The Contractors are with the U.S-based Private Military Company (PMC), UG Solutions which sources most of their employees from those getting out of the U.S. Military, many of whom are Special Forces.

Israel has suspended Commercial Flights between Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel-Aviv and Pafos International Airport in Cyprus, while also instructing Israeli Airlines to not land at the Airport, due to “Security Reasons.”

In a joint statement, the UK, Canada, the European Union, Australia, and New Zealand have condemned the “sham” election of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus yesterday. They also said that the late invitation of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to Belarus seriously impeded their ability to observe key stages of the election process.

In addition to the joint statement by the UK, Canada, the European Union, Australia, and New Zealand condemning the election of Aleksandr Lukashenko in Belarus, the UK, in concert with Canada, has announced sanctions against 6 individuals and 3 entities in Belarus. The sanctions target individuals responsible for human rights abuses, the subversion of the democratic process inside of Belarus, and entities directly connected to Belarusian support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The European Union has agreed to a “Roadmap” for easing Sanctions on Syria, with the EU expected to lift Sanctions soon on Syria’s Energy, Shipping, and Travel Industries, allowing European Airlines to operate within Syria.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump will sign an Executive Order today, which seeks to reinstate upwards of 8,000 Servicemembers who were separated from the Military for refusing to receive the COVID-19 Vaccination, with “Backpay and Full Benefits.” Though it is not expected that many of the Servicemembers who were separated will decide to come back to Active Military Service.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 (RCH167), likely acting as a Repatriation Flight for the Department of Homeland Security, departed earlier from Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso, Texas and is currently heading Southeast over the Gulf of America.

The Official Portrait of First Lady Melania Trump has been released by the White House.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived at the Pentagon this morning, being greeted for his first day as Secretary by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles Q. Brown Jr, who he states he looks forward to working with. Speaking to reporters, Secretary Hegseth started, “Every moment that I'm here, I'm thinking about the guys and gals in Guam, in Germany, Fort Benning, and Fort Bragg, on missile defense sites and aircraft carriers. Our job is lethality and readiness and warfighting,” with him referencing both Fort Moore in Georgia and Fort Liberty in North Carolina, by their old names, Fort Benning and Fort Bragg.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has directed U.S. Public Health Officials to halt any and all work, as well as communication, with the World Health Organization (WHO), and to await further guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services. This directive follows last week’s Executive Order signed by President Donald J. Trump, which would see the United States completely withdraw from WHO; however this did not immediately go into effect, as leaving WHO would require both Congressional Approval as well as a One-Year Notice.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly travel to Washington D.C. next week, in order to meet with U.S. President Donald J. Trump and other Senior Officials, with this marking the First Visit of a Foreign Leader since President Trump’s Inauguration on January 20th.

The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama has categorically denied claims made earlier today by several Israeli Accounts and Media Outlets, who claimed that U.S. President Donald J. Trump was in talks with the Albanian Government, about the relocation of 100,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Albania.

According to a post from Google’s news account on 𝕏, Google Maps will be updated to reflect the changes made by the Trump administration regarding the Gulf of America and Mt. McKinley once the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated. Additionally, people outside of the U.S. will see the prior names as well as the name changes.