RT | November 14, 2026
Ukrainian scam call centers have been paying up to $370 million annually in bribes to law enforcement officials in exchange for protection, a man identifying himself as a fugitive suspect in the country’s sprawling Operation Carthage corruption probe has claimed.
Ukraine’s Western-backed anti-corruption agencies, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), have uncovered an alleged protection racket involving scam call centers, drug trafficking, counterfeiting, kidnapping and torture. … continue
Press TV · November 14, 2026
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei has firmly rejected a “new deceptive narrative” peddled by American officials, who claim the United States did not start the war with Iran and that Tehran somehow initiated hostilities with the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
In a detailed post on X on Saturday, Baghaei said Washington is desperately trying to evade responsibility for the “catastrophic human, economic, and geopolitical consequences” of its unlawful aggression against the Islamic Republic.
He stressed that the 1979 Islamic Revolution was a legitimate struggle by the Iranian people to reclaim their sovereignty, freedom, and human dignity after decades of foreign interference, particularly the bitter memory of the 1953 CIA-backed coup that toppled the democratically elected government of Mohammad Mosaddegh. … continue
Al Mayadeen| November 14, 2026
A company partly owned by Eric Trump is negotiating to supply the Israeli occupation forces with humanoid robots for operations in Gaza’s tunnels, with its leadership openly advocating their eventual use in combat, the Financial Times reported.
Foundation Future Industries is discussing the provision of up to 1,000 Phantom MK1 robots, according to co-founder and president Mike LeBlanc. The proposed sale would expand the military business of a company in which the US president’s son holds a financial stake and serves as chief strategic advisor.
LeBlanc said he met with senior IOF officers in September for preliminary discussions and toured tunnels with the company’s robot. He added that Foundation was communicating directly with the occupation forces’ chief of staff.
The report did not identify a signed agreement. The Israeli occupation forces referred questions to the Israeli security establishment, which declined to comment.
LeBlanc described the company’s robots as fully autonomous, citing tasks such as detecting tripwires and disabling booby traps. His ambitions, however, extend beyond those functions: he said “combat is the noblest” of the tasks the machines would eventually perform.
Defending their military application, he emphasized the possibility of reducing troops’ exposure to danger.
“If you can keep somebody from having to kick in a door not knowing if there’s an enemy on the other side with a gun pointed at it, that’s kind of the highest purpose of what these robots could do,” he said.
While LeBlanc outlined potential benefits for troops, the report provided no details about safeguards for Palestinian civilians or how decisions to use lethal force would be controlled in a future combat deployment.
The prospect of machines making life-and-death decisions has drawn opposition from critics of autonomous weapons. Several leading US robotics companies have pledged that their products will not be used for military purposes.
Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense programme at the Center for a New American Security, described lethal humanoid robots as “a lot of people’s worst nightmare” and said the international debate over whether to permit them remained “totally unresolved”. She added that requirements for human oversight still leave significant uncertainty about how such control would operate.
Eric Trump became Foundation’s chief strategic advisor in March, having invested early in the company, which was founded in 2024.
LeBlanc said Foundation and a company it acquired received more than $70 million in US military contracts and funding for testing and development. A major Pentagon procurement contract was awarded after Eric Trump joined. … Full article
IMEMC | November 14, 2026
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians and injured others in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday morning, November 14, as the army continued to violate the “ceasefire” with gunfire, artillery shelling, and drone attacks across the coastal enclave.
Palestinian sources reported that two residents, Mo’men Rezeq ash-Shandaghli and Rajab Rihan, were killed and several others were injured, some of them seriously, when an Israeli drone targeted a group of civilians near Abu Sharkh Roundabout, west of Jabalia refugee camp, in northern Gaza.
In Gaza City, Israeli military vehicles opened fire on the eastern neighborhoods, while the army continued shelling and demolition operations east of the so-called “Yellow Line.”
Local sources reported that Israeli military vehicles fired heavily and repeatedly toward central Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, and targeted the city’s northeastern and eastern areas with intense gunfire.
The sources added that Israeli artillery shelled the southern part of Khan Younis, while drones flew at low altitude over the city. … Full article
Al Mayadeen| November 14, 2026
Iranian Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbbi warned France against falling for Israeli false-flag operations, following the cyberattack targeting commercial websites.
Mohebbbi stressed that, unlike the United States and “Israel,” the IRGC does not include civilians in its list of targets, dismissing allegations concerning attacks on cooling systems as “ridiculous,” and calling them a recycled Israeli scenario intended to spread fear of Iran.
The remarks followed French accusations that Iran was behind cyberattacks targeting hundreds of commercial websites, causing food products to spoil and fires to break out. … continue
The Cradle | November 14, 2026
US State Secretary and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio “rewrote” a CIA report into the extramarital affair of former NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, recasting the agency’s finding in his “own terms,” informed sources told the Washington Post on 13 November.
“Rubio issued a memo warning Trump about the relationship between Huang and a suspected Chinese spy, based on a report generated by the CIA … Rubio used the CIA report to write his own, recasting the agency’s reporting in his own more assertive terms,” the US daily reported.
Details of Rubio’s memo, which was disseminated to “a very small group of senior US officials,” according to CNN, leaked this week, prompting Huang’s swift exit from the chipmaking giant he helped found.
“Rubio wanted officials to be aware of Jensen Huang’s relationship with the Megaspeed executive, Alice Huang, when they interacted with the then-CEO of NVIDIA,” multiple sources confirmed to CNN.
Though leaked details from Rubio’s report allege Alice Huang’s links to Chinese spy agencies, anonymous CIA officials told US media this week they “were not convinced” the Megaspeed executive “knowingly passed information to Beijing.”
Moreover, officials at the CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said they remained unconvinced that the intelligence gathered proved she had been recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security, describing the allegations against her as “not entirely accurate and over-torqued.”
“[There are still] no conclusions reached by the Department of Justice, or by me, or by (FBI) Director (Kash) Patel around who she is or is not [a Chinese spy],” Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Thursday.
Jensen Huang’s ouster from NVIDIA was reportedly viewed as a “huge victory” by a bipartisan group of “China hawk” officials, lawmakers, and analysts in Washington who opposed his close ties to Trump and his efforts to ease US chip restrictions on China.
