hyperion, will be built in Louisiana and fully operational by 2030. Some centres will span areas nearly the size of Manhattan, according to BBC.

Experts say Meta is positioning itself at the forefront of AI by combining top talent with powerful hardware.

The announcement lifted Meta’s shares by 1 percent. However, concerns remain over the high energy and water demands of AI infrastructure, BBC reported.

Eleven people are missing after a boat capsized in rough weather off the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra on Monday. The vessel, carrying 18 people—10 of them local officials—was headed from Sikakap to Tuapejat when it overturned around 11 a.m.

Seven survivors have been rescued, and search efforts are ongoing. Authorities haven’t confirmed the cause, but boat accidents are common in Indonesia due to poor safety standards and unpredictable weather, according to Reuters.

Human rights lawyers in Sudan have accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of killing nearly 300 civilians in a series of brutal raids on villages in North Kordofan. According to Emergency Lawyers, the RSF attacked several villages near Bara over the weekend, setting homes on fire and shooting residents, including children and pregnant women, Reuters reported.

In Shag Alnom alone, over 200 people were reportedly killed in what the group called a “terrible massacre.” Another 46 were killed the next day in nearby Hilat Hamid. The lawyers said the villages had no military presence, calling the attacks deliberate and criminal.

The UN confirmed thousands have fled the violence, as Sudan’s civil war deepens. The ICC is now investigating war crimes in Darfur, where survivors describe rape, abductions, and starvation being used as weapons. Over 40,000 people have been killed since the war began, with millions displaced, according to Reuters.

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party has quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition over a long-running dispute on military conscription.

Six lawmakers submitted their resignations, following party leader Yitzhak Goldknopf’s earlier exit. The move came after UTJ’s Degel HaTorah faction accused the government of failing to uphold promises to exempt yeshiva students from mandatory service, according to Al Jazeera.

Their departure leaves Netanyahu with a slim 61-seat majority in the 120-member Knesset. It’s still unclear if fellow ultra-Orthodox party Shas will also step away.

Two explosive-laden drones crashed minutes apart at the Khurmala oil field in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, on Monday evening. The attack caused material damage but no injuries, officials said. No group has claimed responsibility, according to Reuters.

Authorities have launched an investigation. Earlier that day, another drone was intercepted near Erbil Airport, which hosts US-led coalition forces, amid a rise in such attacks across the region.

Ukrainian President Zelensky spoke with US President Donald Trump on Monday to discuss ways to boost Ukraine’s defense and move closer to peace. Zelensky said Trump shared updates from his recent NATO meeting, while he also spoke directly with NATO chief Mark Rutte about ongoing support, according to CNN.

Zelensky confirmed the US, Germany, and Norway are working together to supply more Patriot air defense systems to help protect Ukraine from continued Russian attacks.