[IsraelTimes] A 1970 recording of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser indicating a lack of interest in the Paleostinian cause is causing a stir in Egypt, Haaretz reports.
"We have no interest in the Paleostinian issue. We will only talk about Sinai. When [the Israelis] leave Sinai, there will be an agreement," he says to Libyan dictator Muammar Qadaffy ...a proud Arab institution for 42 years, now among the dear departed, though not the dearest...> in the audio clip.
Nasser threatened to destroy Israel in his speeches, created the Paleostine Liberation Organization, led the Arab side in the 1967 Six Day War against Israel, and imprisoned hundreds of Jews after Israel’s victory.
But in the 1970 recording — aired on Abdel Nasser’s son’s YouTube channel — he showed no interest in fighting Israel: "If someone wants to struggle — let them struggle, and if someone wants to fight — let them fight. But today the Iraqis are telling us — all of Paleostine from the river to the sea, or nothing."
He seemed to think that defeating Israel in battle was a pipe dream.
"If we want to achieve our goals, we must be realistic," he said to Qadaffy. "You are welcome to mobilize the forces, go to Baghdad and try to fight against Israel. We will stay away from this operation, leave us alone — we will choose a non-violent mostly peaceful and defeatist solution. I can live with that."
A recently released bombshell recording has sparked major controversy in Egypt and the Arab world.
In 1970, former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser told Gaddafi:
"I am ready to normalize with Israel, and I have nothing to do with the Palestinian cause." pic.twitter.com/BvtGYJUn52
[IsraelTimes] The US Department of Education alleges that the University of Pennsylvania’s policy on transgender athletes violates federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in programs that receive federal funding.
The Education Department says in a statement that it has proposed a resolution agreement to the university under which the Ivy League school would issue a statement saying it will comply with federal law, transfer records and awards won by transgender athletes to athletes assigned female at birth, and issue a letter of apology to the female athletes.
The department says the university has 10 days to resolve or risk a referral to the US Justice Department for enforcement proceedings.
The Education Department does not immediately respond to a request for comment on what kind of enforcement actions it seeks. The university has no immediate comment.
The university, which made national headlines in 2022 when a transgender swimmer competed on its women’s team, has previously said it “has always followed NCAA and Ivy League policies regarding student participation on athletic teams,” and remains in full compliance with regulations.
Following US President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban transgender athletes from participating in female-only school sports, the NCAA — the governing body for US collegiate sports — updated its rules to limit competition in female-only competitions to athletes assigned female at birth.
Last month, Trump’s administration suspended $175 million in funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its transgender sports policies.
This month, the administration sued Maine over the same issue. Maine argues that federal law does not prohibit transgender girls in women’s sports.
Lol I love these humiliation rituals.
The universities just want to leave this stuff behind and pretend it never happened.
The Department of Education on Monday announced that its Office for Civil Rights found the University of Pennsylvania had violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 by allowing biological males to compete in women's sports and enter intimate women's facilities.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor said in a statement, "Little girls who look up to Riley Gaines and Paula Scanlan can find hope in today's action — the Trump Administration will not allow male athletes to invade female private spaces or compete in female categories. UPenn has a choice to make: do the right thing for its female students and come into full compliance with Title IX immediately or continue to advance an murderous Moslem political project that violates federal antidiscrimination law and puts UPenn's federal funding at risk."
The Office for Civil Rights issued the school a proposed Resolution Agreement to resolve the violations, which the school has 10 days to resolve or risk a referral to the Department of Justice.
Outlined in the agreement are requirements that the school issue a statement saying that it would comply with Title IX in athletic programs; restore the achievements, titles, records, and other accolades won by female athletes who had been defeated by biological males in Division I swim races; and send a letter to each female athlete who has her recognition restored apologizing "on behalf of the University for allowing her educational experience in athletics to be marred by sex discrimination."
[IsraelTimes] Canada’s ruling Liberals have retained power in the country’s election, but it is too soon to say whether they will form a majority government, CTV News and CBC predict.
