⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇱 NEW - Colin Powell’s former chief of staff admits that Israel may permanently cease to exist as a nation. He says America’s alliance with Israel is now a major liability. “Israel will not be a state in 20 years. It will be gone. “The world will just reject it.”

⚡️🇮🇱🇮🇷 NEW - Fires and damage has been reported at three sites in central Israel following Iran’s latest missile attack, first responders told The Times of Israel. One impact sparked a fire on the roof of a building in a central town, apparently caused by a sub-munition or fragments. Another strike left a crater on a highway, while several cars were damaged in a separate central city. The Times of Israel did not specify the locations, though multiple Hebrew language Telegrams suggested Tel Aviv was impacted in the attacks.

⚡️🇧🇷 NEW - Brazilian scientists have discovered a new giant dinosaur species linked to one found in Spain, suggesting land routes once connected South America, Africa and Europe about 120 million years ago (Reuters)

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - San Diego, California residents do remote work from the beach, routers, desks, and laptops spotted on the sand. It is 73 degrees and sunny in Pacific Beach in San Diego. "We've got business up top, fun on the bottom. So if we want to, we have the ability to work and then pop in the water for a little surf sesh," said local Travis Laub to NBC 7.

⚡️🇮🇱🇵🇸 WATCH - Armed Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinian homes and opening fire on residents in Hebron. Terrorism documented for a world that seems unable to do anything.

⚡️🇮🇹 NEW - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni "Italy will withdraw the army from US led adventure in Middle East and will not participate in the war against Iran"

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷 NEW - Massive US-Israeli bombs hit Tehran, Iran.

⚡️🇾🇪 NEW - Yemen Ansar Allah ("Houthi") Spox. Al-Bukhaiti: "The decision to stand militarily alongside Iran has been made... it's a matter of time."

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - Reporter: What did you advise Trump initially as he considered his actions in Iran? JD Vance: I hate to disappoint you, but I will not show up here in front of God and everyone else and tell you exactly what I said in the classified room — partially because I don’t want to go to prison...

⚡️🇨🇳 NEW - Long lines observed at gas stations in China as drivers rush to fill up ahead of expected price hikes.

⚡️🇮🇳 NEW - India expresses grief over children killed in US bombing of Iranian school, calls for protection of all civilians.

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - $14 trillion BlackRock says Bitcoin ETF investors are "long term buy and hold fundamental type investors" and flows are positive "90% of the investor base" are steadily accumulating during this bear market

⚡️📉 NEW - Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen is stepping down after 18 years in the job. He will stay as board chair to help with the change to new leadership. This comes as Adobe works to grow its AI tools while facing more competition in creative software.

⚡️🎮 GAMING - Funnel Runners has been announced. It is a first-person co-op survival game. Up to 8 players scavenge parts to repair a van and escape a tornado-ravaged city. It is set for release on Steam in Q2 2026.

⚡️💻 TECH - RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one to create a performance illusion The fake stick looks real and fills the second slot for a clean look, but it does nothing for performance. AI data centers are expected to use about 70% of the world’s DRAM supply by 2026.

⚡️🚨 NEW - X is working on a new feature that lets you limit who can reply to your posts Only people in certain regions you choose.

⚡️🤖 NEW - AI agents are now hiring humans to carry out real-world tasks. RentAHuman is a marketplace where AI agents hire humans for physical, real-world tasks that bots cannot perform. Over 518,000 humans have registered to offer their labor to AI agents. The site continues to operate and grow, though actual paid task volume remains limited compared to registrations.

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - Greenblatt: "We are seeing Jewish people, the Jewish state, blamed for the war in the Middle East. That is wrong. It is wrong to scapegoat, it is wrong to hold Jewish people accountable for something you don't like on the other side of the planet. We really need leaders on all sides in politics, running for office, podcasters, to stop with the conspiracies. You don't get to say you're opposed to hate if you're trafficking in hateful conspiracy theories."

⚡️🇩🇪 NEW - German Chancellor Merz on Iran: When will this war end, and with what strategy will this war be brought to an end? Those questions haven’t really been answered. At the moment, from my point of view, there is therefore no reason to think about military protection of the sea routes. I want to say it very clearly once again: Germany is not part of this war, and we do not want to become one. In that respect, all our efforts are aimed at ending the war.

⚡️🇮🇷🇦🇪 NEW - Iranian drone strike hit a building at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) earlier today.