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14 March 2025 03:09

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 Passenger Jet going by “AA1006” experienced an engine-related fire earlier at Denver International Airport (DEN), while passengers were waited to deplane at gate C38 following a flight from Colorado Springs Airport (COS). Passengers were seen evacuating onto the wings of the aircraft, while emergency slides were deployed to allow them access to the tarmac; with the 172 passengers and six crew onboard being transferred to the terminal, while the fire was quickly extinguished by ground crews. No injuries have been reported so far amongst the passengers, crew or ground teams.

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13 March 2025 21:35

The Chairman of Denmark’s Defense Committee, Rasmus Jarlov responds to today’s statement by U.S. President Donald J. Trump while meeting with the Secretary-General of NATO, in which he said that he believed the U.S. annexation of Greenland would happen, with Jarlov stating, “It would mean war between two NATO countries. Greenland has just voted against immediate independence from Denmark and does not want to be American ever.”

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13 March 2025 19:36

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) states that it carried out a precision-airstrike on the Beqaa Valley of Eastern Lebanon within the last few minutes, which targeted a Hezbollah “strategic weapons” manufacturing and storage facility in the village of Yanta near the Syrian-Lebanon Border.

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13 March 2025 16:48

According to Russian state-owned news outlet Tass, the Kremlin’s foreign policy advisor, Yuri Ushakov, is set to meet the United States’s White House Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, today “in a closed format.” This comes as the U.S. has reportedly received the Russian response to the U.S.-Ukraine ceasefire proposal. The response mirrors much of Russia’s past demands but notably has additional demands pertaining to the U.S.-NATO Eastern European force-posture.

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13 March 2025 16:27

Sweden’s Minister of Defense Pål Jonson has just announced a New Military Arms Package for Ukraine, worth over $300 Million, which consists of 18 additional “Archer” 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers and 5 “ARTHUR” (Artillery Hunting Radar) Counter-Battery Radars.

Sweden has also announced that it will be joining the Artillery Capabilities Coalition, which is led by France and consists of at least 14 Countries working to build and advance Artillery Capabilities utilized by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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13 March 2025 15:39

U.S. President Donald J. Trump earlier in a post on Truth Social, “The U.S. doesn’t have Free Trade. We have “Stupid Trade.” The Entire World is RIPPING US OFF!!!”

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13 March 2025 15:26

The Israeli Air Force carried out a precision-airstrike earlier on the Dummar Neighborhood of Damascus, at the same time that Syria is expected to publicly announced its newest Constitution since 2012, claiming to have targeted a headquarters building of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ); with the IDF stating that the PIJ was planning at this headquarters to carry out “terror activity” in the Golan Heights.

Immediately following the strike, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a statement threatening the President of Syria, with him stating, “Wherever terror activity against Israel is organized, the extremist Islamic leader al-Jolani (al-Sharaa) will find the Air Force aircraft flying above and striking terror targets.”

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13 March 2025 06:45

Reuters reports that Russia has presented the United States with its list of demands for a deal to end the ongoing war in Ukraine and reset diplomatic relations with Washington, with officials stating that the list is “broad” and similar to previous demands made to Ukraine, the U.S, and NATO. The terms are said to include no membership in NATO for Ukraine, an agreement not to deploy foreign troops or a peacekeeping force to Ukraine after the war, and international recognition of Russia’s claim to Crimea as well as the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia in Southeastern Ukraine.

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13 March 2025 05:10

The French National Assembly adopted a resolution today directing the strengthening of political, economic, and military support to Ukraine by France, the European Union, NATO, and other allies across Europe. The resolution also called for the seizure of over $400 billion in frozen Russian assets throughout Europe, in order to fund additional support for Ukraine.

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13 March 2025 03:58

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Kursk Oblast of Western Russia earlier today, meeting with Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and other senior military leaders, in what appears to be an attempt at a “victory tour” following the controlled-withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from most of their positions across region over the last few days. During the visit, Putin was seen wearing a Russian military uniform for the first time publicly since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, likely to signal his vicinity to the “frontline” of the war to the southwest.

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13 March 2025 03:36

Electricity, water and other services are currently down at Texas Tech in Lubbock, following tonight’s explosion at a power substation which caused fires to erupt across campus. Authorities have stated that service restoration could take 6-8 hours.

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13 March 2025 03:16

The widely anticipated launch of the SpaceX/NASA Crew-10 mission from the Kennedy Space Center has been scrubbed in the last minutes before launch due to a hydraulics issue with the ground equipment. The mission was set to finally allow the return of two astronauts, Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams. The two astronauts have been in space at the International Space Station (ISS) for more than nine months after Boeing’s Starliner was deemed too unsafe to bring them home due to issues with the thrusters and was returned to Earth uncrewed. The next launch window will likely be tomorrow, with the astronauts returning home Friday hopefully.

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12 March 2025 20:24

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed in a press release that former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has been turned over to the custody of the ICC today by authorities of the Philippines. The former president was arrested 2 days ago by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police, who were serving an ICC warrant for his arrest.

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12 March 2025 17:42

Soldiers with the “Screaming Eagles” of the 101st Airborne Division, stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky prepare equipment to be deployed to the U.S-Mexico Border, in support of U.S. Northern Command and Homeland Security.

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12 March 2025 14:54

The Polish Ministry of National Defense confirms that the flow of U.S. military aid and equipment to Ukraine through the hub at Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport, has resumed following yesterday’s negotiations in Saudi Arabia.

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13 March 2025 22:03

According to Reuters, the United States is preparing to resume the shipment of Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine, following recent upgrades to better counter jamming systems used by the Russian Armed Forces. As they have already arrived in Europe, the upgraded-variant of the GLSDBs could arrive on the battlefield in Eastern Ukraine in the coming days, able to be launched from both the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).