“With the downfall of the leather-jacket sporting CEO, the hawks are ready to seize on the moment to redirect the national agenda toward tougher policies on China,” the Washington Post highlights.
Huang was promptly replaced by interim CEO Colette Kress, who, in a 2023 interview with Israeli financial newspaper Globes, stated, “My day starts with Israel meetings, and only then continues to California.” … Full article
RT | November 14, 2026
Poland has refused to bankroll further purchases of US-made weapons for Ukraine, citing its own military spending and budget deficit. Fellow NATO member Bulgaria has also refused to take part in a €70 billion European aid package and says it will no longer supply weapons and ammunition from its stockpiles.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday he notified the NATO secretary-general that Poland “will not be contributing any money to the PURL [Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List] project at this time… because we spend a great deal on our own armaments.” He also cited Poland’s “high deficit.”
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev also stated on Friday that his country can no longer provide financial assistance to Ukraine, citing Bulgaria’s budget deficit.
“We will not provide any more weapons and ammunition from the Bulgarian Army’s stocks,” he added.
Radev has also ruled out Bulgarian participation in an additional €70 billion funding package requested by Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky from his EU backers. He warned that continued spending on the conflict at the expense of EU citizens is fueling social tensions and political instability across the bloc. … continue
Al Mayadeen | November 14, 2026
Russia would not impose conditions regarding the composition of a European negotiating team, the Kremlin announced on Saturday, saying that maintaining contact with European countries would help determine whether their position could contribute to achieving peace in Ukraine.
Speaking about the possibility of European participation in negotiations, the Kremlin said that communication with European officials was “better for determining the extent to which their position can contribute to achieving peace.”
Earlier, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said European countries were seeking to join negotiations on Ukraine, urging them to clarify whether they wanted “peace or the continuation of the war.”
Ushakov said that all practical steps taken by European countries so far pointed toward the latter option. He also noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin had paid particular attention to Kiev’s raising of the issue of so-called “gray zones.”
Meanwhile, Russian chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky previously stressed the need for a comprehensive settlement of European security arrangements, arguing that temporary solutions would not be sufficient to address the existing security issues. … Full article
Russia has reaffirmed its support for Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on the sidelines of the 17th Sir Bani Yas International Forum on Peace and Security.
“The Russian side reaffirmed its principled position in support of the unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of this state,” the foreign ministry said in a statement published on its website.
The two sides also held a detailed exchange of views on developments in the Middle East, focusing on the situation in and around Lebanon, the statement said.
They also discussed prospects for strengthening traditionally friendly Russian-Lebanese relations, it said.
Press TV · November 13, 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that failure to hold the US and Israel accountable for their aggression against Iran would undermine international law and put every country’s security at risk.
In an article published by Kyodo News, Araghchi reiterated that the US-Israeli attacks against Iran “constitute a clear violation of the prohibition on the use of force and an infringement of Iran’s sovereignty”.
“The US military attack on Iran had no authorization from the Security Council, nor can allegations of possible future threats, in themselves, provide a sufficient legal basis for invoking self-defense,” he added.
The minister warned that implications of such a violation of international law extend “far beyond Iran’s security or the balance of power in the Middle East”.
“What is ultimately at stake is the credibility of an international legal order designed to prevent states from resorting to force at will,” Araghchi said.
“If power is permitted to prevail over law, Iran will not be the only casualty. The foundations of the international legal order, and the authority of the UN Charter itself, will also be at risk.” … continue
Press TV · November 13, 2026
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has slammed Western members of the Security Council for their “hypocrisy and double standards,” demanding that the United States immediately end its war of aggression and lift its illegal naval blockade if it is genuinely committed to diplomacy.
Addressing a Security Council meeting on Friday regarding rising tensions in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, Gholamhossein Darzi stressed that the root causes of the current situation are the unprovoked wars of aggression launched by the US and the Israeli regime on June 13, 2025, and February 28, 2026.
“The US is the aggressor, not the victim,” Darzi declared, condemning the assassination of Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, senior officials, and nuclear scientists.
He emphasized that the Council must direct its demands at the aggressor, not the victim, and called on the US to cease all illegal threats and comply fully with the UN Charter. … continue
For some reason the Washington Post thinks we care about what these Iraq War architects have to say about anything
By Jim Lobe | Responsible Statecraft | November 12, 2026
Apparently, it takes the prospect of ending the war on Iran to get the blood running hot in aging and otherwise reclusive neoconservatives — particularly those whose tenures as key architects of the 2003 Iraq invasion and subsequent occupation were both short-lived and disastrous.
Douglas Feith, who served as undersecretary of defense for policy (2001-2005), and Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney’s powerful national security adviser and chief of staff (2001-2005), co-authored an op-ed published Monday by the Washington Post entitled “’Endless wars’ is a catchy phrase, not a reason to shift policy.”
Evoking the wartime steadfastness demonstrated by Abraham Lincoln in the Civil War; Winston Churchill – naturally, these are neoconservatives, after all — against the Nazis, Dwight Eisenhower in Korea; and Ronald Reagan in concluding the Cold War, the duo urged America to steel itself for more war.
“None of these leaders wanted endless sacrifice and risks, but none buckled for fear of them,” they wrote, suggesting a parallel with the current war on Iran. “Each understood that an enemy’s willingness to endure a long struggle does not make one’s own ‘endless’ resistance foolish.” … continue
Al Mayadeen | November 14, 2026
The US military dismissed an Israeli broadcaster’s account of preparations for renewed attacks on Iran, describing the report as “pure speculation”, Anadolu reported
The dispute centers on claims by Israeli public broadcaster KAN that Washington alerted regional partners to the possibility of another round of operations while deploying additional military assets. … continue
By Larry C. Johnson | SONAR21 | November 14, 2026
Every morning the cable networks put up the price of Brent and a graphic of a tanker, and every evening the experts reassure us that the oil is still flowing, more or less. Crude is the scoreboard everyone watches. It is also the wrong scoreboard.
