Nominee authored US military pandemic influenza policy and directed surveillance, vaccination, and compliance systems
By Jon Fleetwood | April 17, 2026
President Donald Trump has tapped Dr. Erica Schwartz—a military-trained architect of influenza pandemic surveillance, vaccination, and compliance systems—to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), elevating a systems-level influenza operator to the top of the nation’s public health apparatus.
The nomination comes as the Trump administration continues funding influenza gain-of-function research, advances influenza vaccine development under its “Gold Standard” framework, signs into law a multi-billion-dollar influenza pandemic preparedness omnibus directing federal funding toward outbreak response systems, and maintains coordination with the World Health Organization’s global influenza network despite formally withdrawing.
The U.S. government is advancing the influenza pathogen side, the vaccine response, and the deployment system—and now seeks to put a military-grade influenza pandemic architect in charge of the CDC. … continue
By Freddie Ponton | 21st Century Wire | April 17, 2026
More than a month after Cuba charged six exiles with terrorism over the attack and publicly tied at least two of them to a prior terrorism list shared with Washington, Trump’s State Department is still “reviewing” the case while FBI agents move quietly in and out of Havana. At the same time, newly declassified Bay of Pigs files from the National Security Archive (NSA) lay bare an earlier era of U.S. covert war against Cuba built on wishful thinking and deniable violence, casting a long shadow over how this latest incident is understood in Havana. In Miami and Washington, officials talk about “clarifying events.” In Cuba, people talk about a Florida based militant network that used a U.S.registered boat to launch an armed infiltration under the cover of the blockade that is choking the island.
The old war returns
A stolen speedboat left the Florida Keys before dawn, crossed into Cuban waters, and turned a quiet stretch off Villa Clara into a battlefield on 25 February 2026. Cuban authorities said the vessel carried rifles, pistols, scoped AR-style weapons, night optics, radios, body armour, a drone, and nearly 13,000 rounds of ammunition, while international outlets later confirmed the Florida origin, the stolen registration, and the presence of U.S. citizens among the dead and wounded. At least one of the dead and one of the injured were confirmed by U.S. officials as American citizens, all ten men aboard were Cuban nationals living in the United States, and an eleventh alleged accomplice was arrested on land after reportedly coming to meet them on the beach.
This article places that raid beside newly released Bay of Pigs invasion records by the National Security Archive (NSA), which show how Washington’s covert war on Cuba was built on fantasy, deniability, and a willingness to gamble with Cuban lives. It also documents something more immediate and damning. Years before the Villa Clara clash, Cuba had already identified Autodefensa del Pueblo (ADP), Amijail Sánchez González, and Leordán Cruz Gómez in official counterterrorism files shared with the United States, yet the men still lived, organised, and sailed from U.S. soil.
What follows is not a nostalgic Cold War story. It is an account of how that war against Cuba shrank and mutated inside a permissive exile ecosystem in Florida, and how a country suffocating under sanctions and a de facto oil blockade became the stage for one more armed fantasy of regime change. … continue
RT | April 17, 2026
The EU’s newly unveiled age‑verification app is a “surveillance tool” disguised as a privacy‑respecting solution, Telegram founder Pavel Durov has warned. Security researchers were reportedly able to bypass its protections in under two minutes.
The app, which was presented by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday, is intended to let users prove their age online without revealing personal data. Von der Leyen called it “technically ready” and said it meets the “highest privacy standards.”
But Durov has dismissed those claims, alleging that the app is “hackable by design” and is part of the EU’s three‑step plan – to present a “privacy‑respecting” but vulnerable app, let it get hacked, then remove privacy features under the guise of fixing it.
“The EU bureaucrats needed an excuse to silently start turning their ‘privacy‑respecting’ age verification app into a surveillance mechanism over all Europeans,” Durov said.
Security consultant Paul Moore, cited by Cybernews, confirmed the app’s fundamental flaws and warned that it’s only a matter of time before it becomes “the catalyst for an enormous breach.” He noted that the app’s security could be bypassed in under two minutes because it effectively trusts the device it runs on – a basic design error that leaves it wide open to manipulation.
The EU’s push for mandatory age checks comes as several countries have adopted similar measures. Australia has already banned social media for under‑16s, while Denmark, France, Spain, Italy and Greece are jointly testing age‑verification tools. Germany has proposed a similar ban. … Full article
MEMO | April 17, 2026
A French media report alleging that pro-Palestine member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan was subjected to months of police surveillance has sparked controversy in the country, Anadolu reports.
Hassan had been under surveillance since January 2026, with authorities reportedly geolocating her phone and closely tracking her movements and daily schedule, reported Mediapart, a French investigative online newspaper.
Opposition lawmakers have condemned the alleged surveillance as a “state scandal.” … Full article
IMEMC | April 17, 2026
A Palestinian man was injured on Thursday evening after illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked his vehicle between the village of Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, east of Nablus in northern West Bank, and the city of Salfit, in the central occupied West Bank.
Local sources reported that the victim, identified as Amjad Ahmad Al-Hindi, a man in his fifties, was struck in the head with a stone after a group of colonizers ambushed and attacked the vehicle he was traveling in while passing through the Wadi Al-Sha’er area, located between Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya and Salfit.
Medical crews transported Al-Hindi to a nearby hospital, where medical staff described his condition as stable. … Full article
IMEMC | April 17, 2026
Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded the Khalayel Al‑Louz area southeast of Bethlehem on Friday, while another group attacked displaced Bedouin families north of Jericho, in a continuation of escalating assaults across the occupied West Bank.
Media sources said that colonizers entered Khalayel Al‑Louz and gathered around the Bir Al‑Mayya area, carrying out provocative actions aimed at intimidating local residents.
The area has witnessed repeated attacks in recent weeks, including assaults on homes, the uprooting of trees, and the demolition of agricultural structures.
In a separate incident, colonizers attacked the displaced Arab Al‑Mleihat Bedouin community in the Al‑Balqa area north of Jericho, chasing shepherds and attempting to force families away from their tents and livestock areas.
The Al‑Baidar Organization for the Defense of Bedouins said the colonizers invaded the community’s homes and encampments, noting that these families had previously been forcibly displaced in July 2025 before returning to the area months later.
The organization stressed that the repeated attacks directly threaten the safety and stability of Bedouin communities and are part of ongoing efforts to pressure them into leaving their lands.
These assaults come amid a broader escalation of coordinated attacks by colonizers and the Israeli army across the West Bank, particularly targeting rural and Bedouin communities vulnerable to displacement.
At dawn Friday, Israeli colonizers burned two Palestinian vehicles during an attack on homes south of Hebron, while Israeli occupation forces detonated the doors of several commercial shops and invaded homes in nearby towns, in the southern occupied West Bank.
IMEMC | April 17, 2026
Two Palestinians were killed and several others were injured, Friday, when Israeli occupation forces bombed a water desalination plant in the Al‑Shuja’iyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
The attack struck one of the Strip’s most vital civilian facilities, marking a new escalation against essential infrastructure and deepening the already severe humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave.
Local sources said the strike caused extensive damage to the desalination plant, raising fears of a worsening shortage of potable water at a time when much of Gaza’s infrastructure has been destroyed during the onslaught.
Hundreds of thousands of residents rely on these facilities for their daily water needs, and any disruption threatens to accelerate the collapse of basic living conditions.
Israeli forces carried out additional attacks across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, killing and wounding Palestinians in several areas, as the army continued its violations of the ceasefire agreement for the 190th consecutive day, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health and the Government Media Office.
In Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, Israeli forces opened fire toward tents of displaced families in the Tal ath‑Thahab area, injuring three Palestinians, including a woman who suffered critical wounds.
In Jabalia, in northern Gaza, one Palestinian was shot in the Halawa area, where thousands of displaced civilians remain without adequate shelter or services. … Full article
A former Israeli General close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned of the strategic and political consequences of the ongoing conflict, saying a military confrontation with Iran is not in Israel’s interest.
Major General (res.) Giora Eiland, former head of Israel’s National Security Council, said in remarks reported by Israeli media platform Walla that Israel’s international standing has sharply declined over the past three years, adding that the war in Gaza is the main driver of this deterioration.
He said the prevailing view among political circles in Europe and the United States is that Netanyahu has drawn Washington into an unnecessary confrontation.
Eiland added that these tensions have caused tangible harm to the global economy and threatened its stability, fuelling international public opinion against Israeli policies.
He stressed that the erosion of Israel’s standing is no longer limited to international institutions, but has become “clear and evident” within the United States, Israel’s closest ally.
By Yousef Ramazani | Press TV | April 17, 2026
During the 40-day US-Israeli war of aggression, a new and unexpected weapon emerged in the global battle for hearts and minds – colorful, AI-assisted LEGO-style animations produced by innovative Iranian creators that caught the imagination of people worldwide.
