US flies forces in to beef up security at embassy in Haiti and evacuate nonessential personnel

"The U.S. military said that it had flown forces in to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave.

The aircraft flew to the embassy compound, the U.S. Southern Command said, meaning that the effort involved helicopters. It was careful to point out that “no Haitians were on board the military aircraft.” That seemed aimed at quashing any speculation that senior government officials might be leaving as the gang attacks in Haiti worsen." Breitbart

73 combat clashes on battlefield in last 24 hours

"Seventy-three combat engagements occurred on the front lines in the past 24 hours, most of them in the Novopavlivka sector. According to the report, enemy air strikes targeted the settlements of Hraniv and Synkivka in the Kharkiv region; Serebrianske Forestry and Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region; Novosadove, Terny, Yampolivka, Mykolaivka,

Semenivka, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Druzhba, Zhelanne, Oleksandropil, Novokalynove, Ocheretyne, Novooleksandrivka, Novobakhmutivka, Krasnohorivka, Novomykhailivka, Maksymilianivka, Vuhledar, and Staromaiorske in the Donetsk region; Robotyne and Novodanylivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 110 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions were under artillery fire. In the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna sectors, the enemy maintains his military presence in the border areas, conducting subversive activities to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to dangerous sectors and increasing the density of minefields along the state border in the Belgorod region.
The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia operational and strategic group of troops in the Kupiansk sector.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian soldiers repelled seven enemy attacks on Terny and Spirne, Donetsk region.
In the Bakhmut sector, Ukraine's defense forces repelled six enemy attacks outside Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Andriivka in the Donetsk region.
In the area of responsibility of the Tavria operational and strategic group of troops, in the Avdiivka sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 16 enemy attacks near Berdychi, Orlivka, Tonenke, and Pervomaiske.
On the Novopavlivka axis, Ukrainian forces continued to hold off the enemy outside Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, made more than 30 attempts to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops." Ukrin

Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel

"Lebanon’s Hezbollah has said it has fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel.....Hezbollah, an ally of the Palestinian group Hamas, and Israel have been exchanging near daily fire across the border since Israel launched a war on Gaza on October 7 in the wake of a deadly attack inside Israel." AlJazeera

Macron: West may need to save Ukraine if Russia makes breakthrough

"Emmanuel Macron warned that the West may have to step in to save Ukraine if Russia makes a breakthrough on the Eastern front, according to reports on Thursday.
The French president produced maps to show opposition leaders, invited to the Elysee Palace, points of potential Russian breakthrough towards Odesa or Kyiv.
He told them there should be “no more red lines” on his country’s involvement in the conflict." Yahoo

Pope says Ukraine should have ‘courage of the white flag’ of negotiations

"Pope Francis has said in an interview that Ukraine should have what he called the courage of

the “white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia that followed Moscow’s full-scale invasion two years ago and that has killed tens of thousands.
Francis made his comments in an interview recorded last month with Swiss broadcaster RSI, well before Friday’s latest offer by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia to end the war." MichaelSavage.com

One Dead, 23 Injured in Explosion at Russian Thermal Power Facility

"A powerful explosion shook a combined heat and power (CHP) plant located in the Tuva Republic, southern Siberia, Russia, resulting in one fatality and at least 23 injuries." MS

Haiti gangs 'armed with drones and US guns' as they threaten to kill country's leader

"Haiti's gangs are terrorizing the country with weapons from the US as well as sophisticated, high-tech drones, a journalist in the country tells Daily Express US.

.....nearly 4,000 criminals broke out of two of Haiti's biggest prisons after it was attacked by gangs.
Following this, the Haitian government declared a 72-hour state of emergency." MS

Polish Foreign Minister Says Sending NATO Troops Into Ukraine ‘Not Unthinkable

"Poland’s foreign minister says the presence of NATO forces “is not unthinkable” and that he appreciates the French president for not ruling out that idea.

