A deadly maritime tragedy unfolded in the southern Philippines after a passenger ferry carrying more than 350 people sank shortly after midnight near Basilan Island. The inter-island ferry, identified as M/V Trisha Kerstin 3, was en route from Zamboanga City to Jolo in Sulu province when it reportedly suffered a technical failure and went down in stable weather conditions near Baluk-Baluk Island. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, at least 13 people have been confirmed dead, while more than 240 passengers were rescued in a large-scale overnight operation involving the navy, coast guard vessels, air surveillance units, and local fishing boats. WATCH 

Alexander Dugin often called “Putin’s Brain”, has once again raised alarm bells by publicly pushing for a seven-nation expansion that would reshape the entire post-Soviet region. From Moscow’s ideological inner circle, Dugin has framed territorial conquest as a necessary state objective, arguing that international law is secondary to force. He even uses Trump’s Greenland comments as a strategic example of how great powers claim territory and why Russia must do the same. WATCH