The bill targets Big Tech, but its first casualties could be the small sites that cannot afford a lawsuit
By Dan Frieth | Reclaim The Net |September 15, 2026
US Representatives Mark DeSaulnier and Jimmy Patronis have introduced a bill to repeal Section 230 of the Communications Act, that generally protects online platforms and services from liability for third party content.
The two congressmen, a Democrat and a Republican, made the announcement on September 10, 2026, and their proposed legislation, the Sunset Section 230 Act, would achieve the repeal two years after its enactment.
The bill is brief, just six pages long, and simply states that Section 230 is “repealed” – without proposing any new, replacement framework of liability that online services would have to deal with. … Full article
MEMO | September 16, 2026
Ed Sheeran’s backing band and three supporting acts have withdrawn from his tour after Macklemore was dropped following pressure from billionaire Robert Kraft and other stadium owners over the rapper’s pro-Palestinian performances.
Irish band Beoga, singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe, Danish band Lukas Graham and US musician Finneas announced their departures yesterday.
Macklemore said Kraft, the pro-Israel billionaire whose company owns Gillette Stadium and the New England Patriots, told Sheeran he would not be allowed to perform at the stadium. The rapper also accused Kraft of rallying other stadium owners to issue an ultimatum. … continue
MEMO | September 16, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Wednesday to revoke the citizenship of those who “defame” Israeli soldiers in NAZA, a documentary on killings in Gaza, and impose significantly higher financial penalties on them, Anadolu reports.
Netanyahu made the remarks in a video statement following the recent screening of the Israeli documentary at the Venice International Film Festival. The film documents alleged crimes committed by Israeli forces during the war on the Gaza Strip.
“Regarding the film NAZA, which portrayed Israeli army officers and soldiers as war criminals, I will now introduce two bills, both government bills,” Netanyahu said.
He said the first bill would revoke the citizenship of those who “defame Israeli army soldiers.”
The second, according to Netanyahu, would increase by 20-fold the amount of compensation that could be sought against them in defamation cases. … Full article
The Cradle | September 16, 2026
Over 130 legal experts, including lawyers, former judges, and legal academics, told UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham in an open letter on 15 September that London’s newly unveiled sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements “fall far short” of what the UK is legally bound to do under international law.
“We ask it to commit to further and more rigorous measures to ensure that no part of the UK’s economic relationship with Israel continues to sustain the illegal occupation itself, and the settlements and other serious violations of fundamental rules of international law perpetrated through its conduct, and to build on this to adopt robust coercive measures to seek to bring all these serious violations of international law, and the practices they sustain, including, fundamentally, the occupation itself, to an end,” the letter read.
The signatories are pressing for a full arms embargo on Israel, citing Article 6(3) of the Arms Trade Treaty, which bars weapons transfers where a state is aware of crimes such as the ethnic cleansing that UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband himself said Israel is committing in the occupied West Bank.
The letter further seeks to extend the sanctions to insurance, accountancy, and digital infrastructure, along with an official statement that no UK public body, pension scheme, or sovereign fund is invested in the settlements. … Full article
MEMO | September 16, 2026
The Israeli army demolished a Palestinian Bedouin settlement in the northern occupied West Bank where more than 20 Palestinians had lived for more than 20 years, Anadolu reports.
According to a statement by the Palestinian organization for the defense of Bedouin rights, BEYDER, the army demolished the settlement west of the town of Deir Ballut in Salfit.
More than 20 Palestinian Bedouins had lived in the settlement for over two decades, making their living through livestock farming and raising approximately 1,000 sheep and goats.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society earlier said that a Palestinian was critically injured by Israeli fire in the abdomen and thigh.
Palestinian Information Center | September 16, 2026
GAZA – The body of a Palestinian fisherman killed by Israeli naval fire was recovered on Wednesday, as Israeli forces continued violating the Gaza ceasefire through artillery shelling and gunfire across several areas of the enclave.
The body of fisherman Wissam Barham al-Aqra was recovered after he was killed on Tuesday by Israeli naval fire off the coast of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
Israeli artillery also shelled several areas in eastern Gaza on Wednesday morning, while Israeli military vehicles opened heavy fire.
In southern Gaza, Israeli artillery targeted eastern and southern Khan Yunis, while Israeli military vehicles opened intense fire on areas east and south of the city. Israeli warships also fired toward the Khan Yunis coast as Israeli drones continued flying over southern Gaza. … Full article
Press TV – September 16, 2026
The Gaza-based Health Ministry says around 70 percent of electricity generators serving hospitals across the besieged territory have gone out of service, warning that critical medical departments could stop functioning “at any moment” amid Israel’s ongoing blockade.
The Health Ministry said on Wednesday that severe shortages of fuel, engine oil and spare parts had forced around 70 percent of hospital generators across Gaza out of service, as Israel continues to enforce its inhumane blockade of the territory.
Zaher al-Wahidi, director of the Health Ministry’s Information Center, warned that the remaining generators could no longer guarantee electricity for vital hospital departments, leaving life-saving medical services at risk of shutting down “at any moment.” … Full article
Palestinian Information Center | September 16, 2026
GAZA – The Hamas Movement on Wednesday blamed Israel for the collapse of the Al-Saada residential building on residents and displaced families sheltering inside in Gaza City, warning that nearly 2,000 damaged and inhabited buildings across the Gaza Strip are at risk of collapse.
In a statement, Hamas said the collapse marked another catastrophic humanitarian consequence of the war, noting that widespread destruction of homes and residential neighborhoods has forced thousands of Palestinians to seek shelter in damaged and structurally unstable buildings.
The Movement warned that a severe shortage of heavy machinery and rescue equipment threatens further loss of life. It called for the immediate entry of heavy equipment and civil defence machinery to allow rescue crews to reach people trapped beneath the rubble. … Full article
The Cradle | September 16, 2026
The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) announced a series of new operations against Saudi Arabia on 16 September, including the downing of a US-made Saudi fighter jet that was attacking Yemen, as well as new strikes on military and energy infrastructure.
The YAF said on Monday on its official media page that its soldiers “succeeded in shooting down a Saudi F-15 fighter aircraft while it was carrying out hostile activities in support of Saudi military mobilizations in the skies over Marib governorate.”
The operation was carried out “using a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile.” Footage of the downing and aftermath of the jet’s crash was released by the YAF.
It is a two-seated F-15SA worth $100 million. The fate of the pilot and copilot remains unknown.
The YAF also slammed Saudi claims of a Yemeni attack on Mecca.
