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20 major airstrikes were carried out in Syria by the Israeli Air Force
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 4: Opinion
What could have caused the major power outage in Spain and Portugal?	9 18:36 Silentbrick [321]
Unpleasant results: The British are back at war with the Houthis	0 [130]
Kots: How the Koreans helped us liberate the Kursk region	0 [104]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Netanyahu said to okay expanded Gaza op, with IDF readying for major reservist call-up	0 [168]
Illinois man sentenced to 53 years for hate crime killing of Palestinian child	3 10:12 Rex Mundi [183]
Leb army seized 800 rockets from Palestinian refugee camp in country’s north amid efforts to disarm non-state actors	0 [134]
Leb: 2 men who attacked Sunni imam in Baalshmay arrested	0 [134]
Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Gal Gadot film set in London	0 [124]
Jordanian sentenced to six years in US prison for anti-Israel attacks	0 [116]
Good Morning	2 13:02 no mo uro [243]
20 major airstrikes were carried out in Syria by the Israeli Air Force	3 16:32 Skidmark [336]
MS-13 gangbanger illegal aliens accused of stabbing 3 corrections officers in violent Virginia prison attack	10 14:41 swksvolFF [342]
COAS vows tough offensive as Boko Haram kills 40 in Borno	0 [170]
Cameroon bishop says insecurity getting worse in Far North region	1 11:45 Professor [185]
Pro-Palestinian disrupts AOC's town hall calling her a 'war criminal.'	1 02:29 Grom the Affective [143]
Boko Haram slaughters 18 fishermen, scores missing	0 [147]
Nigeria appoints new commander after renewed militant attacks in northeast	0 [123]
Detainee in Dagestan Admits She Was Planning to Commit Terrorist Attack on May 9	0 [125]
Ship Carrying Aid to Gaza Sinks After Israeli Drone Attack	7 16:51 Procopius2k [334]
Houthis claim strike on IAF Ramat David base	0 [128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Trump: Fewer than 24 hostages are alive; we don’t know how Edan Alexander is doing	0 [112]
IDF planning major shift in Gaza aid delivery in bid to thwart Hamas diversion	0 [85]
Leb. Higher Defense Council warns Hamas against acts that harm Lebanon's security	0 [96]
Blast epicenter at Iranian port tied to charity overseen by Khamenei	5 22:53 DooDahMan [203]
‘JCPOA 2’: New US-Iran nuke deal said shaping up as largely similar to one Trump ended	1 16:20 Elmerert Hupens2660 [149]
Trump administration takes hard line on Haitian violence, labels gangs foreign terrorist organizations	1 00:39 Skidmark [210]
UK: Progressive-backed 18-year-old female Islamist Maheen Kamran elected as a city councilor in Burnley	1 10:06 Skidmark [207]
Hungary passed ''Stop Soros'' laws, ''A series of laws that criminalize any individual or group who help asylum seekers, including NGOs''	4 12:22 Silentbrick [185]
Islamic Attacks on Nigerian Christians Escalate	5 13:26 Secret Master [155]
It's Jews first, and Christians next. They're not hiding it	6 11:50 Matt [245]
Second report of foiled terrorist attack in Dagestan raises doubts among analysts	0 [94]
UN Considers Major Reorganization Due to Funding Problems	10 18:35 Silentbrick [260]
Page 3: Non-WoT
USAID Depopulation Agenda Exposed	4 13:33 trailing wife [217]
Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say	4 16:28 Pancho Poodle8452 [187]
Death in the Valley: Two Israelis Murdered Saturday in San Fernando Valley	1 08:23 SteveS [163]
Stephen Miller Top Contender to Replace Mike Waltz As Trump's National Security Advisor	0 [119]
School bus aide charged with nine felony assault charges and two misdemeanor child abuse charges	2 21:56 badanov [164]
Trump administration plans major downsizing at U.S. spy agencies	9 20:03 Wholuper Clomoting9725 [245]
It's All About Money: Why the Spanish Blackout Investigation Was Classified	1 10:29 Skidmark [163]
Snowfall in Moscow on the night of May 2 broke a 116-year-old record	1 11:58 Old Salty [125]
Magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits off coast of Chile	0 [95]
U.S. adds 177,000 jobs in April, unemployment unchanged at 4.2%	1 11:13 Skidmark [150]
Page 5: Local News
Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (2 May 2025)	1 17:11 badanov [114]
Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 2, 2025	0 [90]
Russian Army Advances in 11 Directions - Ukrainian General Staff	1 03:26 Grom the Affective [120]
Current information on the situation on the front line on May 2 (updated)	0 [117]
'Snow is a blessing.' Did the unexpected bad weather in May kill the future harvest?	1 12:11 Old Salty [149]
Combined attack on Crimea	0 [103]
Page 6: Politix
FBI Reportedly Places Infamous Censorship Agent Elvis Chan On 'Terminal Leave'	0 [86]
German spy agency brands far-right AfD as ‘extremist’, opens way for closer surveillance	10 16:14 Elmerert Hupens2660 [280]
Maine drops lawsuit vs. Trump admin amid trans athlete feud after federal funding is unfrozen	1 00:37 Skidmark [145]
Musk and his DOGE team reveal that our government is operating at African levels of corruption	4 11:28 Grom the Affective [192]
Former Georgia Democratic House candidate has been arrested as part of multi-agency child sex trafficking operation.	3 11:21 Abu Uluque [140]
Peace Talks are over as President Trump restarts weapons shipments and intelligence support for Ukraine	7 16:53 Throlush Dark Lord of the Nebraskans2736 [223]
Interview with the DOGE team, Part 1	2 06:58 Besoeker [141]
Alberta Canada just started a petition to become the 51st state of America	4 13:23 Difar Dave [228]
House investigating which representative is playing ''smoke detector low battery beeps'' whenever Rep. Jasmine Crockett begins speaking	3 12:07 Frank G [235]
Trump administration has CONFIRMED they reached a settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt	3 10:34 Skidmark [201]
Fresh leaks reveal that Hakeem Jeffries was allegedly caught funding protests against DOGE, Musk, and Trump	3 07:03 Besoeker [207]
POTUS just signed an executive order ENDING the taxpayer subsidization of NPR and PBS	7 11:27 Skidmark [203]
Dem congressman calling for Trump's impeachment was once accused of indescribable act involving 118 beagles in his pharmaceutical lab	0 [122]
Tim Walz mocked for saying he could ''code talk to white guys''	6 23:44 newc [304]

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Unpleasant results: The British are back at war with the Houthis

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Leonid Tsukanov

[REGNUM] The operation against the Yemeni Houthis is once again in the spotlight of the world community. The US, which initiated the campaign, not only surpassed the 800-air raid mark, but also once again involved the UK, which had maintained “air neutrality” for almost a year. London is determined and “flexing its muscles” against the Houthis – albeit at a distance for now.

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