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⚡️ 🇺🇸 The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking a 'kinetic defeat solution' for medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The solution should integrate with naval vessels' combat systems and minimize cost per defeat. Countering drone threats has become a top priority due to attacks disrupting military operations and commercial shipping.

⚡️ 🇱🇧 Lebanon's Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, states that Lebanon does not want an escalation of the ongoing Israeli aggression and aims to restore calm and stability. Efforts are being made to prevent further escalation and end the violations of Lebanese sovereignty by Israel.

⚡️ 🇳🇬 A police officer and a member of Omuma Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC) were killed in Eberi-Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. The incident is connected to protests and tension following the expiration of elected local government officials' terms.

⚡️ 🇨🇦 Canada is facing an unprecedented surge in auto theft, with insurance claims for stolen vehicles reaching $1.5 billion in 2023. Ontario has seen a dramatic 524% increase in auto theft claims. High-end luxury vehicles are targeted to finance criminal activities. The crisis demands immediate attention.

⚡️ 🇨🇳 China's escalating actions in the disputed waters of the East China Sea have raised concerns of a devastating war with Japan. The introduction of a new law allowing the arrest of those entering China's claimed maritime territory has heightened tensions. Japan must increase its focus on defending its own territories to prevent potential clashes with China's coast guard.

⚡️ 🇱🇧 Israel carried out attacks in southern Lebanon with no reported casualties. A drone strike in Tyre District killed a Hezbollah field commander. Hezbollah has not fired rockets at northern Israel, possibly due to the holiday of Eid al-Adha. The ongoing fighting between Israel and Hezbollah may escalate into Lebanon.

⚡️ 🇬🇷 Three bodies have been found near a migrant shipwreck off Italy, with over 60 people reported missing. Survivors and the body of a woman were taken ashore, while search operations are underway. The migrants originated from Iran, Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and had set sail from Turkey. This incident adds to the growing number of migrant deaths in the Mediterranean, with over 23,500 deaths or missing cases since 2014.

⚡️ 🇬🇷 Three bodies have been found near a migrant shipwreck off Italy, with over 60 people reported missing. Survivors and bodies have been recovered, and search operations are underway. The migrants originated from Iran, Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and had set sail from Turkey. This incident adds to the growing number of migrant deaths in the Mediterranean since 2014.

⚡️ 🇺🇸 Two more suspects, Jordan Leighty and James R. Cole Jr., have been charged with disorderly conduct in connection with a fight at the Block Island Ferry terminal in Narragansett. A total of nine people have been arrested, with some facing additional charges for assaulting police officers and resisting arrest.

⚡️ 🇮🇳 A senior IPS officer in Assam died by suicide in a private hospital shortly after being informed of his wife's death. The officer had been serving as the secretary of the Assam home and political departments. His wife had been battling cancer for two years.