Jeffrey Epstein secretly ran key financial decisions at the Wexner Foundation—despite years of public denials.

A newly leaked cache of emails shows that Epstein approved major fund transfers, tax decisions, and politically sensitive grants for billionaire Leslie Wexner’s family office and philanthropy from 2005 to 2008, even after he supposedly resigned.

Foundation officials long claimed Epstein had no control over spending. The emails show the opposite: staff routinely asked his lawyer to “ask Jeffrey” before moving millions of dollars.

Under Epstein’s financial control, the foundation became one of the most powerful financial engines of pro-Israel influence in the U.S., funding Birthright trips, campus Hillels, and elite fellowships at Harvard Kennedy School that trained Israeli political and security officials.

After Epstein’s arrest, Wexner claimed he had been deceived and financially exploited—yet the emails show they continued working closely together until just months before Epstein’s guilty plea.

The leaks further reveal Epstein’s role in managing shell companies, hiding ownership, and channeling large payments connected to Israeli political figures—cementing his hidden role inside a U.S.-Israel power network that still reverberates today.

Source: Drop Site News

NEW: The U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the Caesar Act on Syria as part of the 2026 defense budget.

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Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado shows up in Oslo.

BIG: Trump administration has given Europe a one-page plan to rebuild Ukraine using about $200 billion in frozen Russian assets, while also outlining a pathway to reintegrate Russia’s economy with major U.S. investment.

The proposal has triggered a serious clash with European allies, who view parts of the plan as unrealistic or reminiscent of “Yalta-style” power carving.

Long-term goal: reintegrate Russia into the global economy with U.S. companies investing in energy, rare earths, Arctic oil, etc.

Europe rejects restoring Russian energy flows and fears Trump’s plan revives Russia economically.

Source: WSJ

The United States has approved a $686 million package to upgrade Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets.

Ukraine says it has begun using its new homegrown Sapsan ballistic missile, which would be a major upgrade to its ability to strike deep inside Russia without Western usage restrictions.

The missile is linked to the long-developing Hrim-2 program, likely has a range of 280–500 km (possibly up to 1,000 km), and is much harder to intercept than drones or cruise missiles.

There’s no confirmed debris proving combat use yet, and Zelensky may be sowing confusion.

But if true, Sapsan would significantly boost Ukraine’s standoff strike capability beyond older Tochka missiles and limited U.S. ATACMS.

Source: TWZ

The U.S. Navy has confirmed that Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray will not fly in 2025 as planned.

The first flight of the aircraft is now expected in early 2026, as teams finish systems testing, certification, engine runs, and software checks.

The delay follows months of optimistic projections from Navy and Boeing officials, who repeatedly insisted the drone would fly by the end of 2025.

Program timelines have slipped roughly two years, with Initial Operational Capability now projected as late as FY2027.

NEW: Taiwan launched rare trade-secrets investigations to protect its critical chip technology, but instead of targeting China, prosecutors are going after Tokyo Electron and a former TSMC executive who joined Intel.

TSMC accuses the ex-executive of likely having “uses, leaks, discloses, delivers or transfers TSMC’s trade secrets” to Intel, prompting raids.

The unusual focus on allies has raised concern, with one U.S. investor warning:

“This is not a good look for Taiwan right now.”

Observers say the probes risk political blowback from Washington as Taiwan relies heavily on U.S. support.

Source: FT

Colombian President Petro:

Trump is a very misinformed man about Colombia. It's a shame, because he disregards the country that knows the most about cocaine trafficking.

It seems that his interlocutors are completely deceiving him.

Colombian President Petro:

The owners of the cocaine mafias live on yachts near Dubai and in Madrid and have negotiated with the US justice system.

Amid rising tensions with the U.S., Maduro sings in a public square: “Don’t worry, be happy.”

Venezuelan President Maduro:

In these times things are different, but we must stand like warriors—women and men—with both eyes open.

Always working, producing, building, making everything function, and ready, if necessary, to break the teeth of the North American empire from Bolívar’s homeland.

Marco Rubio has ordered the State Department to stop using Calibri and return to Times New Roman for official documents, reversing a Biden-era move intended to make text more accessible for people with low vision.

Rubio called the switch to a larger sans serif font a “wasteful” diversity initiative and argued that Times New Roman is more formal and professional.

U.S. Rejects Access for German Rocket Integration

The U.S. has again refused Germany’s bid to link GMLRS rockets with the Euro-PULS system, leaving Berlin unable to use its existing arsenal with the launchers set to enter service in 2026.

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U.S. Plans Mandatory Social Media Checks for All Tourists

The U.S. is proposing a rule that would require all foreign visitors to disclose five years of social media activity, expanded contact details, and new biometrics before entering the country.

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Local media report that the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces, Sudan’s army, and the UAE-backed RSF have reached a new security arrangement to secure the Heglig (Panthou) oil field.

The U.S. is considering terrorism-related sanctions against UNRWA, the UN agency that provides aid to millions of Palestinian refugees.

Trump administration officials pushing the move argue UNRWA is linked to Hamas, while many career State Department staff warn sanctions could be legally questionable and devastate humanitarian operations in Gaza and beyond.

Options reportedly discussed include designating UNRWA as a Foreign Terrorist Organization — an unprecedented step against a UN body.

No final decision has been made.

Source: Reuters

NEW: U.S. B-52 bombers flew with Japanese F-35 and F-15 fighters over the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, in what Tokyo called a show of force responding to recent Chinese and Russian military activity.

Japan’s defense ministry said the drill reaffirmed both countries’ commitment to oppose any attempt to change the regional status quo by force.

Source: Reuters

One year after Assad’s fall, the SDF question is still unresolved.

No full integration, no full handover of resources, and clashes continue.

The question is no longer if this gets resolved, but how.

Nigeria: Army troops in Sokoto have killed notorious bandit leader Kachalla Kallamu during an operation in Sabon Birnin.

German Chancellor Merz:

Any negotiated solution needs to preserve European security interests. It must not come at the expense of the unity of the European Union and NATO.

No peace must be made without us being involved.