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Pro-Palestine protesters arrested outside UK’s ruling Labour Conference in Liverpool

MEMO | September 27, 2026

British police on Sunday arrested two demonstrators during a pro-Palestine protest outside the ruling Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool, Anadolu reports.

Protesters gathered outside the conference venue, with several holding homemade signs expressing support for Palestine Action, a group banned by the UK government.

Police officers moved to arrest an elderly man who was sitting beneath a tree, before making a second arrest involving a protester holding a sign supporting the banned group.

A spokesperson for Defend Our Juries, which organized the protest, said it had hoped the new prime minister, Andy Burnham, “would do the sensible thing and bin the ban on Palestine Action given the weight of public pressure to do so and the escalating amount of resources required in enforcing it.” … Full article

Mauritius denies landing permit to flight from Israel, forcing cancellation: Tour operator

MEMO | September 27, 2026

Mauritius on Saturday refused landing clearance for a scheduled flight from Israel, forcing its cancellation after efforts to secure approval failed, Israeli media reported, Anadolu reports.

The Ynet news website said the Air Seychelles flight was due to depart Israel for Mauritius but was called off after authorities did not grant permission for it to land.

Spirit World Productions, the Israeli tour operator behind the trip, said the flight had received approvals several months earlier.

The company said it had been informed that the refusal was based on “political and diplomatic considerations.”

Mauritian authorities have yet to comment on the decision.

Separately, sources familiar with the matter told Israel’s Channel 12 that the refusal was linked to absence of the Mauritius delegation during this week’s address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly.

Israeli finance minister calls for genocidal war on West Bank, annexation of south Lebanon

The Cradle | September 27, 2026

Israeli Finance Minister and settler leader Bezalel Smotrich has called on Israel to “go to war” in the occupied Palestinian West Bank and “do there what we did in Gaza,” Israeli media reported on 27 September.

“I certainly have solutions” to the situation in the West Bank, he said. “I think we need to go to war in Judea and Samaria, to do there what we did in Gaza, to dismantle the Palestinian Authority, which is a terror authority.”

The Religious Zionism Party leader also called on Israel to annex the areas of southern Lebanon and Gaza occupied by Israeli troops.

“I would very much like to annex at least up to the Yellow Line in Gaza and up to the Litani [River] in Lebanon,” he says. … continue

Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians, wounds 7 others in new Gaza truce violations

MEMO | September 27, 2026

Two Palestinians were killed, and seven others injured Sunday in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, amid Tel Aviv’s daily violations of a ceasefire agreement in place since October 2025, medical sources said, Anadolu reports.

The sources told Anadolu that 28-year-old Palestinian Uday Adli al-Assar was killed in an Israeli drone strike on the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

The body of another Palestinian and an unspecified number of injured people were brought to Al-Shifa Hospital after an Israeli drone strike hit a civilian vehicle in the industrial area south of Gaza City, the sources said.

Two Palestinians were injured, including one critically, when an Israeli drone shelled a gathering of people near the White Mosque in the Al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, they added.

In a separate attack, five Palestinians were injured when an Israeli drone struck near tents housing displaced people around the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood market in northern Gaza City, the sources added.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that Israeli forces opened heavy fire toward western and eastern parts of Gaza City, west of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, and areas east of Khan Younis and northwest of Rafah in the south.

The strikes come amid Israel’s continuing violations of the truce that has been in place since Oct. 10, 2025.

​​​​​​​The truce was intended to end Israel’s genocidal war that has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians and injured over 175,000 others in Gaza since October 2023.

Israeli strikes pound south Lebanon after Hezbollah drone targets occupation forces

The Cradle | September 27, 2026

Israeli shelling, bombing, and detonation operations surged across south Lebanon on 27 September, hours after Hezbollah launched an explosive drone at occupation forces operating in Tel Aviv’s so-called “security zone.”

“An Israeli Apache helicopter renewed its strikes on a commercial center along the Shoukin–Mayfadoun main road for the second time in less than ten minutes,” Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported around noon on Sunday, coinciding with shelling in Mansouri.

An Israeli tank also shelled the town of Haddatha on Sunday morning.

Hours earlier, detonations targeting civilian infrastructure in Mansouri continued as part of Tel Aviv’s publicly stated goal of wiping out Lebanese towns and preventing the return of residents.

Overnight, heavy Israeli strikes hit south Lebanon.

“Shortly after midnight Saturday into Sunday, Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes targeting the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, the outskirts of Kfar Tebnit, and the town of Mayfadoun, where a house was completely destroyed,” according to NNA.

The outskirts of Kfar Rumman were hit with shells, as well as Wadi Zibqine and the outskirts of Mazraat al-Shoumeriya. … Full article

Saudi Arabia commits massacre with attack on market in Yemen’s Taiz

The Cradle | September 27, 2026

Brutal Saudi bombing in Yemen resulted in a massacre in the country’s southwestern Taiz governorate on 27 September, with at least seven dead and dozens of others injured in the kingdom’s latest attacks.

