Good morning. Here’s your SOFREP Morning Brief for Monday, August 25, 2025: Cartel kingpin “El Mayo” Zambada prepares to plead guilty in a US court while Julio César Chávez Jr. walks free in Mexico ahead of trial. An Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital killed four journalists. Russia’s Lavrov blames the West for stalling Ukraine peace talks as Zelenskyy presses allies for security guarantees. Taiwan ramps up drone warfare training after lessons from Ukraine. Indonesia and the US kick off their largest-ever joint drills with 11 allies. In Pakistan, militants stormed a security camp, killing three officers.

—Julio César Chávez Jr. Released from Mexican Prison Pending Trial

Julio César Chávez Jr. , son of Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez, was released Sunday from a prison in Hermosil

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