Europe

Ukraine and Russia resume U.S.-brokered peace talks as Washington expands missile production and Nigeria reels from a mass-casualty attack amid regional insecurity.

Russia intensified missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid as Vietnam recalibrated its defense posture and Libya closed a final chapter of the Gaddafi era.

House Republicans press contempt resolutions tied to the Epstein probe, Ukraine outlines a ceasefire enforcement plan, and Iran summons EU envoys over the IRGC terror listing.

Iran warns of escalation as Ukraine faces winter strain; gold plunges on rate resets, Starlink curbs Russian use, and markets reprice risk.

Russia’s truce claims in Ukraine clash with continued fighting as sanctions, tech scrutiny, Cuba policy shifts, and a Georgia election probe widen the security landscape.

Greenland matters, but how the United States pursues its interests matters more. Power exercised without restraint weakens alliances and erodes leadership.

Austria’s Jagdkommando is an elite special forces unit shaped by brutal selection, alpine warfare, global deployments, and a Never Retreat ethos.

Federal authorities have placed active-duty Army units on standby amid escalating immigration protests in Minneapolis, as court rulings tighten ICE crowd-control limits, fringe pro-ICE activism collapses locally, regional tensions shift in Syria with a Kurdish withdrawal east of the Euphrates, and President Trump moves to assert U.S. control over postwar Gaza through a new international “Board of Peace.”

U.S. forces killed an Al-Qaeda-linked leader tied to the Palmyra ambush as counter-ISIS strikes continue, Democrats are pushing back on abolish-ICE rhetoric, ISIS-linked militants in Nigeria executed captives over ransom, and Trump’s Greenland push is driving NATO resistance and tariff threats.

Germany’s airborne scandal, Taiwan’s major arms-driven defense buildup, and Russia’s improvised thermal concealment tactics all show how discipline, politics, and adaptation are shaping readiness in today’s high-pressure fights.

The Beretta ARX160 is a piston-driven, modular service rifle designed to fix the real shortcomings exposed by modern combat, emphasizing ambidextrous controls, adaptability, and ease of use while taking a different technical path than newer rifles like the UK’s KS-1.

BRICS navies are flexing off South Africa as the U.S. shifts Army forces toward the Indo-Pacific, Trump escalates rhetoric on owning Greenland for Arctic defense, and Taiwan searches for a missing F-16V while grounding its fleet for safety checks.