These videos exposed the absurdity of imperial warfare while humanizing the Iranian people’s resistance, only to be systematically silenced by YouTube’s corporate censorship apparatus and smeared by a coordinated Western media campaign led by the BBC. […]
According to observers, the suppression of Explosive Media’s YouTube channel reveals the deepest insecurity of the US-Israeli axis: their fear of unfiltered truth told through the simplest of mediums. These LEGO animations did not glorify conflict – they condemned it, exposing imperialism’s hollow claims and celebrating Iran’s dignified defense of sovereignty.
YouTube’s act of censorship was not strength but desperation, a corporate confession that the people’s creative resistance had already won the information war.
From the streets of Tehran to online forums around the world, these animations fostered a shared understanding: the US-Israeli aggression was not defense but domination, and Iran’s creative counteroffensive embodied the indomitable spirit of a nation under siege.
As one X user captured it perfectly in the wake of the ban, the LEGO clips were never about violence—they were about truth in a world drowning in deception.
Iran’s digital defenders have shown that even in wartime, art can be the sharpest sword. … Full article
By Ramzy Baroud | MEMO | April 17, 2026
A ceasefire in Lebanon was announced on Thursday by US President Donald Trump, but its reality tells a very different story. The ceasefire was not the product of American diplomacy, nor Israeli strategic calculation. It was imposed—largely as a result of sustained Iranian pressure.
Washington, Tel Aviv, and their allies—including some within Lebanon itself—will continue to deny this reality. Acknowledging Iran’s role would mean admitting that a historic precedent has been set: for the first time, forces opposing the United States and Israel have succeeded in imposing conditions on both. … continue
Press TV – April 17, 2026
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says a “new order” is now in place over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, outlining strict new regulations for all maritime traffic.
In a statement released on Friday, the IRGC Navy commander announced that all commercial vessels will only be permitted to transit through routes designated by Iran.
The announcement also reaffirmed that military vessel transit through the strategic chokepoint firmly under Iranian control remains strictly prohibited.
According to the IRGC Navy, all transits, commercial or otherwise, will only be allowed with the explicit authorization of the IRGC’s naval forces.
The statement further stated that these transits are being conducted in accordance with the agreement established under the ongoing Iran-US ceasefire and following the implementation of the ceasefire in Lebanon late on Thursday.
The new measures signal Iran’s firm grip over the waterway, through which approximately one-fifth of the world’s oil passes, after the 40-day war of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran by the American-Israeli coalition. … continue
Al Mayadeen | April 17, 2026
… Despite Washington’s insistence on maintaining its blockade, maritime activity suggests that Iranian oil shipments have not been halted.
Reports indicate that Iranian vessels have continued to navigate the Strait of Hormuz, reaching international waters and proceeding toward their destinations. … Read full article
The Cradle | April 17, 2026
It could take up to two years for oil production in West Asia to return to levels from before the start of the US-Israel war on Iran in late February, Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), told Bloomberg on 17 April.
“There is a general belief that the minute we see the strait open … we come back to the level of production before – which is, in my view, misleading,” Birol stated.
West Asia oil production was disrupted by the US-Israeli bombing campaign, which targeted Iranian oil and energy infrastructure.
Iran retaliated by targeting Gulf oil and gas infrastructure. It also threatened to target ships linked to the “enemy” in the Strait of Hormuz, effectively closing the waterway through which most Gulf oil is exported.
“The recovery will be gradual as damage from the conflict has affected oil fields, refineries, and pipelines across the Persian Gulf,” Birol said.
The IEA chief emphasized that the effective closure of Hormuz has caused world markets to lose hundreds of millions of barrels of crude and refined fuels.
The full resumption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production could take even longer, with some terminals taking more than two years to repair after suffering damage in attacks, Birol added. … continue
The Cradle | April 16, 2026
Iranian oil shipments have continued moving through Persian Gulf waters despite a US-imposed naval blockade, Iran’s Fars News Agency reported on 16 April, with multiple tracking sources reporting tanker activity in and around the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman in recent days.
Fars reported that Iranian tankers transported around 11 million barrels of oil through the Sea of Oman toward undisclosed destinations after US President Donald Trump announced a blockade targeting vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports.
Citing a ship-tracking website, the Iranian news outlet said this marked the first time shipments linked to Iran exited the “blockade zone” since its imposition.
The agency added that earlier breaches had occurred through vessels approaching the Gulf from international waters.
TankerTrackers.com said it had “VISUAL CONFIRMATION” that Iran shipped nine million barrels from floating storage in the Gulf of Oman after the blockade began, with an additional two million barrels departing just before its enforcement.
Separate ship-tracking data cited by Bloomberg showed that at least two US-sanctioned vessels linked to Iran entered the Persian Gulf on Thursday using a route between Iran’s Larak and Qeshm islands.
One of the vessels, a supertanker capable of carrying up to two million barrels, entered empty and signaled it was awaiting further instructions.
Maritime intelligence firm Windward reported that vessel movements between 14 and 15 April indicate continued Iranian-linked activity, describing one tanker’s route as a likely “blockade-breaking movement.” … Full article
Press TV – April 17, 2026
Following 40 days of unrelenting US-Israeli aggression, mounting evidence reveals that the US Department of War is deliberately concealing catastrophic, billion-dollar military losses inflicted by highly effective Iranian retaliatory strikes, the Daily Mail reports.
In the latest episode of the Daily Mail’s Photo Evidence, the British paper “scrutinizes new satellite images that reveal how America’s Department of War may not be telling the full truth about the scale of its losses during the Iran war,” it said.
Since the launch of the joint US-Israeli terrorist bombing campaign against Iran, the Islamic Republic has retaliated by targeting American military assets across the Persian Gulf with waves of missile and drone strikes.
As the Mail explains, “Iran’s war strategy has been anything but conventional. Rather than targeting fighter jets or bombers, the IRGC has systematically attempted to blind and cripple America’s command and control layer, launching attacks against radar and air defense systems”.
“It is these costly losses in strategic equipment that the Department of War is not being fully transparent about,” the paper wrote. … continue
Sputnik – 17.04.2026
White House budget director Russell Vought declined to provide lawmakers with an estimate of the cost of US aggression against Iran, saying the figures “fluctuate” and are difficult to assess, American media reported.
“I wouldn’t [want] to make a characterization of that at this point,” he said when asked about reports the conflict may have already cost tens of billions of dollars.
Senators suggested the war could be costing up to $10 billion a week, while the administration is preparing a request for additional defense funding.
Critics accused officials of attempting to “hide” the scale of spending as the US national debt continues to grow.
Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz during 10-day ceasefire
By Kurt Nimmo | Another Day in the Empire | April 17, 2026
The Prime Minister of Lebanon, Nawaf Salam, thanked President Trump for a ten-day ceasefire announced on Truth Social that took effect at 5PM on Thursday, April 16. Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the US-brokered deal, but with the same caveat imposed after Hamas conducted its Operation Al-Aqsa Flood breakout and offensive on October 7, 2023. … continue
RT | April 17, 2026
Passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is now completely open, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared on Friday. He added that the waterway will remain open for the remainder of the ceasefire in Lebanon.
Araghchi’s announcement came shortly after a 10-day truce came into force between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, which has been one of the major obstacles to a peace deal between Iran and the US.
Writing on X, the Iranian minister stated that “in line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire.”
He noted however, that the vessels would be allowed to move along the “coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran,” suggesting that the strait will remain under Tehran’s control. … continue
By Chris Menahan | InformationLiberation | April 12, 2026
Fox News host Mark Levin and US-born Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard are both pushing for their respective governments to use nuclear weapons against Iran.
Levin and Pollard are connected through Levin’s stepson, David Milstein, who the New York Times revealed in Nov 2025 held a “friendly” secret meeting with Pollard at the US Embassy in Jerusalem together with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. … continue
Sputnik – 17.04.2026
Ukraine’s national guards have been preventing the flight of soldiers from the 113th separate territorial defense brigade, which is suffering heavy losses in battles in the Kharkov region, security sources told Sputnik.
“Attempts by combat groups of the territorial defense brigade to flee are being suppressed by Ukrainian national guard barrier units,” one of the sources said.
Sources said that heavy fighting is ongoing near the village of Zybino in the Kharkov region, where the Ukrainian command has forbidden units of the 113th separate territorial defense brigade to retreat despite mounting losses and a lack of critical supplies.
RT | April 16, 2026
Russia would have the right to retaliate if Finland and the Baltic states are deliberately allowing Ukrainian drones to pass through their airspace, Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said on Thursday.
“Recently, there has been an increase in Ukrainian drone strikes against Russia via Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia,” Shoigu told journalists. “As a result, civilians are suffering and significant damage is being caused to civilian infrastructure.”
Either Western air defenses are proving ineffective, or these four countries “deliberately provide their airspace, thereby becoming open accomplices in aggression against Russia,” he added. In the latter case, Moscow has the right to self-defense in response to an “armed attack” under Article 51 of the UN Charter, the security chief stressed. … continue
MEMO | April 16, 2026
Support for Israel is set to become a virtual purity test for Telegraph journalists after the newspaper’s takeover by German media giant Axel Springer, whose chief executive, Mathias Döpfner, has reportedly described his political credo as “Zionism above all”.