Prime Minister Mark Carney asked for a strong mandate to help him handle US President Donald Trump ...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party... ’s tariffs and annexation threat, but CTV and CBC say the Liberals have not yet secured the 172 electoral districts, known as seats, they need for a majority.
The size of the Liberal government might not be known for some time and could depend on the westernmost province of British Columbia, where polls closed last.
The Liberals are leading or elected in 139 seats, followed by the Conservatives with 107, according to CBC.
Carney has promised a tough approach with Washington over its tariffs and said Canada will need to spend billions to reduce its reliance on the US. But the right-of-center Conservatives, who have called for change after more than nine years of Liberal rule, show unexpected strength.
The House has 343 seats and if Carney only captures a minority, he will have to negotiate with other parties to stay in power. Minority governments in Canada rarely last longer than 2-2.5 years.
The result, though, caps a notable comeback for the Liberals, who had been 20 points behind in the polls in January before unpopular former prime minister Justin Trudeau ...hereditary prime minister of the Great White North... announced he was quitting and Trump started threatening tariffs and annexation.
Trump’s threats ignited a wave of patriotism that swelled support for Carney, a political newcomer who previously led two G7 central banks.
Oboy. More Trudeau.
The margin of victory appears to be narrow. Liberal candidates were leading or elected in 168 seats, ahead of the Conservative Party's 144 seats, as of 5 a.m. Ottawa time on Tuesday morning.
Carney's party had about 43% of the national vote, but may fall short of the 172 seats needed for a majority in the House of Commons, meaning the government would be forced to work with other parties to pass budgets and other legislation. Under the tightest scenarios, the Bloc Quebecois, which runs candidates only in French-speaking Quebec, might hold the balance of power.
#5
Six months ago, the Conservative Party was up by 25%. Then Donnie Boy had to run his mouth. The Obnoxious New Yorker shtick ain't always the best choice.
#12
The Trump-is-responsible-for-everything-bad crowd ran the table at the end of 2020. Over the next four years they got three years of trench warfare in Ukraine with probably between half a million and a million casualties and a multi-year war in the middle east in Israel.
Do you know why Xi was emboldened to wreak all these proxy wars on the west? All he had to do was whisper Trump's name in the ear of the Western Mandarin Class and they'd pretend Remdesivir was an effective treatment and then kill seven million people with medical malpractice. THAT's why he was emboldened.
Things happen to stuff during combat, or even when practicing for combat.
[IsraelTimes] The United States has lost seven multi-million-dollar MQ-9 Reaper drones in the Yemen area since March 15, a US official says.
Washington launched the latest round of its air campaign against Yemen’s Houthis in mid-March, and MQ-9s can be used for both reconnaissance — a key aspect of US efforts to identify and target weaponry the rebels are using to attack shipping in the region — as well as strikes.
“There have been seven MQ-9s that have gone down since March 15,” the US official says on condition of anonymity, without specifying what has caused the loss of the drones, which cost around $30 million apiece.
The US Navy has meanwhile announced the loss of another piece of expensive military equipment: an F/A-18E warplane that fell off the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in an accident that injured one sailor.
A tractor that was towing the F/A-18E — a type of aircraft that cost more than $67 million in 2021 — also slipped off the ship into the sea.
“The F/A-18E was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft and tow tractor were lost overboard,” the Navy says in a statement.
The carrier and its other planes remain in action and the incident is under investigation, the Navy adds. No details of recovery work are released.
It is the second F/A-18 operating off the Truman to be lost in less than six months, after another was mistakenly shot down by the USS Gettysburg guided missile cruiser late last year in an incident that both pilots survived.
The Truman is one of two US aircraft carriers operating in the Middle East, where US forces have been striking the Houthis on a near-daily basis since March 15.
[IsraelTimes] France, Germany, and the United Kingdom will not hesitate to reimpose sanctions against Tehran if European security is threatened by Iran’s nuclear program, the French foreign minister says at the United Nations.
“Iran has crossed all the boundaries it had committed to respect,” and the country “is on the verge of acquiring nuclear weapons,” Jean-Noel Barrot tells reporters after a closed-door meeting of the Security Council on non-proliferation, which he had convened.