“The fabrications and lies promoted by the criminal House of Saud regime, regarding an alleged attack on Mecca, cannot deceive anyone. They are the ones who desecrate it through immorality and debauchery.”
“Our operations target its oil facilities and military bases, which are entirely far removed from the holy sites,” the Yemeni army went on to say.
Saudi Arabia had claimed Ansarallah-led YAF forces carried out an attempted drone attack in the holy city.
The YAF also announced new strikes on Saudi military and energy infrastructure on Wednesday. It said it targeted “Aramco in Yanbu with dozens of ballistic missiles and drones,” adding that “strikes were precise and direct, by the grace of God, and caused major fires and extensive destruction.”
The YAF also said it “targeted Khamis Mushait Air Base with a number of ballistic missiles, achieving a precise hit.”
“We will continue our military operations targeting the Saudi interior,” it stressed. … Full article
Press TV – September 16, 2026
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says its air defense forces have intercepted and destroyed the 52nd MQ-9 Reaper drone operated by the enemy since the US-Israeli aggression began.
The drone was intercepted and destroyed at 2:29 a.m. local time on Wednesday over Qeshm Island by the Iran’s advanced air defense system, the IRGC’s Public Relations Office announced
“During the Third Imposed War, hundreds of hostile drones have been shot down by the country’s air defense forces,” the IRGC said, noting that Lucas, Hermes, MQ-1 and MQ-9 drones were among them.
The IRGC Aerospace Force also intercepted and destroyed an MQ-1 Predator drone over the skies of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
The downing came hours after the IRGC announced the interception and destruction of another US MQ-1 over the strategic waterway, bringing the total number of MQ-1s downed by Iran’s Armed forces’ integrated air defense network to 3.
A few days earlier, the IRGC had also announced the destruction of a US military unmanned surface vessel, or drone boat, at the entrance to the strategic Strait of Hormuz. … Full article
Sputnik – 16.09.2026
The US military has fired up to 70 Patriot interceptor missiles and over a dozen THAAD interceptors and failed to repel a single Iranian strike targeting US facilities in Jordan last week, The Wall Street Journal newspaper has reported, citing sources.
A source said that the expenditure was comparable to what Washington had used over an entire week at other war periods. Iranian military has adapted their attacks by using warheads that separate into multiple projectiles as they get closer to the target, making them difficult to intercept, an official added.
As a result, the strike damaged US fighter jets and other aircraft at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, the report said on Tuesday.
By Kyle Anzalone | The Libertarian Institute | September 16, 2026
The House of Representatives passed a third War Powers Resolution calling on President Donald Trump to end unauthorized hostilities against Iran. The following day, House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the chamber’s remaining votes and sent lawmakers home early for the midterm recess, delaying a potential vote on Congressman Thomas Massie’s articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
The House passed H. Con. Res. 93 220-204 on Tuesday, with seven Republicans joining nearly all Democrats to pass the legislation. H. Con. Res. 93 directs President Donald Trump to end hostilities against Iran.
H. Con. Res. 93 invokes the War Powers Act to assert Congress’s power over war-making. President Donald Trump took the US to war against Iran earlier this year without any Congressional authorization.
Following the vote, Speaker Johnson announced the House would begin its midterm recess ahead of schedule. Massie responded to the news on X. “And there it is. Just as I predicted. They’re canceling Congress tomorrow to avoid the vote on IMPEACHING [Hegseth],” he wrote. … continue
Sputnik – 16.09.2026
BEIJING – The continuation of the conflict between the United States and Iran does not meet the interests of the two countries or the international community, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, Wang Yi held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
“The continued prolongation of hostilities between the United States and Iran does not meet the common interests of either the parties to the conflict or the international community,” the Chinese minister was quoted as saying by CCTV. … continue
By Kyle Anzalone | The Libertarian Institute | September 16, 2026
North Korean state media published an article slamming the US for encouraging South Korea and Japan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines. The author argued the move justified North Korea building up its nuclear deterrent.
In a commentary published by KCNA, international affairs analyst Choe Ju Hyon accused the US of instigating South Korea and Japan to acquire nuclear submarines. “The reality goes to prove that Washington’s plan for ‘AUKUS 2.0,’ which allows the transfer of nuclear technology for munitions to non-nuclear allies, has entered the phase of full-scale expansion,” he wrote.
AUKUS is a trilateral pact between the US, the UK, and Australia. Under the deal, the US and UK agreed to help Australia build a fleet of nuclear submarines. China has also criticized the transfer of nuclear-propulsion technology under AUKUS. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said AUKUS “undermine[s] strategic stability and provoke[s] an arms race in the region.” … continue
RT | September 16, 2026
The EU banned a former aide to Vladimir Zelensky from entering the European Parliament on Wednesday, when she was due to speak at an event promoting diplomacy instead of escalation in the Ukraine conflict.
Yulia Mendel, who was Zelensky’s top communications liaison from 2019 to 2021 and who has since become a consistent critic of her former boss, had been invited to speak on the same day Ursula von der Leyen delivered her State of the Union speech.
According to Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Mendel was invited to give a speech in an EU Parliament session, “Ukraine: Daring for Peace. Diplomacy Instead of Escalation.” She had hoped to “shed light” on the conflict’s central political issues and discuss its possible end.
“On the day of my speech, I was barred from entering the European Parliament. I directly attribute this to Zelensky’s sanctions,” Mendel wrote on X on Wednesday. … continue
The Cradle | September 16, 2026
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for the creation of a European Security Council and a bloc-wide emergency security protocol in her State of the European Union address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 16 September, arguing that the EU’s security structures have fallen behind the threats now facing Europe.
“I believe it is time for Europe’s own Article 4, an emergency security protocol,” von der Leyen said, a reference to the NATO provision that allows alliance members to consult one another when any of them senses a security threat.
Explaining how the mechanism would work, she said, “When triggered by one member state, all member states would convene to coordinate a European response, to deter further escalation and to mitigate the impact.”
Von der Leyen said she would present plans to bring the council into being, as a forum where EU leaders would meet with partners including Canada, Ukraine, the UK, and Norway on European security.
She said the “nature and scale” of the dangers facing the continent made the initiative more pressing.
She also called for an agreed approach to attacks such as sabotage attempts, which stop short of armed aggression but still endanger national security. “Europe needs its own counter-hybrid playbook,” she told lawmakers. … Full article
RT | September 16, 2026
The former leader of the NATO-backed Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) has been found responsible for war crimes committed by the militant group during its NATO-backed campaign to break away from Serbia in the 1990s.