The acquisition, cleared by UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, puts one of Britain’s most influential newspapers under the control of a company that formally lists support for Israel as one of its core institutional values. … Full article
MEMO | April 16, 2026
France has denied entry to the general director of Al-Haq, preventing him from attending a series of high-level meetings in Europe, the Palestinian rights group said Thursday, Anadolu reports.
In a statement, the group said Shawan Jabarin was refused a French visa at the “last minute,” blocking his participation in scheduled briefings with the French Parliament, the Foreign Ministry, and the Council of Europe.
Jabarin was also expected to attend meetings at the European Parliament and Belgium’s Foreign Ministry as part of an advocacy tour focused on accountability and Palestinian rights. … Full article
MEMO | April 16, 2026
An Israeli rights group has reported a sharp rise in settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, saying attacks are taking place under clear government cover.
The organisation Yesh Din said it had documented 378 violent incidents carried out by settlers over just 40 days during the war with Iran— an average of ten incidents of settler violence took place per day. The attacks targeted Palestinians and their property across the territory.
According to the group, the incidents occurred in 148 Palestinian villages and towns across the West Bank.
It added that eight Palestinians were killed by settler gunfire during that period, while around 200 others were injured. Cases of arson targeting property were also recorded.
Yesh Din, which monitors settler violence and opposes settlement expansion, said on X: “Israel can stop settler violence if it chooses to. Instead, government policy encourages criminal settlers and fuels the spread of violent farm outposts across the West Bank,” referring to a tactic used by settlement activists to establish farming outposts aimed at forcing Palestinians from their homes.
The organisation said that “the map of Palestinian communities affected by settler violence under the cover of war clearly illustrates the objective of this state-backed violence: the displacement of Palestinians from their land and their confinement to small, densely-populated enclaves.”
IMEMC – April 16, 2026
Shortly after midnight, a group of fanatic illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded the village of Harmala, southeast of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, and assaulted Palestinian residents, injuring two.
According to local media sources, the colonizers drove through the village and hurled stones at a Palestinian vehicle before attacking residents with knives. Two Palestinians sustained wounds during the assault.
Palestinian medics rushed to the area and transferred the injured residents to a hospital in Bethlehem, where their wounds were described as stable.
Residents of Harmala told reporters that colonizer attacks have intensified in recent weeks, particularly in rural areas east and southeast of Bethlehem, where colonizers have been attempting to expand outposts and restrict Palestinian movement.
On the same day, Israeli colonizers carried out a series of coordinated attacks on Palestinian civilians and property across the southern Hebron area, Ramallah district, and Nablus region, injuring residents, damaging vehicles, stealing livestock, and attempting to invade homes under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.
Human rights groups have repeatedly warned that these coordinated assaults—often carried out under the protection of Israeli occupation forces—aim to pressure Palestinian communities to abandon their lands.
MEMO | April 16, 2026
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas condemned statements by the US Vice President J.D. Vance claiming that aid entering Gaza is at its highest level in five years, describing the remarks as “misleading and far removed from reality.”
In a statement issued Wednesday, Hamas said the claims represent an attempt to distort facts and obscure the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
The movement stated that conditions on the ground contradict such assertions, pointing to Israel’s ongoing policies of “engineering starvation,” alongside strict restrictions on the entry of aid and disruption of essential supplies.
It added that Israeli authorities have not implemented the terms of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, maintaining a blockade that leaves residents in “life under duress.”
Hamas said the situation has led to severe shortages of basic goods, including food, medicine, and fuel, citing reports by human rights organizations and international bodies.
The statement also noted that continued targeting of infrastructure is further worsening humanitarian conditions, contributing to what it described as an unprecedented level of crisis in the Gaza Strip.
Press TV – April 16, 2026
A new report by the Lebanese daily Al Akhbar has ignited a firestorm of controversy by reporting that the transfer was carried out under the cover of the US Israeli aggression against Iran, which began on February 28.
According to the report, Nickolay Mladenov, the High Representative of the so-called “Peace Council” – a body established by the US administration – has informed the administrative committee managing the Gaza Strip that the dedicated fund is now completely empty.
The money, which was intended to support the Council and finance the reconstruction of Gaza, has been transferred to the Israeli side.
Citing informed sources, Al Akhbar reports that during a January conference in Davos, the head of the committee, Ali Shaath, received pledges of financial aid for approximately 350,000 families. … Full article
The Cradle | April 16, 2026
Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir approved the return of five Unit 100 soldiers charged with the rape and torture of a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman prison to active military service, even though investigations into their crimes remain incomplete, Haaretz reported on April 16.
The decision allows reservists implicated in the assault to resume service while the military says its internal inquiry “will be completed soon,” adding that “the investigation does not prevent them from serving in the reserves.”
The case centers on five soldiers who were charged in February 2025 with raping a Palestinian detainee in Sde Taiman prison in July 2024.
The soldiers beat the detainee, dragged him across the ground, stepped on his body, and used a taser against him, including to the head. One soldier stabbed him in the anus, causing a tear in the rectal wall.
The detainee was hospitalized with broken ribs, a punctured lung, and severe internal injuries.
Professor Yoel Donchin, a medical officer who treated the detainee, described the injuries in blunt terms, saying, “He arrived, and we saw he had a stab wound in the anus,” adding, “I saw a wounded man who had been abused and beaten severely.”
Surveillance footage later showed detainees bound and blindfolded, while a group of Israeli soldiers isolated one individual and attempted to shield their acts from the CCTV camera pointed directly at them.
Despite the footage and medical records, the charges were later dropped after Israeli Chief Military Prosecutor Itai Ofir ordered the indictment withdrawn last month, citing “complexity regarding the existing evidentiary infrastructure,” with no command-level investigation completed since.
Israel’s defense minister later apologized to the soldiers, described their prosecution as an “injustice,” and moved to reinstate them.
The case comes amid a growing body of testimonies and investigations pointing to widespread torture and systematic sexual violence embedded within Israeli prisons.
A new report compiled by Euro-Med Monitor, based on testimonies from former Palestinian detainees, describes an “organized state policy” of sexual violence inside Israeli prisons, with abuse carried out systematically and under official cover. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – April 16, 2026
GAZA – Two civilians, including a child, were killed on Thursday evening by Israeli gunfire in the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, and in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.
The PIC correspondent confirmed that the 9-year-old Saleh Badawi was killed and others were injured after being shot at on Kashko Street in the Zeitoun neighborhood.
In Khan Yunis, Mohsen Ouda Mohsen al-Dabbari, 38, was killed after being shot by Israeli forces in the Ard al-Limoun area, south of the city.
Earlier in the day, Rizq al-Malahi, 33, died from wounds he had sustained in an Israeli strike targeting a police vehicle on al-Nafaq Street in Gaza City a few days earlier.
This comes amid ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement, with the number of casualties since it took effect in October 2025 reaching approximately 770 killed and 2,150 injured.
IMEMC – April 16, 2026
Israeli military vehicles continued firing across several areas of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, in ongoing field violations of the “ceasefire” agreement. Medical sources confirmed that two Palestinian brothers were killed in the northern Gaza Strip after an Israeli drone targeted an area near Abu Tammam School in the city of Beit Lahia.
The two brothers, Abdul-Malek Al-Attar and Abdul-Sattar Al-Attar, were transferred to the Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City.
Their deaths occurred amid a series of Israeli attacks that struck areas surrounding shelters and tents housing displaced families near Abu Tammam School in Beit Lahia, causing additional injuries among Palestinians.
In the central Gaza Strip, four Palestinians were injured when Israeli military vehicles opened fire along Salahuddin Street. Israeli forces also targeted several other locations across the Gaza Strip, contributing to a widening pattern of ceasefire violations.
Eastern areas of the Gaza Strip were subjected to heavy gunfire from Israeli vehicles and tanks, alongside ongoing artillery shelling in multiple locations.
Similar attacks were reported in the eastern and southern parts of Khan Younis, where residents described sustained gunfire accompanied by repeated artillery strikes.
In Gaza City, Israeli artillery shelled the eastern neighborhoods, while additional strikes targeted areas east of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
The attacks coincided with large-scale demolitions carried out by Israeli forces in the Tuffah neighborhood east of the city.
Israeli military vehicles positioned near the perimeter fence also continued firing toward eastern and northern Gaza City, alongside intermittent artillery fire, while drones flew at low altitude over several neighborhoods. … Full article
MEMO | April 16, 2026
Eight people were killed and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, minutes after US President Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire between Beirut and Tel Aviv, Lebanese media reported, Anadolu reports.
Israeli fighter jets struck the town of Ghazieh, south of Sidon, the state-run National News Agency said.
The Health Ministry said the attack killed eight people and injured 33 others.
The strike came minutes after Trump said Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a pause in fighting for 10 days starting midnight Friday local time.