“There is no military solution to the Iranian nuclear problem. There is a diplomatic path to achieve it, but it is a narrow road,” he adds.
Barrot voices hope that the ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington on the issue would bear fruit, adding that France, Germany, and the United Kingdom are in “close contact” on the issue with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The highest-level talks in years between long-time foes Washington and Tehran are targeting a new deal that would stop Iran developing nuclear weapons — an objective Tehran denies pursuing — in return for relief from sanctions.
US President Donald Trump pulled out of an earlier, multilateral agreement on Iran during his first term. The United States and Israel have repeatedly threatened Iran with military strikes to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
“It goes without saying that upon the expiration of the Iranian nuclear deal… if European security interests are not guaranteed, we will not hesitate for a single second to reapply all the sanctions that were lifted 10 years ago,” Barrot warns.
Last week, Rubio urged the three European states to decide whether to trigger the “snapback” mechanism under the 2015 agreement, which would automatically reinstate UN sanctions on Iran over its non-compliance.
The option to use the mechanism expires in October.
A return of sanctions would have “devastating effects on the country’s economy. This is not what we want, and that is why I solemnly call on Iran to take the necessary decisions today to avoid the worst,” says Barrot.
Iran currently enriches uranium to 60 percent, far above the 3.67 percent limit imposed by the 2015 deal and a technical step away from the 90 percent threshold required for weapons-grade material.
Responding to this story from yesterday — this one is vile. The anti-Zionists staged their usual vicious protest, but this time in a Jewish neighbourhood. Then, when the locals pushed back, the invaders released a fragment of film that made it look like the locals were the aggressors.
[IsraelTimes] Anti-Israel activists threaten local community ahead of protest that comes in response to video of Jews pursuing woman down street at scene of anti-Israel rally at synagogue
Tensions boiled in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights on Monday after videos showed Jews harassing pedestrians at an anti-Israel demonstration, and a call to protest that included threats against the Jewish community. The friction started in the US neighborhood, the home base of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement, during a Thursday visit by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
Ben Gvir visited Chabad’s World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway, a synagogue and revered site that is located in the heart of the Jewish community. Anti-Israel demonstrators gathered outside the synagogue after a call by the hardline anti-Israel activist group Within Our Lifetime. The group regularly calls for Israel’s destruction, has been linked to violent mostly peaceful hate crimes, and has caused chaos on the city’s streets since Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... ’s October 2023 onslaught.
"He’s being hosted at 770 Eastern Parkway by the racist Zionist Lubavitch sect — yes, the same place where tunnels were uncovered," group leader Nerdeen Kiswani said on X. A rogue group of students dug out a space near the synagogue last year, part of an unauthorized attempt to expand the site. The incident gave rise to a wave of antisemitic conspiracies.
Kiswani later said that demonstrators "are being attacked by racist Lubavitchers."
"This is a pogrom," she said, referring to the historical deadly persecution of Jews in Europe.
Videos from the scene showed the two sides shouting at each other, with police in the middle.
The protest at the holy site drew outrage from local and politicians.
Yaacov Behrman, a Chabad community leader, said on X that the protesters gathered at "the very heart of this heavily populated Jewish neighborhood — spewing hateful, inflammatory rhetoric at innocent passersby." Behrman said the chants included "We don’t want no Zionists here," "We don’t want no two states, we want all of it," and "Resistance® is justified."
Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York said: "The heinous violence last night outside the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Brooklyn is horrifying and unacceptable."
"I am calling for an immediate federal investigation into these dangerous organizations and their funding networks. Jewish Americans must never feel unsafe in their own communities," she said.
Anti-Israel protesters have rarely held demonstrations in Orthodox neighborhoods in New York. A demonstration in February in Boro Park was also vitriolic and provoked widespread condemnation from city leaders. Past protests outside synagogues have also touched a nerve with local Jews.
The NYPD told The Times of Israel that six individuals were taken into custody at the protest. Five were issued summonses and one, a man from New Jersey, was charged with assault, criminal mischief and harassment.
