Rantburg

Today

Fri 05/30/2025

Thu 05/29/2025

Wed 05/28/2025

Tue 05/27/2025

Mon 05/26/2025

Sun 05/25/2025

Sat 05/24/2025

Archives

		561791 articles and 1934279 comments are archived on Rantburg. Today: 77 articles and 126 comments as of 23:54.
Post a news link Post your own article

Area:	WoT Operations	Non-WoT	Opinion	Local News	Politix
Gaza round-up: Over 200 Hamas positions were destroyed in the last 48 hours
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 2: WoT Background
Trump throws America's $44billion education business into chaos by halting ALL student visas	3 22:06 trailing wife [151]
Israel warns Europe that Palestine recognition may be met with West Bank annexation	3 18:59 Ajao [150]
Jailed Columbia Student Khalil Meets Newborn Son for First Time	1 10:44 Skidmark [155]
New Gaza aid body starts operating, pans Hamas threats toward those cooperating with it, 170 trucks entered Gaza	0 [102]
Slain Jewish Couple Were Practicing Christians	2 05:02 Grom the Affective [166]
Australia fast-tracks machete ban after shopping centre attack	9 18:34 Skidmark [249]
WHO global assembly votes in favor of Palestinian delegation flying flag	0 [110]
Jordan condemns Ben Gvir’s visit to Temple Mount	3 01:41 Grom the Affective [99]
Iran rejects temporary freeze on enrichment, says it’s not worried about sanctions	2 15:38 mossomo [113]
IRGC-affiliated media accuses Halabja governor of disregarding hijab law	0 [67]
Merz Says Israeli Actions In Gaza 'No Longer Justified' - Vice Chancellor Klingbeil Says Germany Plans To Put More Pressure On Israel Over Gaza	11 16:02 Regular joe [223]
Villa Somalia under fire over alleged misuse of donated military helicopters	0 [92]
Somalia’s Intelligence Agency Faces Internal Collapse Amid Political Power Struggle	1 10:50 Skidmark [79]
What led Jamal Wali, father of four and former US interpreter, to a deadly confrontation?	5 16:09 mossomo [168]
Pakistan Deports Over 20,000 Afghan Families in 5 Months	1 09:09 Mercutio [73]
Retirees in Kabul Again Protest to Demand Unpaid Pensions	0 [65]
While France suffers defeats in Africa, another EU flagship takes up the cause	0 [104]
Aoun confirms disarmament to start mid-June in 3 Palestinian camps in Beirut — Naharnet	0 [62]
Qassem: Resistance to continue, let Israel withdraw first — Naharnet	0 [63]
Lebanon reportedly awaits ''decisive week'' as to Palestinian arms — Naharnet	0 [51]
Hezbollah captives may be freed as part of deal involving Israeli-Russian researcher	0 [60]
Salam: We won''t remain silent over any arms outside state control	0 [65]
Israel rejects Gaza truce proposed by Trump ally Bishara Bahbah	0 [85]
US envoy Witkoff denies Hamas accepted Gaza ceasefire deal	0 [68]
Kuwait lifts visa ban on Pakistani citizens after ''19-year hiatus''	0 [65]
Pete Hegseth's speech will bring a tear to your eye	0 [92]
Despite being just 2% of the population of Wales, the Muslim community of Cardiff is allowed to blast Islamic calls to prayer 5 times a day	2 13:11 Pancho Poodle8452 [120]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	1 11:33 Old Salty [164]
Chinese and Mexican cartels exploit woke American laws to cash in after fentanyl crackdown	1 12:20 Grom the Affective [160]
Second missile from Yemen shot down, no alerts activated	0 [120]
3 arrested on suspicion of planning terror attacks in Israel for Islamic State	0 [130]
Envelope containing ‘suspicious powder’ sent to office of coalition whip Katz	1 10:41 Skidmark [114]
Syrian forces arrest suspected ISIS cell near Damascus	0 [93]
SDF foils ISIS attack in eastern Syria	0 [85]
Landmine Blast Kills One, Injures Two in Central Somalia Amid Ongoing Clashes	0 [109]
Pakistan Security Forces kill 9 TTP militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa operations	0 [159]
Taliban begin crackdown on Pakistan-linked militants operating from Afghanistan: Express Tribune	0 [90]
Two terrorists detained in Nizhny Novgorod region were arrested until July 19	0 [87]
Syria hands Lebanese Army a suspect in LF official''s killing — Naharnet	0 [91]
