UK - "It seems that the tide is finally turning against transgender ideology. Not only did opponents of this flat Earth belief system win at the Supreme Court last year, with the country’s most eminent judges ruling under the Equality Act that a woman is a biological female, but the normies are waking up and applying common sense instead of complacency. A YouGov survey, commissioned by the organisation Sex Matters, showed that over two-thirds of the population (77 per cent) are not only aware of the judgment, but have some knowledge as to what it means. Whether the context is sport, single-sex facilities or the workplace, the majority of Britons have made it clear that they know what a woman is – and that a man who insists he is one is, by definition, not. The battle rages on nonetheless. Trans activists, knowing the public debate is lost, are now scrabbling around, determined to find any which way of indoctrinating the next generation.

UK - Boys should be allowed to experiment and wear dresses at primary school, the Education Secretary has said. Bridget Phillipson urged schools not to “come down too hard” on children who believe they may be transgender. Guidance published by Ms Phillipson earlier this month allows primary school pupils to change their gender at school as long as teachers consult parents. The advice states that before allowing a child to transition socially, schools must consider any clinical advice the family has received, and speak to the parents or guardians unless there is a genuine safeguarding reason not to. Final guidance on gender in schools will not be published until September 2026.

UK - Reform UK has an “important” role to play in rolling back Britain’s sexually permissive society, according to the MP leading its preparations for government. Danny Kruger said Reform would bring in policies to increase the birth rate by helping those who want to “settle down with one person to have children”. In an interview with the House magazine, he said British society was “suffering” because sexual relations were no longer “regulated” by the institution of marriage. Mr Kruger, who defected from the Tories last year, is an evangelical Christian and an outspoken critic of the sexual revolution, under which sex outside marriage has become increasingly accepted.

UK - Britain’s reliance on foreign food imports is a threat to national security, the head of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has warned. Tom Bradshaw will use a speech on Tuesday to call for more home-grown food production to boost the economy, as he claims that thousands of farms are fighting for survival. British farmers are under pressure following a series of shocks triggered by poor harvests, changing subsidies and Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax raid. This has led to confidence in the industry falling to “devastatingly low” levels, Mr Bradshaw will warn, while also indicating that a growing reliance on food imports threatens Britain’s prosperity.

AFGHANISTAN - Afghanistan has threatened retaliation after Pakistani airstrikes on its territory reportedly killed at least 18 people and left several others injured. The attack was carried out overnight on Saturday in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Paktika. According to Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry, “various civilian areas” were hit, including a religious school and residential homes. At least 18 people, including women and children, were reportedly killed, and several others injured. Pakistan defended the action as a “retributive response” to a recent suicide bombing, including one at a Shiite place of worship earlier this month that killed at least 31 people and injured nearly 170. Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for the attack.

MEXICO - Selling illegal drugs to the United States is one of the central pillars of the Mexican economy. The cartels that control the flow of drugs into the US have become exceedingly powerful over the years. The cartels essentially run much of the country, and collectively they probably possess more military firepower than the Mexican government does. The good news for the Mexican government is that the cartels are not united. They have always spent a tremendous amount of time and energy fighting one another, but if something occurred that changed all that, it would certainly be a very ominous development. Have we just witnessed such an event?

MIDDLE EAST - In recent hours, multiple USAF C-17 Globemaster III aircraft have been shuttling between the Gulf, Souda Bay, Sofia and Ramstein Air Base, highlighting the scale of the logistical effort behind the ongoing American military buildup toward the Middle East. These heavy transports, some departing directly from the Gulf and others repositioning from Eastern Europe, are now forming a continuous bridge with Germany. The operation underscores how sustainment — not just combat aircraft — is shaping the strategic picture. The flights tracked today include several C-17s rotating northbound toward Ramstein, which is once again acting as the primary European hub for onward distribution. Aircraft previously surged into Gulf bases and forward locations are now being supported by a constant flow of airlift traffic. This is not routine traffic.

MIDDLE EAST - US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has sparked a diplomatic firestorm, drawing a rebuke from 14 countries after expressing support for the idea of Israel taking over land stretching from Egypt to Iraq during an interview with Tucker Carlson. Huckabee made the comments when pressed on his Christian Zionist view that the modern state of Israel has the divine right to the land that it controls. Carlson asked how far that goes, pointing out that the promise God made to Abraham in Genesis suggests his descendants would have all the land between the Euphrates and the Nile Rivers, which includes Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and parts of Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

CHINA - China’s humanoid robots were once a punchline. Now they are a warning shot. Just one year after drawing global skepticism for awkward stumbles and mechanical breakdowns, Chinese-made humanoid robots are performing backflips, executing kung fu routines and delivering synchronized gymnastics on the world’s biggest television stage. The dramatic turnaround has reignited debate about China’s manufacturing edge, the future of work and the accelerating US–China technology race.

CUBA - The Trump administration has escalated its pressure against Cuba’s communist government, curbing oil supplies and threatening tariffs on countries that continue to ship fuel to the island as part of an effort to force regime change. Since the United States captured former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in January, the Trump administration has turned its focus on Cuba. The relationship between Cuba and the United States has been difficult for nearly seven decades, following Fidel Castro’s communist revolution in 1959. The slate of punitive trade policies adopted to punish the toppling of the US-backed government by Castro has fluctuated diplomatic relations over the decades. This move comes as Mexico became Cuba’s main source of oil following the capture of Maduro, which stopped shipments of Venezuelan oil to Havana.