Multiple Yemeni media outlets reported on the deadly attack, which hit a market.

“Saudi enemy airstrikes targeted commercial shops at Taiz Central Market, resulting in the martyrdom of seven citizens and the injury of 40 others, according to an initial toll,” sources told SABA.

The death toll is expected to rise. Saudi strikes hit other areas of the country on Sunday, including several attacks on the Maran district in Saada. … Full article

IRGC Navy Seizes Second US Military Underwater Drone

Al-Manar | September 27, 2026

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said on Sunday that it has seized a second underwater remotely operated vehicle (UROV) belonging to the US military in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to a statement issued by the IRGC Navy, its forces carried out a coordinated and complex operation, using intelligence superiority and electronic warfare capabilities, to trap an advanced US military UROV that was operating in the Strait of Hormuz for espionage purposes.

The statement identified the seized underwater vehicle as a ‘Remus 600’, describing it as one of the advanced and intelligent underwater systems.

The IRGC Navy said the vehicle has been captured as spoils and is now in the possession of its specialists, who are working to recover its information. … Full article

12 Things Your Psychiatrist Was Trained Not to Tell You

An Essay on What the Fifteen-Minute Consultation Leaves Out

Lies are Unbekoming | September 10, 2026

… Three percent of the 4,041 patients enrolled in the STAR*D trial remitted, stayed well, and remained in the study through the one-year follow-up.¹

The trial was announced with a cumulative remission figure of 67 percent.² When Ed Pigott and colleagues spent more than five years reanalyzing the data with fidelity to the original protocol, they found the 3 percent figure. When journalists put the 3 percent number to Maurizio Fava, one of the lead investigators, he acknowledged it was accurate. The investigators knew.³

The paper has not been retracted. It is still cited in psychiatric textbooks. The American Journal of Psychiatry ignored a petition signed by more than 1,800 people asking for retraction. The New York Times, repeatedly notified of the fraud, published the 70 percent figure again in a 2024 article praising the drugs.⁴

STAR*D was the largest depression trial ever conducted. It was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. It was designed by the profession’s most senior researchers. What it proved, when honestly analyzed, was that the drugs did not work.

That fact has been available for over a decade. It has not reached the patients being handed the prescriptions. … Read full article

From Unipolar Universalism to Multipolar Civilizational Distinctiveness

By Prof. Glenn Diesen | September 26, 2026

The following are excerpts from my speech in Istanbul on September 26, 2026.

The unipolar world order has collapsed, and we should conduct a post-mortem to reflect on what went wrong and to understand the current turbulent transition of the world. In 1989, Francis Fukuyama famously published his article on the ‘End of History,’ which was largely adopted as an ideological guide by the political West. The world only had one superpower and one ideology, and the expectation was that the world would unify under US leadership and liberal democratic values. The dominance of the US would end international anarchy and security competition, as there was only one centre of power, and the US hegemon would elevate the role of liberal democracy to form an inclusive community of universal values. For more than three decades, the West produced a new generation of politicians who believed that the collective hegemony of the West was for the benefit of all mankind, and they were the administrators who would manage the transition from the chaotic world of the past to perpetual peace. So what went wrong? … continue

Saree: Saudi warplanes carried out 27 attacks in 24 hours

Al Mayadeen | September 26, 2026

Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced Saturday evening that Saudi warplanes carried out 27 airstrikes over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,059 airstrikes and missile attacks since the latest escalation began.

Saree said the attacks directly targeted civilian infrastructure, including bridges and roads, in the governorates of Taiz, Marib, Saada, Amran, Ibb, and Hajjah.

Yemen’s National Human Rights Commission revealed that Saudi Arabia bombed al-Dalil Bridge on the Sumara road in Ibb’s al-Makhadir District and the al-Akbush water project in al-Ahkum, Hayfan District, Taiz.

The commission confirmed that the bridge, used daily by thousands of travelers, patients, and students, “had no military purpose,” while the water project supplies drinking water to thousands of families.

The Eye of Humanity Center for Rights and Development said a second Saudi attack on al-Ahkum hit a telecommunications network, and that the main road linking Naqil al-Shaq and Bab al-Barh in al-Sha’r, Ibb, was also bombed.

The Yemeni Ministry of Transport and Public Works noted that the attacks fit a long pattern. Since 2015, it said, Saudi Arabia has destroyed more than 100 bridges and over 8,185 kilometers of roads, causing more than $2.1 billion in damage. … Full article

Lavrov: Assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei ‘unacceptable’ manifestation of coercive diktat

Press TV – September 26, 2026

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was “another unacceptable manifestation of coercive diktat.”