Later, videos emerged showing a group of Jews following a woman down a street, shouting and chanting "Death to Arabs" in Hebrew. Some of the demonstrators kicked at the woman and one threw a traffic cone at her while a police officer escorted her down a street. Other images showed a different woman in a keffiyeh with a bloodied face.
The former woman claimed in an News Agency that Dare Not be Named interview that she hadn’t been part of the anti-Israel protest and that she wore a scarf over her face to not be filmed. She asserted that the group threatened to rape her and that she had feared for her life and now fears to walk around the neighborhood.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams ...Hizonner da Mare of Noo Yawk. As a Manchurian candidate, Hizonner was all in favor of law and order and that kind of stuff. Once in office, a bunch of his friends found cushy jobs with the city, the windows kept getting broken, and Soros-funded DA Alvin Bragg remained right where he was. Most people comfort themselves with the thought that he's not Bill di Blasio but that's pretty small comfort with kids who actually go to school getting bumped off while standing in front of them. But he's a Dem, so the rubes will vote for him next election too, so he's what they deserve... on Sunday said the NYPD was investigating the festivities.
Adams said in a statement that the protesters "surrounded the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters — a Jewish house of worship."
"Initial reports indicate that one female protester was isolated from her group, harassed by counter-protesters, and suffered injuries," Adams said in a statement. "In another incident, a second woman was subjected to vile threatening by counter-protesters."
The statement said the "NYPD is investigating these incidents."
"None of this is acceptable. In fact, it is despicable," Adams said. "We will not tolerate violence, trespassing, menacing, or threatening. Hate has no place in our city."
On Monday, calls circulated on social media for protests against the Crown Heights Jewish community.
A group called the Bronx Paleostine Solidarity Committee posted threats against the community on social media.
"Waiting for the sleeping giant that is Caribbean Brooklyn, who have long suffered abuse and oppression at the hands of the racist Zionist Chabad Lubavitch to rise up against them," the post said.
"Black people in Brooklyn are violent mostly peacefully exploited via rents to then feed their genocidal land grabs in Paleostine," it said, referring to the antisemitic "Jewish landlords" trope.
"What would happen if Carribean Brooklyn brought that vybz kartel Barclays energy with ferocity and tore down these fucking monsters!?" it said.
A follow-up post said: "Y’all will not eat off Black people forever."
Another post said: "Crown Heights run it back."
"We will flood the streets of Crown’s Heights to inform them Zionism is not welcome here," it said.
The post called for a protest starting at the Barclays Center, around an hour’s walk from 770.
Local media reported a heavy police presence in the area ahead of the demonstration.
A Chabad spokesperson, Rabbi Motti Seligson, condemned both sides in a statement.
"The violent mostly peaceful provocateurs who called for the genocide of Jews in support of holy warriors and terrorism — outside a synagogue, in a Jewish neighborhood, where some of the worst antisemitic violence in American history was perpetrated, and where many residents share deep bonds with the victims of Oct 7 — did so in order to intimidate, provoke, and instill fear," Seligson said on X. "We condemn the crude language and violence of the small breakaway group of young people; such actions are entirely unacceptable and wholly antithetical to the Torah’s values. The fact that a possibly uninvolved bystander got pulled into the melee further underscores the point."
The leadership of 770 urged students to stay away from the protest, releasing a letter that said: "You must not be present at the demonstration under any circumstances, and certainly must not, Heaven forbid, be drawn into any confrontations."
"It is important to remember that there are deliberate efforts to provoke members of our community into disturbances in order to record incidents and incite against us," the letter said, according to the local Collive news site. "We must distance ourselves completely and remain focused on our true mission—the study of Torah."
The tensions in the neighborhood and accusations of a pogrom by Jews were inflammatory because of race riots against the Jewish community in Crown Heights in 1991 that killed two people. The riots were widely described as an anti-Jewish pogrom.
BREAKING: A prominent Black Lives Matter activist threatens war against the Jewish community as a mob marches towards the Chabad headquarters in Crown Heights.
