Khamenei reportedly ordered ‘shoot to kill’ crackdown as Iran opposition groups say 30,000 killed in two days
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ordered the Supreme National Security Council on Jan. 9 to suppress the protests in Iran “by all necessary means,” according to a report published today (Sunday) by The New York Times, citing senior Iranian officials. The same sources reported that security forces were dispatched with orders to “shoot to kill” and show no mercy. Meanwhile, data released early this morning exposed the scale of the massacre being carried out by the Iranian regime against protesters, pointing to a vast gap between Tehran’s official reports and the reality on the ground.
The far-left network that helped put Alex Pretti in harm’s way, then made him a martyr
Encrypted Signal messages show ‘rapid responders’ mobilized demonstrators to harass federal agents, then socialist groups capitalized on killing to foment protests. The skirmish that led to Saturday’s fatal shooting of an agitator by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis and the response that followed were driven by a complex network of far-left organizations with a wide range of causes, a Fox News Digital investigation found. A coordinated web of encrypted chats, street alerts and tracking of ICE “Abductors” in a sophisticated database reviewed by Fox News Digital shows that agitators were already mobilized at the scene where 37-year-old Alex Pretti was killed minutes before any shots were fired. ICE and Border Patrol agents were there to arrest an illegal immigrant criminal, and Pretti and others were there, outside a donut shop, to meet them as part of a strategic pattern of organized interference with law enforcement operations.
Russia and Ukraine hold joint peace talks with U.S. for the first time
The Kremlin stuck to its demand that Ukraine withdraw all its forces from the eastern Donbas region ahead of the talks in Abu Dhabi on Friday. The talks in Abu Dhabi follow marathon overnight discussions at the Kremlin between President Donald Trump’s envoys and Vladimir Putin. Trump met earlier Thursday with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The two-day meeting in the United Arab Emirates signals a renewed effort to strike a deal after months of stop-start diplomacy.
The Board of Peace with fiasco written all over it
What do you get when you construct a Board of Peace, composed of world nations, many of whom are anti-Israel? The short answer is – a fiasco! Does anyone think that patterning a governing body, after the failed and biased U.N., will bring about a different outcome? Why would it succeed in forging peace and good will, when the heads of so many of these countries are already convinced that Israel has perpetrated a genocide in Gaza?
IDF reactivates old Jordan border outposts amid new threats from the east
The Israeli military has begun upgrading and fortifying old outposts and bunkers along Israel’s border with Jordan. Although the two countries signed a peace agreement in 1994, Israel is increasingly concerned about the potential for mass-infiltration from Jordanian territory in the east. Military assessments indicate that this risk has grown considerably since the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7, 2023. The border outposts, reportedly built in the 1960s, are being reactivated for the first time since the 1970s in response to the escalating threat.
Witkoff hints: US, Israel coordinating on future steps
Steve Witkoff met Saturday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss continued progress and implementation planning for Phase 2 of President Trump’s 20-Point Plan for Gaza. The delegation included Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor Aryeh Lightstone, and White House advisor Josh Gruenbaum.
Witkoff said the discussion focused on “the continued progress and implementation planning for Phase 2 of President Trump’s 20-Point Plan for Gaza, which the United States and Israel are advancing together in close partnership,” as well as broader regional issues. … writing that “the United States and Israel maintain a strong and longstanding relationship built on close coordination and shared priorities.”
US may impose blockade on Iran rather than a ‘kinetic attack,’ expert says
The United States’s attack on Iran may not be kinetic, but take the form of a blockade, leading Iran expert and senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Danny Citrinowicz, told 103FM in a Sunday interview. The expert’s comments come after US President Donald Trump confirmed last week that America had “a lot of ships heading towards Iran,” but that he hoped the US didn’t have to use them. “We have an armada heading their way. They know what we want,” Trump said before leaving the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Zelensky: Agreement on U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine complete
An agreement on U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine is ready and only needs signatures, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “For us, security guarantees are, first and foremost, guarantees of security from the United States. The document is 100 percent ready and we are waiting for our partners to confirm when and where we will sign it,” Zelenskyy said at a press conference in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. He added that after it is signed, the document is expected to be sent to the US Congress and the Ukrainian Parliament for ratification.
