Category: Russia

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.

What was sold as a modern, mechanized campaign has devolved into Russian troops riding horses and packing donkeys through a drone-infested kill zone, a bleak and unmistakable sign that Moscow’s war machine is exhausted, improvising with animals because steel, fuel, and time have all run out.

Iran’s claim of Israeli‑made bullets in protest killings strains credulity, Ukraine’s air defenses scored a rare success against Kh‑22s, Washington pressures Nigeria to protect Christians, a Chicago carpenter was acquitted in a high‑profile threat‑to‑kill case, and Greenland’s survival‑first culture reveals what true preparedness looks like.

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.

China did not need to fire a shot in Ukraine to come out ahead; it only had to wait while the West bled will and capacity and Russia slid, predictably, into Beijing’s pocket.

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.

Maduro remains in U.S. custody as Venezuelans celebrate and stabilization plans take shape, RAF Typhoons struck an ISIS weapons cache in Syria, Wagner continues fueling Sudan’s RSF proxy war, and gunmen killed at least 30 in a raid in Nigeria.

Delta Force with DEVGRU support removed Nicolás Maduro as the U.S. moves toward prosecution and a short stabilization plan, Iran threatened U.S. forces after Trump warned Tehran over killing protesters, and Russia claimed Huliaipole while Ukraine and independent mappers describe a heavily contested gray zone in Zaporizhzhia.

Iran escalated its rhetoric to “total war,” Russian forces drew outrage by using horses in frontline assaults, the Department of War flagged hazardous operating zones north of Venezuela amid rising regional pressure, and a gunman attacked a sheriff’s office in Wallace, Idaho, wounding three before police killed him.

Russia battered Kyiv with a winter missile-and-drone strike as Canada announced new Ukraine aid ahead of Florida talks, Thailand and Cambodia moved to lock in a ceasefire, Israel’s recognition of Somaliland sparked a regional flare-up, and Yemen’s south shifted as the STC expanded while the Houthis held the north.