Iran has hit roughly fifty ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz since September 1, most of them tankers. Against a world fleet of more than 8,000 tankers, that is a rounding error. Washington’s reassurance machine will tell you exactly that. What it won’t tell you is that a good share of what moves through the strait isn’t crude at all. It’s the stuff the modern economy is actually made of: the feedstocks for plastics, the methanol for chemicals, the urea and ammonia for fertilizer. And those markets are far less forgiving than oil.
If you want to know what Iran’s tanker campaign really costs, stop looking at the gas pump. Look in your kitchen. … continue
RT | November 13, 2026
The secret police general at the center of a sprawling corruption probe in Ukraine has been released from jail, after posting a $1.4 million bail. Sergey Duka claims that he can prove Ukraine’s leading anti-corruption agency set him up.
Duka was arrested earlier this month under ‘Operation Carthage’, a wide-ranging investigation into the alleged protection of scam-call centers, kidnappers, and drug cartels by Ukrainian police and prosecutors. According to Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), Duka used his senior position within the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) to shield criminals from prosecution and feed intelligence to organized crime groups, including the ‘Khimprom’ drug cartel.
Duka posted bail on Friday and was greeted by masked SBU agents as he walked out of a detention center in Kiev. Speaking to reporters outside, he said that the SBU helped raise his bail. … Full article
RT | November 13, 2026
The German parliament has passed sweeping legislation granting the country’s intelligence agencies unprecedented powers to conduct sabotage, secretly enter homes, and expand surveillance. The controversial law has prompted comparisons with the Gestapo and Stasi, the notorious secret police organizations of Nazi Germany and Communist East Germany.
The legislation, championed by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s governing coalition, was approved on Friday by 300 votes to 190, with 71 abstentions. Only the ruling CDU/CSU bloc and Social Democrats backed the reform. The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) and The Left opposed it, while the Greens abstained.
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt hailed the overhaul as a “reform of the century,” declaring a “new era” for German intelligence agencies that would put them on an “equal footing with our European partners.”
He defended the measures by citing alleged threats from espionage, sabotage, cyberattacks and other hostile activities aimed at destabilizing Germany. … continue
The Home Office has used an emergency planning procedure to sidestep the local council’s decision-making opposition
RT | November 13, 2026
The UK government has approved controversial plans to house up to 1,256 male migrants near a tiny Oxfordshire village of around 350 residents, Sky News reported on Thursday. To protest the plans, Piddington symbolically seceded from the UK in September.
Residents of the village, which had a population of just 358 in 2021, have fiercely opposed the proposed asylum center at a nearby former military site, raising concerns about its impact on their small community. Despite 285 residents voting in favor of secession in the symbolic referendum, the government has refused to cancel the plans.
British Housing Secretary Angela Rayner personally approved the project on Thursday, according to Sky News. A letter from her department to the Home Office said the facility would “provide a flexible and operationally resilient” response to housing demand and reduce reliance on migrant hotels, the news outlet reported, citing the correspondence. … Full article
By David Miller | Al Mayadeen | November 14, 2026
In 2024, students at the University of Glasgow elected the British-Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah as their rector. He won 4,172 of the 5,219 votes cast. Few student votes anywhere have sent a clearer message.
Later that year the university consulted on its investments. It found that 81 per cent of staff and 86 per cent of student respondents wanted it to divest from arms companies.
The leadership has gone the other way. Repeatedly, the university’s management and its governing body, the Court, have treated Palestine solidarity as a problem to be managed. That raises a question. Why is the leadership of one of Britain’s oldest universities so out of step with its own students on Palestine? … continue
Al Mayadeen | November 14, 2026
Hezbollah condemned the Bahraini monarchy’s repression of its people, denouncing the political detention of religious scholars and citizens, forced exile, the stripping of citizenship, and death sentences and prison terms imposed on hundreds.
In a statement, the movement said the abuses come while “a tyrannical America and a criminal ‘Israel’” attack Palestine, Iran, Lebanon and other countries in West Asia, undermining their security and seeking to redraw the region’s map in “Israel’s” interests.
Hezbollah said efforts across the region should focus on confronting this aggression and strengthening solidarity and cooperation among states and peoples.
The Bahraini monarchy, the Resistance movement stressed, “refuses to tolerate opposition from its people” to the policies of “subservience and submission” it pursues at home and abroad, policies the movement said defy the people’s will and sacrifice their interests. This, it added, demands that the region’s peoples stand for justice and speak out against the injustices inflicted on Bahrainis.
The movement said the regime uses various forms of repression against peaceful protests and against Bahrainis’ outspoken rejection of Bahrain’s use as “a launchpad for aggression in the service of America and the Zionist entity.”
Hezbollah described the arbitrary treatment and political detention of Bahrain’s religious scholars, prominent figures and ordinary citizens as “unacceptable tyranny,” and called for these practices to be condemned on humanitarian and political grounds. It warned that they are “a source of enduring concern and serve only the interests of our enemies.”
The people of Lebanon, who resist Israeli occupation, voiced outrage at the political oppression of the “brotherly people of Bahrain,” according to the statement. They called for a change in the policies governing the treatment of Bahrainis, in the hope that Bahrain may achieve “security, stability and the internal consensus needed to safeguard both.”
The statement comes days before Bahrain’s High Criminal Court is due to rule on 69 defendants, including 60 Shia clerics. The court adjourned the verdict from November 8 to November 22 without giving a reason. Hearings began in July.
Bahraini authorities accuse the defendants of forming a “terrorist group” to overthrow the “constitutional regime” and promote Iran’s wilayat al-faqih by “controlling” mosques and local religious gatherings. Officials claim the prosecution concerns national security, not religious affiliation. … Full article
By Eman Abusidu | MEMO | November 13, 2026
A Brazilian socialist leader sentenced to two years in prison over a pro-Palestine speech has warned that his conviction could set a dangerous precedent for freedom of expression and expose other Palestine solidarity activists in Brazil to similar prosecutions.
José Maria de Almeida, widely known as Zé Maria, president of Brazil’s Unified Socialist Workers’ Party (PSTU), was convicted by a federal court in São Paulo on racism charges over remarks he made during a pro-Palestine demonstration on 22 October 2023.
