• Allred to Newsmax: Epstein Accusers Can Be Sued for Naming Names
  
  Victims' rights attorney Gloria Allred told Newsmax on Monday that victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are afraid to name other prominent names involved because they might be sued.
• Ousted South Korean President Yoon Appeals Life Sentence for Martial Law Decree
  
  South Korea's jailed former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has appealed his life sentence for rebellion over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024, his lawyers said Tuesday.The conservative leader, who faces multiple trials over his power grab, expressed defiance...
• Reports: $1.7B Flowed to Iran Via Binance Crypto Exchange
  
  An internal Binance investigation found Iran accessed more than 1,500 accounts over the past two years, with about $1.7 billion flowing to Iranian entities linked to terrorist groups, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reported.
• CIA Assisted Mexico in Killing of El Mencho
  
  The Central Intelligence Agency provided Mexico with intelligence on the location of the drug lord known as "El Mencho," which led to his killing Sunday, a U.S. official told The New York Times.
• Trump Aims to Sell 1st-Year Successes in Crucial Address to Congress
  
  President Donald Trump will try to sell voters on the record of his first year back in power during his State of the Union address Tuesday, despite weathering some significant blows ahead of November's crucial midterm elections.
• Pentagon: No Orders to Send Hospital Ship to Greenland
  
  The Department of War said Monday it has received no orders to deploy any Navy vessels to Greenland, U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal, countering President Donald Trump's announcement that a hospital ship was on its way to the self-governed Danish territory.
• Trump: 'Fake News' That Top General Against Iran War
  
  President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed as fake news media reports claiming Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Daniel "Razin" Caine opposes potential U.S. military action against Iran, calling the stories "100% incorrect."
• Trump Eyes New Security Tariffs After Supreme Court Ruling
  
  President Donald Trump's administration is considering new national security tariffs on a half-dozen industries after a Supreme Court decision last week that invalidated many of his second-term levies, it was reported Monday. The new tariffs, to be issued ...
• Mexico Sends 2,000 Soldiers to Jalisco After Cartel Leader's Death
  
  Mexican authorities on Monday deployed an additional 2,000 military troops to the western state of Jalisco following violence in the wake of the capture and death of Mexico's most-wanted cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho."
• US Military Strikes Alleged Drug Boat in Caribbean Sea, Killing 3
  
  The U.S. military said it killed three people Monday in a strike on an alleged drugsmuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Trump administration's monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers. Monday's attack brought the death toll to at least 151 people...
• Trump: Any Nation That 'Plays Games' on Existing Tariff Deals Faces Steeper Penalties
  
  President Donald Trump on Monday warned that nations that "play games" with tariff agreements reached with the U.S. will face steeper penalties even after the Supreme Court struck down many of his sweeping import taxes.
• US Sheds Light on Its Allegation of Chinese Nuclear Test and Urges Nations to Push for Disarmament
  
  A U.S. official focusing on arms control on Monday provided what he called new, declassified details of a Chinese underground nuclear test nearly six years ago and urged countries to press China and Russia to do more on nuclear disarmament.Christopher Yeaw, assistant...
• New SOUTHCOM General Orders Another Drug Boat Strike
  
  U.S. military forces have destroyed another drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean. The strike by Southern Command forces was reported Monday.
• Students in Iran Hold Anti-government Protests as US Forces Gather for Possible Strikes
  
  Students held antigovernment protests at universities across Iran's capital on Monday, according to witnesses and videos circulating online, in a new sign of unrest as U.S. forces gather in the region for possible strikes.The protests, in which many students expressed...
• 'Flour War' Erupts in Greek Seaside Town as Revelers Celebrate the Start of Lent
  
  The Greek seaside town of Galaxidi exploded into a messy "flour war" on Monday for its annual end of carnival season festivities that mark the start of the Lent season.Galaxidi's main coastal road became a flourstrewn mess as revelers pelted each other with bags of dyed...
• Joint Chiefs Chair Warns of Prolonged Iran War
  
  Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reportedly warned President Donald Trump and other top officials that initiating military action against Iran could involve the U.S. in a prolonged conflict.
• Official: US Meets With Russia, China on Nuclear Pact
  
  The U.S. met with a Russian delegation in Geneva on Monday and will meet a Chinese delegation on Tuesday for talks about forging a potential multilateral nuclear arms control treaty, a senior U.S. State Department official said.
• White House Trolls Trudeau Upon US Olympic Hockey Gold
  
  The White House jumped at the chance to needle former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after Team USA stunned Canada for Olympic gold.
• Rubio Heads to Caribbean to Reassert US Interests after Venezuela Strikes and Iran Threats
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Caribbean country of St. Kitts and Nevis this week to reassert the Trump administration's interests in the Western Hemisphere just a month after the U.S. military operation that removed thenVenezuelan President Nicol s...
• Rocket Launchers Seized in Raid That Killed El Mencho
  
  Rocket launchers capable of shooting down aircraft were seized during the Mexican military's operation Sunday that killed one of the country's most powerful cartel leaders and one of America's most wanted fugitives, reported The Associated Press.
• Jeffrey Epstein Wanted Vatican Bank Information, Why
  
  Newly released correspondence from the so-called Epstein files has cast fresh light on Jeffrey Epstein's interest in the Vatican's financial apparatus during one of the most tumultuous periods in modern Church history: the 2012-13 upheaval surrounding the Vatican Bank.
• Police in Britain Arrest Fmr Amb. Peter Mandelson in Epstein Probe
  
  British police arrested former U.K. Ambassador Peter Mandelson on Monday in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties with Jeffrey Epstein. London's Metropolitan Police force said "officers have arrested a 72-year-old man...
• Panama Orders Occupation of 2 Key Canal Ports after Supreme Court Ruling
  
  The Panamanian government on Monday issued a decree ordering the occupation of two ports at the entrances of the Panama Canal, a move triggered by a final Supreme Court ruling that declared the operating concession held by Hong Kongbased company CK Hutchison...
• Art Del Cueto to Newsmax: American Tourists Stranded Due to Cartel Violence in Mexico
  
  Cartel violence has plunged a popular Mexican tourist area into chaos, leaving Americans trapped inside resorts and unable to get home, veteran border official Art Del Cueto said Monday on Newsmax.
• Israeli Minister Smotrich: Hamas Must Disarm or IDF Will Retake Gaza
  
  Hamas will be given an ultimatum to disarm "in the coming days," and if it refuses, Israel will receive international legitimacy and U.S. backing to act on its own, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday.

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