[IsraelTimes] Report reveals Haniyeh’s praise of ‘glorious victory,’ while Sinwar wrote he was close to destroying Israel; senior Hamas officials said tunnel network ‘not damaged at all’
Newly released Hamas ..always the voice of sweet reason... documents found in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... show that Israel seriously misunderstood the impact of its 2021 operation in Gaza, which the terror group viewed as a victory that encouraged it to launch the October 7 massacre over two years later, Hebrew media reported.
At the time, Operation Guardian of the Walls was painted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an "extraordinary success," and he vowed to implement a much tougher stance against the terror group’s rocket fire.
But Channel 12 news on Saturday revealed letters exchanged by Hamas’s then-Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar and the terror group’s leader at the time, Ismail Haniyeh ...became Prime Minister of Gaza after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continued as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintained a separate PM in the West Bank. Zapped during the 2023-24 war, to eveyone's satisfaction... , showing that the two men considered the 11-day conflict a defeat for Israel.
Sinwar advocated the strategy of proposing a long-term ceasefire, or hudna, with Israel, as a way of either isolating it from the international community or creating division within Israeli society.
Both leaders have since been killed — Haniyeh in a covert operation in Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... in July 2024, and Sinwar by IDF troops in Gaza later that year.
"It is likely that this move, which would be acceptable to most countries in the world, would not be acceptable to the occupation [Israel] and would therefore increase their isolation and disconnection from them. If the occupation decides to go in this direction [of a hudna], it would tear it apart from within and lead to internal division and civil war," the letter by Sinwar reportedly said.
Haniyeh, in response, congratulated Sinwar on his "clear victory" in the fighting.
"The flag of the Al Qassam movement is waved all over the world, and millions cheer to the dear chief of staff of the resistance, Muhammad Deif, who won a divine and glorious victory," Haniyeh wrote, referencing the Hamas military wing chief, who was also killed by Israel in July 2024.
Sinwar responded on May 30, 2021: "Praise be to God who granted us victory, humiliated the enemy’s leadership. We are close to destroying their country."
Throughout those 11 days in May 2021, Hamas and Paleostinian Islamic Jihad ...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah... fired over 4,000 rockets and mortar shells at Israel. A dozen non-combatants were killed in Israel during the fighting, along with one soldier. Over 250 Paleostinians were killed, roughly half of whom the IDF claimed were combatants.
It has previously been reported that from that point until October 7, 2023, Hamas carried out a years-long campaign of deception to convince Israel it was not really interested in war.
Additionally, while Netanyahu claimed in the wake of the 11-day operation that the Israel Defense Forces had destroyed "a considerable portion" of Hamas’s internal tunnel routes — its "metro" — senior Hamas officials said otherwise in a meeting with then-Hezbollah leader His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ...The late, lamented satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...> and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani, Channel 12 reported.
"’The ’metro’ was not damaged at all, and only the offensive tunnel network was slightly damaged and will be repaired soon," the Hamas officials said during the meeting in Beirut on July 26, 2021, according to the report.
Months after the war began, senior defense officials told The New York Times
...which still proudly claims Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... that Hamas’s tunnel network was far more extensive than they had initially believed.
Israel believed Hamas had been deterred from starting a war until October 7, 2023, when Lions of Islam burst across the Gaza border, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 hostages to the Strip.
Israel then launched a massive air and ground operation in Gaza, vowing to bring home all the hostages and dismantle Hamas’s rule over Gaza.
Probably paid by the Kurdish gang, the Foxtrot criminal network, because they’re young enough to get off with a slap on the wrist, the gang having been hired by Iran to attack Jewish and Israeli interests.
[IsraelTimes] No one injured in attack on Elbit Systems’ offices in Gothenburg last October, months after bomb plot foiled by police
A Swedish court sentenced four teenagers to prison on Monday for their involvement in a shooting attack that targeted an office of Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems in Gothenburg last year.
A 13-year-old boy opened fire on the entrance to the firm’s office on October 10, 2024.
He was arrested shortly after but was not charged since he was below Sweden’s age of criminal responsibility of 15.
