“Call of Duty” creator Vince Zampella has died at age 55 in a car crash, according to NBC Los Angeles and other media outlets.

Reports indicate a growing rift between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, with allegations that Witkoff held undisclosed talks with Moscow, prompting concerns about weakening U.S. leverage. An NBC News report published today describes tensions between Rubio and Witkoff, citing claims that Witkoff bypassed the State Department during efforts related to peace negotiations over Ukraine. The account is based on NBC’s reporting.

Syrian Arab tribal leaders said they are ready to mobilize against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), accusing the group of attacking civilians in Aleppo and reaffirming their loyalty to Damascus. In a statement, the leaders said they would support the Syrian state in confronting what they described as SDF aggression and pledged to fight until government authority is restored nationwide. Addressing the SDF directly, they warned that their response would be shown through actions on the ground rather than words.

🚨Russia has started evacuating the families of its diplomats from Venezuela, an official told the Associated Press.

A spokesperson for former U.S. President Bill Clinton said Monday that the Justice Department should release all Epstein-related files connected to Clinton.

A custodian at Brown University said he saw the suspected shooter nearly a dozen times before the attack, including moments when the individual was peering into classrooms. The custodian reported the behavior to security on three separate occasions, but no action was taken.

According to reports, Egypt reached an agreement with China in June 2025 to purchase 10 WJ-700 drones for $400 million. The WJ-700 is a jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC). It has a top speed of about 700 km/h, an endurance of up to 20 hours, and can carry a weapons payload of up to 800 kg.

Tehran police said citywide traffic restrictions based on license plate numbers will be enforced on Tuesday and Wednesday due to severe air pollution. Under the measure, vehicles with license plates ending in odd numbers will be allowed to drive on one day, while those ending in even numbers may drive on the other. The restrictions will be enforced across the entire city, including residential areas, with the aim of reducing traffic and lowering pollution levels.

According to a recent draft Pentagon report reviewed by Reuters, China has likely loaded well over 100 DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) into its three newest silo fields near the Chinese–Mongolian border. The assessment comes as the People’s Liberation Army continues a major nuclear expansion that is projected to result in a force of more than 1,000 warheads by 2030.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump is set to announce plans today from Mar-a-Lago for a new fleet of large warships that he plans to label “battleships,” as part of his vision for a “Golden Fleet.” The announcement will be made alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, according to a U.S. official and another source familiar with the discussions who spoke to The Wall Street Journal.

Israel warned the Trump administration over the weekend that an ongoing missile exercise and other unusual movements by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) could be preparations for an attack on Israel, according to three Israeli and U.S. sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Axios.

The Caribbean Sea and Puerto Rico are not the only areas seeing a military buildup related to Venezuela. Recent aerial imagery of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, shows a significant concentration of aircraft, including two E-3C “Sentry” Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft and 28 KC-135R “Stratotanker” aerial refueling tankers, most assigned to the 6th Operations Group at MacDill.

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen said that Vladimir Putin is a serious and calculating leader, noting that he is now in his third presidential term and effectively guaranteed to rule Russia until 2036. Cohen cautioned against expecting an imminent departure or regime change, saying he does not foresee that happening. He added that Putin is smart, with a very sharp calculus, and that he understands and values intelligence to a high degree.

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie announced that he and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna are drafting inherent contempt charges against Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the Epstein files.

President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Sunday plans to build a new, larger, and more modern aircraft carrier to replace the ageing Charles de Gaulle and bolster France’s maritime power.

“The United States Coast Guard is actively pursuing a sanctioned dark fleet vessel involved in Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion. It is sailing under a false flag and is subject to a judicial seizure order,” a U.S. official told Fox News, responding to reports that another vessel was boarded and seized this morning in the southern Caribbean.

Western intelligence agencies have recently observed unusual activity by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, including coordinated movements of drone, ballistic missile, and air-defense units, along with abnormal command-and-control signals, deployments, and logistical activity. The developments have prompted heightened monitoring, sources familiar with the assessments told Iran International.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has released footage from tonight’s large-scale retaliatory operation against ISIS strongholds and affiliated sites in Syria, known as Operation Hawkeye Strike. American and Jordanian forces employed more than 100 precision munitions, launched from aircraft and ground-based systems, to strike and destroy over 70 ISIS targets across northern and central Syria.

Court documents say that Jeffrey Epstein threatened to burn down an unidentified victim’s home if she disclosed that he had stolen and sold photographs of her sisters, who were 12 and 16 at the time, taken at a swimming pool in September 1996.

U.S. Air Force F-15E “Strike Eagle” multirole strike fighters and A-10C Thunderbolt II “Warthog” close air support aircraft, along with U.S. Army AH-64E “Apache” attack helicopters, launched from bases across the Middle East to take part in tonight’s large-scale retaliatory strikes against ISIS-affiliated targets in Syria.