Born in 1957 in São Paulo state, Zé Maria is a veteran socialist and former metalworker whose political activism dates back to Brazil’s military dictatorship (1964–1985). A longstanding figure in the country’s labour movement, he was arrested in 1977 for distributing leaflets calling for May Day demonstrations. He was detained again in 1980 alongside Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s current president, during the historic metalworkers’ strikes in São Paulo’s industrial ABC region. His decades-long political career has been closely intertwined with Brazil’s labour struggles and the fight for democratic freedoms.
In an exclusive interview, Zé Maria rejected the accusations of antisemitism, insisting that his speech constituted legitimate political criticism of Zionism and israel rather than hatred towards Jewish people.
“The most serious aspect of this entire situation is not even my conviction. It is the precedent that the conviction creates,” he told MEMO. “If the national president of a political party can be imprisoned for publicly expressing criticism of the State of Israel, the message is very clear: criticising genocide can land you in prison”.
The Brazilian politician was sentenced to two years in prison, with the custodial sentence replaced by alternative penalties. He has challenged the ruling and says he is prepared to take the case to Brazil’s highest courts if necessary.
The case originated from a speech delivered during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians on Avenida Paulista, one of São Paulo’s main avenues, shortly after the outbreak of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023.
Zé Maria said his remarks reflected the PSTU’s longstanding position on Palestine, based on solidarity with the Palestinian people, support for Palestinian resistance and opposition to what he described as Israel’s racist and colonialist political structure.
He defended the establishment of a democratic Palestinian state in which Palestinians, Jews and other communities could live together with equal rights.
“It is necessary to end the ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing aimed at seizing the lands of the Palestinian people,” he said. “It is also necessary to allow a democratic Palestinian state to emerge in the region, where Palestinians, Jews who wish to live peacefully there, and other ethnic communities can coexist on an equal footing.”
According to Zé Maria, the court interpreted his call for the dissolution of the Israeli state as advocating the destruction of the Jewish people, an interpretation he strongly rejected. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | November 13, 2026
The Cyber Department of the Israeli occupation government’s State Attorney’s Office has requested the removal of approximately 186,000 Arabic-language social media posts since 2024, citing alleged “incitement to terrorism,” Israeli public broadcaster Kan 11 reported on Friday.
According to data obtained by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), only five Hebrew-language posts and two English-language posts were also targeted, highlighting the overwhelming focus on Arabic content.
The platforms complied with 137,059 of the requests, representing 73.6% of the total. The requests were directed to major platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. … Full article
MEMO | November 13, 2026
Six Palestinians were killed and around 20 others injured Friday in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip amid continued violations of a ceasefire agreement in effect since Oct. 10, 2025, according to medical sources and witnesses, Anadolu reports.
In the latest attack, Israeli artillery shelling killed three Palestinians, including a woman and a child, and injured at least 10 others east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, a medical source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said.
Local sources and witnesses said Israeli forces fired several artillery shells toward the area, one of which struck an apartment in a residential tower. The shelling coincided with a nearby condolence gathering, triggering panic among civilians, the sources added.
A Palestinian was also moderately injured by heavy gunfire from Israeli military vehicles in the same area and taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, according to a medical source.
In the Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City, a 45-year-old man was killed by Israeli gunfire.
An elderly Palestinian woman and her son were also injured in Israeli artillery shelling targeting areas east of the neighborhood.
In northern Gaza, two Palestinians, including a child, were injured when Israeli military vehicles opened fire on homes and tents in Beit Lahia and the Fallujah neighborhood, a medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital said.
In the Zeitoun neighborhood south of Gaza City, Israeli quadcopter drones dropped explosive devices onto the roofs of inhabited homes near the so-called “yellow line,” according to local sources. The explosions caused extensive damage to the targeted homes, but no casualties were reported.
Israeli naval vessels also opened fire and launched shells toward the Gaza City coast, while artillery struck the area around the Wadi Gaza bridge south of the city.
In southern Gaza, a 36-year-old Palestinian man was killed and five others injured when an Israeli drone struck a group of Palestinians in the Turkish Slaughterhouse area southwest of Khan Younis.
In the Al-Mawasi area of Rafah, a Palestinian girl was shot in the neck when Israeli forces opened fire on tents sheltering displaced people. Her condition was reported to be serious. … Full article
MEMO | November 13, 2026
A Franco-Palestinian association has asked a Paris court to ban an Israeli real estate fair scheduled for Sunday in the French capital, alleging that it promotes properties in occupied Palestinian territories, broadcaster FranceInfo reported.
The NIDAL association filed an emergency petition with the Paris Administrative Court seeking to prohibit the ninth Icube real estate and investment fair or, alternatively, bar exhibitors from promoting properties in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The group pointed to the participation of Israeli real estate company BH Nadlan, which advertises apartments in both areas, and alleged that the event’s promotional materials offer financial incentives to people seeking to settle in the West Bank.
The association said it had previously requested intervention from the Paris police prefecture but received no response. … Full article
RT | November 13, 2026
French exporters are losing access to Algeria as the North African country’s authorities restrict imports from France amid a deepening diplomatic feud, Le Monde reported on Friday.
French exports fell 34% year-on-year to €466 million ($515 million) in August-September, the newspaper said, citing French customs figures.
Around 30 businesses and trade groups met with French government officials on November 6 to discuss the deteriorating trade relationship, according to the newspaper. During the meeting, exporters reportedly complained of rejected import approvals in Algeria, plunging orders, and uncertainty over their production sites in France. An industry representative told Le Monde that import requests for goods made in France or passing through French ports are being refused.
“The ministry representatives did not give much of an answer to our concerns except to say they would continue dialogue with Algiers. It was rather pointless,” one participant told the outlet. Another person involved in bilateral relations described the restrictions as “an obvious boycott.” … Full article
By ADAM RAMSAY – Declassified UK – November 5, 2026
There has been much debate in Britain in recent years about symbols of empire – pulling down statues, or returning museum artefacts.
But we rarely talk about the fact that British foreign policy is still run by the same institutions which ran the empire.
The Secretary of State for Business and Trade is still called ‘President of the Board of Trade’, referring to an institution involved in the triangular slave trade.
