Trump Said He OK’d Iran’s Plan to Strike Al Udeid. His Top Military Adviser Said Troops There Fended Off Missiles. – Military.com

  1. Trump Said He OK'd Iran's Plan to Strike Al Udeid. His Top Military Adviser Said Troops There Fended Off Missiles.  Military.com
  2. Iran fires missiles at US base in Qatar, Trump calls for peace  Reuters
  3. June 23, 2025 - Israel-Iran conflict  CNN
  4. 'Historically Successful' Strike on Iranian Nuclear Site Was 15 Years in the Making  U.S. Department of Defense (.gov)
  5. Largest Patriot Missile Salvo In U.S. Military History Launched Defending Al Udeid Air Base Against Iranian Attack  The War Zone
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Sinaloa cartel hacked security cameras to track and kill FBI informants, US says

Hacker working for cartel run by Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was also able to access phone records of an FBI legal attaché at the US embassy in Mexico City

A hacker working for the Sinaloa drug cartel was able to obtain an FBI official’s phone records and use Mexico City’s surveillance cameras to help track and kill the agency’s informants in 2018, according to a new US justice department report.

The incident was disclosed in a justice department inspector general’s audit of the FBI’s efforts to mitigate the effects of “ubiquitous technical surveillance”, a term used to describe the global proliferation of cameras and the thriving trade in vast stores of communications, travel, and location data.

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Gaza offensive will soon ‘reach the lines’ set by the government, says IDF chief – The Times of Israel

  1. Gaza offensive will soon ‘reach the lines’ set by the government, says IDF chief  The Times of Israel
  2. Ceasefire in Iran gives rise to new calls for a deal to end Gaza war  The Washington Post
  3. In an age of abundance and ceasefires, Gaza starves, and the war won’t stop  Al Jazeera
  4. 'And now - the hostages': Families, advocates for missing want Israel to refocus on their plight  The Jerusalem Post
  5. There Is Only One Way to End the Gaza War and Prevent Future Bloodbaths  Haaretz
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GHF boss defends Gaza aid operation after hundreds of Palestinians killed near sites – BBC

  1. GHF boss defends Gaza aid operation after hundreds of Palestinians killed near sites  BBC
  2. UNRWA Situation Report #177 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem  UNRWA
  3. Israel-Backed Aid Sites In Gaza Pose Lethal Risk for Palestinians Amid Deadly Fighting  The New York Times
  4. Israeli Soldiers Killed at Least 410 People at Food Aid Sites in Gaza This Month  The Intercept
  5. UN chief slams US-backed Gaza aid operation: 'It is killing people'  Reuters
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Cocaine Is the Fastest-Growing Illegal Drug Worldwide. Here’s Why. – The New York Times

  1. Cocaine Is the Fastest-Growing Illegal Drug Worldwide. Here’s Why.  The New York Times
  2. Maps Reveal Cocaine Trafficking Routes Across the Americas  Newsweek
  3. Global cocaine boom keeps setting new records, UN report says  Reuters
  4. Australians and Kiwis Are World’s Biggest Cocaine Users  Bloomberg
  5. Cocaine use and production hits record high - UN report  RTE.ie
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Israel Vows To Maintain Air Superiority Over Iran – The War Zone

  1. Israel Vows To Maintain Air Superiority Over Iran  The War Zone
  2. Israel Suggests It Could Strike Iran Again to Counter New Threats  The New York Times
  3. IDF shows details of damage to Iran's nuclear, missile production sites  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Israeli Military Chief Says Commandos Operated in Iran During War  WSJ
  5. Israel Is Waging War on Iran, While the IDF Is Waging Spin on the Public  Haaretz
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Former Venezuelan intelligence chief pleads guilty to US drug charges

Hugo Carvajal faces narco-terrorism and weapon charges amid accusations he helped lead a drug-trafficking group

A former top Venezuelan military intelligence chief has pleaded guilty in a Manhattan federal court to narco-terrorism conspiracy, drug-trafficking and weapons charges, piling further US pressure on the government of Nicolás Maduro.

Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, AKA “El Pollo” or “The Chicken”, was the director of Venezuela’s military intelligence under presidents Hugo Chávez and Maduro. On Wednesday, days before his trial was set to begin, he pleaded guilty to four federal counts, related to accusations that he helped lead a drug-trafficking group within the Venezuelan government.

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