PARIS — NATO kicked off operation Arctic Sentry to bolster the alliance’s posture in the high north, after weeks of deliberations by allies how to address claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that security threats in the region require the United States to take control of Greenland.The operation will tie together various allied activities in the region, including Denmark’s Arctic Endurance exercises, NATO said in a statement on Wednesday. Denmark stepped up its military presence in Greenland and invited allies including France and the United Kingdom to join after Trump escalated threats to take over the Danish territory.NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and NATO’s military commander for Europe have warned of growing threats in the Arctic and high north from Russia and China, though Denmark has said there are no Chinese vessels near Greenland. As polar ice melts due to climate change, the Arctic is becoming more accessible, raising concerns Russia will increasingly challenge NATO in the region.“What we are assessing is that there is a real threat” as sea lanes open up, Rutte said at a press conference in Brussels ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers on Thursday. “There is every need to make sure that we…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! James Van Der Beek, best known for his starring roles in “Dawson’s Creek” and “Varsity Blues,” has died after a courageous battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer. He was 48.”Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning,” a statement read from Van der Beek’s official Instagram account. “He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace. There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come. For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend.” APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POSTThis is a breaking news story. Check back here for updates Read the full article here

Since its introduction in World War II by the German army, which used six-barreled Nebelwerfer rocket launchers on the Eastern Front to vaporize their enemies and obstacles, nations such as the United States, Russia and now, reportedly, Israel have utilized the deadly capabilities of thermobaric munitions.The early iteration by the Germans, which saw the first five rounds of the launcher carrying gas and the sixth a detonating round, have progressed into devastatingly lethal weapons that are capable of “detonating the air.”Modern thermobaric weaponry evolved from the jungles of Vietnam, where the U.S. Army and Air Force utilized the BLU-82 “daisy cutter,” a 15,000-pound munition used to carve out helicopter landing zones amid dense foliage. Following the 9/11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon, the U.S. has deployed several BLU-82 air-blast bombs — a smaller Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb predecessor — during the early days of fighting the Taliban and al-Qaida, including the December 2001 Battle of Tora Bora, according to Scientific American.The Marine Corps also deployed a Shoulder Mounted Assault Weapon with a “novel explosive”— containing a thermobaric mixture — during the 2005 Battle of Fallujah to devastating effect. In 2017, the U.S. military dropped the GBU-43/B…

Iran has offered a compromise on its nuclear enrichment program. Tehran said that it would be willing to dilute its highly enriched uranium if all sanctions on the country were lifted. Washington has long accused Tehran of trying to create nuclear weapons, while Iran has maintained that its program is strictly civilian. WAR: Israel Launches Airstrikes On Syria Immediately After Trump Withdraws From Iran Nuclear Deal Iran’s nuclear chief, Mohammad Eslami, made the comments to reporters on Monday.  The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) signaled Tehran was ready to show some flexibility on the United States’ demands to end its nuclear program and adopt a “zero enrichment” policy. Tehran would consider diluting its stockpile of 60%-enriched uranium, which is close to weapons-grade, if “all sanctions would be lifted in return,” Eslami stated. The AEOI boss did not say whether his proposal was related only to unilateral US sanctions or restrictions imposed on the country by other nations as well.  –RT Trump To French Prez: The US WILL Withdraw From Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal The US and Iran have had poor relations for decades. Those already-strained relations have rapidly deteriorated following several unsuccessful rounds of talks on…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Seamus Culleton, an illegal immigrant from Ireland was arrested last September by ICE, pursuant to a deportation order after he overstayed his 90-day visa by nearly two decades. Now, for the most cynical of reasons, he is the Left’s new anti-ICE cause celebre.The pro-Culleton argument is that he had a work visa, a pending green card application, is married to an American and has committed no violent crimes. But none of this changes the fact that his underlying 20-year stay was illegal, and there was an active deportation order against him.Culleton was given a chance to be taken directly to Ireland, but chose to stay and fight deportation, which he must and should do while in detention. Honestly, the only thing remarkable about this case, and here comes the cynical part, is that he is White and Irish. A central allegation against Trump’s deportation efforts is that they are essentially racist, that ICE is out there rounding up Brown and Black people based on their skin color. It’s an allegation the Department of Homeland Security vehemently denies and which has not been substantiated.DEMOCRATS CAN RUN, BUT THEY CAN’T HIDE: AN IMMIGRATION RECKONING…

The U.S. Coast Guard announced a contract award to secure five Arctic Security Cutters, bringing the total amount of cutters being manufactured to 11 to meet President Donald Trump’s executive orders to expand the icebreaker fleet.The contract award, announced Wednesday, will see Davie Defense, Inc. manufacture two Arctic Security Cutters in Helsinki, Finland, and produce three in the United States. It follows two December awards to Rauma Marine Constructions Oy in Finland and Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C. in Louisiana for six cutters of the same type. The awards meet goals set out in a Presidential Memorandum signed by Trump in October for the production of up to four Arctic Security Cutters abroad to meet a gap in existing icebreaker vessels. “These awards represent decisive action to guarantee American security in the Arctic,” Adm. Kevin E. Lunday, acting commandant of the Coast Guard, said in a statement. “The Arctic Security Cutters will deliver the essential capability to uphold U.S. sovereignty against adversaries’ aggressive economic and military actions in the Arctic. These cutters will ensure the Coast Guard’s ability to control, secure, and defend our northern border and maritime approaches — without question.”The announcement also follows the Coast Guard’s investment of $323…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Since there was such a tempest over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, perhaps there’s a solution at hand. This compromise would satisfy both red and blue America. And the exhibition would transfix the country: Have former President Bill Clinton and President Donald Trump testify at halftime about the Epstein files.Republicans believe former President Clinton has something to hide about Jeffrey Epstein. Democrats think the same about President Trump. The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the former president and Hillary Clinton to testify about the Epstein files. After a lot of wrangling, the Clintons are due to appear for closed-door depositions later this month.But both Bill and Hillary Clinton are now calling for open sessions. And Democrats believe that such an appearance at a public session — by a former president — would establish a precedent to lug in President Trump to answer questions about what he knew about Epstein.GHISLAINE MAXWELL TO APPEAR BEFORE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE LAWMAKERS FOR EPSTEIN PROBE DEPOSITION One architect of the law compelling the release of the Epstein files, applauded demands last week by the former first couple to testify at a televised open hearing. Rep. Ro Khanna,…

The U.S. Marine Corps passed its fiscal year 2025 financial audit for the third year in a row, marking the Corps as the first and only service to achieve a successful audit opinion.The Corps’ audit process revealed that the service’s financial records are accurate, complete and compliant with federal regulations, according to a Monday release.“When the American people entrust us with their tax dollars, we owe them careful judgment and integrity in how those dollars are spent,” Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith said in the statement.The Corps has long been the only service to pass a “clean, unmodified audit opinion” across the military and the Department of Defense as a whole since 2018, when it was first mandated to conduct a full audit. The Pentagon continues to struggle to achieve a clean opinion from the Inspector General as required by Congress by its FY28 deadline, which the department set on its own.The DOD recently was allotted a budget of around $901 billion for Fiscal Year 2026, but President Donald Trump has recently called for its increase to $1.5 trillion for fiscal 2027 in a social media post last month.“The findings produced by the audit help the…