Addressing the General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday, Lavrov denounced the assassination of members of Ayatollah Khamenei’s family, as well as Iranian military and political officials.

He said the use of force to kill Ayatollah Khamenei and members of his family was “unacceptable,” while condemning the broader US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

Lavrov added that the US-Israeli aggression had targeted not only Iran’s civilian infrastructure but also peaceful nuclear facilities operating under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards.

He noted that the attacks on the safeguarded nuclear facilities in Iran had caused “irreparable damage” to the international nuclear non-proliferation system overseen by the UN-backed nuclear energy watchdog. … Full article

China pushes back against US on Cuba, Iran

Al Mayadeen | September 26, 2026

China called on Saturday for an immediate end to the blockade on Cuba, in a speech to the UN General Assembly that stopped short of naming the United States.

Vice President Han Zheng urged the “relevant country” to “immediately stop using the threat of force against Cuba” and to “immediately and completely lift the blockade and sanctions.”

He also pushed back against the US on Iran, saying “China holds that the sovereignty and security of countries in the Middle East, including the Gulf, should be respected,” though he did not mention the US at any point in his remarks.

The comments come as a US pressure campaign has largely cut off oil supplies to Cuba. The US oil blockade began in January and has deepened blackouts, with the island’s electrical grid suffering a total collapse earlier this month that left millions without power. … continue

RSF military group defects, joins Sudanese army: State media

MEMO | September 26, 2026

A military group affiliated with Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Friday defected and joined the Sudanese Armed Forces, state news agency SUNA reported. … continue

Saturday: Child Among Three Killed By Israeli Fire In Gaza

IMEMC | September 27, 2026

Israeli forces continued violating the “ceasefire” agreement in the Gaza Strip on Saturday for the 352nd consecutive day, killing three Palestinians, including a child, and wounding several others while firing live rounds and carrying out aerial and artillery attacks across the besieged coastal enclave.

Medical sources said an Israeli drone strike killed a Palestinian on Joulis Street in the central Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza.

Israeli forces also shot and killed twelve-year-old Mohammad Saifuddin al-Shekhriti while he was sitting in front of his family’s displacement tent in the Al-Mawasi area of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Medical sources said Qussai Moammar Halas died from wounds he suffered three weeks ago when Israeli forces attacked him on Al-Thawra Street in central Gaza City.

Israeli navy ships opened fire offshore Gaza City as reconnaissance aircraft flew at low altitude over the western part of the city.

In Khan Younis, Israeli helicopters fired heavily at areas east of the city while artillery shells struck the same area.

Several Palestinians, including a girl, were injured when an Israeli drone bombed an area near the Al-Iqlimi junction in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. … Full article

Ireland goalkeeper refuses to play ‘Israel’ as squad weighs boycott

 Al Mayadeen | September 26, 2026

Ireland’s preparations for Sunday’s Nations League match against “Israel” have been thrown into uncertainty after goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu reportedly told teammates that he did not want to participate in the fixture, prompting further discussions within the squad.

The players missed their scheduled training session and press conference in Debrecen, Hungary, as they held lengthy meetings over whether individual players should proceed with the match. … continue

Canadian MP demoted for supporting restrictions on arms exports to Israel

The Cradle | September 26, 2026

Canadian lawmaker Sean Casey said on 25 September he was removed as parliamentary secretary to the veterans affairs minister after backing legislation to close loopholes that let Canadian-made military equipment be sold abroad and later reach Israel.

“The bill was targeted at closing the loopholes that allowed for Canadian military equipment to be sold to another country but end up in Israel, so end up being used to kill Palestinians,” Casey, a member of the ruling Liberal Party, said during an interview with CBC News.

“That was the goal of the legislation. And that’s what my constituents were concerned about,” he added.

Casey, who represents Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island in the House of Commons, was among 15 Liberal Members of Parliament (MPs) who broke rank to support the bill and was the only parliamentary secretary to do so.

He also revealed that, in March, his party warned him that he would be dismissed from the post if he supported the bill introduced by New Democratic Party (NDP) lawmaker Jenny Kwan. […]

According to a May report by Global Affairs Canada, Ottawa exported $14.6 million in military goods directly to Israel in 2025, despite the government’s claims that it had “suspended” certain export licenses for goods used to fuel the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. … Full article

Israeli attacks hit South Lebanon as occupation troops raid Deir Mimas

Al Mayadeen | September 26, 2026

Israeli occupation forces launched a series of attacks across southern Lebanon on Saturday, including airstrikes on Jabal al-Rafeea in the Iqlim al-Tuffah region, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent.

The attacks extended to several towns across southern Lebanon, with the National News Agency reporting that the Israeli occupation forces carried out a large-scale demolition targeting civilian neighborhoods in Majdal Zoun in the Tyre district, as well as another explosion in the town of al-Tayri in the Bint Jbeil district.

