Morning Brief: US Launches Operation Southern Spear, Coast Guard Monitors Russian Spy Ship Near Hawaii
US launches Operation South Spear as global tensions flare from Kyiv to the Gulf. Here’s your Friday morning rundown, November 14, 2025.
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Morning Brief: Record-Long Government Shutdown, Israel Receives Three More Hostage Remains, Hegseth Reaffirms Vietnam Ties
Trump holds firm as shutdown drags on; global tensions flare from Gaza to Ukraine. Here’s your Monday Morning Brief rundown, November 3, 2025.
Ex Army Sergeant Gets Prison for Trying to Feed China U.S. Secrets
A former Army HUMINT team leader who treated Top Secret access like a ticket to Beijing now has four years to think about the keys he tried to hand a hostile service.
Morning Brief: Trump Hints at Nuclear Weapons Tests, Putin Confirms Poseidon Nuke Torpedo Test, China Reaffirms 2030 Moon Landing Goal
Trump floats US nuclear tests, strikes China deal, and deepens Seoul ties. Here’s your Thursday morning rundown, October 30, 2025.
Morning Brief: US Flies B-1 Bombers Near Venezuela, Lithuania Accuses Russia of Airspace Violation
US flexes airpower near Venezuela as global tensions rise from Asia to Europe. Here’s your Friday morning rundown, October 24, 2025.
Evening Brief: Trump-Putin Budapest Meeting Put on Hold, Chinese Fighter Jet Releases Flares Near Australian Patrol Aircraft
Trump-Putin meeting on hold, immigration crackdown, China flares near Aussie jet. Here’s what’s making headlines this Tuesday evening.
Why Ukraine Remains the West’s Crucial Front Against a Rising Autocratic Order
When Russian armor crossed the border and the drones began their ragged buzz over Kyiv, I learned that heartbreak and geopolitics break you in the same place, and the only answer was to hold the line long enough for principle to matter.
Morning Brief: Trump Says No Tomahawks for Ukraine, Drone Strike Survivors, China Fires 9 High-Ranking Commanders
Trump shelves Tomahawks after a call with Putin, a U.S. drone strike lifts two narco-boat survivors into a legal gray zone, and Xi yanks nine generals on the eve of the plenum, a trifecta that shows the world’s strongmen tightening their grip while the rules bend to fit the moment. It’s Saturday morning, October 18th, 2025. Here is your Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: Trump Plans to Impose 100% Tariffs on China, Deadly South Carolina Bar Shooting, Gaza Summit Tomorrow
Trump threatens a 100 percent China tariff amid a rare earth squeeze, St. Helena reels after a bar shooting that left four dead and 20 wounded, and Trump and Sisi push a Gaza ceasefire toward a harder Phase Two at Sharm el Sheikh. It’s Sunday, October 12th, 2025. This is your SOFREP Evening Brief.
Morning Brief: Game On for Air Force-Navy Football Despite Shutdown, Taiwan Monitors Chinese Military Ahead of National Day
Shutdown strains troops, Israel halts flotilla, Taiwan on alert for China. Your SOFREP intel drop for Friday, October 3, 2025.
Morning Brief: US Lawmakers Meet China’s Premier, Taliban Reject Trump’s Bagram Push, Western Nations Recognize Palestine State
Pentagon press rules spark backlash as Gaza, Ukraine dominate UN talks. It’s Monday, September 22, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
Morning Brief: Man Rams Car Into FBI Gate in Pittsburgh, Syrian Foreign Minister to Visit US, Moscow Reports Advances Across Ukraine
FBI gate crash, Trump meets Starmer, China stirs tensions. It’s Thursday, September 18, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
