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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued an advisory Friday recommending that airlines do not fly through Iranian Airspace, stating that the recent potential for military action by the United States has caused air-defense forces in Iran to be placed on a heightened state of alert,...
January 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued an advisory Friday recommending that airlines do not fly through Iranian Airspace, stating that the recent potential for military action by the United States has caused air-defense forces in Iran to be placed on a heightened state of alert,...
Footage showing another angle of today’s incident which resulted in the loss of an Israeli UH-60 Black Hawk to the south of Jerusalem in the West Bank, after a CH-53 “Sea Stallion” Heavy-Lift Transport Helicopter suffered a sling-load failure and dropped the UH-60.
January 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Footage showing another angle of today’s incident which resulted in the loss of an Israeli UH-60 Black Hawk to the south of Jerusalem in the West Bank, after a CH-53 “Sea Stallion” Heavy-Lift Transport Helicopter suffered a sling-load failure and dropped the UH-60.
Text messaging services have reportedly begun to be restored across certain parts of Iran.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Text messaging services have reportedly begun to be restored across certain parts of Iran.
Early Friday morning, an Israeli CH-53 “Sea Stallion” Heavy-Lift Transport Helicopter suffered a sling-load failure while transporting a UH-60 Black Hawk near Gush Etzion in the West Bank, causing the UH-60 to slam into the ground just to the south of Jerusalem.
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Early Friday morning, an Israeli CH-53 “Sea Stallion” Heavy-Lift Transport Helicopter suffered a sling-load failure while transporting a UH-60 Black Hawk near Gush Etzion in the West Bank, causing the UH-60 to slam into the ground just to the south of Jerusalem.
The UH-60 Black Hawk suffered significant damage as a result of today’s incident in the West Bank, with it likely to be declared a total loss by the Israeli Air Force. An investigation into the incident and its cause had been ordered by the Head of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar.
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
The UH-60 Black Hawk suffered significant damage as a result of today’s incident in the West Bank, with it likely to be declared a total loss by the Israeli Air Force. An investigation into the incident and its cause had been ordered by the Head of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar.
Two Danish F-35A Lightning IIs, supported by an Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) with the French Air Force, flew from Denmark to the Northern Atlantic earlier today in order to conduct a training in operating under the conditions of the Arctic off Greenland’s eastern coast near Kulusuk.
January 16, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Two Danish F-35A Lightning IIs, supported by an Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) with the French Air Force, flew from Denmark to the Northern Atlantic earlier today in order to conduct a training in operating under the conditions of the Arctic off Greenland’s eastern coast near Kulusuk.
Mazloum Abdi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has announced that paramilitary forces under the SDF will begin to withdraw from their defensive positions east of Aleppo at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 17, and redeploy to the east of the Euphrates River i...
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Mazloum Abdi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has announced that paramilitary forces under the SDF will begin to withdraw from their defensive positions east of Aleppo at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 17, and redeploy to the east of the Euphrates River i...
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has issued a statement directed at the Kurdish people, announcing his signing of a special decree aimed at the protection of Kurdish rights and privacies in Syria, while urging them to return to their lands in the north of the country and to lay down their arms ag...
January 16, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has issued a statement directed at the Kurdish people, announcing his signing of a special decree aimed at the protection of Kurdish rights and privacies in Syria, while urging them to return to their lands in the north of the country and to lay down their arms ag...
European military personnel and equipment from Denmark, Britain, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands have begun to arrive in Greenland as part of an “advance team” to coordinate the deployment of a full force to the island as part of Dutch exercise Arctic Sentry, which w...
January 16, 2026 at 8:37 PM
European military personnel and equipment from Denmark, Britain, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands have begun to arrive in Greenland as part of an “advance team” to coordinate the deployment of a full force to the island as part of Dutch exercise Arctic Sentry, which w...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday issued several Notice-to-Airmen (NOTAM) for the airspace over Mexico, and parts of Central and South America, including Colombia, Ecuador and Panama, urging airlines to “exercise caution” over the region due to “military activities” and pot...
January 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday issued several Notice-to-Airmen (NOTAM) for the airspace over Mexico, and parts of Central and South America, including Colombia, Ecuador and Panama, urging airlines to “exercise caution” over the region due to “military activities” and pot...
President Donald J. Trump spoke to reporters earlier outside the White House about his decision to not carry out military strikes against Iran. Reporter: “Did Arab and Israeli officials convince you to not strike Iran?” Trump: “Nobody convinced me, I convinced myself. You had, yesterday, schedule...
January 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
President Donald J. Trump spoke to reporters earlier outside the White House about his decision to not carry out military strikes against Iran. Reporter: “Did Arab and Israeli officials convince you to not strike Iran?” Trump: “Nobody convinced me, I convinced myself. You had, yesterday, schedule...
In a post earlier on Truth Social by President Donald J. Trump, the President praised the Iranian Regime’s decision to cancel the hanging of 800 protesters scheduled for Thursday, stating, “I greatly respect the fact that all scheduled hangings, which were to take place yesterday (Over 800 of the...
January 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
In a post earlier on Truth Social by President Donald J. Trump, the President praised the Iranian Regime’s decision to cancel the hanging of 800 protesters scheduled for Thursday, stating, “I greatly respect the fact that all scheduled hangings, which were to take place yesterday (Over 800 of the...
David Barnea, the Director of the Israeli Intelligence Agency, known more commonly as Mossad, arrived in the United States on Friday morning for talks on the situation in Iran, with him expected to meet in Miami with Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who is currently managing a direct channel of commu...