Israeli occupation forces also shelled the southern town of Shakra, according to the National News Agency.

Israeli force raids Deir Mimas

Meanwhile, an Israeli occupation force advanced toward the outskirts of Deir Mimas in the Marjayoun district from the southern side, specifically toward the town’s olive groves, where it remained stationed, the National News Agency reported.

Following the raid, the Deir Mimas municipality urged residents in a statement to avoid heading to fields and olive groves until September 28. … Full article

Two women killed in Ukrainian strike on Russian cafe – governor

Two more people were wounded in Kherson Region

RT | September 26, 2026

Two young women have been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a cafe in Kherson Region, Russia, Governor Vladimir Saldo has said, adding that a separate attack killed a truck driver nearby.

The drone raid struck the small town of Askania-Nova on Friday, hitting the Day-Night Cafe, he said in a Telegram post.

“The building was completely destroyed. Rescuers found the bodies of two young women, born in 2004 and 2006, under the rubble,” he wrote.

Two survivors, a man born in 1993 and a woman born in 2007, suffered shrapnel wounds and concussions and were rushed to a nearby hospital, he added. … Full article

Ukrainian Soldiers, Potential Mercenaries: Have Gun, Will Travel!

By Jeffrey Silverman – New Eastern Outlook – September 26, 2026

Ukraine is already providing an early glimpse of what may become a much larger post-war phenomenon: highly trained combat personnel, particularly special-forces and other specialists, carrying their battlefield skills beyond the borders of the countries, in which they acquired them, with many of them NATO trained.

History offers plenty of warnings. Africa has spent decades wrestling with the problem of demobilized combatants, soldiers and guerrillas, whose military skills suddenly have little obvious place in civilian economies.

South Africa and Georgia both provide instructive case studies. After apartheid, using the South African example, the labor force had to absorb, integrate or demobilize personnel from competing military and paramilitary structures. Thousands of former combatants faced unemployment and uncertain futures, while the new South African National Defence Force itself eventually had to undergo substantial downsizing, and not only among white troops.

So what happens when the largest European land war in generations finally winds down? What will the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian servicemen do when the battlefield no longer needs them, and the economy cannot reintegrate them?

Many will also have significant trauma, both mental and physical, the former being far harder to identify, it is an unfortunate fact that many former combatants will have developed a taste for killing.

And that is where the story becomes considerably more uncomfortable. … continue

Burnham’s UN debut… A masterclass in British disinformation

By Finian Cunningham | Strategic Culture Foundation | September 26, 2026

So, “Britain is back” and ready to provide glorious leadership to the rest of the world, to “solve shared problems we face.”

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham made his debut at the United Nations this week, addressing the 81st session of the General Assembly in New York.

“You can count on us,” assured Burnham. “Count on us to stand up for those long-standing British values of fairness and justice – our shared values – and for the UN Charter.”

Please, don’t make me vomit. Burnham was oozing noble values on the podium of the UN while Saudi warplanes were massacring Yemeni civilians in their homes – warplanes that are directed and refuelled by Britain (and the United States). … continue

Global Tipping Points Lead the World Into a State of Entropy

We are experiencing not just one, but many tipping points in world history all at once. 

By Peter Hanseler | Forum Geopolitica | September 26, 2026

There have been many tipping points in history; to name just a few examples:

  • The Peace of Westphalia in 1648
  • The French Revolution of 1789
  • The Congress of Vienna in 1815
  • World War I in 1918
  • World War II in 1945

Many of these turning points led to shifts in power in Europe. These were merely transfers of power within the world we now call the “Collective” West. Examples include the collapse of the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Russian Tsarist Empire at the end of World War I.

These shifts in power were significant, yet what is happening now cannot be compared to past turning points, as they encompass the entire globe. The reins of power are not being handed over within the West; rather, there will be a shift in power toward the East and the “Global South.” … continue

The day-after at the White House: USA and Xi Jinping

Agreements at no cost

By Lorenzo Maria Pacini – Strategic Culture Foundation – September 26, 2026

Xi Jinping left Washington on Friday, September 25, bid farewell by a 21-gun salute and the administration’s top officials lined up at the airport. A three-day state visit organized with a level of attention to detail that the White House rarely reserves for a systemic rival: the welcome at the foot of the aircraft stairs, a three-hour meeting in the Oval Office, the state dinner, tea with the spouses, and a visit to the National Archives. A Schramsberg was chosen for dinner – the same winery that provided the wine for the 1972 toast between Nixon and Zhou Enlai. At the table sat half of the American business community: Musk, Jensen Huang, Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Bezos, Pichai, Dimon, Fink, as well as three Supreme Court justices, the Federal Reserve chair, and half the Cabinet.

