President Trump stands on the field as the National Anthem is played ahead of kickoff at the Army–Navy Game in Baltimore.
According to sources within Syria’s Interior Ministry, the ISIS-linked attacker who ambushed U.S. and Syrian forces today in Palmyra was a member of the Syrian Security Forces from Aleppo. He had recently been placed under investigation and was set to be dismissed after authorities discovered he held extremist views, including sympathies toward the Islamic State. The attacker opened fire on soldiers and other members of both delegations as they stood outside their vehicles after exiting the Desert Security Headquarters. He was swiftly killed by Syrian security forces following the attack. image
Trump on attack on U.S. Forces in Syria: “We mourn the loss of 3 great patriots in Syria… we pray for them, and their parents, and their loved ones… We will retaliate.”
U.S. President Donald Trump warned of “very serious retaliation” against ISIS following an attack in Syria that killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian. image
Hours after a phone call on Friday between Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian forces launched a large-scale ballistic missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast. The strikes hit two ports and damaged at least three commercial vessels, all owned by Turkish-based companies. One of the ships, the Panamanian-flagged and Turkish-owned CENK T roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry, was struck by at least one drone, sparking a major fire that caused extensive damage, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that land strikes in Venezuela are starting. "It’s going to start happening".
Satellite imagery from Vantor shows the oil tanker Skipper in the southern Caribbean Sea, two days after U.S. forces seized the vessel off the coast of Venezuela.
The U.S. Treasury Department lifted sanctions on Brazil Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes as the nations continue to repair ties that frayed over the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro earlier this year. - Bloomberg
U.S. President Donald J. Trump said he held a “very good conversation” this morning with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, announcing that the two leaders have agreed to a ceasefire taking effect this evening and will return to compliance with the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord signed in October. image