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13 March 2025 21:27

While meeting today in the Oval Office with the Secretary-General of NATO, Mark Rutte, U.S. President Trump said that he thinks the annexation of Greenland will happen, stating, “You know Mark we need that for international security, not just security, international.” The Secretary-General then appears to laugh about it while mentioning the Arctic, before saying, “I don’t want to drag NATO into that.”

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13 March 2025 17:10

The Trump Administration has reportedly ordered U.S. Southern Command to begin drafting military options for the Panama Canal, with plans including the forcible seizure of the canal by military means, similar to parts of “Operation Just Cause” in 1989, or a defensive partnership between the U.S. Armed Forces and the Panamanian Public Forces.

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13 March 2025 16:29

Video has surfaced of the Chinese barges tailor-made for allowing easy ship-to-shore transfer of supplies to a location without proper docking facilities. The barges, first noticed in a Chinese port a number of months ago, are commonly compared to the “Mulberry Harbors” during follow-on operations after D-Day.

The barge’s military applications are obvious and would allow for follow-on forces and sustainment efforts in a Taiwan invasion scenario once a deep beachhead was established by any Chinese invasion force. However, given the nature of Taiwan’s available beaches and the susceptibility of the barges to precision strikes, it still remains to be seen how effective these barges might be in such a scenario.

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13 March 2025 16:13

The White House has announced that it is withdrawing U.S. President Trump’s nominee for Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dave Weldon, who was set to appear today for his confirmation hearing in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Weldon had long been criticized for his continued claims linking vaccines and autism, with his nomination reportedly having been recommended by now U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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13 March 2025 15:32

The Kremlin Foreign Policy Advisor, Yuri Ushakov, has said that the current 30-day ceasefire proposal doesn’t benefit Russia. However, all reports that Russia has rejected the proposal are untrue at this time, as Russian President Vladimir Putin will have the final say. Given White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s confirmed trip to Moscow soon, barring a significant development, it’s unlikely that we’ll see a full rejection or acquiescence to the proposal from Russia's top decision-maker before then.

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13 March 2025 07:16

Polish President Andrzej Duda during an interview today called on the United States to move nuclear weapons to Poland, as a deterrent against further Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, stating that he had already begun to discuss the possibility with U.S. President Trump’s Envoy for Russia and Ukraine, Keith Kellogg. Duda further said about the proposal, “The borders of NATO moved east in 1999, so 26 years later there should also be a shift of the NATO infrastructure east. For me this is obvious.”

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13 March 2025 05:27

Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division depart Fort Campbell, Kentucky and arrive at Fort Bliss, Texas in order to support U.S. Northern Command and Homeland Security, in securing the United States’ Southern Border with Mexico.

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13 March 2025 04:19

Rheinmetall AG, the German arms manufacturer which has seen massive revenue growth over the last few years, has expressed interest in purchasing the Volkswagen Osnabrück GmbH automobile factory, stating that it would be “very suitable” for conversion to military production; with tank factories required heavy-duty cranes and corresponding load-bearing capacities, all of which is held by the plant in Osnabrück.

Armin Papperger, the CEO of Rheinmetall, has stated that the company is planning to repurpose several of its own automotive plants for military production, while also looking at buying sites from other carmakers including Volkswagen; with this taking place as Germany as well as most of Europe has declared a major rearmament effort, due to fears of abandonment from the United States in addition to continued aggression from Russia.

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13 March 2025 03:39

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be in Canada to attend the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Charlevoix, Canada. The topic of discussion, among other things (highlighted by the German Federal Foreign Office in the second image), will also likely be the tenuous trade relations between the U.S., the European Union (EU), and Canada. Secretary Rubio is set to meet the Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joy first thing tomorrow. This comes as both Canada and the European Union have now announced retaliatory tariffs on goods worth billions. In total, more than $40 billion in targeted U.S. goods has been announced by Canada and the EU alone.

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13 March 2025 03:31

Green chemical-colored flames seen emerging from manholes and other ground openings across Texas Tech tonight, as Campus authorities have ordered the evacuation of several buildings and sections of the University following some kind of explosion at a nearby electrical substation.

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13 March 2025 03:14

Both Canada and the European Union announced major retaliatory tariffs today against the United States, in response to U.S. President Trump’s 25% tariff on all aluminum and steel imports, which went into effect last night at 12:01am.

Canada, which acts as the United States’ largest supplier of steel, announced a 25% reciprocal tariff of U.S. steel, as well as increased taxes on hundreds of items imported from the U.S. into Canada, including tools, computers and servers, display monitors, sports equipment and cast-iron products, for a total of roughly $20 billion in tariffs.

The European Union has announced a two-phase response to the recent tariffs, stating that on April 1st they will reimplement tariffs placed on the United States during U.S. President Trump’s first term between 2018 and 2020, but suspended under the Biden Administration, which at the time included major taxes in American liquor, motorcycles and boats. Then on April 13th they will impose additional taxes and duties on roughly $20 billion in U.S. imports into the E.U.

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12 March 2025 18:07

U.S. President Donald J. Trump stated earlier while meeting with the Prime Minister of Ireland Micheál Martin at the White House, that Palestinians will not be expelled or forced to leave the Gaza Strip.

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12 March 2025 15:59

Senior Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the United Arab Emirates, Anwar Gargash has reportedly delivered U.S. President Trump’s letter for Iran’s Supreme-Leader Ali Khamenei, to the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

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12 March 2025 14:41

A Dornier 228 LM Pollution Control Aircraft with the German Navy flying over the burnt out wreck of the Portuguese-flagged and German-owned cargo ship, M/V Solong in the North Sea, following yesterday’s collision with the U.S-flagged petroleum tanker, M/T Stena Immaculate.