Hasam Thaci, who served as the first president of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo, has been found guilty of the murder of 96 political opponents and suspected Serbian collaborators, the verdict said. He was also convicted for the unlawful detention and torture of hundreds of people.
The 58-year-old Thaci and three other former KLA leaders tried in The Hague are widely regarded as heroes in Kosovo. Thaci’s defense argued that senior figures in the KLA could not control rank-and-file separatist fighters and thus could not be held responsible for crimes committed under their leadership. Lawyers described the group as lacking a strict military hierarchy during the 1998-99 conflict.
NATO’s bombing campaign targeting Serbia, which Washington and its European allies framed as a humanitarian intervention, ensured KLA’s victory. … continue
By Lucas Leiroz | September 16, 2026
… all major military powers possess significant space weapons. There is a wide range of modern arms that can be described as “space weapons,” including ballistic missiles and laser weapons. These systems cross space or interact with objects in orbit in some way, even if they operate primarily from Earth. However, what the US is now revealing is not merely the existence of space weapons, but their presence directly in space – something condemned under international law.
In practice, this means the US is deliberately dismantling the global space security architecture. By announcing the deployment of weapons in space, the US is also giving the green light to its geopolitical adversaries to do the same. … Read full article
BEIJING – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) advocates for a legally binding international document to prevent an arms race in space and supports the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence, SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev said on Wednesday.
Speaking at the 13th Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, Yermekbayev stated the importance of joint efforts within the framework of international treaties on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation.
“The SCO advocates for a legally binding international document to prevent an arms race in space, opposes the militarization of the information and communication technology sphere, and supports the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence,” he said.
Yermekbayev added that “the SCO proceeds from the premise that it is inadmissible to ensure one’s own security at the expense of others’ security.”
The 13th Xiangshan Forum is being held in Beijing on September 15-17, with delegations from nearly 100 countries, including Russia, and international organizations taking part.
Al Mayadeen | September 15, 2026
Malaysia has detained three additional containers bound for Isdud Port, with the shipments remaining at the country’s Tanjung Pelepas port as authorities investigate their contents, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. […]
The latest seizures are taking place at Tanjung Pelepas, near the Strait of Malacca, one of the world’s busiest maritime routes. The port is Malaysia’s second-largest and its biggest transshipment hub, with about 90% of the cargo it handles classified as transshipment. – Full article
The Cradle | September 15, 2026
Cybersecurity breaches involving AI models developed by Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta were a result of flawed testing environments managed by Israel-based contractor Irregular, rather than rogue autonomous behavior, US publication Effort reported on 14 September.
The investigation found that the contractor left internet connections active during simulated cybersecurity exercises, allowing the AI models to access external servers and publish malicious packages, exploiting “vulnerabilities,” according to the report.
“Irregular was responsible for creating the tests that led to Claude hacking into real-world targets and for providing the models with internet access,” Effort added.
Some model instances were consequently able to scan external networks for up to 34 hours.
“In a more normal media ecosystem, the reactions to these cybersecurity issues would be obvious. American AI companies would reconsider doing business with Irregular, not only because of its failure to secure its systems, but because it is an Israeli firm potentially outside US oversight,” the investigation goes on to say. … Full article
Press TV – September 15, 2026
Israeli forces have abducted Press TV correspondent Naqqa Hamed at a military checkpoint near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
Hamed was traveling with a camera crew when Israeli forces stopped them at a checkpoint near the town of Tuqu, southeast of Bethlehem. The crew was searched, after which the forces abducted Hamed and released the cameramen, one of her colleagues told Press TV.
The abduction comes as the Palestinian journalist had been subjected to attacks and a smear campaign by Zionist accounts for the past month. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – September 15, 2026
NABLUS – A Palestinian man and his wife were wounded by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Jenin on Tuesday evening, while Jewish settlers attacked the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, setting Palestinian property on fire.
The IOF troops also raided the village of Abu Falah and tightened military restrictions on roads across the West Bank.
Local sources said the IOF raided Nazareth Street in Jenin, set up a temporary checkpoint and detained several Palestinians, including women, before subjecting them to abuse.
The IOF opened live fire at a vehicle in the area, wounding Iyad Massad and his wife, both residents of the village of Al-Jalama, according to the same sources. … Full article
IMEMC | September 15, 2026
Israeli occupation forces killed 54-year-old Palestinian Ziad Mohammad Jaber during a predawn invasion of Al-Bireh, east of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, on Tuesday.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Jaber died from severe gunshot wounds sustained during the invasion of his home in Umm al-Sharayet. His brother said Israeli special forces entered Jaber’s home and opened fire with live ammunition.
The Israeli military told The Times of Israel that Jaber reportedly tried to seize a soldier’s weapon during what it described as operational activity and was then shot.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its crews treated Jaber for gunshot wounds to the abdomen and thigh, performed emergency resuscitation at the scene, and transported him to a hospital. The Health Ministry later confirmed his death.
Jaber’s brother said soldiers arrived at Jaber’s home at about 4 a.m. and entered after detonating the main door. … Full article
MEMO | September 15, 2026
Four Palestinians were killed and several others injured in separate Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in the latest violations of an ongoing ceasefire agreement, medics said, Anadolu reports.
A medical source told Anadolu that two Palestinians were killed in a double Israeli strike on the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northwestern Gaza City. Several other people, including a child, were injured in the attack.
Eyewitnesses said an Israeli drone struck a gathering of civilians in Sheikh Radwan, before carrying out a second strike targeting civilians who had rushed to rescue those wounded in the first attack.
Another medical source said that a 65-year-old man was killed by Israeli gunfire targeting a camp sheltering displaced people east of Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.
Another Palestinian was killed, and two others were injured, one seriously, in an Israeli drone strike targeting passersby in Sheikh Ajleen, southwest of Gaza City.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society also said its teams transferred nine injured people to its Al-Saraya Field Hospital after an Israeli strike targeted Al-Sinaa Street in Gaza City.
According to witnesses, Israeli military vehicles stationed behind the so-called “yellow line” also opened heavy fire toward areas east of Deir al-Balah and Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, as well as east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli shelling was also reported off the coast of Gaza City and Khan Younis. … Full article
Press TV – September 15, 2026
The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8-billion package to provide the Israeli regime with 40,000 2,000-pound bombs, a report says.
The package includes 20,000 MK-84s, 20,000 BLU-117s, and 20,000 I-2000 penetrator warheads, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing a US official.