Al Mayadeen | April 16, 2026
The Israeli occupation has approved a new settlement expansion plan in the occupied Syrian Golan, with an estimated cost of nearly one billion shekels, aiming to significantly increase the settler population and consolidate control over the territory.
The plan includes the absorption of thousands of new settlers and the transformation of the settlement of Katzrin into what officials described as the “first city” in the occupied region.
According to Israeli minister Ze’ev Elkin, approximately 700 million shekels will be allocated from a previously announced northern reconstruction plan valued at 15 billion shekels. Israeli government ministries will further provide an additional 230 million shekels.
The funding structure reflects a broader strategy to integrate settlement expansion into wider state-backed development initiatives. … continue
By Kurt Nimmo | Another Day in the Empire | April 16, 2026
… India, Brazil, and the US are dependent on urea from the Gulf, while China, India, and the US depend on sulfur and ammonia exports from the region.
“The timing of the disruption makes the situation especially acute,” explains the Kiel Institute, a European research institute for global economic affairs. “March and April are peak months for fertilizer application in the Northern Hemisphere planting season. […]
Australian economist Steve Keen, known for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, warns that famine could begin within two months, with India likely among the first hit due to fertilizer shortages. “If we lost 20 per cent of the world’s fertilizer, we’d lose roughly 20 per cent of the world’s food, and it would cause a global famine,” he said. “Food production on the planet could fall 10-25 percent and there simply won’t be enough food for everyone on the planet.” … Full article
The Cradle | April 16, 2026
Since 28 February, the US and Israel have been waging war on Iran, with consequences that reach far beyond the battlefield. Across the Persian Gulf, governments have seized on the conflict to expand repression at home.
Under the pretext of combating “disinformation” and “rumors” on social media, Gulf states have launched sweeping arrest campaigns against hundreds of citizens and residents, making clear that any expression outside the official narrative can now be treated as a “security threat” or even the “voice of the enemy.”
Calls not to photograph or publish footage did not arrive as casual advice. Interior ministries across the Gulf issued them as official warnings. At first glance, the arguments appeared plausible: avoid panic, protect national security, deny useful information to the enemy. Within days, however, these directives became the basis for a much broader campaign of repression, one that moved quickly from warnings to prosecutions.
The Gulf states have imposed a near-total blackout on the flow of information, claiming that independent content could spread fear, aid the enemy militarily, or amount to treason. In practice, the war on Iran has become a ready-made excuse to criminalize speech.
Bahrain: From emergency measures to mass arrests
Manama justified its tightening security measures through a series of official statements. The Interior Ministry’s Civil Defense Council announced a ban on gatherings “in order to maintain compliance with public safety responsibilities in light of the blatant Iranian aggression against Bahrain.” What appeared to be a response to regional escalation quickly turned into cover for a far broader crackdown.
Authorities arrested more than 260 citizens on charges including “misuse of platforms” and “sympathy for Iranian aggression.” According to human rights sources, three of those detained were women. Authorities also published photographs of detainees in an effort to shame them publicly. […]
The campaign has also turned deadly. Mohammad Mohsen Mousavi, who was arrested in mid-March, reportedly showed signs of torture on his body during funeral preparations. The Interior Ministry responded by defending his detention and accusing him of links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). … Full article
Al Mayadeen | April 16, 2026
… Germany typically avoids dispatching weapons to active conflict zones, the DPA report noted. However, two exceptions exist: Ukraine and “Israel.” Berlin’s special treatment of “Israel” is tied to Germany’s stated “historical responsibility.” … Full article
By Larry C. Johnson | SONAR21 | April 16, 2026
Trump is going to attack Iran again — perhaps as early as this weekend — as a prelude to declaring victory and withdrawing US forces from the Persian Gulf area. I say this because Trump, via Secretary of War Hegseth, has dispatched 10,000 more US military personnel to the Persian Gulf region, along with the USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group. In addition, there has been a sizeable fleet of C-17s flowing into Jordan and Saudi Arabia. In other words, while Trump is telling interviewers that the war is over, he is busy prepping for another strike.
In preparation for that strike, the Trump team if pushing a frantic information operation that insists that the US has blocked dozen of ships from entering and leaving the Persian Gulf on the first full day of the US embargo. This is a lie. The Pentagon is cooperating with this disinformation campaign… Certainly not the first time that the Department of War and a theater commander have issued false reports in order to persuade the citizens of the US that the war is going our way. The reality is that the US still does not have enough ships in place, along with helicopters, to carryout an effective blockade. Moreover, the US is keeping its ships at least 500 miles from the Iranian coast out of fear of being struck by a Close-Range Ballistic Missile (CRMB) or a Coastal Defense Cruise Missile (CDCM). … Full article
By Joseph Solis-Mullen | The Libertarian Institute | April 16, 2026
For decades Washington has advertised its air and naval supremacy as the indispensable guarantor of global order. Recent events have shown this to be little but increasingly expensive theater. The 2026 Iran War has paused not with Iranian capitulation but in a cascade of humiliations that have permanently altered the strategic landscape. Washington’s vaunted power-projection capabilities proved unable to shield even its own forward bases, depleted critical munitions stockpiles, and ultimately ceded effective control of the Strait of Hormuz to Tehran. These lessons will not be lost on Beijing or Taipei. If the United States cannot impose its will on Iran, or previously the Houthis, it cannot credibly claim it could defend Taiwan against the far more formidable People’s Liberation Army. … continue
RT | April 16, 2026
Two children have been killed and two other people injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse, east of Crimea, a senior regional official has said. The victims were aged five and 14.
Krasnodar Region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev wrote on Telegram on Thursday that an apartment block and five houses were damaged in what he described as “a massive UAV attack.” […]
Russia has accused Ukraine of using Western-supplied weapons and equipment, including drones, to target civilians. On Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry released what it said was a list of European companies involved in manufacturing military drones for Ukraine.
“Instead of strengthening the security of European states, the moves of European leaders are increasingly dragging these countries into the war with Russia,” the ministry said. – Full article
Sputnik – 16.04.2026
The Russian Defense Ministry’s statement on Europe’s plan to scale up drone production for Ukraine contained an explicit warning, says military analyst Ivan Konovalov speaking to Sputnik : Europe is turning into a “strategic rear base.”
The term applies to infrastructure that, while located outside the battlefield, directly sustains combat operations.
Under this logic, European hubs supplying Ukraine with drone components, data systems, FPV drones and heavy fixed-wing UAVs are no longer a “civilian facility in a peaceful country.”
“Once the production cycle on their territory is integrated into Ukraine’s strike capabilities against Russia, the line is crossed – they become a target deep within the enemy’s operational structure,” remarks the analyst. … continue
RT | April 16, 2026
Stockholm’s allegations that a pro-Russian hacker group attempted to disrupt a thermal power plant in Sweden last year are unfounded and lacking concrete evidence, Russia’s ambassador to the country, Sergey Belyaev, has said.
Swedish Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin claimed on Wednesday that a group linked to Russian intelligence attempted to attack a district heating plant in western Sweden in the spring of 2025. Bohlin stated that Swedish security services had identified the actor behind the attack, which he said was thwarted by the plant’s built-in security systems.
“The Swedish Security Service handled the case and was able to identify the actor behind it, which has ties to Russian intelligence and security services,” Bohlin told reporters.
However, Belyaev has rejected the allegations as baseless, noting that Stockholm has not sought any consultations with the Russian side over the issue, which suggests that “there are no specific facts or evidence.”
He further stated that claims about the alleged involvement of “certain Russian hackers in such illegal activity remain at the level of the ‘highly likely’ principle, beloved by Western countries, that is, unfounded suspicions.”
Moscow has repeatedly denied Western accusations of involvement in hacking activities as warmongering and has consistently expressed willingness to cooperate on cybersecurity matters. … Full article
RT | April 16, 2026
The EU spy campaign that helped bring down Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is a lesson to anyone who defies Brussels, former Slovak Interior Minister Vladimir Palko has warned. “What they did to Orban yesterday, they can do to you tomorrow,” he told the outlet Marker on Monday.
Orban’s Fidesz party suffered a landslide defeat to Peter Magyar’s Tisza on Sunday, with Tisza outperforming even the most one-sided polls to win a 54% to 38% over Fidesz. Magyar’s party now holds 137 of 199 seats in parliament, giving the incoming PM power to rewrite the country’s constitution as he – and his allies in Brussels – see fit.
That the EU wanted this result was obvious. Orban had been a thorn in Brussels’ side for 16 years and was an insurmountable obstacle to the bloc’s plans to approve a €90 billion loan package for Ukraine. Throughout the election, evidence of interference by the EU, Ukraine, and opposition-friendly Hungarian media trickled out of Budapest. With the election over, the full extent of the EU’s intelligence campaign against Orban – and its implications for populists across Europe – is slowly becoming apparent.
“The defeat of Viktor Orban after 16 years of rule is not surprising at all,” Palko told Marker. “However, the tragedy is what happened in the election campaign.” … continue
Remix News | April 15, 2026
In a new poll from YouGov, the Alternative for Germany (AfD party jumped to 27 percent, now four points ahead of the rival Christian Democrats (CDU), in a sign that the AfD continues to distance itself as the most popular party in Germany.
