A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II “Warthog” close air support aircraft is currently flying low over the city of Palmyra in central Syria and deploying flares, following today’s ISIS ambush that killed three Americans.
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Large numbers of U.S. and Syrian forces are deploying to and around the central Syrian city of Palmyra, where an ISIS attacker ambushed and killed three Americans earlier today. Reports indicate an imminent counterterrorism operation targeting Islamic State–affiliated sites in the Homs Governorate. In addition to ground movements, heavy activity by fighter jets and other military aircraft has been reported over Palmyra.
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Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a joint Syrian–U.S. patrol near Palmyra, carried out as part of counterterrorism operations. He offered condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the American people and the U.S. government, and wished a swift recovery to those injured.
President Trump stands on the field as the National Anthem is played ahead of kickoff at the Army–Navy Game in Baltimore.
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According to sources within Syria’s Interior Ministry, the ISIS-linked attacker who ambushed U.S. and Syrian forces today in Palmyra was a member of the Syrian Security Forces from Aleppo. He had recently been placed under investigation and was set to be dismissed after authorities discovered he held extremist views, including sympathies toward the Islamic State.
The attacker opened fire on soldiers and other members of both delegations as they stood outside their vehicles after exiting the Desert Security Headquarters. He was swiftly killed by Syrian security forces following the attack.
Trump on attack on U.S. Forces in Syria: “We mourn the loss of 3 great patriots in Syria… we pray for them, and their parents, and their loved ones… We will retaliate.”
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U.S. President Donald Trump warned of “very serious retaliation” against ISIS following an attack in Syria that killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian.
Hours after a phone call on Friday between Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian forces launched a large-scale ballistic missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast. The strikes hit two ports and damaged at least three commercial vessels, all owned by Turkish-based companies.
One of the ships, the Panamanian-flagged and Turkish-owned CENK T roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry, was struck by at least one drone, sparking a major fire that caused extensive damage, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said that land strikes in Venezuela are starting.
"It’s going to start happening".
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Satellite imagery from Vantor shows the oil tanker Skipper in the southern Caribbean Sea, two days after U.S. forces seized the vessel off the coast of Venezuela.
The U.S. Treasury Department lifted sanctions on Brazil Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes as the nations continue to repair ties that frayed over the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro earlier this year. - Bloomberg
U.S. President Donald J. Trump said he held a “very good conversation” this morning with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, announcing that the two leaders have agreed to a ceasefire taking effect this evening and will return to compliance with the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord signed in October.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee today released 19 images from a collection of roughly 45,000 photos provided by the Jeffrey Epstein estate. The newly released photos include images of President Donald J. Trump with Epstein and several individuals believed to be Epstein’s victims, as well as photos depicting sex toys and related objects.
The collection also contains images of Epstein alongside a number of prominent figures, including Bill Clinton, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, actor and director Woody Allen, economist Larry Summers, attorney Alan Dershowitz, entrepreneurs Richard Branson and Bill Gates, and Prince Andrew.
Ukrainian special forces have successfully struck two key Russian oil platforms in the Caspian Sea, reportedly disabling both installations.
The footage shows Ukrainian attack drones on their final approach toward platforms at the Filanovsky and Korchagin oil fields.
Footage released by the PryMary Unit of Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence shows multiple drone strikes carried out Wednesday against Kacha Airbase near Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea. The strikes reportedly destroyed a 64H6E “Big Bird E” S-band search and acquisition radar for the S-300 air defense system, a Nebo-M multi-band radar system, and an Antonov An-26 military transport aircraft that was preparing for takeoff. Reports indicate significant casualties aboard the An-26.
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A U.S. Navy E-2D “Hawkeye” AEW&C aircraft, along with several F/A-18E Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), are currently operating over the southern Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela.
The Trump administration has announced it will end Temporary Legal Status for an estimated 1,500 to 3,500 Ethiopians living in the United States. In a notice published in the Federal Register, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that after reviewing conditions in Ethiopia and consulting relevant U.S. agencies, the department determined the country no longer meets the requirements for Temporary Protected Status.
Germany’s *Der Spiegel* cover portrays Trump and Putin as “two villains” stabbing Europe, underscoring fears that Trump’s pro-Putin posture endangers EU sovereignty and the stability of NATO.