Although described as a sale, it would be financed through the US Foreign Military Financing program, under which Washington provides the funds the regime uses to purchase American weapons. … continue
Press TV – September 15, 2026
The Saudi regime has asked Britain to carry out military strikes against Yemeni forces after Washington rejected Riyadh’s appeals for direct US action, according to a Bloomberg report, as the Al Saud monarchy struggles to contain the latest advances of Yemen’s Armed Forces along the Red Sea coast.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has yet to take a final decision on the request, sources familiar with the matter told the outlet on Monday.
Riyadh is seeking operational military support to try to reverse Yemeni gains toward the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and assistance in defending oil infrastructure that has come under legitimate retaliatory fire.
Burnham has so far approved only the dispatch of British military advisers. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | September 15, 2026
President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani will visit Tehran on Tuesday at the invitation of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei announced.
Baghaei said the visit will focus on strengthening bilateral relations and consultations over regional peace and stability.
The talks come as Iraqi Kurdistan faces mounting security pressure linked to the activities of armed Iranian Kurdish groups based in the region, amid the wider escalation of the war in West Asia.
Talabani’s visit comes at a sensitive moment for relations between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, with Tehran increasingly focused on preventing its territory from being used as a launchpad for armed activity against Iran. … Full article
The Cradle | September 15, 2026
Amazon Web Services (AWS) says it cannot restore access to its cloud-computing facility in Bahrain or one of three data-hosting zones in the UAE due to the extensive damage caused by Iranian retaliatory strikes, Reuters reported on 15 September.
“The damage to our infrastructure spanned multiple Availability Zones and exceeded what our regional and multi-AZ services are designed to withstand,” AWS reported in its status update seen by Reuters.
In the UAE, resources and data held exclusively within one zone, labeled mec1-az2, have been damaged beyond hope of recovery, the company said, as engineers are still salvaging what they can from the two other battered zones and across the wider Emirati region. … continue
Press TV – September 15, 2026
Iranian armed forces have shot down a third US MQ-1 Predator drone over the Strait of Hormuz within 24 hours despite Washington’s repeated claims of destroying Iran’s air defenses.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said on Tuesday evening that its Aerospace Force intercepted and destroyed the unmanned aircraft in the skies over the strategic waterway using a new advanced air defense system.
The drone was brought down while under the control of Iran’s integrated air defense network, the IRGC said.
The latest downing came hours after the IRGC announced the interception and destruction of another US MQ-1 over the Strait of Hormuz.
The IRGC Public Relations Department said the aircraft—which is a multi-mission, long-endurance remotely piloted vehicle—was immediately detected and tracked by IRGC air defense systems and targeted with advanced surface-to-air missiles before it could carry out any act of aggression. … Full article
Sputnik – 15.09.2026
WASHINGTON – The United States spent almost $22 billion on munitions during its military campaign against Iran, according to a Lead Inspector General report reviewed by Sputnik on Tuesday.
“The estimate includes $7.4 billion of cumulative obligations (incremental costs) for OEF [Operation Epic Fury], $22.3 billion for expended munitions, and $3.7 billion in equipment losses…,” the report said.
The report added, however, that these figures are estimates, as the operation’s budget was not approved by Congress, complicating the compilation of detailed reports.
The New York Times reported in June that during the conflict with Iran, the US has nearly exhausted its stockpiles of stealth cruise missiles, fired a decade’s worth of typical peacetime procurement of Tomahawk missiles, and consumed two years’ worth of total US production capacity for Patriot missiles.
Press TV – September 15, 2026
Iran’s mission to the United Nations in Vienna says the Islamic Republic has been elected to the General Committee of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference, despite US efforts to prevent the election.
In a post on its X account on Tuesday, the Iranian mission said IAEA member states had voted in favor of Iran’s membership, describing the outcome as a rejection of attempts to use unilateral pressure to influence the agency’s collective decisions.
“Despite US efforts to obstruct Iran’s participation in the General Committee, IAEA Member States made their choice: they voted in favor of Iran.” … Full article
Al Mayadeen | September 15, 2026
US President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran is urgently seeking an agreement with the United States, while leaving open the question of whether Washington will engage in negotiations.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump described Iran as a “failed country” and said Tehran wants to reach an agreement with the United States “very quickly.”
Trump added that he would decide whether the United States would engage in the effort and enter negotiations, indicating that Washington remains open to the possibility of reaching an agreement with Iran. … continue
Sputnik – 15.09.2026
MOSCOW – Russia wants to end the Ukrainian conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
“We want to resolve this conflict and appreciate our friends’ willingness to help in this effort,” Lavrov said at the embassy roundtable on the situation around Ukraine, adding that if the US had not abandoned the Anchorage agreements, we would have been living in peace already for one year.
Russia is always ready for negotiations on Ukraine and has never delayed them or tried to complicate them, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, commenting on the prospects for the imminent convening of a new round of negotiations.
“We are always ready for negotiations. We have never delayed these negotiations or tried to complicate them,” Lavrov said.
If Ukraine is ready to resume negotiations, Russia agrees to them and has something to say, the minister said, adding that Russia has never changed its position on talks on Ukraine. … continue
RT | September 15, 2026
Throughout the summer, a major scandal has been brewing in Lithuania. In late July, the country suffered a landmark defeat in the European Court of Human Rights in a case brought by Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi national held in secret detention and brutally tortured for four years in CIA black sites around the world – including Lithuania. While Western governments and news outlets have ignored the judgement, the ECHR’s conclusions produced bitter political division locally, with the opposition calling for a new investigation into the CIA’s use and abuse of the country during the US-led ‘War on Terror’.
Lithuania’s ruling coalition, in keeping with previous governments, is resistant to any further damaging light being shed on their territory hosting criminal operations of American intelligence for many years in total secret, with perpetrators of horrendous torture insulated from any legal repercussions or professional consequence. Their resistance is understandable. On top of not wanting to offend their colossal US ally, Lithuania’s ruling elites are keen to conceal from the local population, and the world, how their ‘independence’ under Western hegemony comes with unseen strings attached. When those strings entail intimate collusion in grave crimes, it’s Lithuania that suffers the consequences. … continue
How Colombia became the world’s primary reservoir of mercenary manpower
José Niño Unfiltered| September 14, 2026
A few weeks ago Russians with Attitude, posted a blunt prediction after Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia’s presidency in June.
“It was already bad under Gustavo Petro who didn’t do anything to stop it but at least verbally denounced the outflow of Colombian mercenaries. De la Espriella will likely actively support American-Ukrainian recruitment efforts. There’s already many thousands of them (with around 1,000 confirmed killed). I suspect flooding the Ukrainian army with Third World meat will be the focus of US strategy to solve Kiev’s manpower problems. It’s already the publicly declared Ukrainian strategy.”