Perhaps the most obvious remnant of the empire is Britain’s outsized military bootprint. Most countries with foreign bases largely have them in neighbouring territories; only Britain, the US and France have genuinely global militaries.
With at least 145 bases in forty-two countries, Britain likely has the second-biggest military footprint on earth. Many of these bases are in former or remaining colonies (i.e. British overseas territories).
Many of the most important ones are in small authoritarian monarchies, with royal families we’ve helped prop up for decades, a direct relic of the empire.
These bases are important outposts of the British state. And yet, there is almost no democratic scrutiny of how they are used. Indeed, many of them are officially secret, and remained so until the journalistic website Declassified revealed their existence. There may well be more.
Look at how they are used, and we begin to see that this large swathe of British state power, left over from empire, is used – often violently – to prop up a global system not of British dominance, but of US hegemony and the corporate control which comes with it. … continue
RT | November 13, 2026
A recent Bloomberg article with the eye-catching headline ‘Russia’s Push to Replace Dollar With China’s Yuan Collapses’ purports to demonstrate that Russia has abandoned attempts to replace the dollar with the yuan due to US sanctions.
It points out that the share of the yuan in payments for Russian exports has been cut in half this year to 22%, from a peak in mid-2024, when the US expanded secondary sanctions. The article goes on to demonstrate at length the problems Russian businesses are having with yuan payments, boasting that Chinese banks shied away from dealing with Russia after the US threatened secondary sanctions.
Has the West finally succeeded in stifling Russia’s access to foreign-currency markets? RT examines what’s really going on and exposes the gap between Western hopes and economic reality. […]
Gold is a very suitable asset for settling residual balances, and it can be done at the state or central-bank level. It could be used to settle what remains after China Track netting. If Russia and China are going down this route, gold would then function as the ultimate settlement asset, while rubles and yuan would simply be transactional currencies.
Western media coverage tends to ask whether Russia is succeeding or failing at replacing the dollar with another currency, which presupposes that the essential architecture remains unchanged. Bloomberg operates out of exactly that framework, presenting the declining yuan share in Russian exports as evidence of a failed attempt to internationalize the yuan.
This is a dubious assumption. A more fundamental question is whether the architecture itself is changing. Perhaps currency statistics are no longer giving us a complete picture of how international value is being transferred. Perhaps we’re bumping into the limitations of thinking about monetary realignment primarily in terms of competing national currencies.
What we are seeing is that a growing volume of international trade is taking place that doesn’t require the same financial architecture that historically made the dollar indispensable.
Russia and China remain at the forefront of that process, whatever the fluctuating breakdown of currency settlement might be. – Full article
RT | November 13, 2026
The EU risks driving investors and their money out of Europe over plans to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, Euroclear CEO Valerie Urbain has warned.
The bloc has frozen around €210 billion ($232 billion) in Russian central bank assets since 2022, most of it held at Belgian-based Euroclear. While the EU has already diverted profits from the funds to Ukraine, it has stopped short of seizing the assets outright over legal concerns. Moscow has condemned both measures as theft.
In an interview with Belgian newspaper Le Soir published on Friday, Urbain said previous debates over the assets had already unsettled international investors.
“I have noticed that many investors followed last year’s debates and are now wondering whether Europe is still capable of respecting the rule of law,” she said.
Urbain warned of a “reputational risk” that could lead to “some deposits leaving Europe,” stressing that investor confidence depends on legal certainty and the protection of assets. … continue
RT | November 13, 2026
Russia will not sit by idly as NATO builds up a military presence near its borders and prepares to send troops into Ukraine, Moscow’s envoy to the OSCE, Dmitry Polyansky, has warned.
Speaking at the organization’s Permanent Council in Vienna on Thursday, Polyansky said European powers were laying the groundwork for a direct military confrontation with Russia by putting industries on a war footing, upgrading troop transport infrastructure and expanding weapons production near its territory.
He said plans by the Western-backed “coalition of the willing” to station troops in Ukraine amounted to preparations for an intervention and an inevitable clash with Russia.
“Why do European politicians believe that we will watch all this and sit idly by?” he asked. … continue
RT | November 13, 2026
EU leaders want to prolong the Ukraine conflict because they stand to lose their jobs if peace is achieved, Swiss journalist and Forum Geopolitica founder Peter Hansler has told RT.
During the two-day Russia-Ukraine-US talks in Abu Dhabi earlier this week, European officials held separate consultations with the US and Ukrainian delegations but were not included in the main negotiations. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner said Moscow agreed to expand the next round of negotiations to include “our European partners.”
Russia has not, however, confirmed that it agreed to direct European participation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has accused European governments of sending mixed signals, with their calls for peace contrasting with plans to deploy troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire. Moscow has consistently said it would oppose any such move.
“All the leaders in Europe, they will lose their job if there is peace. So does [Ukraine’s Vladimir] Zelensky,” Hansler told RT, arguing that the involvement of European governments in negotiations would be “highly problematic.” … continue
Al Mayadeen | November 13, 2026
A car exploded on a Moscow street while the official spokesperson for a former Ukrainian prime minister was inside, Al Mayadeen’s Moscow bureau chief reported on Friday.
The bureau chief said the incident appeared to be an [attempted] assassination targeting Ukrainians who oppose the current Ukrainian government’s policies, adding that suspicion would fall on Ukrainian intelligence services.
The Kommersant newspaper reported that Sergei Zavorotniy, once a top aide of Mykola Azarov, who served as Ukraine’s prime minister from 2010 to 2014, was hospitalized after a car exploded on a street in Chertanovo, a district of the Russian capital.
It was the second car bombing in Russia in successive days. Moscow has blamed Ukraine for previous assassinations of senior military officials and people linked to Russia’s war effort. … continue
[Zavorotny is listed on Ukraine’s notorious Mirotvorets database, which publishes personal information about people it considers enemies of Ukraine, and is widely known as Kiev’s ‘kill list’. His entry in the database now displays a photograph of his bomb-damaged vehicle.]
Press TV · November 13, 2026
Iran has dismissed as “unacceptable” British authorities’ accusations about the Islamic Republic’s involvement in acts of violence and espionage activities in the UK.