A message from Holocaust survivors: We don’t have much time left
This Yom HaShoah, many survivors hope to march alongside students at the International March of the Living in Auschwitz, bearing witness in the very places where history unfolded. They need your help
Eva Kugler was born in 1931 in Halle, Germany. She experienced the horrors of Kristallnacht before fleeing to France on a forged visa on the outbreak of World War II, eventually making her way to the United States. Eve dedicated her life to Holocaust education, sharing her testimony with thousands of young people around the world. As a witness-educator with March of the Living UK, she believed deeply in the power of survivors telling their stories directly, in the places where history happened.
New details: IDF search for Ran Gvili underway in Gaza City
After Hamas said its information led to searches at a ‘specific location,’ Israel confirmed a wide operation began over the weekend to locate the last slain hostage at a Gaza City cemetery, as the cabinet debates reopening the Rafah crossing The IDF launched an operation over the weekend to bring back the last hostage’s body, Sgt. First Class Ran Gvili, for burial in Israel, it was cleared for publication Sunday evening, shortly after Hamas itself announced that new searches were underway following information it had provided.
Erdogan warns Israel, Greece and Cyprus: Turkey will defend its maritime rights
Remarks come ahead of a trilateral summit in Jerusalem aimed at deepening security and energy cooperation with Athens and Nicosia amid tensions with Ankara
Class Is In Session: Since Minnesota’s Attorney General Doesn’t Understand The Law… Let Me Explain It
For those tracking the chaos in Minnesota, here’s a detail that might shed some light on the lawlessness of state officials, like the attorney general. In Minnesota, you don’t have to be a lawyer — or even know the law — to be attorney general. Even though he is an attorney, that helps explain how Keith Ellison got the job without a) knowing the law, or b) being able to read it.
Pam Bondi’s demands on Minnesota amid ICE crisis
US Attorney General Pam Bondi is demanding in a letter that the immigration agency ICE be given more room to operate in Minnesota – shortly after a person was fatally shot during an ICE operation. She again calls on Minnesota’s Democratic Governor Tim Walz to repeal the “sanctuary policies” applied in several of the state’s cities that limit local police cooperation with federal authorities in the hunt for undocumented migrants. She also reiterates the Trump administration’s demand for access to documents from local health care and food assistance programs, with the express purpose of investigating fraud. Minnesota fears they will be used to track migrants.
Pentagon Reveals 2026 Defense Strategy: 4 Key Takeaways
The Pentagon has released its 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS), outlining a shift in U.S. military priorities under the Trump administration, with a focus on homeland defense, reduced emphasis on China as the primary threat, and stronger demands on allies to shoulder more responsibility for regional security. The strategy, published on January 23, sets the framework for U.S. defense planning over the coming years and reflects the administration’s broader ‘America First’ approach to national security. The 2026 NDS makes no reference to climate change,
Left-Wing Activists Run Shadow Police Force On Signal To Target ICE In Minneapolis
Last week, federal prosecutors issued six grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and others, as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded federal deportation operations. While the subpoenas appeared focused on whether public statements by state and local officials interfered with federal immigration enforcement, late Saturday night, new reports from citizen journalists suggest the alleged obstruction may have extended well beyond just rhetoric at press conferences and on social media. citizen journalist Cam Higby’s bombshell reporting, who says he “infiltrated organizational signal groups all around Minneapolis with the sole intention of tracking down federal agents and impeding/assaulting/and obstructing them.” “Each area of the city has a Signal group, or in some cases multiple groups. Let’s start with a screen recording of all members of the south side group,”
Minnesota Democrats subpoenaed by Trump DOJ over ICE obstruction: Report
the Justice Department has served six grand jury subpoenas against Democrat officials in Minnesota as President Donald Trump’s administration investigates an alleged conspiracy regarding the obstruction of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations throughout the state. In a Tuesday statement on X, formerly Twitter, Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin said Justice Department sources confirmed that subpoenas had been issued to the offices of Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, and Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. According to Fox News, sources said the subpoenas were served by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and were issued to obtain communications and records.