Hot take aside, there’s considerable truth behind RWA’s commentary. Colombia now supplies more foreign fighters to Ukraine than any other nation on earth, and it did not arrive at that position overnight. … continue
NATO intelligence services found no evidence whatsoever of Russian involvement in the drone incident at Leipzig Airport and informed their authorities accordingly, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said.
They also pointed to multiple signs of a Ukrainian footprint in the incident.
NATO intelligence therefore recommended that the authorities refrain from accusing Russia, the SVR added.
Ignoring the advisory, the German authorities blamed Russia outright — chiefly to justify the “mega-spending” on Germany’s militarization, the Foreign Intelligence Service said.
On August 5, Leipzig police said an airport employee had discovered a drone carrying an unidentified explosive device in the cargo aviation security zone. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt blamed Russia without providing any evidence.
Sputnik | September 15, 2026
Reports of a US-deployed “on-orbit” weapon confirm that the West has already turned outer space into an extension of the Ukraine battlefield, air defense historian Yuri Knutov tells Sputnik.
US and French reconnaissance satellites are already feeding battlefield intel to Ukraine’s military, with Finland about to join in, reminds the military expert, and Poland plans to deploy its own reconnaissance satellites.
Other countries are developing “inspector” spacecraft built to maneuver close to other satellites to spy on them.
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite communications and broadband systems are used in space – and guide Ukraine’s drones.
It is fair to say that “an arms race in space is already underway,” says the pundit, and the US space weapons claim seeks to accelerate this orbital race further. … continue
RT | September 15, 2026
The US has for the first time acknowledged that it has weapons in space amid ongoing tensions with Russia and China.
US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink revealed the deployment on Monday during the opening of the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at National Harbor in Maryland.
“Today, we continue to ensure we remain ready to meet the challenge of evolving threats wherever they exist,” Meink said in a keynote address.
“This is why the Space Force now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary action,” he said, without elaborating. “It’s important from a deterrence perspective,” he added.
During a question-and-answer session, Meink declined to go into detail, stressing that the phrasing of his remarks was “very well thought out.”
“It is critically important that we maintain our dominance, not only in the air but in space,” he said, according to Air & Space Forces Magazine. … continue
Sputnik – 15.09.2026
Statements such as US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink’s claim that the United States has deployed an “on-orbit” weapon could have far-reaching consequences, Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, told Sputnik.
Announcing that the US has a space weapon in Earth’s orbit could fuel a dangerous arms race in orbit, the arms control expert warned.
In his opinion, that could set off a cycle of action and counteraction, threatening the satellites and other orbital systems that countries worldwide rely on for communications, navigation and other essential services. … continue
An Essay on the Skin as Elimination Organ and the Specialty That Cannot See It
Lies are Unbekoming | September 8, 2026
The skin as elimination organ is one of the cleanest terrain teachings there is, and it is the one dermatology cannot allow itself to consider. Every intervention the specialty offers depends on the skin being a barrier to seal rather than a channel to support. Change that one assumption and the whole treatment ladder reverses.
This is another entry in the Trained Not to Tell You series. Like the earlier variants, it proceeds from a single observation: the specialist you are seeing is a graduate of a curriculum reshaped a century ago by the Rockefeller and Carnegie foundations, and the specialist is doing what that curriculum authorised. The fault lies in the training. Reading this essay as an attack on your doctor is a category error.
If your child has eczema, or your teenager is being handed Accutane, or you have been on Dupixent long enough to notice it never resolves the underlying condition, this essay is for you. It is also for the dermatologist willing to read it.
The essay also names something dermatology cannot name: much of what walks into the clinic began somewhere else. Eczema at three months, cystic acne cycling through antibiotics, the adult on lifetime biologic, all sit on a trajectory with an initiating event the specialty is not organised to investigate. … continue
By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. | The Defender | September 14, 2026
Pfizer and Israel’s Ministry of Health (MOH) knew in early 2021 about a significant “cardiac event” safety signal associated with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine — but withheld the information from physicians and the public for several months, a new peer-reviewed study has found.
The authors of the study, published last week in EXCLI Journal, reviewed an MOH dataset containing 531 hospitalization records dating from March 2021 — just months after the rollout of the mRNA Pfizer-BioNTech shot — to May 2022.
The records included 67 deaths, including nine in patients under age 50. Two of the nine deaths were attributed to myocarditis, which can lead to cardiac arrhythmia and death.
Myocarditis was recorded in 71.6% of the hospitalization records involving patients under 30. Nearly two-thirds of those patients “had no meaningful medical history” before their diagnosis.
The deaths and injuries were reported to Israel’s MOH and to Pfizer. Yet, public health authorities in Israel, the U.S. and elsewhere downplayed the safety signal, reporting it “only after a delay of approximately three to four months.”
Even then, health authorities described most cases as “rare” or “mild” — and of less concern than the risk COVID-19 posed.
Karl Jablonowski, Ph.D., senior research scientist for Children’s Health Defense (CHD), said none of the myocarditis deaths are found in the U.S. government’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), even though Pfizer was obligated to report the deaths to VAERS.
“The bereaved and the injured are owed an answer,” Jablonowski said.
Steve Kirsch, founder of the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation, said the study’s findings are significant because they are based on “internal government data” instead of data from vaccine makers or from publicly available databases.
Kirsch said the data show that Israel’s MOH “was clearly more interested in protecting the manufacturers than the public.” … Full article
By Justin K.P. | The Dissident | September 14, 2026
Haaretz, one of Israel’s largest newspapers, published an article on the new film ‘NAZA’, which features multiple IDF terrorists admitting to committing genocide in Gaza, titled “Israelis Must Finally Confront What Israel Has Done in Gaza”.
By the title, one would assume the paper is claiming that regular Israeli citizens are unaware of the genocidal crimes its government committed in Gaza and need to confront that fact.
But within the article, the editorial board acknowledges the truth: the overwhelming majority of Jewish Israelis know full well about the genocide unleashed in Gaza and fully support it. … continue
MEMO | September 14, 2026
Israeli Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar said on Sunday evening that he would seek to revoke the Israeli citizenship of the directors of the Israeli film NAZA, after it won the Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
The film was directed by Oscar-winning Israeli journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor (Britain). Some critics had tipped it for the festival’s Golden Lion for best film after it received a 25-minute standing ovation following its premiere.
In a statement, Zohar said: “As culture minister, I will act immediately to revoke the Israeli citizenship of these despicable creators for treason against the state.”