The Iranian Embassy in the UK released a statement on Thursday, after a British court convicted two Iranian men of spying for Tehran by carrying out surveillance on anti-Iran journalists and a lawyer.
The Embassy said that it “categorically rejects the British judicial authorities’ destructive actions in attributing the direction or support of acts of violence in the United Kingdom, as well as any alleged links between the individuals concerned and Iranian institutions, to the Government of Iran, or alleging that they were engaged in espionage activities.”
It also condemned “the instrumental use of security-related allegations and judicial proceedings to advance political agendas,” noting that such practices “create a climate conducive to hostile narratives” against Iran and “foster suspicion” towards Iranians residing in the United Kingdom. […]
Following a six-week trial at Woolwich Crown Court in south London, the two Iranian nationals were found guilty of purportedly monitoring targets who worked for the Israeli-affiliated media network “Iran International” and the chief executive of UK Lawyers for Israel. … Full article
Press TV · November 13, 2026
Yemen’s Armed Forces have managed to make major advances against Saudi-backed militants south of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, officially completing the encirclement of Aden Province.
Reports said on Friday that the Yemeni forces reached the coastal strip connecting Aden to Lahij Province.
Saudi-sponsored mercenaries in the areas of al-Suqiya and Ras al-Ara were given two options, surrender and face capture, or withdraw without their weapons, the reports added. … continue
The Cradle | November 12, 2026
US efforts to pressure Iran’s neighboring states to close their land borders had failed, stalling Washington’s campaign to cripple the Iranian economy, the New York Times reported on 11 November.
According to three Iraqi officials and a US official cited by the US daily, Washington has spent weeks urging Turkiye, Iraq, and Pakistan to close their border crossings with Iran.
The US military has since launched Task Force Iron Gate, a Central Command (CENTCOM) unit tasked with blocking weapons, sanctioned goods, and illicit revenue from crossing Iran’s land borders and the Caspian Sea, thereby escalating Washington’s economic war on Tehran.
Several of Iran’s neighbors have warned that cutting off trade routes vital to businesses and communities on both sides of the frontier could provoke “civil insurrection,” according to the US official.
He added that the pressure has stirred growing anger toward Washington among its allies and partners in the region.
Turkiye has largely maintained its border policies, while Baghdad has rejected US calls to keep only two Iranian crossings open. It briefly sealed one or two as a concession, angering Iraqis.
Pakistan has reportedly closed and reopened several crossings in recent weeks, citing security and administrative concerns. … Full article
Press TV | November 12, 2026
The growing debate in Iran over withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) reflects a fundamental question: What purpose does membership serve if the treaty offers no meaningful protection for a country’s peaceful nuclear facilities, even as it obliges that country to uphold its commitments?
The issue goes beyond Iran’s legitimate security concerns, striking at the credibility of the international nuclear order itself.
When an NPT signatory’s nuclear infrastructure can be subjected to unprovoked and illegal military aggression without any accountability for those responsible, the treaty’s underlying premise of reciprocal obligations and protections is called into question. … continue
MEMO | November 12, 2026
Israeli defense company Elbit Systems has abandoned plans for a production facility in the eastern German town of Sangerhausen after months of protests by local groups and peace activists, according to media reports.
The company’s German unit told the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung newspaper that the site was not suitable for its needs and failed to meet key operational requirements, so it would no longer be considered in further site selection.
Residents, peace activists and groups had demonstrated for months, accusing the firm of involvement in war crimes and genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Claudia Wittig, a senior lawmaker for the left-wing BSW in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament, welcomed the decision. … Full article
By Justin K.P. | The Dissident | November 12, 2026
One of the main reasons Israel’s “Hasbara” has been so easy to debunk is the fact that Israelis in Hebrew widely showcase their genocidal hatred towards the Palestinian people for the world to see.
The latest example, uncovered by historian Zachary Foster, shows two hosts on the mainstream Israeli outlet Channel 14- the Channel most closely connected with the ruling Likud party- laughing at and celebrating the deadly floods in Gaza that have killed four children in the past few days.
In the clip, the sadistic Israeli hosts play a song with the lyrics “rain, rain is dripping, rain rain how fun”, over images of displaced Palestinians civilians dealing with flooding in refugee camps.
The hosts sadistically laugh at footage of a Palestinian woman desperately scooping water out of her flooded tent with a cup, saying “within six years you’ll get it all out of the tent”, while laughing hysterically at her suffering.
The two evil hosts continue to laugh and mock Palestinian suffering, suggesting that Palestinians “open a water park”, while displaying a superimposed image of a water park over the ruins of Gaza, caused by Israel’s ongoing genocide. … continue
Palestinian Information Center – November 12, 2026
GAZA – The Hamas Movement rejected Israeli military claims used to justify the latest attack on Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, describing them as an attempt to cover up a new war crime against a civilian medical facility protected under international law.
In a statement on Thursday, Hamas dismissed Israeli allegations that the hospital and its surroundings were being used for military purposes or as a command center for operations against Israeli forces.
The Movement said the nature of the targeted facility and the casualties among patients, doctors and medical personnel exposed the falsehood of Israel’s claims, accusing the Israeli military of repeatedly using such allegations to justify attacks on hospitals and civilian infrastructure.
The statement followed an Israeli strike shortly after midnight Thursday on the surgical department of the Al-Yassin building at Nasser Medical Complex.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, six Palestinians were killed, including a doctor and a child, and more than 25 others were injured. Gaza’s Government Media Office (GMO) identified the doctor as Rizq Ahmed Abu Shaeera and said the child was 13 years old. […]
Gaza’s Ministry of Health also condemned the Nasser Hospital strike, warning that attacking a functioning medical facility violated protections afforded to hospitals and healthcare personnel under international humanitarian law. – Full article
Al Mayadeen | November 12, 2026
Israeli occupation forces continued their attacks across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing Palestinians and injuring several others in drone strikes targeting civilians and vehicles in multiple areas of the besieged enclave.
A Palestinian was martyred and another sustained critical injuries when an Israeli occupation drone struck civilians near Jabalia al-Nazla cemetery in northern Gaza, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported.