Historic winter storm blasts 245M: Snow slams Northeast as ice cripples South with skyrocketing power outages
A historic 2,000-mile-wide winter storm is expected to peak Sunday, unleashing heavy snow, crippling ice and days of life-threatening travel conditions for more than 245 million people from New Mexico to Maine through Monday morning.
Ice storm threatens Texas to Virginia with widespread power outages, travel shutdowns
The most dangerous and potentially destructive part of a massive winter storm will continue to affect the southern United States this weekend, where a glaze of freezing rain up to an inch thick is possible from Texas to the Carolinas and Virginia.
Massive winter storm spawns severe weather threat across Gulf Coast, Tornado Watch issued
While a massive winter storm plunges much of the country into a deep freeze of ice and snow, the same system threatens nearly 10 million people across parts of the Deep South and Gulf Coast with a new hazard — severe thunderstorms.
Top Democrats Choose To Stir The Pot By Calling On Anti-ICE Rioters To Escalate Matters
When there’s rioting in the streets, it’s the responsibility of politicians to calm people down. But instead, some top Democrats are choosing to stir things up even more. It’s exceedingly irresponsible, and a lot more people could end up dying as a result.
AUSTRALIA: Multiple Shark Attacks Within Two Days, 12-Year-Old Boy Dies
Some of Australia’s beaches have been impacted by several shark attacks during the height of the busy summer season. According to CNN, approximately “40 beaches along the coast of New South Wales (NSW) remain closed after four shark attacks in 48 hours.”
Met Police bans ‘Walk with Jesus’ march to avoid provoking local Muslim community
Scotland Yard stopped a Ukip march from going ahead in London over fears of provoking the local Muslim community. The demonstration, titled “Walk with Jesus,” was scheduled for January 31 in Whitechapel – long home to one of Britain’s largest Islamic populations.
UK government is designing and installing a Digital Identity Panopticon
By her own admission, the UK Home Secretary aims to create a digital identity Panopticon using AI and technology to constantly monitor citizens. The UK gov’t’s digital identity system will use biometric data, such as facial recognition, to create unique identity tokens, enabling real-time monitoring and predictive analysis of individual behavior.
A War Has Erupted on the Streets of America, and It Is Going to End with Martial Law in Major U.S. Cities
The Trump administration isn’t backing down on immigration enforcement, and the left isn’t backing down and allowing ICE to conduct mass deportations without resistance. We’re seeing more violent confrontations, and President Trump is seriously considering invoking the Insurrection Act. It’s a matter of time before we have martial law in major U.S. cities.
Holocaust Memorial Day events in UK drop nearly 60%, raising alarm over growing silence
While over 2,000 schools held events marking Holocaust Memorial Day on Jan. 27, 2023, that number dropped to just 854 in 2025, falling by almost 60%. Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel – and the Gaza war that followed – matters concerning Israel and the Jewish people have become highly controversial.
Donald Trump says US Navy ships are on their way to Iran
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States “has a lot of ships heading toward Iran,” but he “hopes we don’t have to use them,” as tensions continue to grow in the Middle East toward the possibility of an American attack against the Islamic Regime.
Davos 2026 Unpacked: What Was It Really About?
Davos presents itself as a forum for shared solutions to global problems. But this year wasn’t about cooperation. The public agenda focused on technology, climate, and “global risks.” But the real conversations revolved around territory, recognition, market access, and population control – more about who gets to set the terms as geopolitical competition intensifies.