Zohar described NAZA’s win at the Venice Film Festival as “shocking”, adding that “the filmmakers’ burning self-hatred, and their willingness to harm their homeland in order to receive applause from anti-Semites around the world, is unbelievable and constitutes treason against the state”.
The film, which was added to the festival programme at a late stage, features testimonies from Israeli soldiers about the war in Gaza and what they describe as the systematic killing of Palestinian civilians. … Full article
MEMO | September 14, 2026
Israel’s Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Sunday it plans to submit requests to prevent the Joint List and the United Arab List (Ra’am) from running in the next Knesset election, scheduled for October.
“Likud will submit requests to prevent the Joint List and Ra’am from taking part in the election,” the party said in a statement.
It claimed that “there is no place in the Knesset for those who insult Israeli army soldiers and cannot say that Hamas and Hezbollah are terrorist organisations”. … Full article
IMEMC | Septembr 14, 2026
On Monday, Israeli soldiers shot a young Palestinian man in Beit Ula, west of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, and abducted two Palestinians during invasions of Beit Ummar and Dura.
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) reported that the soldiers invaded Beit Ula, chased a young man, and fired live rounds toward his vehicle, wounding him.
WAFA added that the wounded man was taken to a medical center for treatment, while the soldiers deliberately set his vehicle on fire.
In Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, the soldiers abducted Yousef Na’im Sabarna after invading his home and violently searching it, WAFA said.
In At-Tabaqa village, in Dura town south of Hebron, the soldiers broke into and searched the home of Ziad Badawi Hamdan, ransacked its contents, and abducted him.
The soldiers also installed military roadblocks at several entrances to Hebron city and surrounding towns and villages, obstructing Palestinian traffic.
Earlier Monday, Israeli forces abducted thirteen Palestinians, including a father and son, during West Bank invasions, and injured another father and son during a home search. Israeli colonizers also carried out further attacks across the occupied territory.
Press TV – September 14, 2026
Israel has conducted new strikes on southern Lebanon, killing at least 13 people, including six children, the highest number of fatalities in recent weeks.
On Monday, Lebanon’s health ministry said that 12 people, including six children and three women, were killed in an attack on a residential building in the town of Kfar Rumman. State media had earlier said the strike occurred after midnight.
According to the ministry, one medic was also killed and two others wounded in a separate Israeli drone strike on a civilian vehicle in the town.
A woman, who said she was related to at least three of the victims, said the attack hit the residential building as children were getting ready for school.
While the Israeli military claimed it targeted people seen transferring weapons in the area, Reuters reporters confirmed seeing children’s schoolbooks strewn between chunks of concrete where the building once stood.
Eight-year-old Mustafa Farhat lost his grandparents and his mother in the attack, according to locals. Rescue workers were still looking for his father’s body on Monday morning while the wounded boy was hospitalized, they said.
One of his relatives, Mona Farhat, said the attack targeted their home in the run-up to school-time.
“What did they target? What is the goal they are targeting? Do they want us to leave our land? They are mistaken,” Farhat said at the hospital.
The attack came after days of escalatory strikes conducted by Israeli forces despite a ceasefire reached in June, raising fears of a renewed Israeli military offensive.
On Sunday, at least 11 people, including two women, were killed in Israeli attacks on three towns near the Ali Al-Taher ridge, Lebanon’s health ministry said.
The recent Israeli strikes also destroyed the Ghandour hospital in the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | September 14, 2026
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down a US MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Mehr news agency reported Monday.
According to the report, Iranian aerospace forces intercepted and destroyed the drone using a new air defense system integrated into Iran’s wider air defense network.
Iran has told the United States that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until seven conditions approved by the country’s top officials are met, Iranian news agency Tasnim reported on Saturday, citing an informed source.
“Until these seven conditions, which have been approved by Iran’s top officials, are met, the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed,” the source told Tasnim.
On September 10, the IRGC Navy announced that it had targeted and destroyed a US unmanned vessel at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. As per the statement, the vessel was a Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel and was carrying out a mission in the Strait of Hormuz when it was targeted. … Full article
Abu Dhabi’s alliance with Tel Aviv has pushed its rivalry with Algiers from quiet hostility into open regional confrontation
By Anis Raiss | The Cradle | September 14, 2026
On 10 September 2026, Algeria severed diplomatic relations with the UAE, giving the Emirati ambassador in Algiers 48 hours to leave. From midnight the following day, Algerian airspace was closed to UAE-registered aircraft, although commercial flights to and from Algiers were exempt until the end of the year.
The rupture had been signaled in advance. During a televised interview in July, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune described a Gulf state he declined to name in five words: “Wherever they set foot, blood flows.” He was referring to its role in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen.
Abu Dhabi answered within hours through Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ). Relations between states, he wrote, are managed “through reason, communication and clarity of interests, not through riddles and signals that require decoding.”
One week earlier, a UN fact-finding mission on Sudan had found “reasonable grounds to believe” that external networks, including some operating through the UAE, were supplying the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Darfur with fighters, weapons, and training.
The source of Algiers’s anger was therefore no riddle. Algeria had become the third government in nine months to take direct action against Abu Dhabi’s regional reach. … continue
Press TV – September 14, 2026
The Yemeni Armed Forces have carried out a combined missile and drone strike on a major airbase in Saudi Arabia’s southern region of Asir in retaliation for the latest bout of Saudi military aggression and ongoing blockade against their homeland.
The spokesperson for the Yemeni army, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced in a televised statement on Monday that the country’s military units had carried out a large-scale and qualitative operation against King Khalid Air Base near the Saudi city of Khamis Mushait, located some 884 kilometers south of the capital Riyadh.
He noted that dozens of domestically manufactured Yemeni ballistic missiles and combat drones hit military installations and infrastructure, aircraft hangars, radar systems, runways, arms depots, and other designated targets inside the airbase.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces will continue their qualitative military operations deep inside Saudi Arabia as long as the open aggression against our people continues. Any new aggression will be met with a decisive and more intense response,” Saree noted.
The senior Yemeni official added, “We will continue to uphold the siege-for-siege and escalation-for-escalation equation, and will target Saudi troop buildups until the aggression ceases and the siege on our beloved country is completely lifted.” … Full article
The Cradle – September 14, 2026
Pakistan refused Saudi Arabia’s request to join the war in Yemen and to counter the lightning offensive launched by the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) across the country – as well as missile and drone strikes on Saudi military and energy sites.