Two wounded in overnight strikes on Beit Leef and Majdalzoun	0 [96]
Three Israeli airstrikes target outskirts of Brital	0 [98]
Swedish police are “showering” the keffiyeh-wearers with a water cannon	1 10:47 SteveS [132]
A car rammed into a crowd of people in Liverpool during Liverpool FC's victory parade	1 12:55 Skidmark [116]
Gaza round-up: Over 200 Hamas positions were destroyed in the last 48 hours	0 [194]
Terror supporters stormed the site of the 9/11 attack calling for Jihad and a 'global intifada.'	1 04:01 NN2N1 [155]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Trump Post Memorial Day Message, Calls Out "Scum" Who Tried to Destroy America	0 [60]
Three more escaped New Orleans inmates captured as manhunt continues for last 2 fugitives	0 [107]
73 arrested in Seaside Heights during Memorial Day weekend mayhem	0 [61]
Major explosion at Chemical plant in China	0 [52]
You can spot Alzheimer's YEARS before symptoms appear with groundbreaking new scan...would YOU have it?	5 21:17 swksvolFF [168]
Trip Wire - Will Estonia trigger WWIII?	5 15:08 Procopius2k [177]
It Begins...OpenAI software ignores explicit instruction to switch off	0 [89]
Trump mulls transferring $3 billion in federal Harvard grants to trade schools	6 16:08 Regular joe [179]
The Washington Post said George Floyd was shot and killed in police custody.	7 12:50 Abu Uluque [233]
$73 million in development projects approved for newly-declared Halabja province	1 11:20 Skidmark [82]
Anti-polio drive launched to vaccinate 45m children across country	1 09:03 Grom the Affective [107]
Saudi official denies reports alcohol ban will be lifted	0 [62]
IT BEGINS? OpenAI's o3 Model Disobeys Human Instructions During Tests and Sabotages Shutdown Mechanism	6 13:54 Mercutio [192]
CVS closing all 23 pharmacy locations in Arkansas	3 17:28 Lord Garth [173]
Jussie Smollett posts bizarre Instagram screed touting innocence and cushy settlement in lawsuit with Chicago	0 [115]
Page 4: Opinion
Former surgeon general recommends delaying children using social media for ‘as long as possible'	3 09:47 badanov [114]
VDH - About The So-Called Trump-Ramaphosa 'Ambush'	1 13:19 Abu Uluque [150]
Page 5: Local News
Russia Testing Shotgun-Armed Yak-52 Trainer Aircraft To Down Ukrainian Drones	1 12:23 Skidmark [85]
Germany greenlights use of NATO missile strikes 'deep into Russia' - as Macron demands Trump to take crushing action against 'liar' Putin	4 12:09 Skidmark [124]
There have been over 100 battles on the front since the beginning of the day - Ukrainian General Staff	0 [70]
Astrakhan residents demanded that the monument to victims of political repression be repaired	0 [89]
Current information on the situation on the front line on May 26 (updated)	0 [69]
Russian Bulat missile capable of quadrupling ATGM crew ammunition	0 [86]
Russia Produces More Drones and Missiles Than It Spends	0 [79]
Ukraine says hit by record drone salvo after Trump rebukes Putin	0 [76]
Putin's Helicopter Unsuccessfully Targeted by Multiple Ukrainian Drones	3 16:19 mossomo [130]
Page 6: Politix
NPR sues Trump White House over executive order targeting public media	3 17:34 Procopius2k [123]
'Bureaucratic and wasteful': DOGE sniffs out eye-popping spending on Biden [politburo] DEI efforts in key agency	1 11:36 Skidmark [80]
Dan Bongino Makes Big Announcement on the Reopening and Reprioritizing of Key Biden-Era Investigations	7 16:23 mossomo [216]
Watch: Macron's Wife Filmed Pushing Him in the Face During Vietnam Trip	12 19:49 Anomalous Sources [290]
Top Connecticut Dem Jim Himes admits GOP SALT increase would ''be good'' for his state	0 [86]
JB Pritzker is acting presidential — too bad his state is in shambles	8 23:22 Bangkok Billy [219]

-Land of the Free

Pete Hegseth's speech will bring a tear to your eye

[X]

Pete Hegseth's speech will bring a tear to your eye, fill your heart with pride, and leave you speechless.

Thank you for honoring our fallen on this day @PeteHegseth. pic.twitter.com/squ4SU6oCk
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) May 26, 2025