- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko resigned as President Zelensky announces a Cabinet reshuffle and has offered her a different senior role.
- Zelensky says the changes are part of a new political strategy that will assign specific foreign-policy priorities to experienced officials, with a big focus on co-producing Patriot air-defense missiles.
- The moves come amid renewed Russian attacks — a recent strike on Kyiv killed six people, while Ukrainian air defenses shot down many drones and missiles but not several ballistic ones.
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- Schiff reflects on the passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham, offering personal memories and bipartisan respect.
- He discusses the ongoing tit‑for‑tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran and the danger of further escalation.
- He urges measured, united U.S. leadership and careful debate as the conflict continues.
- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko unexpectedly resigned after being tapped by Zelenskyy for a government reshuffle — he says she may lead a new, key area in Ukraine’s foreign relations.
- Svyrydenko, 39 and a former economy minister, rose to the premiership after helping secure a high-profile mineral deal with the U.S. and said she remains ready to serve Ukraine.
- The war continues: Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery (killing one, injuring others) and Russia says it hit Ukrainian ports — Kyiv’s strikes on energy sites have also caused fuel shortages in parts of Russia.
- U.S. and Iranian forces traded heavy missile and drone strikes across the Gulf, with attacks hitting military sites and support facilities in several countries.
- Iran says it has closed the vital Strait of Hormuz after firing on commercial vessels, threatening global oil and LNG shipments and pushing energy prices higher.
- The flare-up has effectively ended the recent ceasefire, strained mediation efforts (Qatar/Oman) and raised political stakes ahead of U.S. elections.
- The US, UK and a dozen other countries (and the EU separately) reaffirmed the 2016 Hague arbitration that says China’s expansive South China Sea claims are legally baseless.
- China insists the ruling is "null and void," refuses third‑party arbitration and continues to assert wide maritime claims.
- Tensions stay high—coast guard clashes, water‑cannon and collision incidents—and the US has warned it could be obliged to defend the Philippines.
- The U.S. struck Iran after Iran hit a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, setting it ablaze and forcing the crew to abandon ship — one crew member is missing.
- The fighting spilled across the Gulf with missile alerts and intercepted attacks in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE and Oman, leaving a few people wounded by falling shrapnel.
- The Strait of Hormuz — a major global oil and shipping chokepoint — has become a central sticking point, threatening commercial traffic and energy supplies.
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