Then there is the real conversation, which must be read between the lines. … continue

Iran flights continue despite US aviation sanctions

Al Mayadeen | September 26, 2026

International flights from Iran to several destinations remain operational despite the expansion of US sanctions targeting the country’s aviation sector, according to Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport.

The airport said Saturday that flights to Turkey, Malaysia, China, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Afghanistan were continuing according to their previously announced schedules. … continue

Iraqi resistance group vows to stage airport sit-ins over Iran aerial blockade

Press TV – September 26, 2026

An Iraqi anti-terror resistance group has denounced the Baghdad government’s decision to halt Iranian airline operations following US sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector, vowing to stage sit-ins at Iraqi airports nationwide unless normal air traffic between the two Muslim neighboring countries resumes.

“We will not wait long,” Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba Secretary-General Akram al-Kaabi said in a statement on Friday.

He urged Iraqi political forces to “break free from American dominance.” … continue

The Geopolitical Balance in the Red Sea: The UAE Being Displaced by New Players

By Samyar Rostami – New Eastern Outlook – September 26, 2026

The persistence of current geopolitical alignments, the attention of Eastern actors to the region, the strengthening of Sanaa’s position in the Red Sea, and the expansion of regional opposition to the UAE’s role will diminish Abu Dhabi’s role in the region.

For the past ten years, the Southern Red Sea has been a pivotal factor in the UAE’s foreign policy. Over the past decade, the UAE has built a layered maritime, air, and commercial infrastructure network, including military bases, in the Red Sea or near Yemen, Somaliland, Somalia and Sudan, starting from 2015.

According to some estimates, the value of UAE investments along Africa’s coastal regions and the Arabian Peninsula amounts to $60 billion.

In September 2015, the UAE established its first military base in Africa, in Eritrea. These bases possessed strategic advantages: the ‘protection of interests’ and control over the security and economic architecture of international maritime routes.

With the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020, cooperation between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi in the Red Sea intensified.

The UAE’s approach—channeled through companies such as DP World and Abu Dhabi Ports—is centered on controlling ports, strategic waterways, military bases, and key trade and energy routes in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, in coordination with the United States and its allies. Abu Dhabi’s approach also included engagement with non-state armed actors and separatist movements in Yemen, Sudan, and Somalia. … continue

Turkish parliament to review Saudi-Pakistan defense pact next month

Al Mayadeen | September 25, 2026

Turkey’s Parliament is expected to consider the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan next month, Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus told reporters on Friday, as the three countries move to establish mechanisms for implementing the pact.

Kurtulmus said the agreement has not yet been submitted to Parliament for ratification and is expected to be formally presented once lawmakers return from recess next month. He added that international agreements require parliamentary approval to enter into force in Turkey, while meetings currently being held under the agreement remain preparatory. … continue

Iran offers Trump deal before US election

Tehran says it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days if Washington lifts its blockade and returns to a ceasefire framework

RT | September 25, 2026

Iran has offered the US a new deal aimed at ending the months-long conflict before the midterm election in November, directly challenging President Donald Trump’s claim that Tehran is deliberately waiting until after the election to reach an agreement.

Trump claimed in a speech at the UN on Tuesday that Iran is deliberately stalling the talks to see how Republicans perform in the November 3 midterm election, and predicted that Tehran would make a deal “right after” the vote. He also threatened to “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if negotiations fail.

“We don’t want it to get to the midterm elections,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday. “We wish Americans to return to the MOU before the midterms,” he said, referring to the memorandum of understanding reached by the US and Iran in June. … continue

Merz regime wants ‘secret police’ – opposition

RT | September 24, 2026

Germany’s opposition lawmakers have accused Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government of seeking to create a “secret police” by dramatically expanding the powers of the country’s intelligence agencies.

The accusations came during the first parliamentary debate on the reform on Thursday, with lawmakers from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the Left and the Greens raising concerns over surveillance and fundamental rights. The government argues that the changes are needed to counter growing security threats.

Under a reform approved by the cabinet last month, the BND foreign intelligence agency and the BfV domestic security service would gain broader operational powers, allowing them to move beyond primarily gathering and analyzing information.

Among the proposed changes, the BND could sabotage foreign companies, penetrate foreign IT systems and disable weapons deemed a threat to Germany. The BfV, meanwhile, could secretly enter homes and access computers and mobile phones under certain circumstances. … continue

Israeli Colonizers Burn Three Cars Near Ramallah

IMEMC | September 25, 2026

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers carried out an arson attack at dawn Friday, partially burning three Palestinian vehicles and spray-painting racist slogans in Rantis village, west of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank.

Local sources said a group of colonizers infiltrated the village around 3 a.m. and set fire to three vehicles parked near homes. Residents confronted the assailants, forcing them to withdraw.

