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Netanyahu's trial on corruption charges which was paused due to the war and  lifting of emergency restrictions will resume today at the Quds District Court. This marks the return of one of Israel's most controversial legal cases to the forefront of political dynamics, starting with testimony from one of the defense witnesses.

Iran has shot down a US made F-35 fighter jet over central Iran. Once verified independently, this marks a major blow to the military prestige of both the US and Israel, long reliant on the aircraft’s supposed invincibility.

Mawlana Fazel Rahman, leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, has criticized Pakistan’s trade closures with Afghanistan, saying the policy has failed and instead pushed Afghanistan to expand trade through Central Asia and Iran. Speaking at a press conference, he noted that Pakistan has effectively cut itself off from trade with both the East and West while official data shows trade with Afghanistan has dropped by around 60% in recent months.

In a late-night social media blunder, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posted a message on X about deescalation efforts in West Asia, sparking rumors that it might have been written by the US or ‘Israel’ rather than Sharif’s own staff.

Central Asian governments have cautiously welcomed the two-week ceasefire between the US-‘Israel’ and Iran, seeing it as a necessary pause in a conflict that has already impacted regional stability, trade and energy chains. While expressing support for the ceasefire, officials across the region have emphasized the need for urgent negotiations.