Morning Brief: Ukraine Peace Talks Resume; Nigeria Reels From Deadly Attacks
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.
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.
From Minnesota to Florida to Staten Island, the country watched federal power recalibrate, justice exacted, and valor honored, a reminder that control, consequence, and courage each demand their own reckoning.
Tonight, from the Arabian Sea to a quiet Las Vegas street and back through the Strait of Hormuz, American forces and investigators navigated drones, gunboats, and thousands of mysterious vials, each a reminder that danger often hides in plain sight, and volatility waits in every corner.
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.
From the Justice Department dumping millions of Epstein intel, to NATO testing Europe without American boots, to a Russian cargo jet stirring Caribbean ghosts, the world feels like it’s flipping through raw, unfiltered intelligence and asking who’s really in control.
The 1st CIG’s greatest expertise lies in precisely locating American hostages held by foreign terrorist groups and pinpointing high-value terrorist leaders, a capability they demonstrated when helping track down Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in December 2003, al-Qa’ida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in May 2011, and ISIS terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria in October 2019.
Iran warns of escalation as Ukraine faces winter strain; gold plunges on rate resets, Starlink curbs Russian use, and markets reprice risk.
Alex Pretti’s killing is driving a rush of left‑leaning Americans to get guns, Iran is talking, Balochistan saw a major coordinated assault on security forces, and Nigeria’s Army hit a major terrorist stronghold in the northeast.
A combat veteran reflects on how a rescued cat became his emotional support animal long before he understood how much he needed one.
MS‑13 killer nabbed in Virginia as new governor limits ICE cooperation, mass protests in Tel Aviv over Arab crime, SDF–Damascus ceasefire already under fire in Syria, and the Army is back on track with up recruiting, retention, and higher standards.
Gaza sees heavy Israeli fire around Khan Younis and a Rafah crossing reopening, Iran ups the ante in the Strait of Hormuz as the Abraham Lincoln arrives, ISWAP overruns a Nigerian base in Borno, and a federal judge lets ICE’s “Operation Metro Surge” continue in Minnesota despite state opposition.
When ICE agents execute incapacitated detainees on camera while wannabe tough guys cheer from their lifted F-150s with Punisher skull decals , we’ve crossed from law enforcement into discount-bin tyranny—and if you won’t call that out, you’re not a patriot, you’re just another bootlicker.