🚨12-HOUR NEWS RECAP

1. 🇺🇸Trump to Zelensky: 'Come Back When You're Ready for Peace' — Trump and Vance clashed with Zelensky in the Oval Office before telling him to leave and return with a peace plan.

2. 🇷🇺Putin Signs Military Pact With Belarus — Russia finalized a security deal with Belarus, allowing Russian nuclear weapons to be used for Belarus' defense in case of an attack.

3. 🇬🇧Zelensky Attends London Summit — UK PM Keir Starmer hosted a high-stakes NATO and EU security summit, gathering leaders to discuss military aid for Ukraine.

4. 🇨🇳China Tests Hypersonic 'B-21 Killer' — Beijing completed final tests on a Mach 9 air-to-air missile with a 1,000 km range, designed to target high-value U.S. bombers.

5. 🇺🇸Elon Talks DOGE and Waste on Rogan Podcast — Elon described government tech inefficiencies: "A lot of it isn't corruption—it’s just waste. Some computers are 30 years old."

6. 🇲🇽Hegseth Warns Mexico on Cartel Action — Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth signaled possible U.S. military action if Mexico fails to curb cartel violence and fentanyl trafficking.

7. 🇫🇷Cyclone Garance Hits La Réunion — At least 4 dead, 96 mph winds, 160,000 homes without power, and 310,000 without water as the storm devastates the island.

8. 🇺🇸Trump Tariffs Target Mexico and Canada — With 25% tariffs set to take effect Tuesday, Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent pressed both nations to retaliate against China.

9. 🇷🇴Romanians Rally as Georgescu Fights for Candidacy — Despite harsh weather, mass protests erupt in Bucharest as Călin Georgescu submits his presidential bid after a controversial arrest.

10. 🇺🇸Drake Settles With iHeartMedia Over Kendrick Diss — The rapper accused iHeart of illegally boosting Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us and has now reached a settlement.

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