According to the Israel Defense Force, the drone alerts which sounded earlier near the Dead Sea to the south of Jerusalem were false alarms.

A U.S. Navy MH-60R “Seahawk” Multi-Mission Helicopter assigned to the “Magicians” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 35 (HSM-35), likely attached to the USS Lake Erie (CG-70) or another naval vessel currently deployed to the Southern Caribbean, was spotted a short while ago roughly 170 miles off the coast of Venezuela.

Former Deputy Director of Moldova’s Intelligence and Security Service (SIS), Alexandru Bălan, aged 47, was arrested today at Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport in Romania, on charges of treason, accused of selling state secrets and national security information on Romania to agents with the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus.

For the second time in nine months, the French Government has collapsed, with Prime Minister François Bayrou losing a vote of no-confidence today in the National Assembly by 364-577, forcing him to tender his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, who will now be forced to choose to either select his third prime minister, call a new parliamentary election, or call a presidential election in France.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a major attack tonight, using a number of drones as well as what appears to be a previously unannounced medium to long-range cruise missile, against several military sites across Donetsk in Russian-occupied Eastern Ukraine.

Footage showing the impact of Ukrainian medium/long-range cruise missiles tonight against Russian military sites throughout Donetsk City in Eastern Ukraine.

A Ukrainian medium-range air-launched cruise missile slams into a military facility earlier tonight within Donetsk City in Russian-occupied Eastern Ukraine.

The Estate of Jeffrey Epstein has provided Congress with a copy of the birthday letter allegedly written and signed by President Donald J. Trump, which was given to Epstein by Ghislaine Maxwell as part of a collection of letters for his 50th birthday in 2003.

The Israeli Air Force appears to once again be carrying out strikes against Syria, this time targeting a reported air-defense base operated by the Syrian Army near the city of Homs to the north of Damascus.

U.S. Secretary of Defense (War) Pete Hegseth speaks to American Servicemembers today in front of a USN P-8A “Poseidon” Maritime Patrol and Surveillance Aircraft deployed to Muñiz Air National Guard Base near San Juan, Puerto Rico.

A multinational force of paratroopers, consisting of troops from the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and at least 37 other countries, conduct an airborne insertion followed by a simulated raid at Mohamed Naguib Military Base in Egypt as part of BRIGHT STAR 25. The scenario included a simulated terrorist attack with explosions, mortars, urban combat drills, rappelling operations, and a chemical-clearing exercise, with forces worked alongside emergency responders to provide humanitarian relief supplies, and extinguish fires as part of the exercise, Sept. 8, 2025.

The Israel Defense Force has announced the death of four soldiers with the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion earlier today, as a result of an attack against a military encampment near Kafr Jabalia, on the outskirts of Gaza City. The soldiers have been identified as:

-Lt. Matan Abramovitz, 21, from Ganei Tikva.
-Staff Sgt. Uri Lamed, 20, from Tel Mond.
-Sgt. Amit Arye Regev, 19, from Modiin.
-Sgt. Gadi Cotal, 20, from Kibbutz Afikim.

According to initial reports, during the attack, terrorists reached a tank at the entrance to the encampment and opened fire at the commander, who had his head outside the armored vehicle’s open hatch. The gunmen then hurled an explosive device inside the tank, leading to the deaths of the four soldiers, as well as moderate injuries to a soldier with the Nahal Infantry Brigade’s 50th Battalion.

The Israeli Air Force leveled another high-rise building earlier tonight in Gaza City, as part of an ongoing campaign to destroy what remains of Hamas’ terror infrastructure in Northern Gaza.