An extraordinary piece on my colleague Bret Baier and his family, his son Paul is a picture of strength and resilience and his gratitude for his doctors Children's National Hospital 🏥 is so inspiring. Worth taking a moment to read. people.com/bret-baier-son…

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Research from AEI's Mackenzie Eaglen estimates that China's true military spending is $710.6 billion.

This calculation is 3x larger than Beijing's self-reported totals and several billion dollars higher than estimates from the US intelligence community.

A former National Security Agency employee who sold classified information to an undercover FBI agent he believed to be a Russian official was sentenced Monday to nearly 22 years in prison. stripes.com/theaters/us/20…

On the left -Paul the day he went home from Children's National Hospital 🏥 after his first open heart surgery 16 years 10 months ago. On the right -Paul going home today after his 5th open heart surgery at Children’s. Thanks to the amazing doctors and nurses at the hospital- Paul’s prognosis is

📷: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends the U.S.-Arab Quint Meeting with representatives from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the Palestinian Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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SCOOP: The debris from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Jan. 2 was from a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile, United Nations sanctions monitors told a Security Council committee in a report seen by Reuters on Monday. reuters.com/world/un-exper…

Britain estimates 450,000 Russian troops killed or wounded - Britain estimates that 450,000 Russian military personnel have been killed or wounded and over 10,000 Russian armoured vehicles have been destroyed in Ukraine. Click the image to read more.

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When asked about Iran's recent strike on Israel, Defense Secretary Austin said 'what they should learn is their systems don't work as advertised. None of that worked. That should give them pause. They should be assessing their weapons systems.'

Gen CQ Brown on why Ukraine aid matters: 'What happens in one corner of the world doesn't stay in one corner of the world.' 'We can shape the future and that is exactly what this supplemental has allowed us to do,' Gen Brown said thanking Congress.

'We will not falter. We will not flinch and we will not fail,' Defense Secretary Austin tells reporters after meeting with Ukraine Defense Contact Group and pledging 6 billion dollars in military assistance to Ukraine.

Defense Secretary Austin: exactly 2 years ago today the Ukraine Defense Contact Group first met in Ramstein after Ukraine had been defending itself following Russian invasion 62 days earlier. It's been 793 days since that meeting and Ukraine is still standing. 'The outcome in

The seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the “best of humanity,” said José Andrés, the celebrity chef who founded the organization. He spoke at a memorial for the team on Thursday.

⚡️Media: US hopes ATACMS delivery will push Germany to send Ukraine Taurus missiles.
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The European Parliament has refused to recognize the results of the Russian presidential election and called on EU member states to limit relations with Putin - resolution

'During these so-called elections there were no alternative candidates, no free media, no independent

'There is a risk our Europe could die. We are not equipped to face the risks'

Macron warned in his speech delivered at the Sorbonne University as he called for stronger defences.

The French leader said Russia must not be allowed to win in Ukraine.

.Oliver Carroll & I write on Ukraine post-supplemental. Tense few weeks ahead, but pressure abates if Ukr gets to late 2024. “Russian defence industrial capacity maxes out in 2025” says a Western official. Ukr offensive options still seem distant, though. economist.com/briefing/2024/…

The United States purchased 81 liquidated fighter jets from Kazakhstan - Su-24, MiG-29, MiG-27, with an apparent intention to supply them to Ukraine for use as airfield decoys and spare parts.

China has the world’s largest Navy—& soon to be the world’s largest Air Force, U.S. Navy Adm Aquilino told Congress.

“The magnitude, scope, & scale of this security challenge cannot be understated.”

Today, the U.S. Air Force is the smallest it’s ever been, writes Defense News:

While no one is looking, Russia picking up more pieces on its chess board, pushing US military bases and troops out of Africa. Eric Schmitt with the scoop.