Trump envoy Richard Grenell secures freedom for 6 Americans following meeting with Maduro in Venezuela

"Following a meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas to discuss, in part, the release of Americans being held in the country, Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions announced on X Friday night that he was returning to the U.S. with six of them.
"They just spoke to @realDonaldTrump and they couldn’t stop thanking him," Grenell said in his post without identifying the six men, four of whom were dressed in light-blue Venezuelan prison outfits.
It’s been reported that at least nine Americans have been held by Venezuela where Maduro’s officials have accused most of them of being involved in terrorism or acting as "mercenaries."
On a call earlier on Friday with reporters, Mauricio Claver-Carone, the U.S. special envoy on Latin America, said that "American hostages need to be released immediately, unequivocally." 

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Ukrainian Media Outlet Leaks Alleged Trump Plan To End The War

"The Ukrainian news outlet Strana has published leaked details of President Trump’s alleged plan to end the war in Ukraine in 100 days.

According to Newsweek, which said it couldn’t verify if the details were accurate, the plan starts with holding a phone call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in late January or early February, followed by meetings with both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in February or March.
The leaked plan calls for a ceasefire to be declared by Easter, which falls on April 20. The truce would involve Ukraine withdrawing troops from Russia’s Kursk Oblast.
Once the ceasefire comes into effect, a peace conference will begin hammering out the details of a lasting agreement. The plan calls for a deal to be reached by May 9.
Once the details of the agreement are released, Ukraine will be instructed to end martial law and mobilization. That would mean Zelensky could lose power since his presidential term expired in May 2024, and he used martial law as the justification for not holding new elections. The plan would require allowing parties who oppose continuing the war with Russia to run for office." 

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Ukrainian troops massacred, tortured and raped civilians in Russian village

"A Ukrainian military unit raped and killed eight women and murdered at least 14 other civilians in the village of Russkoye Porechnoye, a captured Ukrainian soldier has admitted during interrogation by Russian investigators.

Russkoye Porechnoye, home to around 300 people, fell under Kiev’s control in August last year during a Western-backed incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region. Russian forces liberated the settlement earlier this month, where they discovered decomposing corpses of civilians stashed in basements throughout the village.
Russian Investigative Committee released new evidence on the massacre, including footage of the interrogation of Yevgeny Fabrisenko, a soldier with the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade. Fabrisenko stated that he was deployed to the village on September 28 alongside his immediate commander and two other soldiers.
According to Fabrisenko, their company commander explicitly ordered them to “cleanse” the village of Russian civilians. The unit remained in Russkoye Porechnoye until October 3, during which they raided homes, raped women, and executed men on sight. Those who resisted were tortured and killed, he admitted." RT

150 battles on frontline, most intense fighting in Pokrovsk sector

"150 combat clashes were recorded on the frontline between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and the Russian invaders.
In the Kharkiv sector, one combat clash with the Russian invaders occurred near Lyptsi. The enemy did not carry out any offensive actions.
In the Kupiansk sector, the Ukrainian forces stopped three enemy attacks in the areas of Petropavlivka, Zahryzove, and Nova Kruhliakivka.

The number of combat clashes in the Lyman sector reached 11. The main efforts of the invaders were concentrated in the areas of the settlements of Kopanky, Novoliubivka, Balka Zhuravka, Yampolivka, Zelena Dolyna, Terny, and Kolodiazi.
In the Siversk sector, the enemy attacked the Ukrainian positions in the areas of Bilohorivka and Verkhniokamianske nine times.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 10 enemy attempts to advance near Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Stupochky, Chasiv Yar, and Predtechyne.
In the Toretsk sector, the Russian forces attempted to break through the Ukrainian defenses 13 times near Toretsk, Dyliivka, Shcherbynivka, and Krymske.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the Ukrainian defenders repelled 71 attacks. The Russians attempted to advance near the settlements of Malynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Vodiane Druhe, Novotoretske, Andriivka, Zvyrove, Promin, Pokrovsk, Lysivka, Novoukrainka, Udachne, Yasenove, Shevchenko, and Dachne.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces continue to hold the enemy back in the Novopavlivka sector. In the areas of Kostiantynopil and Rozlyv, the invaders attempted to break through the defensive lines twice.
In the Huliaipole sector, the Russian forces attacked the areas of Novopil and Novosilka four times.
The Ukrainian defenders repelled seven attacks by the Russian invaders in the Prydniprovske sector.
In the Kursk sector, 11 combat clashes occurred, the Russian air forces carried out 17 airstrikes using 22 guided bombs, and more than 360 artillery shellings, including three from multiple launch rocket systems.
The Russian forces conducted airstrikes, particularly in the areas of the settlements of Hremiachka, Hremiach, Kozacha Lopan, Nova Kruhliakivka, Lyman, Dronivka, Siversk, Fedorivka, Tykhonivka, Bilokuzmynivka, Shcherbynivka, Ivanopillia, Dyliivka, Kleban-Byk, Katerynivka, Bilytske, Molodetske, Rozlyv, Komar, Ternove, Temyrivka, Zelenyi Pole." Ukrin

“An Extremely Violent Global Pandemic” – Mysterious Disease Wipes Out Sea Urchins Worldwide

“This is an extremely violent global pandemic. The Caribbean, Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean are critical regions for the world’s coral reefs, and mortality rates for sea urchins in these areas are very high — over 90 percent. As of now, we have no evidence of this pathogen in Pacific

Ocean sea urchins (where some of the world’s largest and most vital coral reefs are located), but this is something we are actively investigating. This discovery raises concerns that the waterborne ciliate could spread to the Pacific Ocean. Researchers warn that the outbreak is a highly aggressive global pandemic and are leading an international initiative to monitor the disease and protect sea urchins, which are essential for maintaining healthy coral reef ecosystems." SciTechDaily