The White House is dramatically expanding its options against Iran. With President Trump reportedly considering some of the most aggressive military scenarios in years.

 After weeks of punishing attacks on Ukraine's power grid Russia has temporarily halted airstrikes on Kyiv at president Trump's urging.

 With fighting continuing elsewhere and no ceasefire in place Ukraine remains deeply sceptical about Moscow's intentions  

The US intelligence is questioning whether Venezuela's interim leader is really on board with Washington's plan, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the option of force remains on the table.

Europe moves to clamp down on Russia's so-called Ghost tanker fleet as multiple countries vow to obstruct ships suspected of invading oil sanctions.

Iran's supreme leader personally ordered security forces to shoot protesters on site but the most revealing part of this story may not be that order itself.

 Iraq's spy chief is warning that ISIS is quietly rebuilding its ranks, with militants regrouping across the border in Syria and exploiting regional instability.

 A U.S. official says any disarmament of Hamas in Gaza would likely come with some form of amnesty.

 Washington may be headed for another partial government shutdown with no clear off ramp insight as lawmakers clash over immigration enforcement.

Defiant words out of Caracas, where Venezuela's acting leader, Delcy Rodriguez is openly defying the Trump administration and rejecting claims that she's governing at Washington's direction.

 Israel's quiet support for armed Palestinian militias inside Gaza, with a new report shining a spotlight on its efforts to weaken Hamas from within, plus an important milestone in the Gaza conflict as Israel announces it has recovered the body of the last remaining hostage from Hamas’s brutal  October 7th 2023 attacks.

TikTok survives Washington's banned threat.

The White House plans to engineer a regime change in Cuba.

President Trump meets with Ukrainian president Zelensky in Davos.

The war against Russia’s shadow fleet is expanding as France’s Navy intercepts an oil tanker in the Mediterranean linked to Moscow’s covert sanctions busting network.

A young Iranian soldier has been sentenced to death for refusing an order to fire on protestors during the nationwide anti-regime demonstrations.