Residents added that the colonizers also spray-painted racist slogans on the walls of several Palestinian homes before heading toward nearby colonial outposts. … Full article

Israeli settlers terrorize West Bank Palestinians with state-provided drones: Report

The Cradle | September 25, 2026

Israeli settler gangs are using drones to terrorize Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, harassing families and guiding armed raids that have killed Palestinians, The New Arab (TNA) reported on 25 September.

“When herders left their homes in the morning, the drones would pursue and shadow them; if they approached certain areas, settlers would gather to attack and drive them away. Eventually, the drones began monitoring residents inside their homes around the clock, and there was nothing anyone could do to stop them,” Rabie Abu Naim, a displaced resident of Al-Khalayel, east of Ramallah, told TNA.

Settlers later rigged the drones with speakers blaring abuse and orders to leave, and drones were also used to drop tear gas on targeted communities, as violent assaults wounded many until terrified families fled, the report said.

Abu Naim also pointed to the killing of a boy and a young man in Al-Mughayyir days ago, saying drones “played a major role” in a raid that began with a drone tracking a flock of sheep, after which settlers moved in to steal the animals while shielded by the Israeli army, which “killed the two victims in cold blood during the incident.” … continue

They see them, then kill them: Israeli quadcopters track, deliberately target civilians in Gaza

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor | September 12, 2026

Geneva – The Israeli military continues to use armed quadcopter drones to carry out deliberate killings of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has documented the killing of at least 60 civilians by gunfire from these drones or by munitions dropped by them since the ceasefire took effect on 10 October 2025 through early September 2026.

The repeated occurrence of these incidents after the ceasefire, and the targeting of children, displaced people, farmers, shepherds, and people returning to check on their homes, reveals a continuing pattern of the deliberate killing of Palestinian civilians, in which Israel employs military technology capable of identifying specific individuals, tracking their movements, and striking them with precision, despite the clear civilian status of those targeted and their non-participation in hostilities or posing of any imminent threat to Israeli forces or others. … continue

Israeli attacks on Khan Younis, Gaza kill Palestinian, injure others

Al Mayadeen | September 25, 2026

A Palestinian was martyred and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike west of Al-Aqsa University in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, southern Gaza, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported on Friday.

The correspondent also reported Israeli artillery shelling south of Khan Younis, while Israeli occupation forces fired toward areas east of Deir al-Balah and the al-Masdar village in central Gaza.

Since the announcement of the “ceasefire” on October 11, 2025, more than 1,408 Palestinians have been martyred and 4,916 injured, while the bodies of 834 Palestinians have been recovered, according to the latest figures cited by Al Mayadeen.

The cumulative death toll from the Israeli war on Gaza has now surpassed 73,928, with 175,030 Palestinians injured since the beginning of the aggression. … Full article

Turkish, Pakistani military chiefs rush to Saudi Arabia for ‘urgent’ Mecca pact summit

The Cradle | September 25, 2026

Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan are preparing to convene an urgent meeting of their military chiefs to discuss ways to support the kingdom in its war against Yemen’s Ansarallah-led armed forces.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry announced on 25 September that Turkiye and Pakistan are rushing their military chiefs to Riyadh under the auspices of the Mecca Defense Pact, an agreement signed in August stipulating that an attack on one member is an attack on all.

The meeting will convene on Friday as Saudi-backed mercenaries continue to lose ground to the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF), which have recently responded to Saudi attacks by launching drone and missile attacks at targets within the kingdom itself. … Full article

Macron to send French troops to Saudi Arabia

RT | September 24, 2026

France will deploy troops, radar and air-defense systems to Saudi Arabia to protect a key Red Sea oil hub as Riyadh struggles to contain escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks, President Emmanuel Macron has announced.

Macron claimed that French forces would not join the fighting but would merely protect the strategic energy facility under an agreement finalized with Riyadh. The announcement came hours after the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted six ballistic missiles heading toward Taif, which hosts a key Saudi air base, and the strategic port city of Yanbu.

“We are going to send military resources, that is to say, soldiers, radar systems and defense systems, to protect the site of Yanbu,” Macron told TF1 and France 2 on Thursday.

Macron said the Yanbu hub, which handles several million barrels of oil, had been “very badly damaged” in previous attacks. The Red Sea port has become increasingly important for Saudi exports as the US-Iran war severely restricts tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Houthis claimed on Thursday that they had launched missile and drone strikes against several “sensitive targets” in the kingdom, specifically naming Saudi Aramco infrastructure in Yanbu. A Greek-operated Patriot battery already deployed in Saudi Arabia also intercepted a ballistic missile and a drone in the wider Yanbu area on Thursday, according to Reuters.