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel was quick to publish the poll results on X, writing: “4 percentage points ahead of the Union, 4 out of 5 citizens dissatisfied with Merz: We no longer have time for undemocratic firewalls. The political turnaround must happen now.” […]
Despite the AfD leading, the CDU has vowed to never form a coalition with the party. If the AfD’s values hold into the next national election, it may become increasingly difficult to form a coalition without the party’s support. – Full article
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. | The Defender | April 13, 2026
In an X post that went viral Sunday, Elon Musk said he “felt like I was dying” and almost went to the hospital after taking his second COVID-19 vaccine.
Musk was responding to an X post about how Dr. Helmut Sterz, Pfizer’s former chief toxicologist, admitted last month during a German COVID-19 Inquiry that an estimated 60,000 people have died in Germany from Pfizer’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty. … continue
By Aaron Siri | Injecting Freedom | April 13, 2026
The fact is, not a single routine injected childhood vaccine on the CDC schedule was licensed based on a placebo-controlled trial, nor was any vaccine used as a control to license any such vaccine. … continue
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. | The Defender | April 14, 2026
More U.S. adults believe vaccine science is still open to debate and that vaccine mandates cause harm than believe the science is settled and should not be questioned, according to a new Politico poll.
The poll results of 3,851 U.S. adults surveyed last month revealed that 46% of U.S. adults signaled their agreement with the statement that “facts on vaccines are still up for debate and it is damaging to enforce their uptake.”
Only 39% indicated they thought that “science on vaccines is clear and it is damaging to question it.” … continue
By Cindy Harper | Reclaim The Net | April 15, 2026
California’s Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee voted 11-2 on April 7 to advance a bill that would let employees and volunteers at immigration service organizations demand the deletion of their images and personal information from the internet, backed by civil penalties starting at $4,000 and the threat of criminal charges.
AB 2624, authored by Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, is already being called the “Stop Nick Shirley Act.”
The bill arrives just weeks after investigative video creator Nick Shirley published a 40-minute video on alleged hospice fraud in California that racked up 42 million views on X.
Other investigations have found that a single program is causing the state to lose an alleged $6 billion in fraud annually. Shirley had already reported on over $110 million in Somali daycare fraud in Minnesota in December 2025, with empty facilities billing taxpayers while kids were nowhere to be found.
His California reporting uncovered an alleged $170 million in similar fraud in daycares and hospices, with ghost operations registered to empty lots and strip malls. Sacramento’s response to this flood of documented waste and abuse was not an audit, not an investigation into the programs themselves, but a bill to make it harder to film the people running them.
Under AB 2624, anyone affiliated with an organization providing “designated immigration support services” can send a written demand prohibiting the publication of their personal information or image online.
That demand remains effective for four years, even after the person leaves the organization. If the demand is ignored, the person can go to court for an injunction or declaratory relief.
Fines run up to three times the actual damages, with a floor of $4,000, meaning the minimum penalty triples to $12,000 in cases where a takedown demand is defied. … Full article
By Alan Mosley | The Libertarian Institute | April 15, 2026
With its April 20 deadline for congressional renewal looming, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is back in the spotlight. The provision, first adopted in 2008 as a part of the FISA Amendments Act as an update to the original 1978 Act, allows U.S. intelligence agencies to target “non-US persons located outside the United States to acquire foreign intelligence information” as a response to perceived technology gaps exposed in the years after 9/11. It achieves this by compelling American telecom companies to collect intelligence on foreign targets and turning over data to federal officials. … continue
By Max Blumenthal | The Grayzone | April 15, 2026
When he staged his first run for Congress in 2012, Eric Swalwell’s seemingly underdog campaign was aggressively propelled by AIPAC, Big Pharma, and corrupt land developers. Their target was Rep. Pete Stark, a legendary reformer and antiwar stalwart who had infuriated the Israel lobby with his consistent opposition to wars on Iraq and Lebanon.
At the end of their only debate, Stark called Swalwell a “slimeball,” a “fucking crook,” accused him of bribery, and predicted, “you’re going to jail.” Mainstream media condemned Stark as a bully in the throes of cognitive decline, while Swalwell became their darling. After the centrist 31-year-old prosecutor eked out a victory, The New Republic hailed him as a “costume-donning, prop-loving thirty something who ousted Pete Stark.” No mention was made of the bathrobe he donned in his now-notorious role as a liquor-sodden lothario. … continue
By Martin WILLIAMS | Declassified UK | April 8, 2026
Arms industry executives have been given direct influence over British university courses, Declassified can reveal.
BAE Systems, Leonardo, Thales and Rolls-Royce are among the firms who have been invited to sit on at least 53 university advisory committees across the country.
They are usually asked to provide “strategic direction” for academic departments – and sometimes also review the progress of research projects.
Using the Freedom of Information Act, Declassified found that at least 21 universities had asked arms companies to sit on their committees. They include the universities of Southampton, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leicester, Cardiff, York and Queens University Belfast. … continue
Press TV – April 15, 2026
The United Arab Emirates is to close its flagship Burj Al Arab hotel for one and a half years amid a sharp drop in tourist visits to the Persian Gulf country, caused by Iran’s retaliatory attacks against US bases in the region, a report says.
The Wednesday report by Middle East Eye said that Burj Al Arab’s owner company said in a statement a day earlier that it would begin a lengthy refurbishment operation amid a drop-off in tourism activity in the UAE and the wider region as a result of Iranian operations.
The Reuters news agency also quoted a staff member of the hotel as saying that guests with prior bookings will be accommodated in alternative nearby hotels during the closure period.
The famous sail-shaped hotel which is located in the city of Dubai, suffered damage from the unsuccessful interception of an Iranian drone in March, when Iran was carrying out attacks on US bases and interests in regional countries. … continue
Al Mayadeen | April 15, 2026
The cost of repairing energy-linked infrastructure damaged during the recent US-led escalation in the Middle East could reach as high as $58 billion, underscoring the scale of destruction inflicted across the region, Rystad Energy reported.
Rystad Energy estimates that oil and gas facilities alone could account for up to $50 billion of that total, reflecting extensive damage to some of the region’s most critical assets. The figure marks a sharp increase from $25 billion just weeks earlier, with the firm noting that “the scope of damage has expanded materially” as strikes intensified before a temporary ceasefire was reached between Washington and Tehran.
The bulk of the damage is concentrated in oil and gas infrastructure, the backbone of regional economies, with repair costs in this sector alone reaching up to $50 billion. Rystad noted that downstream refining and petrochemical assets account for the largest share of losses due to their technical complexity and the extent to which they were targeted in later stages of the war. However, the impact has extended further, affecting essential civilian and industrial facilities, including desalination plants, steel factories, and aluminum production sites, adding another $3 billion to $8 billion in losses. … continue
Press TV – April 15, 2026
Belgian authorities have seized two British shipments of military components bound for Israel, invoking a ban on any military-laden aircraft using the country’s facilities or airspace.
Last month, a coalition of news outlets and human rights groups alerted Brussels authorities to a military shipment traveling from Britain to Israel via Liege airport.
Dispatched from Britain on March 23, the shipments were intercepted at the airport just twenty-four hours later.
Upon inspection, a specialized engineer identified “fire control systems and spare parts for military aircraft,” which had not been properly declared.
Belgian authorities reportedly opened a criminal investigation into the affair but have declined to name the companies involved in the complaint.
However, the Walloon regional government in southern Belgium named one of the companies Moog, an American aerospace firm with factories in Britain.
The firm manufactures actuators for the M-346 aircraft used to train Israeli pilots.
According to a Belgian government spokesperson, no transit license request was issued for the cargo. “If it had been, it would have been refused.”
Sources involved with the tracking process stated that the components were exported from the UK under an Open Individual Export License and were classified as aircraft-related components rather than military hardware.
They added that at least 17 consignments from Moog have been moved from the UK to Liege Airport, bound for Israel. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | April 15, 2026
Israeli occupation forces carried out three consecutive strikes targeting ambulance teams in the town of Mayfadoun in Lebanon’s Nabatieh district, according to a statement issued by the Emergency Operations Center of the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.
The attacks, according to the statement, killed three paramedics and injured six others, with one paramedic missing and unaccounted for.
The Ministry said the first ambulance team, affiliated with the Islamic Health Authority, was struck while attempting to evacuate wounded people, killing one paramedic and leaving another missing.
As a second ambulance from the same Health Authority arrived to assist the initial team, it was also hit, resulting in injuries to three paramedics.
In a third rescue attempt, two ambulances belonging to the Islamic Risala Scout Association and the Nabatieh Ambulance Service were dispatched to the scene but were also targeted. The Ministry said this resulted in the killing of two paramedics and injuries to three others.
