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12 March 2025 14:25

Sky News reports that the Captain of the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship, M/V Solong, which collided yesterday with the U.S-flagged petroleum tanker, Stena Immaculate while anchored in the North Sea off the coast of England, is a Russian National along with some of the crew, and has been arrested by British authorities on suspicion of manslaughter. The Stena Immaculate was transporting Jet-A1 fuel for the U.S. Department of Defense when it was t-boned by the Solong, who appears to have made no effort to slow down prior to ramming the Stena.

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12 March 2025 03:16

The Israeli Air Force launched two strikes today on Southern Lebanon, one near the city of Nabatieh targeting Hassan Abbas Ez-Eldin, the Head of Hezbollah’s Aerial Array in the "Bader" Regional Unit, who Israel claims was involved in the process of obtained new weapons and rearming the unit, posing a direct threat to Israeli aircraft. The second strike targeted a number of terrorist identified at a Hezbollah site near Froun, to the south of the Litani River.

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12 March 2025 01:53

Almost immediately after today’s Ukrainian announcement of support for a U.S-backed ceasefire in Ukraine, Russia responded by launching a ballistic missile attack against the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on the coast of the Black Sea; launching several “Iskander-M” short-range ballistic missiles equipped with cluster warheads against the city. The attack damaged the Barbados-flagged cargo ship, M/V MJ PINAR, and killed at least 4 crew members, 3 of which were Syrian Nationals.

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12 March 2025 00:03

After staffers at the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) in Washington D.C. received an email earlier today, notifying them that they must leaving the building tonight by 6:00pm for “security reasons.” The Department has now announced it will be laying-off nearly 50% of its workforce in the next two weeks, with upwards of 1,300 of the DoE’s 4,100 federal employees to be placed on administrative leave beginning on Friday, March 21st. This appears to follow President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s plan to gut and eventually totally eliminate the Department of Education.

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11 March 2025 23:28

The U.S. House of Representatives has just narrowly-passed a bill, by a vote of 217-213 to keep federal agencies funded until September, as the Trump Administration and most Republicans scramble to prevent a “Government Shutdown” on Friday at midnight; with the bill now moving on to the Senate.

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11 March 2025 16:47

U.S. President Trump continues with threats against Canada for the recent 25% electricity tariff imposed by the Province of Ontario on homes in the States of Michigan, Minnesota and New York, stating that Canada “will pay a financial price for this so big that it will be read about in History Books for many years to come!”

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07 March 2025 03:03

The 8th Launch of SpaceX’s “Starship” Two-Stage Fully Reusable Super Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle failed tonight for the second time in a row, shortly after takeoff from Starbase in Brownsville, Texas at roughly 5:30pm CST. Similar to the launch of Starship Flight 7, which failed in January, Debris from the Launch Vehicle was seen reentering the Earth’s Atmosphere near the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Western Atlantic, causing a number of Diversions and Flights Delays by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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06 March 2025 22:21

U.S. President Donald J. Trump convened a meeting today of his Cabinet at the White House, which included his senior advisor Elon Musk, to deliver a message: “You’re in charge of your departments, not Elon Musk.” According to administration officials, Trump told top members of his administration and department heads that Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were empowered to make recommendations to the departments, but not to issue any kind of unilateral decisions on either staffing or policy. This appears to follow concerns and confusion amongst both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, about what Elon Musk’s true role is within the administration; which has now begun to cause legal complications, as President Trump and other officials continually refer to him as the “Head of DOGE” such as during Trump’s recent address to Congress, which required a correction later from the White House who stated that Amy Gleason, not Musk, was the Acting-Administrator of DOGE.

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06 March 2025 20:27

According to NBC News, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has discussed recently with aides, the possibility of major changes to the United States’ participation within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which could include a prioritization on engagement for member states that spend a certain percentage of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP), between 2-5%, on defense. Trump Administration Officials have stated that as part of this policy shift, the U.S. may not come to the defense of or hold military exercises with a fellow NATO member, if the country does not meet a specific defense spending threshold.

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06 March 2025 19:04

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced in a post on Truth Social, that after speaking with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum he has agreed to a one-month delay on tariffs for all goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which includes most if not all Mexican imports into the United States. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has stated that a one-month delay for the tariffs on Canada is likely to also be announced soon.

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06 March 2025 17:32

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated earlier today that French President Macron’s call for expanding France’s nuclear deterrent to include other countries in Europe, is a “threat” towards Russia. Lavrov also reiterated Russia’s opposition towards NATO troops being used to enforce a ceasefire in Ukraine, stating, “We see no room for compromise. This discussion is being held with an overtly hostile aim.”

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06 March 2025 16:44

The Syrian Government is deploying Security and Military Reinforcements to the Latakia Governorate, following ongoing Clashes with Pro-Assad Forces.

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06 March 2025 15:42

Reports of several Russian Aircraft launched from Khmeimim Air Base in the Latakia Governorate of Northwestern Syria, following claims of Air-Raid Sirens heard at the Base amidst Heavy Fighting taking place between Syrian Government and Pro-Assad Forces near the City of Jableh.

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06 March 2025 07:29

Footage has now been released which appears to show yesterday’s “accidental bombing” in South Korea, in which an ROKAF KF-16 Multirole Fighter dropped 8 Mk-82 500lb Bombs on the Town of Dong-myeon in the Gyeonggi Province, during a Live-Fire Exercise with the U.S. Air Force.

