‘The people of Israel are moved to tears’: Nation rejoices at return of hero Ran Gvili, last Israeli hostage in Gaza
“Ran Gvili, our hero, has returned home after 843 days,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared on Monday afternoon, giving a voice to the simultaneously sad and joyous mood in Israel after the military announced that Gvili’s body had been discovered in a cemetery in Gaza. “Ran, a special forces police officer, went out to battle heroically in order to save lives on October 7th. Finally, Ran has been returned home to his family in Israel. The entire people of Israel are moved to tears. Our hearts are with his parents, Talik and Itzik, who fought a noble and heroic battle to bring him home,” Herzog said. “After many difficult years, for the first time since 2014, there are no Israeli citizens held hostage in Gaza. An entire nation prayed and waited for this moment.”
Iran threatens to sink US nuclear carrier as it reaches Mideast
The Iranian government threatened over the weekend to sink an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East in response to Iran’s mass killings of protesters. Iran’s Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization published a video featuring AI-generated images of an American supercarrier under attack by Iranian forces. In the nearly two-minute video, the Iranian IDO claims that a volley of Iran’s Fattah ballistic missiles could overcome a carrier’s defenses, with a direct hit capable of destroying the ship. The propaganda video closes with AI footage of an American carrier split in half by a ballistic missile before sinking.
Is Your “Smart” Refrigerator a Digital Chinese Sleeper Cell?
China may not need missiles to cripple the United States. It may only need your car, your television, your refrigerator, and the growing web of “smart” devices quietly embedded into everyday American life. The Internet of Things (IoT) – the vast network of internet-connected vehicles, appliances, cameras, and infrastructure systems – has created a glaring new cybersecurity vulnerability for American companies and individuals. Increasingly, the technology behind it is designed, built, or controlled by entities operating under the authority of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The IoT connects billions of devices that constantly collect, transmit, and receive data.
Iran’s military-grade crackdown expands from Kurdish areas – and Kurds fear the worst
The Iranian regime’s recent crackdown on protests in Tehran and the country’s central region featured the use of military weapons, such as automatic or semi-automatic machine guns, that were previously only deployed in the remote northwestern Kurdish areas, according to Amnesty International. For Iran’s overlooked Kurdish minority, it could mean there’s worse to come.
Germany slams Russia’s ‘obstinance’ over territorial claims after trilateral talks
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Monday denounced Russia’s “obstinance” over its maximalist territorial claims following trilateral talks between Russian, Ukrainian, and US delegations last week in Abu Dhabi. The Kremlin on Monday reiterated that Ukraine must cede the Donbas region as a “fundamental” condition of any peace agreement.
Rutte will continue to praise Trump
Europe cannot defend itself without the United States, says Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte – and he promises to continue praising President Donald Trump. “He does a lot of good things. I will defend him now and then this afternoon just to annoy you,” the NATO chief said of Trump during a committee appearance at the European Parliament. Rutte thanks Trump for getting NATO countries to spend more on their defense. He also emphasizes the continued great importance of the United States. “If anyone here believes that the EU and Europe can defend itself without the US, keep dreaming! Because we can’t,” the NATO chief said.
Trump says phone call with Minnesota governor Tim Walz was very good
Donald Trump had a “very good” phone call with Minnesota governor Tim Walz, the president wrote on social media. At the same time, sources told several media outlets that the administration is planning to reduce the number of Border Patrol personnel sent to Minneapolis. According to Trump, it was Democrat Walz who called him and “asked to work together on Minnesota.” Earlier on Monday, Trump announced via Truth Social that his border chief Tom Homan is heading to Minnesota soon. Tom is tough but fair and will report directly to me,” Trump writes on Truth Social.
Lightning strikes Bolsonaro rally – 89 injured
Thousands of supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro had gathered in the rain in the city of Brasilia when lightning struck. At least 89 people were injured, several of them seriously, according to emergency services.
Chinese general Zhang Youxia accused of leaking nuclear weapons information to the United States
One of China’s top generals, Zhang Youxia, is accused of leaking information about the country’s nuclear weapons to the United States, according to sources who spoke to The Wall Street Journal. According to the newspaper, Zhang is also accused of accepting bribes, including when an officer was promoted to defense minister. The information comes after a briefing held on Saturday, local time, with senior officers of the country’s military. People familiar with the meeting said the general allegedly received large sums of money to arrange official promotions.
Israel strikes Hezbollah weapon depots with bunker-busting bombs amid looming threat of Iran escalation
Lebanese reports said that in addition to the larger volume of strikes, the IDF also used heavy, bunker-busting munitions, indicating that fortified or underground depots were hit. The strikes came amid ongoing preparations on all sides for an escalation with Iran, which could potentially be triggered by U.S. strikes against the regime.