‘A heinous crime’
The Ministry of Public Health condemned the aggression as a “heinous crime”, saying that they reflect an attempt to obstruct paramedics from carrying out rescue operations and that medical teams have effectively become direct targets. It described the strikes as a violation of humanitarian norms and international humanitarian law.
It called on international humanitarian organizations to urgently intervene to halt a dangerous breach of the right of the wounded to receive rescue and the protection owed to medical personnel.
In its daily report, the Lebanese Health Ministry said that 43 people were killed and 140 were injured in 24 hours, bringing the total toll from the Israeli aggression to 2,167 killed and 7,061 injured since March 2. … Full article
By Robert Inlakesh | Palestine Chronicle | April 15, 2026
The Lebanese state no longer has even the semblance of sovereignty, stooping lower than any previous administration. Immediately after Israel committed one of the most violent civilian massacres in Beirut’s history, the government’s top officials begged to normalize ties with the killers and implement a plan that could drag their country to civil war. … continue
Al Mayadeen | April 15, 2026
Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Wednesday, targeting civilian vehicles and multiple towns, resulting in casualties and widespread destruction.
According to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Beirut, an Israeli strike targeted a southbound vehicle transporting humanitarian aid on the Saadiyat highway earlier in the morning, with footage from the scene showing a completely destroyed minivan and canned and dry goods scattered across the road. Additional strikes targeted vehicles in the Jiyyeh area and along the road between the towns of Arabsalim and Habboush.
Israeli warplanes also conducted an airstrike on farmland along the banks of the Litani River in the al-Wasta area, expanding the scope of attacks beyond roads and residential zones.
Civilian casualties reported in Nabatieh, Tyre districts
In the Nabatieh district, four members of the same family were killed in an Israeli strike on the town of Jbaa at dawn.
Meanwhile, three civilians were injured in an airstrike targeting the town of al-Abbassiyah in the Tyre district.
Widespread strikes across southern Lebanon
Earlier in the day, Israeli occupation forces launched a wave of airstrikes targeting multiple towns across southern Lebanon, including al-Babliyah, al-Majadil, Kharbat al-Dweir, Ansariya, Beit Yahoun, Hanine, Borj Qalaouiyeh, al-Ghandouriyah, Tayr Debba, and al-Bereghliyah, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
The agency also reported that Israeli occupation forces carried out controlled demolitions of additional homes in the town of Bint Jbeil, further escalating destruction in the border region.
The ongoing Israeli aggression continues to target civilian infrastructure and populated areas across southern Lebanon, despite diplomatic efforts to end the war.
IMEMC | April 15, 2026
Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked the village of Duma, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, late Tuesday night, bulldozing a key road and roaming provocatively between Palestinian homes.
Suleiman Dawabsha, head of the Duma Village Council, said the colonizers bulldozed the road connecting the village to Khirbet al‑Marajim, blocking it with earth mounds and cutting the main water line serving the area.
The al‑Baidar Human Rights Organization confirmed the incident, noting that the road was bulldozed and sealed with earth mounds, obstructing the movement of Palestinian residents.
The organization added that severing the water line disrupted daily life and further undermined essential infrastructure, stressing that such actions deliberately target Palestinian services and deepen the suffering of communities in the region.
In a related development, al‑Baidar reported that colonizers placed caravans on Palestinian‑owned land in the village of Jurat al‑Sham’a, south of Bethlehem, on Wednesday morning.
The organization said the move is part of ongoing attempts to establish a new colonial outpost, warning that these practices threaten agricultural lands and negatively impact Palestinian residents. … Full article
Press TV – April 14, 2026
Yousof Azizi, an Iranian academic and PhD candidate in Public Administration & Policy at Virginia Tech’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), has been reportedly detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
According to reports, he was detained despite having no issues with his visa status in the US.
He has not yet been allowed to meet with his lawyers, reports stated, and ICE is now discussing transferring him to a detention center in Louisiana.
Azizi, who is also a media personality with regular appearances on multiple international English and Persian media outlets, including Press TV, was taken into custody in front of his home, according to reports that Press TV cannot independently confirm.
Azizi has been one of the few voices in the Persian media sphere to openly and vociferously oppose American-Israeli war and sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
His media commentary has consistently criticized US military aggression against the Islamic Republic, in June last year and most recently during the Ramadan War.
Azizi was very active on his social media, condemning the unprovoked US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, and appeared on many news channels in and outside the US.
The lack of access to legal counsel and the prospect of out-of-state transfer have alarmed civil rights advocates in the US, who view it as an example of politically driven immigration enforcement, which has become common under the Trump administration. … Full article
RT | April 15, 2026
Germany’s handling of anti-Israel protests was “disproportionate,” and the government’s use of hate-speech laws to counter the demonstrations unfairly restricted freedom of expression, a report by the EU’s human rights commissioner has found.
Compiled by the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, Michael O’Flaherty, and published on Wednesday, the report called on the German government to “ensure that the fight against all forms of hatred fully respects the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression for all members of society.”
The report accuses German authorities of misusing claims of anti-Semitism to ban pro-Palestinian slogans and Palestinian flags from some rallies, and to outright ban others. Police have used excessive force against anti-Israel protesters, the report stated, while “freedom of expression has been restricted disproportionately, regarding debates on Palestinian rights or legitimate criticism of the Israeli government.”
Since 2017, the German government has endorsed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. This controversial definition lists “claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor” and “drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis” as examples of anti-Semitic speech. … continue
By Thomas Brooke | Remix News | April 13, 2026
Polish conservative politicians granted refuge in Hungary are facing the prospect of extradition after Péter Magyar secured a decisive election victory, immediately raising tensions over the fate of high-profile exiles.
During the campaign, Magyar made clear that individuals such as Zbigniew Ziobro and his deputy Marcin Romanowski — both of whom had been granted asylum under the outgoing government — could be handed over to Polish authorities. […]
Ziobro and Romanowski had turned to Hungary after Tusk’s return to power. Tusk’s government pursued a sweeping overhaul of Poland’s judicial system. Supporters of the Law and Justice (PiS) politicians argue that these moves have gone beyond reform, amounting instead to a politically motivated effort to dismantle the legacy of the previous administration and target its key figures.
They point to a series of legal actions launched against former members of the PiS government, claiming these cases are designed to sideline political opponents rather than deliver impartial justice. Within this context, Orbán’s Hungary was seen as one of the few European countries willing to offer protection to those who feared prosecution at home.
Despite the rhetoric, any extradition process is likely to face legal hurdles. In Hungary, courts — not the executive — ultimately decide on extradition requests, and asylum protections can significantly complicate proceedings. – Full article
RT | April 15, 2026
Bulgarian Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov’s days are numbered, and his caretaker government is rushing to tie his country to Ukraine before a potential populist uprising. It’s about gas, influence, and keeping Sofia marching in lockstep with Brussels.
Gyurov was appointed acting prime minister in February, after Rosen Zhelyazkov resigned in November under the pressure of street protests and persistent allegations of corruption. His mandate is non-existent, and his term in office has lasted fewer than eight weeks. Nevertheless, he’s making frantic deals with Kiev before an election that he and his allies are almost certain to lose – all in an attempt to block his opponent from enacting policies that will upset Brussels.
His ‘We Continue the Change’ coalition is floundering at a dismal 10% ahead of Sunday’s election. The real competition is between Boyko Borissov (who served as prime minister between 2009 and 2021) and his pro-EU GERB-SDS coalition, and former President Rumen Radev’s left-leaning Progressive Bulgaria coalition.
Borissov is unlikely to upset the apple cart, but Radev is a vocal opponent of the EU’s Ukraine project, and he’s dominating in the polls. With the clock ticking, Gyurov set out for Kiev last month.
At a ceremony in the Ukrainian capital on March 30, Gyurov and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky signed a ten-year military cooperation agreement. Under its terms, Bulgaria will provide bilateral military aid to Ukraine for the next decade, both countries will jointly produce drones and ammunition, and their armed forces will train together. Furthermore, Sofia and Kiev will align their sanctions policies, while Bulgaria will pay towards Ukraine’s reconstruction and support its bid for NATO and EU membership.
Securing this agreement before the election was crucial for Gyurov. Radev opposes both the deal and Ukraine’s accession to NATO, while even the GERB party under Borissov withdrew its support for the pact in 2024 – with Borissov stating that his party would wait for a peace deal between Moscow and Kiev before signing anything.
Gyurov faced fierce criticism at home for signing such a consequential document without winning an election first: Radev was among the most scathing critics, calling the caretaker prime minister “practically illegitimate.” … continue
Sputnik – 15.04.2026
On March 26, 2026, amid growing losses and an increasingly acute manpower shortage within the Ukrainian armed forces, the leadership of several European countries decided to ramp up the production and supply of drones to Ukraine for strikes against Russian territory, the Russian Ministry of Defense shared on Wednesday.
The significant increase in drone output for the Kiev regime is planned through expanded funding for the so-called “Ukrainian” and “joint” ventures based in Europe that manufacture attack drones and their components.