“There is no such thing under discussion right now … When the time comes (we) will act under the agreement,” Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said on 10 September. … Full article
Press TV – September 14, 2026
At least two civilians have been killed when a Saudi airstrike destroyed a bridge in Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz, as clashes between Yemeni army forces and Saudi-backed mercenaries are intensifying along the country’s western coast.
Yemen’s al-Masirah television channel, citing local sources, reported that two people lost their lives and another sustained injuries on Monday evening when a Saudi airstrike targeted al-Barah Bridge in the Maqbanah district.
The strike reduced sections of the transport bridge to rubble, and disconnected the region from nearby areas.
Saudi fighter jets also launched three airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city of Mokha. However, there were no immediate reports of casualties or the extent of the damage.
Elsewhere in the northwestern province of Sa’ada, Saudi combat drones carried out several strikes on Ayash area in the Monabbih district as Saudi artillery units shelled the region repeatedly.
Saudi Arabia launches 54 airstrikes on Yemen in past 24 hours
Additionally, Spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said in a statement that Saudi warplanes had carried out 54 airstrikes against multiple locations across Yemen over the past 24 hours.
He added that the aerial raids targeted districts in the northern provinces of Hajjah and al-Jawf, the southwestern province of Lahej and Ta’izz, as well as the central province of Ma’rib. … Full article
Press TV – September 14, 2026
Satellite images have revealed extensive damage to a key Saudi oil pipeline following reported drone strikes, as industry sources warn that a prolonged shutdown could put up to 4% of global oil supplies at risk.
Images released on Sunday appeared to show a pumping station on Saudi Arabia’s 1,200km (745-mile) East-West pipeline charred and badly damaged after the reported strikes.
Saudi Arabia has yet to disclose the full extent of the damage or how long the pipeline will remain offline.
The pipeline has become crucial to Saudi Arabia during the past six months, as the wartime closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted oil flows from neighboring countries.
Saudi Arabia has used the route to redirect about four million barrels of crude a day to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, equivalent to about 4% of global supply. … Full article
Saudi Arabia requested the postponement, as reports say a new Tehran–Muscat deal on Hormuz is ‘unacceptable’ to Riyadh
The Cradle – September 14, 2026
Efforts to secure a final deal to restore traffic in the shuttered Strait of Hormuz have failed as a summit between Tehran and Arab states fell through, Iranian officials announced on 14 September. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei blamed Saudi Arabia in a statement, after reports had said so.
“The news that has been reported is correct: Saudi Arabia requested that this meeting not be held,” Baghaei asserted.
“What was agreed between Iran and Oman concerns the two governments. All aspects of the matter were worked out over several weeks, and the issue was supposed to be discussed at this meeting,” he added.
The idea to hold a summit was an Iranian-Omani one, he went on to say.
“It was expected that the countries of the region would recognize the opportunity if they believe we should sit together and discuss creating a secure region free from interference by destabilizing actors.”
Baghaei stressed that “the continuation of war among Islamic countries has only one winner, and that is the Israeli regime,” while adding that “as for what happens next, the understanding between us and Oman has been finalized, and we will make decisions in consultation with Oman.”
Another Iranian Foreign Ministry official said the meeting was postponed.
“Upon the request of some regional countries and a joint decision by Oman and Iran, the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Persian Gulf littoral states, which had been scheduled for Monday, was postponed to another date,” said Mohammad Alibek, the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s director general for Persian Gulf affairs.
Oman made its own statement on the matter, confirming a postponement aimed at reaching a “consensus.”
Bahrain said it would not attend, citing the recent attack that ravaged Saudi Arabia’s key Red Sea pipeline that was activated to bypass Iran’s Hormuz blockade, known as the East-West Pipeline.
Washington blamed Iran for that strike, while Riyadh said the drones were launched from Iraq. … Full article
By Ron Paul | September 14, 2026
In California, gas stations are facing a unique challenge. The station signs are only configured to go up to $9.99 per gallon and at several stations the price of diesel has reached that maximum. Diesel prices are higher than they have ever been in history.
Worse, according to some news reports the advertising of the maximum price of $9.99 per gallon is meant to signal to truck drivers that they have run out of diesel altogether. Expensive diesel is a hit to the economy, but running out of the fuel at any price is a whole different kind of crisis.
Our highways are filled with semi-trucks burning diesel to bring the products we depend on to the markets. Our freight trains use diesel to transport what is not transported by truck. When the price of diesel increases, the cost of everything moved by that diesel also increases. This is one reason we are seeing much more inflation than the government wants to admit.
The diesel crisis is getting so serious that even President Trump has been forced to admit it. Of course, instead of taking at least part of the blame over his war of choice against Iran and his continuation of the proxy war against Russia through Ukraine, he is blaming Ukraine’s military strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.
President Trump is now asking Ukraine to stop attacking Russian energy resources because diesel is a global commodity and the scarcity produced by the attacks is hitting us here at home. But the strikes deep inside Russia are guided by US intelligence, which provides the targeting data for Ukraine. … continue
The Cradle | September 14, 2026
Iran’s top nuclear official has been blocked from addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) general conference in Vienna after pressure from Washington, Bloomberg reported on 14 September, citing a US official.
Iran’s vice president for nuclear affairs, Mohammad Eslami, left Tehran on Saturday and was slated to address the UN nuclear watchdog as part of its 70th General Conference, which began on Monday.
However, Austria denied Eslami entry at the request of the Trump administration, an anonymous US official told Bloomberg. … continue
Sputnik – 14.09.2026
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and Energodar have been subjected to more than 750 strikes by Ukrainian drones and artillery in last 4.5 months, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Monday.
“Over the past 4.5 months, more than 750 strikes have been carried out by Ukrainian drones and artillery against the ZNPP and Energodar. Kiev is systematically hunting civilians and employees of the plant. Since the beginning of the escalation, 20 people have been killed, nine of them employees of the ZNPP, and more than 100 people have been injured,” the corporation said. … continue
By Hugo Dionísio | Strategic Culture Foundation | September 14, 2026
The official narrative is well known and has been widely debated and rebutted! Between May 8, 1945, and February 24, 2022, Europe – the world – knew no war. Europe and the world lived in idyllic peace, threatened only here and there by the forces of dictatorship, evil, and terrorism, which humanely and democratically compelled the occasional, casual, and exceptional intervention of the United States and its allies, motivated by selfless altruism, boundless kindness, and an iron will to defend the good.
