UK Takes Command of NATO’s Rapid-Response Special Operations Forces

UK Takes Command of NATO’s Rapid-Response Special Operations Forces

NATO just put the UK in the hot seat that answers first when things go sideways, handing London the alliance’s rapid-response SOF command for 2026–2027 and betting that speed, integration, and a multinational special operations brain trust can buy time before a crisis turns into a war.

Evening Brief: Benghazi Suspect Brought to US for Prosecution, Dozens Killed in Pakistan Mosque Attack, Trump in Hot Water After His Social Media Account Depicts Obamas as Apes

Evening Brief: Benghazi Suspect Brought to US for Prosecution, Dozens Killed in Pakistan Mosque Attack, Trump in Hot Water After His Social Media Account Depicts Obamas as Apes

From a Benghazi suspect finally landing in U.S. custody, to a suicide bomber turning Friday prayers in Islamabad into a massacre, to a president amplifying imagery many see as overtly racist, the throughline is stark and uncomfortable, justice can arrive late, violence arrives fast, and the political temperature keeps rising no matter the cost.

Russia Abandons Key Island Near Kherson, Ukraine

Russia Abandons Key Island Near Kherson, Ukraine

Ukrainian forces destroyed the Konkivskyi bridge just north of Oleshky on March 15, 2025, severing a critical Russian supply route and forcing enemy units to abandon observation posts on Oleksiivskyi Island under sustained artillery and drone pressure.