Fatah shares Hamas’s goal to destroy Israel
Much of the international community has clung to the fiction that Hamas and Fatah are different—that Hamas is irredeemably extremist, while Fatah, which dominates the Palestinian Authority, is flawed but pragmatic. Abbas Zaki, a senior Fatah leader and member of its Central Committee, the Palestinian Authority’s ruling political party, said recently that “Israel is doomed to perish.” This is not an isolated incident; when examined closely, there’s little difference between the future that Fatah and Hamas want. And that is a future where Israel does not exist.
Middle East officials concerned Trump may strike Iran in coming days
US warships and jets are moving toward Iran, raising fears of an imminent strike as Tehran and its proxies threaten retaliation and regional leaders warn of a potential wider conflict. Tensions in the Middle East continued to rise on Monday as US warplanes and aircraft carriers moved closer to the Persian Gulf, prompting growing concern among regional officials that the United States may strike Iran in the coming days – a move that could trigger widespread retaliation by Iran and its proxy militias,
Kremlin urges patience on trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine talks
The very fact that constructive talks on complex issues have begun is a positive thing, Dmitry Peskov has said. It is too early to expect a breakthrough from the trilateral talks between Russia, the US, and Ukraine, considering how “very complex” the issues under discussion are, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Monday. The meeting took place on Friday and Saturday in Abu Dhabi, marking the first trilateral round of negotiations in the US-backed diplomatic push to settle the Ukraine conflict.
Leavitt says Trump spoke to Walz, demands Minnesota ‘work together peacefully’ with ICE: ‘Let cops be cops’
President Donald Trump spoke directly with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and demanded that state and local law enforcement “work together peacefully” with federal authorities Monday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke about the conversation during her Monday press briefing, saying Trump wants to “let cops be cops.” She condemned Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for encouraging anti-ICE agitators, saying it led to the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, who were killed by law enforcement this month.
Trump has ‘very good’ call with Minneapolis Mayor Frey, announces border czar Homan meeting
President Donald Trump said he had a “very good” call with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and announced that border czar Tom Homan will meet with him, as riots continue to erupt in the city amid a federal immigration enforcement operation. Trump shared the update in a post on Truth Social, signaling increased federal engagement with city leaders as authorities respond to the unrest. Tom Homan will be meeting with him tomorrow in order to continue the discussion. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt … criticized Walz and Frey for what she described as encouraging anti-ICE agitators, which she argued contributed to the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were killed by law enforcement this month. Leavitt said Trump wants the unrest to end immediately and outlined what she called a clear path to restoring law and order in Minnesota, beginning with a demand that state and local officials turn over illegal aliens who are incarcerated or have active warrants or known criminal histories.
FBI Launches ‘Signal-Gate’ Investigation: Patel
“Signal-Gate” continues to erupt out of Minneapolis, as the organizational structure or command-and-control nodes of left-wing activists operating within encrypted messaging apps were infiltrated and exposed on Sunday, revealing that on-the-ground pressure campaigns against federal agents were highly coordinated and, according to some experts, exhibit characteristics of a “low-level insurgency.” As soon as Higby put that post out, I opened an investigation on it. If that leads to a break in the federal statute or a violation of some law, then we are going to arrest people. They should be worried. If they broke the law, you should be worried,” Patel is referring to citizen journalist Cam Higby’s bombshell report on infiltrated Signal chats linked to left-wing groups in Minneapolis that are acting as a shadow revolutionary force against the federal government’ former Tim Walz campaign adviser Amanda Koehler, as well as Minneapolis City Council Member Aurin Chhowdhry, have allegedly been identified as a key figures in the now-leaked Signal group chat.
Major U.S. winter storm claims at least 24 lives in 14 states, leaves over 1 million customers without power
A major winter storm swept across the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. over the weekend, claiming at least 24 lives as of Monday, January 26. Over a million customers, roughly 2.5 million people, were left without power as snowstorms hit the northern and northeastern regions, while freezing rain and ice storms wreaked havoc in the south. States of emergency have been declared across multiple regions as the storm’s impacts linger.
‘AGAINST HER WILL’: Elderly Canadian woman euthanized by government after husband got sick of caring for her
An elderly Canadian woman was euthanized through Canada’s medical assistance in dying program after her case was fast-tracked in a day, despite earlier indications she decided she preferred palliative care, according to a newly released review. This raised concerns about potential coercion, citing the husband’s burnout, limited access to inpatient palliative care, and the fact that MAiD assessments were conducted with the spouse present.
