Trump reports on progress toward establishing a base near the Russian borders

 U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that progress is being made toward establishing a U.S. military base in Poland.

India will continue to purchase Russian oil and gas despite US sanctions

 This was stated by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

Police in Australia have started paying drivers for sobriety 0 alcohol

 In the town of Manjimup in the country's west, drivers receive a $14 voucher for passing a breathalyzer test. Plans are in place to distribute 100 such certificates by the end of the month, ABC News reports.

Houthis turn Yemen’s mountains into a fortress near Bab al-Mandeb

 Satellite imagery shows a growing network of Houthi tunnels and trenches stretching up to 20 kilometers across the mountains overlooking the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Russia and Ukraine are reported to be exchanging bodies

 Russia handed over the remains of approximately 252 fallen soldiers to Ukraine. Kyiv, in turn, handed over the bodies of 23 Russian military personnel, the Belarusian state news agency Belta reported.

Canada seeks to join a European military initiative

 Canada has submitted a formal request to join the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a UK-led military alliance that includes nine other countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the Netherlands, and Sweden) and aims to conduct rapid-response operations in Northern Europe while complementing NATO, the office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced.