
US President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of next week's parliamentary election, praising him as a 'great warrior prime minister' and crediting him with joining US strikes on Iran in February, amid an ongoing conflict that has disrupted global energy markets and destabilized the Middle East.
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The conflict between Israel and Iran has been ongoing for seven months, involving military strikes that have disrupted energy markets and caused widespread regional instability.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed his ally Benjamin Netanyahu as the long-time Israeli prime minister struggles for an edge in next week’s parliamentary election.
Trump praised Netanyahu as a “great warrior prime minister” and peace partner, crediting him with joining the United States in launching strikes on Iran in February. The conflict, in its seventh month, has disrupted energy markets globally and wreaked havoc across the Middle East, damaging critical infrastructure and destabilising regional economies.
“Bibi Netanyahu has been Strong, Brave, and Brilliant in the face of tremendous opposition, including that coming from even Israel, itself,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
“Despite all of that, he has endured and, in fact, he has thrived! I have watched Bibi under the most trying of times. Normal men or women in such situations would have wilted under the pressure – But Bibi did not wilt, he actually got stronger, and maintains that same Strength today.”
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Ukrainian President Zelensky said in an NBC interview that the United States has resumed providing important intelligence to Ukraine after a brief interruption to help defend against Russian missile attacks. Ukraine has previously relied on U.S. intelligence to detect Russian high-speed ballistic missile attacks on Ukrainian cities.

A passenger jeep crashed into a river in Nepal's Sinduli County. Three people were killed, three missing, and four others were rescued and sent to hospital. The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. and there were 10 people in the car. Rescue operations are still ongoing and the cause of the accident is yet to be determined.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte went to enjoy a concert by Canadian singer Celine Dion during large-scale demonstrations across the country. Demonstrators criticized their actions for being out of touch with the plight of the people and compared them to the executions of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution. As of noon today, the authorities have arrested about 1,800 people, 855 people have been arrested in Paris, and hundreds of police officers have been injured.

U.S. President Trump posted a message on Truth Social, expressing his "full and full" support for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's election on the 27th, calling him a "great warrior prime minister." Netanyahu responded with thanks on the X platform; his main opponent, former Chief of Staff of the Defense Forces Eisenkot, emphasized that only the Israelis can choose their own leader.

A day after nationwide rallies and demonstrations descended into large-scale chaos and serious looting, clashes between police and civilians broke out again in the center of Paris, France on the 18th, and many new incidents of shop looting also emerged. Hundreds of people gathered in Republic Square. The police fired tear gas and charged to disperse the crowd. Some people threw bottles and stones. Security personnel responded with tear gas and shock bombs.

Large-scale unrest broke out across France. Demonstrations against the rising cost of living merged with high school students' strikes, and clashes between police and civilians broke out in Paris, Marseille and other places. The Macron government faces dual domestic and foreign dilemmas, and is unable to be re-elected due to constitutional restrictions, falling into a lame-duck dilemma of declining power.