“We view this decision as a deliberate step leading to a sharp escalation of the military-political situation across the European continent and the creeping transformation of these countries into a strategic rear base for Ukraine,” the MoD stated.
The implementation of scenarios — voiced by representatives of the Kiev regime — involving terrorist attacks against Russia using Europe-produced, ostensibly “Ukrainian” drones, would lead to unpredictable consequences, the ministry added.
Instead of strengthening European security, the actions of European leaders are increasingly dragging their countries into war with Russia. … Full article
RT | April 15, 2026
Slovenia’s newly elected parliament speaker has announced plans to hold a referendum on withdrawing the country from NATO, as the US‑led military bloc reels from its worst internal crisis in decades with Washington threatening to pull out from the organization entirely.
The leader of the Truth Party, Zoran Stevanovic, was elected as the head of the lower house last week. Speaking to public broadcaster RTVSLO, he stated that a vote on leaving the bloc was a campaign promise he intends to keep.
“We promised the people a referendum on the issue of leaving NATO, and we will hold this referendum,” Stevanovic said.
The speaker also signaled a possible visit to Moscow “in the near future,” stating he would like to “build bridges and cooperate well with all countries, regardless of the wall that has been built between the West and the East.” … Full article
Press TV – April 15, 2026
The US Navy has confirmed that an MQ-4C Triton unmanned surveillance aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf region on April 9, with the incident now described as a mishap, although little was revealed regarding the circumstance under which it was lost.
After the aircraft had vanished unexpectedly from online flight tracking sites while flying over the Persian Gulf, multiple sources reported that it had been shot down by Iranian air defenses.
The MQ-4C is a significantly rarer and higher value aircraft than the F-15E strike fighter, MQ-9 drone, and other aircraft that have been shot down by Iranian forces, with only the US Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS destroyed on the ground in Saudi Arabia being more valuable.
Where the E-3 is an ageing aircraft that was scheduled for retirement within the next 15 years, the MQ-4C is a cutting edge platform that is still being produced for the Navy. … continue
Press TV – April 15, 2026
Iran’s Minister of Science, Research, and Technology Hossein Simaei has confirmed that over 60 university students and 10 professors have been martyred in the recent US-Israeli aggression.
During a visit to the Aerospace Research Institute of Iran (IARI) on Wednesday, Simaei expressed hope that the academic community would continue the work of those lost in the attacks.
“The students and professors martyred during the illegal aggression have been identified,” Simaei said. “We hope that other members of Iran’s academia continue the work of the martyred students and professors.”
Simaei described the strikes as part of a broader campaign of “scientific crimes” by the US and the Israeli regime. He said the IARI, a facility focused on non-military research in fields such as biology, agriculture, and surveying, was specifically targeted twice despite its peaceful academic objectives.
“This is another of the scientific crimes committed by the sinister US-Israeli alliance. This is a place where researchers in civilian fields like biology, agriculture, and surveying worked, and unfortunately, it has fallen victim to the barbaric attacks of the enemy,” Simaei stated. … continue
The president’s threat to annihilate Iranian civilization took America to a dark place
By Harrison Berger | The American Conservative | April 10, 2026
On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to declare that “a civilization will die tonight.” By 8 p.m., the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran had begun. Whether the ceasefire holds (or even takes hold) is already in question—Iran and the U.S. appear to be offering contradictory accounts of what the 10-point plan they allegedly agreed to actually says. The best hope that it might stick comes from Israel, where TV presenters who spent Monday salivating over a clock counting down the minutes and hours until Trump’s planned genocide of Iranians were left confused and outraged when the president backed down shortly before the deadline.
But whether or not Trump ultimately goes as far as the Israelis would like him to, Americans must now reckon with the destruction already carried out in our name, the civilization-destroying actions Trump has threatened, and the barbarians we have become in the process. … continue
Israel’s erroneous belief that it can destroy Iran should not be supported by the US, the Russian foreign minister has said
RT | April 15, 2026
There is no quick fix to the crisis surrounding Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. The US must recognize its underlying causes, including Israel’s goal of destroying the country, he added.
Speaking to reporters during a visit to China on Wednesday, Lavrov described the situation as “a crisis knot that will be extremely difficult to untangle.” He explained that “some parties are trying to cut it now – I don’t believe that would produce a [favorable] result.”
According to Lavrov, the current crisis stems directly from the US-Israeli attack on Iran in late February. The resulting disruption to global markets and the Iranian damage to Arab states hosting US military facilities were foreseeable consequences, he stressed.
“Israel appears totally convinced that Iran must be destroyed. I cannot understand how such a belief is possible,” Lavrov said, adding that remarks by US President Donald Trump about wiping out Iran’s civilization had sparked strong international backlash. … continue
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- UK, Spain reject Trump’s new scheme to blockade Hormuz Strait
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- Ukraine Targets Russian Merchant Fleet With NATO Intel Support – Presidential Aide
- Ukraine plans to attack Russian ships with Norwegian support
- Lavrov to Visit China on April 14-15 to Discuss Ukraine, Mideast – Russian MFA
- China issues rules on countermeasures against foreign states’ unlawful extraterritorial jurisdiction
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- New Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills infant girl during father’s funeral
- Hezbollah resists Israeli forces besieging south Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil
- Israeli attacks kill over 24 in South Lebanon since dawn, ongoing on Bekaa
- ‘Israel’ attacks civilians to hide its embarrassing military failures & out of pure sadism
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- UK will not join US blockade of Strait of Hormuz
- Trump announces ‘Hormuz blockade’ after Iran talks collapse
- Trump Says US Naval Blockade in Strait of Hormuz Will Begin Shortly
- Pezeshkian, Putin discuss ways to restore regional peace after US talks fail
- Diplomats slam US negotiators’ performance in Iran talks
- US-Iran talks: Russian diplomat criticizes JD Vance for not knowing ‘ABC of diplomacy’
- US, Iran end 21-hour talks without agreement
- Trump Refuses Exit Ramp, War with Iran will Continue
- Talks with the US end without a deal over excessive US demands: Iran
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- Israeli military kills six Palestinians at Gaza checkpoint, medics say
- Dr. Abu-Sitta: Beirut ‘felt like a day in Shifa Hospital’
- Last Kursk civilians held by Ukraine freed after 500 days
- Brussels cannot say where its own pipeline inspectors are as Hungary’s oil lifeline remains shut
- Iran Has Won the War, It Will Be Up to the US to Secure the Peace: Mohammad Marandi
- Iran condemns assassination threats against Iranian negotiators amid US talks
- US destroyer forced to withdraw from Hormuz after Iranian warning
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- Dozens Martyred as Israeli Airstrikes Intensify Across Southern Lebanon
- Islamabad talks: US must drop ‘forever war’ logic and ‘Israel First’ posture for any breakthrough
- Pressure builds on Iran to ‘drop’ Lebanon ceasefire demand as Islamabad talks hang in balance
- In another clash report, US denies agreement to release Iran’s assets
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- Israeli Colonizers Invade, Attack and Seize Land Across West Bank
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- How Iran decimated US power projection in West Asia: Military lessons of 40-day war
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- German government proposes blocking real estate sales based on political views in new threat to free speech
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- Ukraine Sea Drone Fired From Libya Hit Russian Tanker in Mediterranean
- Trump’s ex-attorney general spared Epstein grilling, sparking cover-up claims
- US ceasefire position on Lebanon shifted after Trump–Netanyahu call
- IRGC: Iranian forces launched no attacks during ceasefire hours
- Iran denies Islamabad talks amid ongoing war on Lebanon
- Israeli Army Kills Child and Two Men in Gaza
- Trump Administration Moves To Automate U.S. Military Draft Registration
- Spain orders reopening of Tehran embassy, condemns Israel’s carpet bombing of Lebanon
- Israel faces ‘unsustainable’ strategic crisis following 40-day war against Iran: Analyst
- Iran restricts Hormuz access to 15 vessels per day under ceasefire terms: Report
- Talks With US Depend on Ceasefire Being Observed ‘on All Fronts’ – Tehran
- The ‘Opposition Party’ Has Done Nothing to Stop the Iran War and Much to Goad Trump Into Continuing It
- Vance Claims Lebanon Is Not Part of the Ceasefire
- Moscow backs Tehran on status of Lebanon in US-Iran deal
- How UK Regulator Ofcom Quietly Bypassed International Law to Police American Speech
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- Three more journalists killed in separate Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Gaza
- Israeli Army Assassinates Journalist in Gaza Airstrike
- Palestinian journalists’ Syndicate documents 53 Israeli violations against journalists in March
- Soldiers Kill One Near Tubas, Shoot a Child Near Hebron
- Israel’s priority lies in destroying chances of peace between Iran, US: Ex-UN nuclear chief
- Spanish PM calls for EU to suspend Association Agreement with ‘Israel’
- Record High: 60% of Americans Have an Unfavorable View of Israel
- Israel commits harrowing massacres across Lebanon, kills and injures hundreds
- Iran preparing response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, IRGC warns
- Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s ‘nuclear weapon’ that forced US retreat: Medvedev
- Ceasefire for all or for none: Iran shuts Hormuz over Lebanon attacks
- Energy crisis will last for months – Kremlin envoy
- Europe’s quiet role in the war on Iran
- Iraqis celebrate Iran’s victory as resistance groups commit to ceasefire
- Forty days that shook the Empire: How Iran turned the tables on US and prevailed
- Netanyahu unilaterally declares Lebanon outside of ceasefire deal
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- Israeli leaders: ‘Not a single goal’ achieved in war with Iran
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- IRGC strikes US bases across Gulf, warns of wider escalation
- Iran declares ‘historic victory’ over US, says enemy forced to accept its proposal
- Trump Claims Ceasefire, Reopening of Strait of Hormuz Agreement with Iran
- Two Palestinians, foreign solidarity activist injured in settler attack south of Al-Khalil
- Ten Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing of civilian gathering in Gaza
- Israeli tank fire killed UN peacekeeper in Lebanon, UNIFIL investigation finds
- The US-Israeli War on Science is an Assault on our Future
- Russia, China block Bahrain-sponsored UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz
- Trump’s Promise to Bomb Iran ‘Like Never Before’ Faces Brutal Logistics — Expert
- Germany seeks to restrict stays abroad for men of fighting age – Berliner Zeitung
- Ukrainian drone strike kills 12-year-old boy and parents in Russian region
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- Sri Lanka secures supplies of Russia oil – minister
- Nations across Asia strike direct deals with Iran for Hormuz passage
- IRGC commander declares ‘new phase’ of reprisal attacks against aggressors
- Missiles Hit Saudi Arabia’s Key Industrial Hub — Reports
- Israel’s air defenses overwhelmed by cluster-warhead Iranian missiles: Reports
- Why The F-15 Pilot Rescue Fiasco Became Iran’s Huge Operational Win
- Iranian synagogue destroyed in US-Israeli overnight airstrike on Tehran
- Two pharmacists killed as US-Israeli aggression targets 25 Iranian pharma units in 40 days
- Striking Iran’s Infrastructure Would Have Little Military Impact – Report
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- BBC Caught Fabricating Quote Of An Iranian Calling For The U.S. To Drop An ‘Atomic Bomb’
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- Army Kills Palestinian, Shoots Child in Gaza
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- Ukraine Attacks Caspian Pipeline Consortium Facilities to Put Economic Damage on US Energy Companies
- 37 days of war on Iran cost US staggering $42bln, tracker shows
- Baghdad tells Asian refiners, traders to begin loading Iraqi crude amid Iranian exemption
- Befooled by Iran’s grand strategy, Trump hits out. But to what end?