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06 March 2025 05:27

A UH-60L “Black Hawk” Helicopter with the 1st Battalion of the U.S. Army’s 228th Aviation Regiment, attached to Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), crashed earlier today near Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras. All those onboard the Helicopter, 2 Pilots and 2 Crew Chiefs, suffered only Minor Injuries.

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12 March 2025 04:35

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the United States’ support of yesterday’s agreement signed between the U.S-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian Government, which will see the integration of Kurdish military and civil institutions in the northeast of the country into the Syria State. Rubio added, “The United States reaffirms its support for a political transition that demonstrates credible, non-sectarian governance as the best path to avoid further conflict.”

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12 March 2025 02:13

U.S. Navy F/A-18E “Super Hornets” with the Knighthawks of Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) and F/A-18Fs with the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (VFA-11), both attached to Carrier Air Wing One, launch from the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) during flight operations in the Red Sea.

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12 March 2025 00:18

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced earlier today that he would be suspending a 25% surcharge on Canadian electricity going to 1.5 million homes in Michigan, Minnesota and New York, in retaliation for recent tariffs by the United States against Canada, after Ford states he had a “productive conversation about the economic relationship between the United States and Canada” in a call Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. This also follows several posts by U.S. President Trump earlier on Truth Social, in which he threatened to place additional tariffs on Canada if the electricity surcharge and others economic measures were not lifted, before adding, “The only thing that makes sense is for Canada to become our cherished Fifty First State. This would make all Tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear.”

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11 March 2025 23:36

The Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group located in Western Yemen, has announced today the resumption of attacks on Israeli-linked shipping vessels transiting the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab Strait, after Israel did not restart the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. They state that the attacks like continue until Israel reopens border crossings with Gaza, to allow the flow of aid, food and medicine.

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11 March 2025 23:22

Following today’s meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between U.S. and Ukrainian officials, the Ukrainian Government has announced its support for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, which would still require approval from the Russian Government; with the United States agreeing on the immediate resumption of intelligence-sharing and military aid to Ukraine.

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07 March 2025 03:16

Additional Footage showing the reentry of Debris from SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8 earlier over the Bahamas.

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06 March 2025 22:58

While speaking today on the sidelines of the European Union leader’s summit in Brussels, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated that they need to think of a more “durable solution” then just sending a force of European and/or NATO peacekeepers to Ukraine, suggesting that Ukraine should be given the security guarantees of a NATO member nation under Article 5, without obtaining actual membership in NATO.

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06 March 2025 20:27

According to a release from the Finnish Air Force, two U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-52H strategic bombers conducted joint exercises with Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets and dropped Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) on targets at the Rovajärvi firing range in Finland. This marks the second B-52H flight with partner nation forces this week.

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06 March 2025 20:04

Amidst the ongoing operations in the Latakia Governorate, an agglomeration of pro-Assad regime and Iran-backed insurgent groups is now calling itself the Military Council for the Liberation of Syria. They are also reportedly led by Ghaith Suleiman Dala, who is the former commander of the now defunct Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Division. This would not be the first such group, but appears to be the most prominent at the time.

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06 March 2025 18:53

Syrian Military and Security Forces have launched a Massive Counter-Insurgency Operation in and around the Coastal City of Jableh in the Latakia Governorate, after a Patrol was ambushed earlier by Pro-Assad Militias, resulting in at least 5 Officers to be killed while several others were killed and injured in the Clashes which followed.

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06 March 2025 17:22

The Israeli Air Force has announced and released Photos of a Joint-Exercise that took place earlier this week with the U.S. Air Force over the Eastern Mediterranean, which involved a American B-52H Long-Range Strategic Bomber flying alongside Israeli F-35I and F-15I Fighter Jets. The Exercise aimed to strengthen and maintain the Long-Standing Cooperation between the Air Forces while expanding Connectivity and building Integrated-Capabilities for a range of Scenarios, against several Regional Threats.

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06 March 2025 16:30

Attacks Helicopters operated by the Syrian Government target Pro-Assad Forces in the Latakia Countryside, following Heavy Clashes ongoing near the Town of Beit Ana.

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06 March 2025 15:15

The Trump Administration is reportedly preparing to revoke the temporary legal status of upwards of 240,000 Ukrainian refugees who fled to the United States after the Russian invasion in 2022, possible paving the way for their fast-tracked deportation and repatriation to Ukraine.

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06 March 2025 06:14

According to a report from Politico, four senior members of U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s Administration have held “secret discussions” recently with some of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top political opponents, as Washington attempts to see if it can hold a quick presidential election to oust Zelensky from power in Kyiv.

Some of the politicians spoken to by U.S. Officials are reported to be Yulia Tymoshenko, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine, as well as senior members of the European Solidarity party, which is led by Zelensky’s predecessor, Petro Poroshenko.

Aides to President Trump appear to be confident that Zelensky would lose any election due to “war fatigue and public frustration over rampant corruption” despite Zelensky still polling between 45-55% in most polls, well above both Tymoshenko and Poroshenko.

All of this appears to stem from several weeks now of disinformation claims made by U.S. President Trump and other members of his administration, including Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, about Ukraine and President Zelensky, which culminated in last week’s heated-argument in the Oval Office between Trump, Zelensky and U.S. Vice-President JD Vance. These include President Trump calling Zelensky a “dictator without elections” as well as Gabbard and Elon Musk both falsely claiming that Zelensky had “canceled the elections” despite the Ukrainian Constitution forbidding any election to occur while the country is still under martial law as a result of the Russian invasion.

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06 March 2025 05:00

Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), 4th Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado prepare their “Stryker” Armored Fighting Vehicles for deployment to the U.S-Mexico Border, under orders from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.