Overview
- Defense officials say they are preparing possible actions after the president warned he could send forces or conduct airstrikes targeting militants in Nigeria.
- Nigeria’s foreign ministry publicly rejected the accusations of anti‑Christian atrocities, and residents described confusion and fear in reaction to the U.S. threat, according to the Washington Post.
- White House legal adviser Thomas Elliot Geyser told lawmakers the administration views strikes on drug‑trafficking targets as not triggering War Powers authorization, after U.S. forces hit suspected smuggling vessels beginning in early September, drawing regional condemnation.
- Trump said the United States is not considering providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, and nationwide air‑raid alerts were posted across multiple Ukrainian regions overnight.
- Saratov’s governor announced a drone‑attack threat posture, while OSINT groups reported strikes on the city’s oil refinery and Russia’s defense ministry claimed dozens of UAVs were shot down over the region.