U.S. B-52 bombers flew alongside Japanese F-35 and F-15 fighters over the Sea of Japan, Tokyo announced Wednesday, in a pointed show of allied air power just days after Chinese and Russian aircraft conducted joint operations in the area. Japan’s defense ministry said the exercise was meant to underscore both nations’ determination to counter any coercive actions that threaten regional stability.
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Cambodian troops fired Type-90B rockets near the Prasat Ta Muen Thom temple, launching them from a public roadside position close to civilian areas.
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The U.K. Ministry of Defense has identified the servicemember killed in yesterday’s training accident in Ukraine as 28-year-old Lance Corporal George Hooley of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment.
Australia has implemented a ban on social media accounts for children under 16, becoming the first country to do so.
Donald Trump warned that the U.S. may reconsider its alliances with several European countries if current demographic shifts persist, arguing that changing populations are bringing new ideological differences. “The people coming in have a totally different ideology,” he said.
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Trump: I think Ukraine should hold an election.
They’re using the war as a reason not to, but I would think the Ukrainian people should have that choice. Maybe Zelensky would win — I don’t know who would — but they haven’t had an election in a long time.
They talk about being a democracy, but at a certain point, it stops looking like one.
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Trump on Zelensky:
“He got crooked Joe Biden to give him $350 billion, and what did he end up with? About 25% of his country gone.”
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A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Japan, prompting a tsunami warning.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter was located east of Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, with tremors reportedly felt as far away as Tokyo.
A tsunami warning of up to three meters was issued for the eastern and northeastern coasts, and residents in coastal areas were urged to evacuate immediately.
The IDF carried out a strike in Deir al-Balah targeting a Hamas operative who was allegedly planning an imminent attack on Israeli forces.
Palestinian media is reporting multiple casualties.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released footage from Tuesday showing the interdiction of a cartel narco-trafficking vessel carrying 20,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific. The operation was conducted by an MH-65E Dolphin helicopter from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON), deployed with the Legend-class cutter USCGC Munro (WMSL-755).
In the video, a sniper aboard the MH-65E uses a Barrett M82 .50 BMG anti-materiel rifle to disable the fast boat’s engine, allowing a Coast Guard Special Purpose Craft launched from the Munro to board and seize the vessel as part of Operation Pacific Viper.
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European officials have grown deeply distrustful of the United States as negotiations continue over ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, driven largely by mounting skepticism toward White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who are leading the talks.
According to notes reviewed by **DER SPIEGEL** from a recent confidential crisis call between European heads of state and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron warned Zelensky that “there is a chance that the U.S. will betray Ukraine on territory without clarity on security guarantees,” adding that there is “a big danger” ahead for the Ukrainian leader.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also cautioned Zelensky to be “very careful” in the coming days, telling him, “They are playing games with both you and us,” in an apparent reference to Witkoff and Kushner. Even Finnish President Alexander Stubb — traditionally a close Trump ally — voiced disappointment with the current negotiations, saying, “We mustn’t leave Ukraine and Volodymyr alone with these guys,” again pointing to concerns over the two U.S. envoys.
Vladimir Putin arrived in India today. The main goal of the visit is to try to stem India’s shift away from Russian gas and oil after the country drastically reduced its purchases of Russian energy in response to U.S. sanctions. Putin will also attempt to secure other agreements with India not directly related to oil, but the Indian government has already made it clear that, unlike China, it will not sell equipment or components with dual civilian–military use.
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Senate Democrats led by Sen. Tim Kaine, Adam Schiff, and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with Republican Sen. Rand Paul, filed a War Powers Resolution on Wednesday, directing President Donald J. Trump to cease using the military “unless specifically authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force,” in regard to potential hostilities - without congressional approval - against Venezuela.
Two U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier IIs from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263), assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, carried out a low-altitude flyover of Mercedita International Airport in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on December 2, 2025.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Xi told Trump that the United States and China “fought side-by-side against fascism” and should work together to safeguard the outcomes of World War II — including, he said, Taiwan’s postwar “return to China from Japan.”
The U.S. military buildup in the hemisphere isn’t solely focused on Venezuela.
“It’s about getting Russia, China, and Iran out of the Western Hemisphere,” officials say. Nearly 30% of deployed U.S. warships— including the Gerald R. Ford, armed with more than 200 Tomahawk missiles—are now on station, while Gen. Razin Caine meets with forces in Puerto Rico for Operation Southern Spear.
