Senior U.S. Officials, including National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, are reporting that the United States and Ukraine are on the verge of signing an “Improved” Mineral Deal and Partnership. According to the New York Times, who has read the Document, the Deal calls for Ukraine to relinquish Half of its Revenues from Natural Resources, including Minerals, Gas and Oil, as well as Earnings from Ports and other Infrastructure, without any kind of U.S. Defense or Security Guarantees. The Revenue from Ukraine’s Natural Resources will be directed to a Fund in which the U.S. holds 100% Financial Interest, and that Ukraine should contribute to until it reaches $500 Billion; while stating that for any additional Military Assistance provided by the United States, Ukraine will be required to contribute to the Fund a sum equal to twice the amount provided to Ukraine. As stated previously, the Deal does not contain any Security or Defensive Guarantees by the United States to Ukraine, but does state that the U.S. intends to provide a “Long-Term Financial Commitment to help Ukraine develop Economically.”

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has now confirmed yesterday’s Airstrike in Northwestern Syria, which resulted in the Elimination of Wasim Tahsin Bayraqdar, a Senior Leader in the Al-Qaeda Affiliate, Hurras al-Din (HaD). CENTCOM does not state what Munition was used to conduct the Strike, however Evidence shows that it was carried out using an R-9X “Flying Ginsu” Hellfire Missile, likely fired from an MQ-9 “Reaper” Drone.

According to Senior U.S. Defense Officials who have spoken to Fox News; on Wednesday, the Houthi Terrorist Group in Western Yemen, for the first time, fired a Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) at a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighter Jet operating over the Red Sea, with the Missile not impacting the Jet.

The Israeli Air Force once again carried out a Wave of Airstrikes tonight against several Crossings along the Syria-Lebanon Border, which are continuing to be used by Hezbollah to transfer Iranian Weapons into Lebanon.

The Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Caleb Vitello was removed yesterday by the Department of Homeland Security, after only a month serving a Director, reportedly due to increased frustration among White House Officials, including U.S. President Trump, that the arrest and deportation of illegal migrants is not happening fast enough to satisfy goals set by the President. In late January, Vitello told ICE’s 25 field office directors they should arrest at least 75 migrants per day. Since then, ICE officers have been working six and even seven days a week, but Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem and Border Czar Tom Homan have blamed agency officials for falling far short of those goals. Madison Sheahan, Louisiana's Secretary of the Department of Wildlife & Fisheries and former campaign aide for Secretary Noem, is expected to be named Acting Director of ICE.

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis is in critical condition, after experiencing a “severe asthmatic respiratory crisis” this morning requiring high-flow oxygen therapy.

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that in support of the Federal Government of Somalia, several Airstrikes were carried out on February 20th against Al-Shabaab Terrorists near the City of Buloburde in Central Somalia.

The President of Poland Andrzej Duda met earlier U.S. President Donald J. Trump, on the sidelines of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington D.C.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have reportedly launched a Small Offensive over the last 48 hours in the Kursk Oblast of Western Russia, with Swedish CV-90 IFVs and American M1A1 “Abrams” Tanks spotted on the move near the Frontline.

The Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that the 600+ Terrorists that were set to be released today from Prisons in Israel, in exchange for the 6 Hostages that were released this morning from the Gaza Strip, will not released due to Hamas’ continued “Violation and Humiliation” of the Hostages. The release of the Terrorists will be delayed until the release of the next Hostages is guaranteed, and without the degrading Ceremonies.

In addition to Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kash Patel is expected to also be named the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by President Trump.

An email was sent out tonight to all federal employees, even those not under the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or Executive Branch, by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), demanding that they reply to the email with “5 bullets of what you accomplished last week” or face forced resignation. Several agencies and departments, including a number in the Department of Defense, have already instructed their employees not to respond to the email, as they are not under DOGE’s purview or the OPM.

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kash Patel as well as most if not all other National Intelligence Agencies, including but not limited to the CIA, NSA and DIA have instructed their employees to not respond to the email sent to all federal employees tonight, by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)/Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The funeral for both of Lebanese Hezbollah’s (LH) former secretary-generals, Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, is ongoing in Beirut, Lebanon. Nasrallah, by far the most preeminent of the two, held the principal leadership position within the terrorist organization since 1992 after rising through the ranks of precursor organizations in the 1980s. Both Nasrallah and his successor, Hashem Safideinne, were killed by Israeli decapitation strikes within days of each other after a number of memorable IDF/Mossad operations that systematically located, targeted, and eliminated every key decision-maker in LH’s military command structure, save a paltry few in the outer command structure.