AP update - Israel disciplines 2 soldiers for destruction of Jesus statue. Israel’s military sentenced two soldiers to 30 days in jail and removed them from combat duty for smashing the crucifix in southern Lebanon. “The soldiers’ conduct completely deviated from IDF orders and values,” said a military statement, using the acronym for the Israeli military.

The disciplinary measures come after the photo of the incident attracted worldwide attention and condemnations from Christian religious leaders. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar have also denounced the incident. The military said that six other soldiers who stood by without intervening would be summoned for conversations with higher-ups and that military protocol for dealing with religious buildings and artifacts were re-emphasized to troops in the area.

CNN update - It is currently unclear when Vice President JD Vance will leave Washington for Pakistan, sources familiar with the talks tell CNN. The White House is planning to hold further meetings Tuesday to discuss the path forward, and Vance will be a part of them, they said. A White House official told CNN that “additional policy meetings are taking place at the White House in which the Vice President will participate.”

Vance was expected to depart for Islamabad on Tuesday morning. A key question that remained, however, was whether the Iranian delegation would also show up. As of late Tuesday morning, Iran had not committed to sending officials to Pakistan for a second round of talks.

Guardian update - Iranian state TV is reporting that no Iranian delegation has yet departed for Pakistan to attend peace talks with the US. It is not clear yet if they will attend the talks today despite pressure from mediators including Pakistan to do so. The country’s state broadcaster wrote in a post on Telegram that “no delegation from Iran has travelled to Islamabad, neither a primary nor a secondary, neither initial nor follow-up.”

Axios, meanwhile, is reporting that the US vice-president JD Vance is due to leave for Islamabad by Tuesday morning for talks with Iran, a day before the ceasefire expires. Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy who often acts like a de facto secretary of state, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and adviser, are also expected to travel to the Pakistani capital for the talks.

Iran has been stalling because of possible pressure from the Revolutionary Guards on the negotiators to adopt a firmer line and insist there cannot be diplomacy while the US is blockading the strait of Hormuz, according to the Axios report. Iran holds a deep mistrust of the US as it has been attacked before during previous negotiations.

I'm disappointed. It seems he didn't make a social media video to serve as PR for his bill.

I'm not a jet guy but the Saab JAS 39 Gripen is my favorite.

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What are your predictions for this week?

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Right now - I think Wikipedia is better than the media. The media is doing a sort of media copypasta thing where they repeat stuff over and over.

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Police did not share any information about the suspect, but Bordelon said “some of the children” in the homes “were his descendants.” A motive for the shooting is not clear at this time.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisiana-shreveport-mass-shooting-rcna340868

Do we know for certain that it's a real photo and that it was taken recently? I'm not saying it's fake but even the IDF would understand that smashing in the face of Jesus on the cross is a wee bit problematic.

Donald Trump has sparked fresh health concerns after he was spotted adopting a bizarre stance while speaking to reporters.

HOW DARE THEY.