The Houthis have framed their campaign as a fight to drive Saudi-backed government forces out of Yemen, end Riyadh’s blockade and restore the country’s sovereignty, warning foreign powers against joining the Saudi campaign. … Full article

Europe was part of the infrastructure of US aggression against Iran: Deputy FM

Press TV – September 24, 2026

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has said NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s admission that some 5,000 sorties were flown from European bases in support of US military aggression against Iran proves that Europe formed part of the infrastructure of that aggression.

In a post on X on Thursday evening, Gharibabadi wrote that the NATO chief’s remarks demonstrated Europe’s role in enabling the illegal US campaign.

“Governments that placed their territory at the disposal of the United States cannot evade their responsibility,” he said. “This participation will not go unanswered.” … continue

Debunked: Trump’s egregious UNGA claims on war against Iran crumble under scrutiny

By Humaira Ahad | Press TV | September 25, 2026

US President Donald Trump took the UN General Assembly stage on Tuesday and made a sweeping series of claims about Iran, its nuclear program, the imposed war, and the Strait of Hormuz.

He presented Washington’s military aggression as a campaign to defeat an “Iranian threat,” while casting Tehran as the source of “decades of bloodshed across West Asia.”

Behind the worn-out rhetoric was a version of events riddled with falsehoods, omissions, and sweeping distortions.

For example, Trump claimed that Iran killed “72,000 of its own citizens,” described the country’s nuclear program as having been “obliterated” by the US, declared Tehran’s entire 159-ship navy destroyed, accused Iran of violating the ceasefire, and said US naval forces were moving tens of ships and billions of barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

Nothing could be farther from the truth. … Full article

Iran: Colombia’s ‘baseless’ allegations violate mutual respect, interests

Press TV – September 25, 2026

Iranian Foreign Ministry has vehemently rejected Colombia’s “baseless” allegations against Tehran, saying such claims run counter to the principle of mutual respect and the interests of the two nations.

In a statement on Friday, the ministry also slammed Colombia’s decision to sever diplomatic relations with Iran, saying the move came despite more than half a century of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

“The Colombian government’s move to level unfounded accusations against Iran while simultaneously announcing the severance of diplomatic relations, which have a history spanning more than half a century, runs counter to the principle of mutual respect and is contrary to the interests of the two nations,” it said.

It noted that none of the allegations cited by Colombia to justify the severance of ties with Iran were “justified or logical,” emphasizing that the move was solely the result of the influence of the Israeli regime and the United States. […]

The statement came after Colombia’s new US-backed government severed diplomatic ties with Iran, as the right-wing administration of dual US citizen Abelardo de la Espriella moves to realign Bogotá firmly with Washington and Israel.

In a statement on Thursday, the Colombian Foreign Ministry claimed that the decision to cut ties with Iran, which took effect on September 19, was based on “hemispheric national security” considerations.

It claimed, without any proof, that the Iranian government has ties to “narco-terrorist groups that threaten the security of the country.”

Colombia also designated the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist” organization, in a move clearly aimed at appeasing the US and the terrorist entity of Israel. – Full article

New evidence on the Bucha Massacre

By Raphael Machado | Strategic Culture Foundation | September 25, 2026

The Bucha Massacre, which occurred in March 2022, remains one of the main tragedies of the Ukrainian conflict. Shortly after the Russian strategic retreat and the entry of Ukrainian troops, the narrative quickly began to spread that Russian soldiers had committed a massacre in the city, murdering hundreds of people.

The news spread around the world and was broadcast by all major media aligned with the Atlantic West. Even in spaces that declare themselves neutral, such as Wikipedia, the entry on the Bucha Massacre narrates it as a slaughter perpetrated by Russian soldiers before they retreated from the city. This is, therefore, the “official version” of the story in the Western world and its satellites.

Ukrainian authorities speak of 509 innocent civilians who were allegedly assassinated by the Russians, and indeed Bucha has been used as one of the main arguments to vilify the behavioral standard of the Russians in the special military operation. It seems peculiar to us, however, from the outset that this event was so singular. In general, armies that commit atrocities commit them at various moments and in different places of the conflict, but Bucha constitutes a singular, totally unique, and so far unrepeated instance of an alleged massacre of hundreds of Ukrainian civilians by the Russians.

The topic has recently gained prominence again… continue

Ukraine kills three in strike on humanitarian mission – Russian officials

RT | September 25, 2026

Ukrainian forces killed three humanitarian workers from Omsk Region who were delivering aid to the border Zaporozhye Region, Russian officials report.

The incident, which also left one volunteer injured, occurred near the village of Novobogdanovka, Zaporozhye Governor Evgeny Balitsky said on Friday. He accused Ukraine of carrying out a “cynical terrorist attack.” Omsk Governor Vitaly Khotsenko pledged support for the affected families.

