Australia Struck by Giant Hail! Massive Hailstorm Destroyed Homes and Cars in Brisbane, Queensland

"A massive hailstorm struck Brisbane, Australia, unleashing golf-ball-sized hail, 96 km/h

winds, and torrential rain that shattered roofs, flooded streets, cut power to over 65 000 homes, and turned the city into a scene of chaos as emergency crews raced to restore order.
Lightning cracked, winds roared, and the air, which had been humid and warm,
suddenly felt explosive, as though the sky itself had been rewired. A severe thunderstorm warning blasted out across suburbs and coastal zones, urging residents to take cover immediately. Then came the hail. Not the ordinary soft, gentle kind that melts on window sills,

but chunky pellets of ice with diameters pushing 5 cm or more, plummeting from the sky like frozen cannonballs." WW

Milei's Mandate Marches On In Decisive Midterms Win For His Party

"Official results now in from Argentina… Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza (purple) has 40.8% of the votes, while the Peronist left-wing opposition (blue) has 24.4%. 90%+ counted. An even better outcome for Milei than their most optimistic prediction." ZeroHedge

Zelensky ready to fight for three more years – Polish PM

"Vladimir Zelensky expects Ukraine to be able to fight Russia for up to three more years,

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has told The Sunday Times. The Ukrainian leader’s reported remark comes as the EU is looking for new ways to fund Kiev, eyeing Russia’s frozen central-bank assets as an option.
In an interview with the British newspaper on Saturday, Tusk quoted Zelensky as saying that “he hopes that the war will not last ten years, but that Ukraine is ready to fight for another two, three years.” Should the conflict with Russia drag on longer, Zelensky is “anxious about the toll the war would take on its population and economy,” the Polish prime minister said." RT

Russian drone strikes minibus in Sumy Oblast

"A Russian drone has struck a fixed-route minibus on the Sumy-Bilopillia motorway in the Sumy district, injuring 10 people, including two children." PV

Trump hits Putin with first sanctions since second term

"The United States imposed new sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies, Rosneft and

Lukoil, along with dozens of their subsidiaries, in an effort to increase economic pressure on Russia. The European Union and the United Kingdom followed suit by announcing new sanctions targeting the Russian energy sector.
President Donald Trump said that he had canceled his scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary. “We cancelled the meeting with President Putin,” Trump said to reporters at the White House. “It just didn’t feel right to me… We didn’t seem to have a chance of reaching our destination. So I called it off, but we’ll do it later,” Trump said." Ukrin

Very strong mag. 6.2 Earthquake - Timor Region

"A very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in the Savu Sea near the coast of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, in the early morning at 1.04 am local time (Asia/Makassar GMT +8). The quake had a moderate depth of 110 km (68 mi) and was felt widely in the area." VD

Strong mag. 5.1 Earthquake - West Chile Rise

"A strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of Chile in the afternoon at 5.47 pm local time (GMT -6). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow." VD

124 combat engagements on front lines in past 24 hours

"There were 124 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops.
Russian airstrikes hit areas around the settlements of Solodke, Rivnopillia, Zaliznychne, Nechaivka, Ternuvate, Stepnohirsk, Veselianka, and Novoiakovlivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, as well as Olhivka in the Kherson region.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, one combat engagement occurred. The enemy conducted two airstrikes, dropping seven guided bombs, and carried out 154 shelling attacks, including three from MLRS.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 18 times near Vovchansk, Kamianka, Stroivka, and in the directions of Bolohivka and Dvorichanske.
In the Kupiansk sector, nine combat clashes took place. Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy assaults near the settlements of Pishchane and Petropavlivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy carried out eight attacks, attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses near Karpivka, Serednie, Derylove, and Torske.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled nine enemy assaults near Vyimka, Serebrianka, Siversk, Pereizne, and Fedorivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy launched 14 attacks near Shcherbynivka, Kleban-Byk, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, Pleshchiivka, and toward Kostiantynivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 34 enemy assaults near Ivanivka, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Chervonyi Lyman, Pankivka, Lysivka, Udachne, Novoekonomichne, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Molodetske, and toward Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, the enemy conducted 14 attacks near Sosnivka, Stepove, Piddubne, Oleksandrohrad, Pavlivka, Novohryhorivka, and toward Rybne.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attempts to advance near Malynivka and Zelenyi Hai." Ukrin