Trump: Covid was a military operation
At WEF’s annual meeting last week, President Donald Trump said that the origin of the pandemic was tied to military operations. In the context of the military defending the US from CBRN attacks, he mentioned “dust” perhaps as a possible method of spreading covid, which, as Sasha Latypova presumes, could be interpreted as a chemical rather than biological attack.
Nipah virus detected among health staff in West Bengal, India
Five Nipah virus cases have been reported in West Bengal, India, as of late January, including doctors and nurses. The virus, which spreads from fruit bats to humans and between people, has prompted state authorities to quarantine over 100 contacts and conduct field surveillance in affected districts. There’s currently no licensed vaccine or antiviral treatment, and containment measures focus on isolation and contact tracing.
Exploding Price of Silver Shows We Have Reached a Critical Turning Point In Human History
Dominance of Western financial institutions is faltering. They can’t keep silver prices from exploding, can’t stop gold prices from relentlessly marching upward, can’t stop the extremely alarming U.S. dollar decline, and can’t stop debt levels from soaring into the stratosphere. The stability the global financial system has known since World War II’s end is dissipating, and that should chill you to the core.
Iran Threatens to Sink the USS Abraham Lincoln As the Middle East Edges Closer To a Cataclysmic Showdown
The US has gathered more firepower in the Middle East than we’ve ever seen. It exceeds anything witnessed during Operation Desert Storm, anything during the war in Afghanistan, and anything during the war in Iraq. That doesn’t necessarily mean war is imminent. President Trump could ultimately decide not to pull the trigger. But without a doubt, at this moment, we are exceedingly close to a cataclysmic showdown in the Middle East.
Texas Red Alert: North Austin Islamic School Secures 19 Acres, Raises Millions, and Plans Mosque-Centered Campus With NAIT Waqf Transfer for Long-Term Institutional Control
Renaissance Academy’s Leander expansion isn’t a routine school project but rapid construction of a mosque-centered Islamic institutional base–financed through Sharia-compliant mechanisms and structured for permanent land control through NAIT/waqf–raising urgent questions about how this is proceeding in Texas, even after Abbott’s designation of CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood, and Texas’s promised enforcement against affiliates acquiring property.
Canada’s “Islamophobia” Day: The State-Backed Campaign to Protect Sharia, Criminalize Criticism, and Silence a Nation
Canada’s January 29 “National Day to Combat Islamophobia” has become a state-backed propaganda ritual—driven by a federally funded CAIR-linked lobby network—to protect sharia from scrutiny, weaponize undefined “Islamophobia” to silence dissent, and normalize Islamic political power inside Western institutions.
Italy: ‘The Party of Muslims’ Goes Public — Islamic Preachers Call for Political Power at the Polls
Italy is now watching political Islam openly organize for electoral power—and when journalists expose it, they’re met with intimidation, threats, and even “fatwas” meant to silence the free press. Italy is now witnessing what much of the Western world refuses to name out loud: Islam is not merely “integrating.” It is organizing — politically, institutionally, and aggressively.
Christian Protest Blocked by Police Because It Passes Through “Muslim Area” of London
London’s Metropolitan Police blocked a Christian-led “Walk with Jesus” march that planned to pass through Whitechapel in London. The reason for the ban is to avoid hostile local reactions and possible violence, because the police deemed the neighborhood a “Muslim area.” The march isn’t banned because it threatens violence; it’s banned because it might provoke violence.
Christians Beaten, Abducted in Nigeria as Church Service Attacked, Prayer Books Desecrated, and Worship Instruments Broken
Christians are still facing persecution in Nigeria, as 160 people are unaccounted for after an attack Sunday on a branch of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church and two other churches in the village of Kurmin Wali near the Kaduna state’s Rijana forest, a gathering spot for armed gangs who carry out raids and abductions. State officials haven’t proven helpful. They did not acknowledge the attack until Tuesday.
UK’s Green Crusade is bringing the country to its knees
UK’s insatiable climate agenda has led to an economic disaster, with high electricity rates and energy poverty affecting many citizens. Government “green” policies have driven manufacturers away, and investors are fleeing, with thousands of jobs being lost.” A crusade to avoid an imaginary climate catastrophe of the future has created a very real economic disaster in the present.
US Sec. of Commerce to Davos global oligarchs meeting: “Globalization has failed the West”
At the same meeting, the US launched its “Board of Peace.” It’s been known for years that the UN system has been under strain and on the verge of collapse, and they say a “new world order” is needed to replace it. At Davos, far from being an indication that globalism’s end is nigh, are we witnessing the birth of the UN’s replacement – same globalism, different name?