January 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
David Barnea, the Director of the Israeli Intelligence Agency, known more commonly as Mossad, arrived in the United States on Friday morning for talks on the situation in Iran, with him expected to meet in Miami with Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who is currently managing a direct channel of commu...
U.S. Special Forces, alongside several Oshkosh M-ATVs, seen earlier today in the Aleppo Countryside in Northern Syria.
January 16, 2026 at 4:47 PM
U.S. Special Forces, alongside several Oshkosh M-ATVs, seen earlier today in the Aleppo Countryside in Northern Syria.
U.S. Forces arrived in the Northern Syrian town of Dayr Hafir in the Eastern Aleppo Governorate earlier today, meeting with a delegation from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), amid attempts to cool increase tensions which could lead to major clashes soon between the…
January 16, 2026 at 4:17 PM
U.S. Forces arrived in the Northern Syrian town of Dayr Hafir in the Eastern Aleppo Governorate earlier today, meeting with a delegation from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), amid attempts to cool increase tensions which could lead to major clashes soon between the…
Iran plans to extend its ongoing nationwide internet blackout, which has been in place now for over a week, until at least the Iranian New Year (Nowruz) which falls around March 20, according to the Iranian opposition outlet IranWire.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Iran plans to extend its ongoing nationwide internet blackout, which has been in place now for over a week, until at least the Iranian New Year (Nowruz) which falls around March 20, according to the Iranian opposition outlet IranWire.
Security officials in Iran allege that 3,000 members of “terror groups” and who played a role in the recent civil unrest have been arrested, according the Iranian state-owned Tasnim News Agency.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Security officials in Iran allege that 3,000 members of “terror groups” and who played a role in the recent civil unrest have been arrested, according the Iranian state-owned Tasnim News Agency.
Friday’s ruling was the first of the verdicts in four trials linked to the South Korean President’s failed martial law bid in 2024, the most serious of which will be a trial in February related to charges of insurrection, for which prosecutors have demanded the death penalty for Yoon Suk Yeol.
January 16, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Friday’s ruling was the first of the verdicts in four trials linked to the South Korean President’s failed martial law bid in 2024, the most serious of which will be a trial in February related to charges of insurrection, for which prosecutors have demanded the death penalty for Yoon Suk Yeol.
Yoon Suk Yeol, the Impeached President of South Korea, has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of “abuse of power, obstructing justice and falsifying documents,” related to his failed military coup and declaration of martial law in December 2024.
January 16, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Yoon Suk Yeol, the Impeached President of South Korea, has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of “abuse of power, obstructing justice and falsifying documents,” related to his failed military coup and declaration of martial law in December 2024.
An Iraqi security source tells CNN that over the last few weeks nearly 5,000 fighters from Iranian-backed paramilitary groups in Iraq entered Iran via two separate border crossings in Southern Iraq: the Shaib Border Crossing in the Maysan Province and the Zurbatiya Border Crossing in Wasit Provin...
January 16, 2026 at 6:12 AM
An Iraqi security source tells CNN that over the last few weeks nearly 5,000 fighters from Iranian-backed paramilitary groups in Iraq entered Iran via two separate border crossings in Southern Iraq: the Shaib Border Crossing in the Maysan Province and the Zurbatiya Border Crossing in Wasit Provin...
During her private lunch today at the White House with President Donald J. Trump, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented President Trump with the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize that she was awarded last month in Oslo, Norway.
January 16, 2026 at 5:42 AM
During her private lunch today at the White House with President Donald J. Trump, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented President Trump with the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize that she was awarded last month in Oslo, Norway.
On Thursday, the cremated remains of 32 Cubans killed during the recent U.S. military operation in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, which resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who the Cubans were reportedly protecting, were returned to Havana, Cuba.
January 16, 2026 at 5:27 AM
On Thursday, the cremated remains of 32 Cubans killed during the recent U.S. military operation in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, which resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who the Cubans were reportedly protecting, were returned to Havana, Cuba.
Recent U.S. intelligence reports indicate Iran is preparing options to target American bases in the Middle East, including those in Iraq and Syria, if President Trump orders military strikes, according to a U.S. official and another source familiar with the matter who spoke to…
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January 16, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Recent U.S. intelligence reports indicate Iran is preparing options to target American bases in the Middle East, including those in Iraq and Syria, if President Trump orders military strikes, according to a U.S. official and another source familiar with the matter who spoke to…
When President Donald J. Trump told reporters yesterday at the White House that the “killing had stopped” in Iran, appearing to step away from potential military action, U.S. intelligence had not yet indicated that the killing of protestors had definitively been halted in Iran, sources tell CNN.
January 16, 2026 at 4:57 AM
When President Donald J. Trump told reporters yesterday at the White House that the “killing had stopped” in Iran, appearing to step away from potential military action, U.S. intelligence had not yet indicated that the killing of protestors had definitively been halted in Iran, sources tell CNN.
President Donald J. Trump is delaying a decision on striking Iran as the White House consults internally and with allies about the timing for such an operation and whether it would meaningfully destabilize the regime, according to five U.S., Israeli and Arab sources with knowledge of the situatio...
January 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM
President Donald J. Trump is delaying a decision on striking Iran as the White House consults internally and with allies about the timing for such an operation and whether it would meaningfully destabilize the regime, according to five U.S., Israeli and Arab sources with knowledge of the situatio...