In a separate attack, a Palestinian woman succumbed to injuries sustained in an Israeli strike on a vehicle near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Another Palestinian was injured when an Israeli drone targeted the vicinity of Al-Alami Mosque in the al-Shati refugee camp, northwest of Gaza City, causing additional material damage.
An Israeli drone strike also targeted a vehicle near al-Baraka Street, south of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, injuring several Palestinians. … Full article
MEMO | November 12, 2026
Israeli occupiers set fire to a Palestinian vehicle and spray-painted racist slogans in Hebrew on walls in the town of Taybeh, east of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, on Thursday.
Issa Assi, a resident told Anadolu Agency, that the attack came amid repeated assaults as residents face harassment and are prevented from accessing their land and harvesting olives.
We are worried “because of the settlers, who come at night and burn property,” Assi said.
Local sources said earlier Thursday that the Israeli occupiers attacked the Palestinian town of Atara in the West Bank occupied by the Israeli army.
Dozens of occupiers attacked several Palestinian homes in Atara and assaulted their residents, leaving several people injured, while also smashing vehicles, the sources told Anadolu. … Full article
MEMO | November 12, 2026
The Israeli army prevented a Palestinian American man from entering his home in the occupied West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah, on Thursday and fired tear gas in the area, the homeowner told Anadolu Agency.
Naji Abu Awad, who lives in the US state of Texas, said he arrived in his hometown carrying an American flag and his luggage and went to his house, but Israeli troops stationed inside prevented him from entering.
He said he asked the soldiers why they were in his home and how long they intended to remain there, but was told the area had been designated a military zone and that he was not allowed to stay there.
The soldiers also threatened to arrest him, he added.
The troops justified their presence in the house with a document written in Hebrew, but Abu Awad maintained that it contained neither a court order nor authorization allowing them to remain on the property.
He said Israeli forces first entered the house on Oct. 25 after opening its gate. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | November 12, 2026
Settler attacks across the occupied West Bank on Thursday left Palestinians injured, vehicles damaged, and livestock poisoned, as Israeli occupation forces raided several towns and imposed further restrictions on Palestinian movement.
In Atara, north of Ramallah, dozens of settlers attacked Palestinian homes, leaving several residents with bruises and injuries from tear gas inhalation while vandalizing multiple vehicles. Israeli occupation forces subsequently stormed the town, firing live ammunition and tear gas canisters as they intervened to protect the attackers.
Elsewhere near Ramallah, settlers assaulted Palestinian vehicles close to the Halamish roundabout and injured two residents in the village of Burqa, east of the city, as a nearby settlement outpost continued to expand.
Israeli forces also sealed all entrances to Silwad, east of Ramallah, before raiding the town and triggering confrontations. A military checkpoint was established in the Karmilo area, east of al-Taybeh.
In the Areeha area, 13 sheep died, and others were poisoned after settlers sprayed toxic substances near al-Auja, north of the city. The attack targeted a farm belonging to the Mleihat family, forcibly displaced from the Arab al-Mleihat community. … Full article
MEMO | November 12, 2026
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee recorded 134 crimes, attacks and violations against Palestinian journalists and media institutions in October 2026, allegedly committed by Israeli occupation forces, settlers, Hebrew-language media platforms and Israeli military courts.
According to the committee’s monthly report, the violations included measures aimed at obstructing journalists’ work and restricting their ability to cover events, including detention, bans on coverage, arrests, harassment and threats, as well as raids on homes and media institutions.
Detentions and restrictions on media coverage topped the list, with 70 cases, followed by 27 incidents involving tear gas and stun grenades, eight raids on journalists’ homes and media institutions, seven arrests and an equal number of cases in which journalists were referred to military courts.
Regarding physical attacks, the committee documented three journalists being wounded by live ammunition, one of whom was also injured by missile shrapnel, as well as five attacks carried out by settlers. It also recorded three cases of journalists being questioned, two cases of threats and incitement, and one financial fine imposed on a journalist. … Full article
Australia is asking platforms to police harm without first agreeing on what harm means
By Cindy Harper | Reclaim The Net | November 12, 2026
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has dismissed as “a stretch” the criticism that the Digital Duty of Care bill would force companies to censor too much online content.
Inman Grant, who will be the one to write the “guidance” that the law would task her office with providing to tech platforms, said that she hasn’t seen any indication of “over-censorship” over the past two years.
“I haven’t seen any indication, particularly over the past two years, that companies are over-censoring,” Inman Grant told the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee on Tuesday, on the second day of hearings into the proposed legislation.
Inman Grant thinks that most cases of excessive removals of content happen because automated “moderation” is done without subsequent human review – but she didn’t go into why companies are using this method.
However, it is well known that it is the cheapest and most efficient way for them to comply with the ever-growing number of censorship laws and rules imposed by governments around the world. … continue
RT | November 12, 2026
A court in Riga, Latvia has sentenced a woman to three years in prison over TikTok posts deemed to glorify alleged war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, LETA news agency reported on Wednesday.
The case is the latest in a series of prosecutions in Latvia over statements deemed supportive of Moscow or critical of Kiev. Since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, the Baltic state has tightened restrictions on Russian-language media, cultural activities, and public expressions of pro-Russian sentiment.
According to LETA, the case involved around 20 videos and comments posted by Latvian citizen Tatyana Masenko from April to July 2024. The agency cited several examples of content that prosecutors considered criminal. … Full article
By Prof. Glenn Diesen | November 12, 2026
As the world has shifted from unipolarity to multipolarity, the security architecture must also change to ensure peace. From Europe to the Middle East and East Asia, existing security architectures are collapsing, and new arrangements are needed to prevent great-power wars that could destroy humanity. The problem is that new security architectures have historically been established only after major wars that have shattered the previous status quo. … continue
RT | November 12, 2026
The European Union lacks a diplomatic heavyweight capable of negotiating with Russia, while disagreements between its largest member states have undermined its ability to speak with one voice on Ukraine, Stratpol director Xavier Moreau has told RT.
His comments follow two days of trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the US in Abu Dhabi, which concluded on Wednesday, marking the first formal three-way meeting since February. European representatives were excluded from the negotiations, although they held separate discussions with US and Ukrainian officials on Tuesday. Moscow has questioned Europe’s potential contribution to the peace process, accusing EU governments of undermining previous agreements and prolonging the conflict through continued weapons supplies.