Radek Sikorski made the observation during a discussion marking the 25th anniversary of Poland’s NATO membership in the Polish parliament and the Foreign Ministry tweeted the comments later in English." Breitbart

Male Soldiers In Spain Changing Genders To Receive Better Benefits And Higher Pay

"....soldiers in Spain are starting to change their genders from male to female to earn benefits that are only available to females.....The benefits include higher pay and better sleeping quarters and the gender switch has been made possible due to the military's honoring of a "self-identification law" which was put in place in 2023 to help transgender people." ZeroHedge

Soldier charged with selling secrets on HIMARS, F-22s, rescue helicopters and nuclear missiles

"An Army intelligence analyst told a contact that he believed was in Hong Kong that he wished he could be "Jason Bourne" as he sold secret documents on major US weapons systems, according to federal prosecutors. Korbein Schultz, a soldier assigned at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, was arrested at Fort Campbell following an indictment by a federal grand jury on charges of selling secret documents on the HIMARS missile system, the F-22 fighter and the HH-60W, the Air Force's newest combat rescue helicopter.... the information Schultz had access to included "plans in the event that Taiwan came under military attack"." MS

Biden, on Hot Mic, Says Netanyahu Needs to ‘Come to Jesus’

"Joe Biden told legislators on the floor of the House of Representatives that he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “you and I are going to have a Come to Jesus meeting.” Biden was speaking to Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg nearby. He was apparently unaware that he was on a “hot mic” and being recorded." Breitbart

Russian Iskander Missile Destroys Two US-Made Patriot Systems in Donetsk

"Two US-made Patriot systems were among the hardware of Ukrainian troops destroyed by a strike of Russia's Iskander missile ....the strike destroyed an S-300 missile system of Ukrainian troops near the town of Pokrovsk in the DPR." Sputnik

43 Russian attacks in four directions

"43 enemy assaults in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Novopavlivka directions, almost half of them in the latter area.....Ukraine’s Air Force hit eight Russian manpower and equipment clusters, while missile units hit three targets: a manpower cluster, an e-warfare system, and an air defense system.

In total, the Russian invasion army launched three missile attacks and 61 airstrikes, as well as 70 rocket salvos, on Ukraine’s positions and at populated areas.
Volyn and Polissia directions: the operational situation has not changed significantly as no signs of enemy offensive groupings being formed were spotted.
It has been established that certain units of the Belarus armed forces of Belarus are performing routine tasks near the border with Ukraine.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions: Russia maintains its military presence near the border, going for subversive and reconnaissance missions and shelling populated areas from across the border.
Russian airstrikes targeted Hraniv in Kharkiv region.
About 40 settlements in the said two directions were hit by Russian artillery and mortars, including Yeline, Baranivka, Bleshnia, and Buchky of Chernihiv region, Volfyne, Katerynivka, Zapsillia and Porozok of Sumy region, Huryiv Kozachok, Hatyshche, Vovchansk, Bochkove, Budarky, and Ambarne of Kharkiv region.
Kupiansk direction: the Russians did not run offensive (assault) operations but attacked populated areas. In particular, Russia’s tactical aviation hit the area of Synkivka in Kharkiv region.
More than 10 towns and villages in the Kupiansk direction came under artillery and mortar fire, among them Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, and Berestove in Kharkiv region.
Lyman direction: Ukrainian defenders repelled six enemy attacks in the Terni and Spirne areas of Donetsk region where Russian troops tried to break through the defenses.
Russians airstrikes targeted the area of Bilohorivka in Luhansk region, Novosadove, Terni, Yampolivka, and Mykolaivka in Donetsk Region." Ukrin

IDF releases review of deadly shooting near aid convoy in Gaza, says Palestinians fired at 'posed a threat'

"The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released findings on Friday from an investigation into a deadly shooting near a humanitarian aid convoy in Gaza.
The incident allegedly left more than 100 people dead and over 760 wounded, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its figures." FOX

Chinese State Media Issues Warning on 'Disastrous' Conflict With U.S.

"Chinese state media has warned that the United States must better cooperate with China to

avoid "disastrous" conflict.
China Daily, produced by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the largest English-language publication in the East Asian country. In an editorial published on Thursday, the outlet said there has been "growing concern around the world" of possible conflict between China and the U.S., adding that Foreign Minister Wang Yi's remarks at a Thursday news conference in Beijing "are being parsed for clues as to whether such a disastrous scenario can be avoided." MS