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When asked whether President Donald J. Trump was aware of or approved Ambassador Mike Huckabee’s reported July meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem with Jonathan J. Pollard—a convicted spy who served three decades in prison for passing U.S. secrets to Israel—White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said:
“The White House was not aware of that meeting, but the President stands by Ambassador Mike Huckabee and fully supports his efforts on behalf of the United States and Israel.”
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The Iranian-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen announced this morning the death of its Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Ghamari, in an earlier Israeli airstrike. He is believed to have been killed during “Operation Lucky Drop,” a series of targeted Israeli strikes on Houthi government and military sites in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, on August 28, 2025.
Erika Kirk says she forgives the shooter who assassinated Charlie Kirk.
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Speaking at tonight’s memorial service for Charlie Kirk in Glendale, Arizona, President Trump remarked about an upcoming announcement from the Oval Office: “I think we have found an answer to autism. How about that? Autism. Tomorrow.”
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Authorities deploy tear gas, crowd control munitions amid ongoing protests outside ICE processing center in Broadview, Illinois.
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U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has released footage of aerial and amphibious landing drills conducted earlier this month in Puerto Rico by the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU). The exercises were carried out with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), part of the naval task force deployed to counter narco-cartel activity in the Southern Caribbean near Venezuela’s coast.
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Erika Kirk's response to when her daughter asked where her father Charlie Kirk was: "He's on a work trip with Jesus."
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Colorado authorities have identified the shooter in Wednesday’s Evergreen High School attack as 16-year-old Desmond Holly, who injured two classmates before taking his own life.
According to a review by The Colorado Sun, Holly had embraced conspiratorial, antisemitic, and white supremacist content on social media in the months leading up to the shooting.
🚨Brazil 🇧🇷: The First Panel of the Supreme Federal Court has formed a majority to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Newly released photos show the rooftop location believed to have been used by the still-unidentified gunman in the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Kirk, who was speaking more than 200 yards away at a Turning Point USA event on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, Utah, was killed during yesterday’s attack.
Investigators have recovered a high-powered rifle believed to have been used in the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk yesterday. Sources told the Wall Street Journal that the ammunition inside the weapon was engraved with symbols and slogans linked to transgender and antifascist ideology.
Poland has announced it will fully close its border with Belarus, including all rail crossings, starting Thursday at 12:00 a.m. This move comes in response to the Russian-led large-scale military exercise “Zapad-2025,” set to take place from September 12–16 in Belarus and Western Russia. The drills may include the use of nuclear weapons and intermediate-range ballistic missiles. NATO forces in Poland and the Baltics are expected to conduct their own exercises along the border in response.
Newly released video captures the brutal moment Decarlos Brown, Jr. lunged at Iryna Zarutska, stabbing her in the neck multiple times.
She clutched her face in shock before collapsing, bleeding heavily.
This was a man freed 14 separate times before carrying out the attack.
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Hamas representative in Tehran, Khaled al-Qaddumi, declared that Israel’s attempt, backed by U.S. coordination, to eliminate Hamas commanders in Doha has failed.
At least six people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a terrorist attack earlier today at a bus depot in Ramot Junction, north of Jerusalem. The assault was carried out by two Palestinian gunmen from villages near Ramallah in the West Bank, armed with modified “Carl Gustaf” submachine guns. Both attackers were neutralized by an off-duty Israel Defense Force soldier.
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U.S. President Donald J. Trump has just signed an Executive Order renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has already changed his account to Secretary of War.
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) reported that American and African partner forces came under “indirect fire” earlier today near Kismayo, Somalia. No injuries or casualties were reported among U.S. personnel. The incident comes after a mortar attack on Camp Kismayo Thursday, which Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for.
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and current chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, asked Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. whether he believed President Trump deserved the Nobel Peace Prize for Operation Warp Speed—a program in which the Department of Defense and several other agencies helped accelerate the development, production, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. Secretary Kennedy responded, “Absolutely.” Cassidy then pressed him, asking why he would say that after having just claimed minutes earlier that the COVID-19 vaccine killed more people than the virus itself.
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Israeli strike on southern Lebanon
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A B-2A “Spirit” long-range strategic stealth bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, was spotted crossing the Atlantic toward Europe earlier today.
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A U.S. Air Force B-2A “Spirit” was observed flying, or had been flying earlier today, over the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Sweden.