No one was injured in the shooting in Sweden’s second-largest city. The verdict did not mention any motive for the attack.
However,
if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well... the Gothenburg district court sentenced four others on Monday for their roles in recruiting the young boy, supplying the gun and organizing the shooting.
One 19-year-old was handed a five-year prison sentence for "involving a minor in a crime," as well as aiding a weapons offense and aiding an unlawful threat.
Another 19-year-old was also given a five-year sentence, and a third was given four years and 11 months.
A 15-year-old boy was sentenced to a year and eight months of juvenile detention.
According to the prosecution, the identity of the criminal mastermind of the shooting was still unknown, the court said in its ruling.
In June of last year, police said they had found a "suspected explosive object" outside the same Elbit offices in Gothenburg, later jailing three suspects in connection to the attempted attack.
Two insulated flasks packed with plastic explosives were found outside the offices of Elbit Systems on June 4.
Elbit, a major Israeli military contractor, is known for its unmanned aerial systems such as the Hermes 900 drone, one of the Israeli military’s most utilized autonomous weapons and a significant Israeli arms export to militaries around the globe.
Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... war in October 2023, when the Paleostinian terror group attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people, there have been several incidents targeting Israeli interests in Sweden.
In mid-May 2024, gunshots were fired outside the Israeli embassy, which prompted the country to boost security measures around Israeli interests and Jewish community institutions.
The Scandinavian country’s intelligence agency, Sapo, said later that same month that Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... was recruiting members of Swedish criminal gangs to commit "acts of violence" against Israeli and other interests in Sweden — a claim Iran denied.
The war has seen a sharp rise in attacks on Scandinavia’s 25,000-strong Jewish community. The increased threat to Jewish and Israeli targets led police in neighboring Norway to up their terrorism threat assessment to the second-highest level.
[ShabelleMedia] The United States has maintained its stance on funding for Uganda’s African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... Support Operation Mission (AUSSOM), the U.S. envoy in Kampala said Monday, signaling no shift in Washington’s position amid ongoing scrutiny of regional peacekeeping efforts.
"The U.S. decision regarding AUSSOM funding remains unchanged from last year," U.S. Ambassador to Uganda William W. Popp told news hounds during a briefing in the capital.
The statement comes amid growing calls from Ugandan officials for increased international support to AUSSOM, which has been engaged in counterinsurgency operations and regional stabilization efforts in East Africa.
Ambassador Popp did not elaborate on the specifics of the funding levels or the reasons behind the decision, but emphasized that the U.S. continues to support Uganda’s broader contributions to regional security through other channels, including military training and humanitarian aid.
Uganda is a key troop-contributing country to AUSSOM, and Ugandan officials have warned that the mission’s effectiveness could be undermined without sustained international financial backing.
Last year, the U.S. reduced its direct support to AUSSOM, redirecting resources toward bilateral security initiatives, citing concerns over transparency and accountability within the mission.
Despite the freeze in funding, diplomatic sources say Washington remains in dialogue with regional partners to review the mission’s mandate and explore alternative funding mechanisms.
Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has yet to formally respond to Ambassador Popp’s comments.
AUSSOM was established to bolster regional security and respond to violent mostly peaceful extremism, particularly in conflict-prone areas of the Horn of Africa.
[GellerReport] A church in Wales was set on fire by two Muslim migrants.
Pakistanis, no less.
Bethany English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel in Wales has stood since the 19th century. Over 1000 churches have been burned or vandalized in Europe.
Christianity under attack in the UK.
Christian News: British churches are vandalised an average of eight times a day, according to new data by the Countryside Alliance.
A freedom of information request reveals there were 9,148 records of theft, burglary, criminal damage, vandalism and assault between January 2022 and December 2024.
Over three years, there were 3,237 cases of criminal damage to churches – including arson
[Rudaw] An unidentified drone carrying explosives targeted Peshmerga forces in the Deraluk subdistrict of Duhok province on Monday, injuring three personnel, local sources told Rudaw.