Ambassador Rodion Miroshnik, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry mission tasked with documenting Ukrainian war crimes, blamed the incident on Vladimir Zelensky, saying the Ukrainian leader is pursuing a war against the civilian population and is seeking to create “unlivable conditions” for non-combatants. … Full article

Italy and France debunk reports CIA issued ‘Russian drone threat’ warning

RT | September 25, 2026

Senior officials in Italy and France have denied claims that their governments were warned about possible Russian drone attacks launched from containers carried by merchant ships in the Mediterranean Sea.

The disinformation was published on Thursday by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, which cited an anonymous source close to the Lithuanian Defense Ministry. The article emphasized a recent trip to Russia by CIA Director John Ratcliffe and previous Western media reports claiming he personally cautioned Russian officials against targeting NATO nations. Moscow has denied having such intentions.

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said on X there was no evidence confirming that Russia was preparing an operation of the kind described by the Lithuanian source, adding that in difficult times “no one needs more fuel on the fire.” … continue

How Russia is Rewiring the Global South

By Salman Rafi Sheikh – New Eastern Outlook – September 25, 2026

The West may have pushed Russia out of its orbit, but it cannot push Russia out of the world.

Over the past two weeks, Russian President Vladimir Putin has staged a remarkable diplomatic blitz. Across three major gatherings in Bishkek, Vladivostok and New Delhi, as well as during Vietnamese leader To Lam’s state visit to Moscow, Putin met a succession of heads of state from across Asia and the wider Global South. Among them were the leaders of China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia and Turkey.

The sheer intensity of this diplomacy is difficult to reconcile with the notion—aggressively propagated by Western political elites and the media—that Russia has been internationally isolated. Moscow may be estranged from Washington and most European capitals, but its diplomatic and economic relationships elsewhere have been expanding. More importantly, Russia is increasingly operating at the centre of a network of states that are seeking greater strategic autonomy from the Western-led international order. … continue

Britain’s elites want you ready to die for a war they keep imagining

By Tarik Cyril Amar | RT | September 24, 2026

Great Britain is going through a war scare. Or to be precise, its combined political and media establishment is subjecting its people to a relentless propaganda (in up-to-date NATO-speak “cognitive warfare”) campaign to create a sense of impending war against Russia.

As you would expect, that war is, of course, framed as strictly defensive. In propaganda textbook manner, the message is both very simple and very repetitive: The UK is in great danger of a Russian attack, and its whole population must prepare itself to withstand and resist it.

It goes without saying that Moscow’s repeated declarations of having no such intention make no difference. … continue

Inside Ukraine’s propaganda operation targeting Americans

RT | September 24, 2026

Ukraine’s government-backed United24 project offered former US service members thousands of dollars to produce pro-Ukraine videos for American audiences, RT’s America Now has found. The offers targeted veterans whose military backgrounds could make the message seem more credible to viewers.

Host Ben Swann and investigative journalist Elizabeth Lane examined how the project, launched by Vladimir Zelensky in 2022 to raise support for Ukraine, approached former personnel, including special operations veterans with YouTube channels and other media platforms.

According to veterans who reached out to Lane, United24 offered around $10,000 for each video, plus $40,000 in advertising support. There was no stated limit on the number of videos they could make. The project would also provide scripts and guidance, while the veterans would ultimately deliver praise for Ukraine and Zelensky in their own words. … continue

Hackers From US, France, Singapore Tried to Disrupt Russian Elections – Internet Provider

Sputnik – 25.09.2026

MOSCOW – Hackers from the United States, France and Singapore attempted to disrupt the remote electronic voting process during the recent State Duma elections, with malicious web traffic originating from IP addresses in over 30 countries, including the UK and Ukraine, Russia’s largest digital services provider Rostelecom said on Friday.

“The most intense attacks originated from networks in unfriendly countries. Malicious traffic came from IP ranges in more than 30 countries, including the UK and Ukraine. Notably, the US, France and Singapore were identified among the primary sources of attacks on the electronic voting infrastructure,” the statement read.

Rostelecom maintained secure communication channels and infrastructure at polling stations during the three-day voting period last week. It set up video surveillance across 89 regions and ensured the cybersecurity and uninterrupted operation of the federal remote electronic voting platform.

Tech experts repelled more than 3,000 waves of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks reaching speeds of up to 1.7 Tbps, blocked over 170 million malicious attempts targeting web services, and prevented unauthorized access to the infrastructure. Efforts focused primarily on preventing voting results from being altered or disclosed prematurely.

The intensity and volume of the attacks exceeded those seen during the previous electoral process in 2024, Rostelecom said. The primary targets were e-government systems, including the Unified System of Identification and Authentication (ESIA) and the Gosuslugi state service portal, as well as Rostelecom’s infrastructure, the remote electronic voting (DEV) system, and the Central Election Commission (CEC).