The neoliberal paradise on earth came to an end with what the collective West designated Russia’s “invasion” of Ukraine, “forcing” an “aggrieved” Europe to rearm. Russia was “attacking” Europe; Europe was at war, a war declared by Russia. Everything that had led to what the Russians – much as NATO did in Kosovo – designated a “special military operation” was suddenly silenced, and all who tried to frame the problem historically and objectively were classified as Putinists. The rekindling of the primal supremacist, Russophobic, and anti-communist prejudices of the Cold War immediately came to the fore.
But rather than dwelling on the proverbial stupidity, ignorance, and imbecility of a ruling class of low-grade functionaries, who today are hurling the European Union into an abyss so dark that it threatens to destroy it, what matters is to address, unveil, and reveal what lay hidden behind this shoddy tragicomic theater.
While the leaders of the EU, NATO, and the United Kingdom lent body and voice to a stand-up comedy so wretched it might have been programmed by the sleepy Joe Biden, the United States, over the time it spent preparing and perfecting its instruments of subjugation of Brussels through NATO – wielding the famed interoperability standards – took control not only of strategic dimensions of the EU’s security – as in the case of the end of Swedish and Finnish neutrality – but also exponentially increased the arms trade with Europe and came to control, as never before, the military-industrial complex, even in countries once resistant to surrendering their military independence, such as Sweden, France, Italy, or Spain. … continue
LONDON – The first ministers of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are set to sign a joint declaration on Monday demanding that London grant them the right to hold referendums on regional independence.
The signing is scheduled to take place on Monday during a meeting of representatives from these historically Celtic regions in the Welsh capital of Cardiff.
In a joint press release issued ahead of the summit, the leaders emphasized their intention to discuss strengthening cooperation and promoting “constitutional change” — a term implying either greater autonomy or outright independence.
The leaders will call on the British government to prepare, plan for, and facilitate constitutional change in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, the first ministers said.
Summit participants will also discuss partnerships in the areas of the economy, energy, and international cooperation, including with European neighbors.
Earlier, the office of the UK prime minister announced that he would hold a summit in October with Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland amid calls for independence in the autonomous regions.
Following the regional elections in May, pro-independence parties took the helm in all three of Britain’s autonomous regions.
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- Ukrainians in Indian jail involved in drone attack on Myanmar passenger plane – report
- West not safe from Ukrainian terror – Moscow
- Kiev demands global flight ban over Russia
- US House passes bill to punish universities over Israel boycotts
- Freedom Flotilla announces new mission to Gaza in October
- Israeli forces raid West Bank, Jerusalem as settlers cut water supply to Tubas community
- 66 Palestinian villages forcibly expelled by Israel from West Bank since October 2023: Rights group
- Abducted Gaza doctor’s testimony exposes appalling abuse in Israeli prisons
- ‘Israel’ abuses Gaza detainees, threatens them with execution in Ganot
- Israeli army kills 3 Palestinians, wounds others in Gaza Strip despite ceasefire
- Israel’s plan for forced transfer with international complicity remains on the table
- A proposal seeks to exploit Americans’ debt to force them into wars against Israel’s enemies
- Iran vows ‘heavy response’ to any Israeli escalation against south Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher: Report
- IRGC exposes US pattern of wedding assaults, says ‘lies’ won’t suffice
- Trump congratulates Hegseth on ‘good job’ after deadly Iran wedding strike
- Nearly half of US citizens say Washington’s post-9/11 wars ‘worth the cost’
- US troops will be targeted if they stay past September 30 deadline: Iraqi resistance group
- Europe enters winter with ‘dangerously low’ gas reserves amid Persian Gulf supply shock: Report
- Another European country transfers gold out of US
- ‘False narrative’ on China flood censorship coming from Washington – Nori Vitachi
- Norway seizes Russian Arctic science vessel at Kiev’s request
- NATO Frantically Seeks Excuses to Prolong Its ‘Artificial Existence’ — Lavrov
- The Bishkek Declaration: What the SCO Signed, and Why India’s Name on It Matters
- West trying to draw India into ‘games’ against China – Lavrov
- US Navy stretched thin in West Asia as supply routes collapse: NYT
- Hezbollah denies ties to alleged Syria-Lebanon ‘destabilization cell’
- Two Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in Ramallah village
- Blair directed PA to eliminate mention of ‘Palestine’ from textbooks, former UK envoy reveals
- Is Israel paving streets with Gaza rubble containing bodies – and is the Board of Peace funding it?
- Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians, Including a Child, in Gaza
- Palestinian Resistance and the Politics of Disarmament: A Historical Perspective
- Resistance won’t give up weapons as long as US troops stay in Iraq: Badr Organization
- Iran’s Army strikes US radar systems, troop positions across Persian Gulf
- Spanish police report alleges Morocco orchestrated mass migration into Ceuta
- Germany approves nearly $930M in arms exports to Israel amid Gaza genocide
- Israel receives sixth Drakon submarine for its navy from Germany
- Germany’s Policy Towards Russia Risks Dangerous Escalation – German Politician
- Germany: Merz claims AfD win will threaten economy, AfD quickly points out VW plans to close 4 plants
- Cuba: Negotiations With the US at a Standstill
- Belgium blocks latest EU push to seize Russian assets
- Moscow dismisses ‘fabricated’ German drone incident claims
- Zelensky threatens ‘every airline’ in Russian airspace
- New US ‘precision’ missiles responsible for multiple civilian deaths in Iran – report
- Shrapnel from US strike hits wedding reception in southern Iran, martyring five, including a child
- Iran vows ‘crushing’ retaliation following latest US airstrikes on southern provinces
- Belgium’s Leuven mayor refuses to host Europa League match against Israeli club
- Vance seeks support from pro-‘Israel’ voters, donors: Politico
- WFP halves food aid to occupied West Bank as funding for UN agency collapses
- All Christian schools in Jerusalem shut after Israel refuses entry to Palestinian teachers
- Israeli occupiers attempt to set fire to mosque in northern West Bank
- Gaza interior ministry says IOF abducted officer in al-Katiba raid
- Israeli warplanes, artillery bomb multiple southern Lebanon towns
- Israel’s ‘pilot zones’ become a cover for permanent occupation
- Turkish Foreign Minister: Netanyahu is a threat to humanity and the international order
- SCO leaders sign Bishkek Declaration against ‘western unilateralism’
- EU surrenders sovereignty to US coercion, becomes accessory to economic terrorism: Iran FM spokesman
- Washington sanctions regime reaches its breaking point
- Economy will withstand US sanctions, Iran Central Bank governor says
- Ukrainians turn anger on Kiev for storing explosives near their homes
- India’s anti-terror agency to question jailed Ukrainian mercenary
- Trump Censorship Machine Loses Again in Court
- EU targets ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under censorship law
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