"Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized the emergency summit of European leaders in Paris, calling it "anti-Trump".
She arrived at the summit when the negotiations were already underway. After the meeting, Meloni expressed her disagreement with the proposals and the list of invitees, stressing the importance of keeping Brussels as the only place for decision-making by all 27 EU member states.
She also spoke out against the anti-Trump format of the summit." NV
"The Campi Flegrei volcanic area, located near Naples in southern Italy, experienced a seismic swarm starting at 06:58 UTC. Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) reported the strongest event in the sequence having a magnitude of 1.2 ± 0.3 with a total of 95 localized earthquakes recorded so far. The depths of earthquakes ranged between 0.2 km (0.1 miles) and 3.1 km (1.9 miles)." LiveScience
"Top Russian and US diplomats are holding talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to find a way to restore diplomatic relations, set the stage for a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, and pave the way for resolving the Ukraine conflict.
The Russian delegation is led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and includes Yury Ushakov, Putin’s top foreign policy aide, and Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). The American side is represented by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and Steve Witkoff, the special envoy for the Middle East." RT
"139 combat engagements were recorded at the front.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy launched ten attacks. The Ukrainian forces repelled enemy assaults near Topoli, Petropavlivka, Hlushkivka, Zahryzove and in the direction of Novoosynove.
In the Lyman sector, the Russian army launched six attacks, attempting to advance near Zarichne and Yampolivka.In the Siversk sector, the Ukrainian defenders repelled an enemy attack near Bilohorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy launched six attacks on Ukrainian positions in the Chasiv Yar area, but was unsuccessful.
In the Toretsk sector, Russians attacked Ukrainian troops five times near Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian troops stopped 55 aggressor's attacks in the areas of Myroliubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Lysivka, Novoukrainka, Pishchane, Kotlyne, Udachne, Uspenivka, Nadiivka, Yasenove, Ulaklivka, Andriivka and Dachne.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the Ukrainian defenders repelled 23 enemy attacks in the area of Novosilka, Rivne, Novyi Komar and in the directions of Kostiantynopil and Burlatske.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled two attacks in the vicinity of Shcherbaky and Nesterianka.
In the Kursk region, Ukrainian troops effectively countered 13 Russian attacks yesterday. The enemy launched 27 air strikes, using 30 guided aerial bombs, and initiated 573 shelling attacks, including 11 MLRS attacks." Ukrin
"An enemy drone hit a residential building in Dolynska, Kirovohrad region, in the night." Ukrin