- Under fire, Moscow and Tehran close ranks
- Iran, US receive Pakistan-mediated plan for ceasefire then final deal
- Iran submits demands for end to war as mediators scramble ahead of Trump deadline
- Iran Threatens Retaliatory Strike on Stargate AI Project in UAE
- Barak Ravid Launders Deception To Allow Trump To Back Off Of His Power Plant Threat – Again
- US sent ‘a lot’ of arms to Iranian protesters – Trump
- Another Iranian petrochemical plant bombed in US-Israeli aggression
- Iran slams US-Israeli attack on heavy water facility as ‘crime against human health’
- IRGC intel. chief Majid Khademi martyred in US-Israeli aggression
- Dozens killed, including 10 children, in overnight US-Israeli air raids across Iran
- Ukrainian drone smashes into apartment block in Russia
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- Colonizers Assault 3 Citizens, Burn 2 Farms in Nablus, Ramallah
- Israeli Soldiers Shoot Palestinian Child In Beit Furik
- Five Palestinians killed in fresh Israeli attacks in Gaza
- Israeli strike kills three people, injures others in Lebanese town of Siddiqin
- Hezbollah hits Israeli warship off Lebanon’s coast, sets it aflame
- Iran slams US strikes on B1 bridge, Mahshahr petrochemical plants as ‘blatant acts of state terrorism’
- UK direct participant in war on Iran: Russian ambassador to UK
- In letter to UN chief, Araghchi warns of dire consequences of US-Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities
- Why the CIA conspiracy to invade Iran with Kurdish militias failed
- Why Are Upbeat US Claims About Mission to Rescue Pilot ‘Highly Questionable’?
- Aircraft destroyed during US ‘rescue’ of downed F-15 pilot cost more than $100 million each
- Washington University removes professor who condemned US-Israeli war on Iran
- Al Mayadeen voices solidarity with Dr. Marandi amid death threats
- US imposes satellite imagery blackout over West Asia amid Iran strikes
- Serbia thwarts plot to bomb Russia-Hungary gas pipeline – Vucic
- Russia Warns of Retaliation as UK Authorizes Seizure of Vessels
- Two conscription officers stabbed in Ukraine
- Battle for Bulgaria: The EU opens a new front in its election war
- Mexico Speeds Up Biometric ID Rollout
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- Israeli strike on civilian vehicle in Gaza Strip kills one, injures three
- Christian schools in Jerusalem under threat as Israel restricts teachers
- Two children martyred, 22 injured in Israeli attack on Habboush, South Lebanon
- IDF accused of endangering UN peacekeepers with Israeli flag
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- Iran forces 1,500 US sailors out of key Bahrain base with sustained missile, drone strikes: Report
- One martyr, 5 injuries in US attack on Iraqi border crossing with Iran
- Iran Blasts US-Israeli Bombardment of Universities, Killing of Scientists
- US dismantling international law in its war against Iran while claiming ‘false’ victory: Legal scholar
- ‘This war is Israel’s war’: World facing ‘security breakdown’, says Qalibaf
- IRGC decries attack on US embassy in Riyadh, says executed by ‘Israel’
- How a fake Iranian terror group was invented to proscribe IRGC in Europe – The story of Ashab al-Yamin
- Iran blasts EU hypocrisy as EU invokes international law over Hormuz
- Strike on Bushehr Nuclear Plant Destroys Attackers’ Non-Proliferation Credibility – Russian MFA
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- US expels Iranian Deputy UN envoy, cites ‘security concerns’: Axios
- Trump sons-backed company seeks to sell interceptor drones to Gulf states
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- US-Israeli aggression hits Shahid Beheshti University research center
- Austria denies US military access to its airspace for Iran operations
- Brazilian Congressman seeks to bar Israeli military personnel from entering Brazil
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- Bahrain faces scrutiny for opposition crackdown after detainee killed
- Greek shipping firms secretly transporting oil, weapons to Israel
- UN vote on Hormuz force delayed as Iran issues warning
- Hegseth’s Pentagon Purge Designed to Prevent a Mutiny: Karen Kwiatkowski
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- US launches search efforts for two pilots after Iran downs F-15
- IRGC: US, Israel responsible for attack on Kuwait’s power, desalination plant
- Trump and the debris of Iran war
- IRGC hits US tech giant Oracle’s data center, computing site in UAE over new assassinations
- Conscription officer killed in western Ukraine
- Two Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza
- ‘Despicable’ war crime: Iran slams US attack on crowded sports hall with new ballistic missile
- US begins emergency evacuation of 60,000 Americans from Egypt
- UAE rejects report claiming it is ready to join war on Iran to reopen Hormuz
- A New Resistance Front: How Does Syria Factor into the Regional War?
- Three PMF fighters martyred in US-Israeli attack on Tal Afar
- US Embassy in Baghdad Urges US Citizens to Leave Iraq Immediately
- Iran downs 2 more MQ-9 Reaper drones over Shiraz
- Israel-aligned officials supply Trump false intel on scope of Resistance Axis attacks
- Pentagon officials ‘cover up’ mounting casualties of troops in West Asia: Report
- Gulf states weigh pipeline expansion plans, hoping to bypass Hormuz
- Panic buying drains French gas stations
- Iran’s security council approves 6 Bangladeshi fuel ships to pass Strait of Hormuz
- Iran sets up ‘tollbooth’ system in Strait of Hormuz
- Wave 90: IRGC strikes US-linked industrial sites in Gulf
- Iran Says US-Israeli Claims of Its Military Strength Are Wrong
- Chinese FM responds to Trump’s claims of “take the oil” in the Strait
- Trump’s April Fools’ Address to the nation
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- Iran dismisses US demands delivered through third parties as illogical
- Iran to escalate missile strikes, Axis to up operations
- Israeli forces target Syrian TV crew, journalists in Quneitra countryside
- Settlers perform prayers in Old City of Jerusalem amid restrictions on Muslims
- Lebanon accuses Kiev of sheltering suspected Mossad agent
- Israeli attacks kill 50 more people in Lebanon in past 24 hours: Health Ministry
- The killing of three Indonesian soldiers in Lebanon should remind Jakarta that Israel does not want peace
- Defeated and delusional: Netanyahu’s remarks reveal $80bn war failure, says analyst
- Amazon’s cloud operation in Bahrain damaged in Iran strike: Report
- Iran’s friends are about to make life much more difficult for Israel and the US
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