"Yesterday, a Peshmerga force was deployed at a new position near Balave village. At 3pm today, a drone fell on that Peshmerga position; we don't know what damages occurred," Faiq Balavayi, a resident of Balave village in Amedi district’s Deraluk, told Rudaw on Monday.
A source from Amedi’s health directorate told Rudaw on condition of anonymity that three Peshmerga personnel were affected by the incident and transferred to the city’s main hospital.
"Three maimed Peshmerga were transported to our hospital. All three are in stable, pH balanced condition and have received initial treatment. One of them will remain here for treatment, while the other two maimed will be transferred to Duhok, but the condition of all three is stable," they said.
Rudaw's correspondent on the ground reported that two of the Peshmerga that were hospitalized due to physical injuries while the third was experiencing psychological destress.
Kamaran Osman, a member of the US-based Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT), told Rudaw on Monday that the attack occurred while "Peshmerga forces were setting up a military checkpoint" in Balave.
According to Osman, a "drone flew over them and was shot at from an unknown source." However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by... he clarified that it was not the Peshmerga forces setting up the checkpoint who fired at the drone. The drone subsequently "went kaboom! above the checkpoint," resulting in light injuries.
The area is known for armed conflict between the Ottoman Turkish army and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
*shrug* Someone felt a need to check that the tubes were clear, or to remind the Somali army that the enemy is near… something along those lines..
[ShabelleMedia] Early this morning, several mortar shells struck the perimeter of Halane base camp near Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. The attack prompted alarm sirens to sound across the area.
As of now, Somali security officials have not released any statements regarding casualties or damage. This incident follows a similar attack on April 6, 2025, when al-Shabaab background:#FFFB99'>... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all ofwhich have enough problems without them... forces of Evil fired multiple mortar rounds near the airport, disrupting international flights to Somalia.
A Ottoman Turkish Airlines flight en route from Istanbul was forced to divert to Djibouti due to the mortar attack targeting Aden Adde International Airport.
The United Nations ...the Oyster Bay money pit... has previously condemned mortar attacks in the vicinity of the airport. In January 2024, a mortar attack killed a member of the UN Guard Unit stationed at the airport. The UN expressed condolences and condemned the act of violence.
The Somali government had introduced stringent new security measures at Aden Adde International Airport in March 2025, including a ban on all weapons and military vehicles within the facility, following heightened warnings of potential terrorist attacks.
The situation remains fluid, and authorities will likely provide updates as more information becomes available.
[OneIndi] Apr 28, 2025, 9:33 PM IST
Amid tensions with India, Turkiye has decided not to send weapons to Pakistan. This move shows International support to India in the fight against terrorism and countries supporting terrorism.
Apr 28, 2025, 8:36 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir
A new video of Pahalgam terrorist attack has emerged on the internet showing chaos and people running away to save their lives.
🚨 Another horrific footage surfaces from the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
A man from Ahmedabad recorded it unknowingly — unaware of the tragedy unfolding before his eyes 💔
— Avenge Pahalgam. pic.twitter.com/tgZAhPC7PZ
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Farooq Abdullah Slams Pakistan, Vows Strong Response Against Terror
JKNC Chief Farooq Abdullah said he once supported talks with Pakistan but questioned justice for terror victims now. He emphasized that Pakistan has "murdered humanity" and rejected any notion of Kashmir siding with Pakistan. Abdullah asserted that India, united across religions, will give a strong response.
#WATCH | Jammu | #PahalgamTerroristAttack | JKNC Chief Farooq Abdullah says, "I used to favour dialogue with Pakistan every time...How will we answer those who lost their loved ones? Are we doing justice? Not Balakot, today the nation wants such action to be taken so that these… pic.twitter.com/YlRzAGUspO
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Omar Abdullah Refuses to Seek Statehood After Pahalgam Terror Attack
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he would not demand statehood in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, calling it inappropriate to politicize the tragedy. Addressing the Assembly, he expressed deep sorrow and apologized to the victims' families while condemning the violence. The J&K Assembly passed a resolution condemning the attack, calling it an assault on "Kashmiriyat" and unity.