“The European Union makes the big European countries weak,” Moreau said, arguing that the bloc’s diplomatic structure has left its most influential members unable to take the lead in potential negotiations with Moscow. … continue
MOSCOW – Russia and Afghanistan plan to sign a large-scale intergovernmental agreement on trade and economic cooperation, Rustam Khabibullin, head of the Russian Business Center in Afghanistan, told Sputnik.
“An agreement on trade and economic cooperation between the government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is being prepared for signing. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk and Afghan Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar are expected to sign the agreement [during Overchuk’s upcoming visit],” Khabibullin said.
He noted that the agreement provides for cooperation in trade, energy, transport, healthcare, agriculture, and information technology.
“This large-scale agreement will cover all areas of the economy, including logistics, trade, investment, and simplified business visas. This will be a unique agreement,” Khabibullin added.
RT | November 12, 2026
Ukrainian officers are training armed groups and terrorist organizations in the Sahel to use drones as part of Kiev’s alleged support for militants fighting African governments, Russian Ambassador to Algeria Aleksey Solomatin has said.
The claim adds to repeated accusations by Moscow and several West African governments that Ukraine is supporting militants involved in a jihadist insurgency that has destabilized the region for more than a decade. Speaking to RIA Novosti on Thursday, Solomatin said armed groups operating across the Sahel and Sahara-Sahel region were destabilizing several countries bordering Algeria.
“Ukrainian officers are working in Africa, training [fighters] in the use of drones. They support not states, but armed formations and terrorist groups acting against states and democracy,” he said. … continue
By Lucas Leiroz | November 12, 2026
European interventionism in Africa is increasingly being denounced by local authorities. Tired of foreign interference and the complicity of European states with terrorism across the African continent, local states are seeking alternative international partnerships, gradually breaking their ties with Western powers. In response, Europe has become even more aggressive in Africa, fueling coups d’état, the proliferation of terrorism, and civil wars.
One such recent instance of aggressive European interventionism in Africa has taken place in Niger. The country recently faced a serious crisis, in which criminal forces, backed by foreign actors, attempted to overthrow the legitimate government through an armed uprising. The coup attempt was promptly neutralized thanks to the joint efforts of local forces, alongside Algerian and Russian military personnel. Since then, allegations have emerged regarding the potential involvement of European powers in the attempted coup.
Furthermore, the Europeans have begun to interfere in the ties between Niger and Algeria. Currently, Algerian troops are being deployed to Nigerien territory, at the request of the local government, to assist in the country’s domestic stabilization and pacification. To the EU, it appears “dangerous” that two African nations engage in cooperation against crime and terrorism. Brussels has strongly condemned these Nigerien-Algerian ties, repeatedly questioning the local government about the true purpose of such cooperation. … continue
RT | November 12, 2026
Western Sahara’s independence movement, the Polisario Front, has declared general mobilization over an alleged Moroccan military buildup, as UN peacekeepers withdraw from the disputed territory after 35 years.
The Algeria-backed movement announced the decision following an emergency meeting chaired by its leader, Brahim Ghali, on Tuesday, according to a statement published by its official news agency, Sahara Press Service. Polisario accused Morocco of deploying troops, weapons, and equipment along the separation wall dividing the territory, and urged Sahrawis to prepare to defend their right to independence.
In a post on its official Facebook page, the movement said the mobilization is intended to “confront the expansionist Moroccan occupier.” Polisario described the deployments as a dangerous escalation and appealed to the UN and African Union to intervene.
Moroccan news outlet Maghreb Times reported on Monday that Moroccan forces have intensified movements of military convoys, equipment, and logistical supplies from the country’s northern regions toward the south. … continue
MEMO | November 11, 2026
The Maldives’ president has reaffirmed his country’s ban on Israeli passport holders, saying they will not be allowed to enter under any circumstances, according to a statement from his office, Anadolu reports.
Speaking at a news conference at the President’s Office on Monday, Mohamed Muizzu said proposed immigration legislation would establish an unconditional prohibition on entry for Israeli passport holders, regardless of changing circumstances.
He explained that earlier proposals had sought to prohibit entry until Israel ended the genocide against Palestinians that began in October 2023, but the new bill would make the restrictions unconditional.
Muizzu described Israel’s actions against Palestinians as genocide and said allowing Israeli passport holders to enter the Maldives was unacceptable.
He also reiterated the Indian Ocean nation’s support for the Palestinian cause, saying the government had consistently defended its position on international platforms and through legal channels.
The president said the proposed immigration bill had been drafted to reflect the government’s position on the issue.
The island nation initially banned Israeli passport holders from entering the country in April 2025, after Muizzu ratified changes to the Immigration Act passed by parliament. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | November 12, 2026
Israeli occupation forces bombed the town of Kfar Tebnit and shelled several areas of south Lebanon on Wednesday, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in the South reported, while also carrying out demolition blasts in Ainata and between Mansouri and Majdal Zoun.
An Israeli air raid hit Kfar Tebnit in the Nabatieh district in the morning. Israeli artillery also shelled the area between Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Mayfadoun, and Wadi al-Hujeir. Israeli occupation forces also blew up a site in the town of Ainata, the correspondent said.
In the evening, Israeli forces carried out another demolition blast in the area between the Tyre-district towns of Mansouri and Majdal Zoun. Israeli artillery also shelled Wadi Zebqine in the South.
Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes also struck the town of Qantara on Wednesday, that Israeli occupation forces fired machine guns toward Majdal Zoun, and that a drone dropped two bombs between Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Zawtar al-Gharbiyah.
Israeli drones also flew over Beirut and its southern suburbs. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | November 12, 2026
Israeli aircraft bombed the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip early on Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding more than 20, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported.
The strike hit the second floor of a building in the complex, west of the city, and caused major destruction. Rescue crews recovered five bodies and evacuated more than 20 injured people.
The hospital’s director said the strike came from directly above, causing heavy damage in the intensive care and surgery departments.
Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal told Reuters it hit the surgery department, and medics identified one of the dead as a surgeon, Rezik Abushira. … continue
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