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Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense, Robert G. Salesses has released a Statement regarding the 1,500 Active-Duty Troops who are set to deploy soon to the U.S-Mexico Border, with him also confirming U.S. Transportation Command will provide Military Aircraft to support Department of Homeland Security Deportation Flights of more than 5,000 Illegal Aliens from the San Diego, California, and El Paso, Texas Sectors detained by Customs and Border Protection. Additionally, he announces that the Department of Defense will assist with constructing both Temporary and Physical Barriers to add additional Security to curtail Illegal Border Crossings and Illicit Trafficking.
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U.S. President Donald J. Trump has issued an Executive Order redesignating Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis located in Western Yemen, as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” which the Biden Administration removed in 2021.
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CNBC reports that CNN is preparing a Major Layoff of several Hundred Employees later this week, as they move to shift their TV Lineup towards a Digital Subscription Service. NBC News is also planning several Layoffs, though it is believed these will remain under 50 Employees.
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The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman spoke earlier today with U.S. President Donald J. Trump , where the Two Leaders discussed the ongoing Conflict in the Region between Israel and Iran, and the Ceasefire & Hostage Deal in the Gaza Strip. During the Call, MBS is said to have expressed the Kingdom’s desire to increase its Investments across the United States by over $600 Billion.
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has released a statement on her official 𝕏 account saying that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called both her and the U.S.-recognized winner of last year’s presidential elections in Venezuela, Edmundo González Urrutia. Secretary Rubio affirmed his support for the return of a fair and honest democratic system to Venezuela following President Nicolás Maduro’s highly fraudulent election win.
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The Military Transport Aircraft being deployed by the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), to assist Homeland Security with Deportation Flights for Illegal Aliens from San Diego, California, and El Paso, Texas, will include 2 C-130s and 2 C-17s.
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U.S. President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive order re-designating the Houthis in Yemen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Citing the hundreds of Houthi attacks on commercial and naval shipping in and around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait since former U.S. President Joe Biden delisted them in 2021, President Trump has directed the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to recommend the re-designation of the Houthis as an FTO within the next 30 days.
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The Executive Order also directs the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to carry out a review documenting all United Nations partners who have made payments to the Houthis and/or blocked the execution of punitive actions against the group. USAID has been directed to subsequently end their relationships with all entities and nations implicated in the review.
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Israeli Soldiers carrying out the Controlled-Demolition of several Improvised-Explosive Devices (IEDs), during the ongoing Counter-Terror Operation in the West Bank City of Jenin.
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President Donald J. Trump has announced that Sean Curran, the Head of his Secret Service Detail while President-Elect and who was pictured on Stage with him following the Assassination Attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, will serve as his Director of the U.S. Secret Service.
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Footage has been released by the Israel Defense Force, showing the ongoing Anti-Terror Operation in and around the City of Jenin in the West Bank, dubbed “Operation Iron Wall” which had resulted in the elimination of at least 10 Terrorists and the arrest of Dozens.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly requested that U.S. President Trump allow the Israel Defense Force to maintain 5 Military Outposts in Southern Lebanon, in order to ensure the withdrawal and demilitarization of Hezbollah along the Israel-Lebanon Border.
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In a recent statement titled “Priorities and Mission of the Second Trump Administration’s Department of State” from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the secretary said that President Donald J. trump gave clear guidelines to the State Department to assess all future partnerships and outlooks using three main guiding questions:
Does it make America safer?  Does it make America stronger?  Does it make America more prosperous?
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According to a press release from Japan’s Joint Staff, on January 14th, two unspecified Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were detected over the East China Sea and Pacific Ocean. In response, fighter jets of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) were scrambled to monitor the Chinese aircraft.
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Per a second release from Japan’s Joint Staff:
“Chinese [People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)] vessels sailed through waters in Japan’s southwest.
At around 10:00 p.m., Thursday, January 2, 2025, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) spotted the following two PLAN vessels sailing southward in the waters approximately 110 km northeast of Miyako-jima Island.
- Luyang-III-class DDG (hull number 134)
- Sovremenny-class DDG (hull number 136)
[DDG- Guided Missile Destroyer]

The PLAN DDGs continued to sail southward through the waters between Okinawa Main Island and Miyako-jima Island into the Pacific Ocean. MSDF assets monitored the activities of these vessels.”
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Following a Speech on Sunday by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, in which he threatened to cut any and all Financial Aid to Afghanistan, if the Taliban did not return the $7 Billion in American Aircraft, Air-to-Surface Missiles, Vehicles, and other Equipment left behind during the 2021 Withdrawal from Afghanistan. A Taliban Official has now stated that they have no intention of returning the American Equipment captured during the Withdrawal, in fact, he states that the United States should provide them with additional Advanced Weapons for their their War against ISIS-K, and other Terrorist Organizations.
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The Hamas Terrorist who killed 21-Year-Old Israeli Border Police Officer, Barel Hadaria Shmueli, during a Riot in August of 2021, was eliminated recently during Combat Operations within the City of Jabalia in Northern Gaza. The Body of the Terrorist, identified as Muhammad Maher Abu Jasser, was discovered following the start of the Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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12 Terrorists have been eliminated so far by Israeli Forces, during “Operation Iron Wall” in the West Bank.
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The First Flight by Turkish Airlines to Damascus International Airport in Syria, departed earlier from Istanbul Airport.
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