#PahalgamTerrorAttack | J&K CM Omar Abdullah says, "I will not use this moment to demand statehood. After Pahalgam, with what face can I ask for statehood for Jammu and Kashmir? Meri kya itni sasti siyasat hai? We have talked about statehood in the past and will do so in the… pic.twitter.com/kZqXSRxLmY
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2 Hours Ago NIA Probe Finds Terrorists Filmed Pahalgam Attack Using Body Cameras
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has unearthed disturbing information while investigating the April 22 terror incident in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Officials claim that the terrorists who committed the atrocity affixed body cameras on themselves in order to capture the entire event on tape.
4 Hours Ago Security Forces Narrow In On Pahalgam Terrorists 'Four Times' In South
Kashmir Security forces have located the Pahalgam attackers "at least four times" at various locations over the past five days, coming "very close" to cornering them in the forests of South Kashmir - and, on one occasion, even exchanging fire with them, The Indian Express reported. Read More
5 Hours Ago Pawar Says Centre Admitted To 'Security Lapses' In Pahalgam
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had adopted a mature approach during the all party meeting to discuss the April 22 Pahalgam attack by acknowledging there was a shortcoming on the part of the government.
During the night of 27-28 April 2025, Pakistan Army posts initiated unprovoked small arms fire across the Line of Control in areas opposite Kupwara and Poonch districts. Indian troops responded swiftly and effectively: Indian Army
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Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has called one-day special session of Legislative Assembly on Monday to pay homage and discuss the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives.
As many as 629 Indians, including 13 diplomats and officials, have returned from Pakistan through the international border crossing located in Punjab.
Speaking to Russian TV channel, Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif sought China and Russia's help in investigating of Pahalgam attack.
Terrorists and their backers carried out the Pahalgam attack to destroy Kashmir again as they did not like the return of peace and prosperity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday and vowed the "harshest" response to the "perpetrators and conspirators"
At least 54 terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been killed while trying to infiltrate from Afghanistan into northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military's media wing said on Sunday.
Authorities here have demolished the houses of three alleged active terrorists in Bandipora, Pulwama and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir as security forces continued their crackdown on the terror ecosystem following the Pahalgam terror attack. With this, nine houses of suspected terrorists and overground workers of terror outfits have been razed so far since the April 22 attack in the lush meadows of Baisaran that killed 26 people and left the nation grief-stricken and fuming.
Security Forces Narrow In On Pahalgam Terrorists 'Four Times' In South Kashmir
[OneIndia] Security forces have located the Pahalgam attackers "at least four times" at various locations over the past five days, coming "very close" to cornering them in the forests of South Kashmir - and, on one occasion, even exchanging fire with them, The Indian Express reported.
According to sources, the terrorists were tracked using information from local residents, intelligence inputs, and combing operations.
"It's a cat and mouse game. There have been instances where they have been visibly located. But by the time they could be engaged, they had escaped. The forests are extremely dense, making it difficult to pursue them even after spotting them. However, we are confident we will capture them; it is only a matter of days," an officer from the military establishment told the newspaper.
The Army, in coordination with Central Armed Police Forces and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, has been conducting cordon and search operations in the forests surrounding Pahalgam in pursuit of the four terrorists - including two from Pakistan - responsible for the killing of 26 people at Baisaran meadow on 21 April.
Sources indicated that the terrorists were first sighted near Hapat Nar village in Pahalgam tehsil, Anantnag, but managed to escape by exploiting the dense terrain.
Subsequently, they were reportedly spotted in the forests of Kulgam, where a brief exchange of fire occurred with security forces before they fled once more.
The group was later located near the Tral ridge and then in Kokernag, where they are currently believed to be operating.
Sources said the manhunt has been complicated by the terrorists' extreme caution in securing supplies.
"Typically, terrorists need to arrange for food, which often draws them to villages. At times, they use local contacts to bring supplies to them in the forests, generating human intelligence that gives security forces an opportunity to act. However, these individuals are operating with great care," said an officer.
"We are aware of an incident where they entered a house at dinner time, seized food, and fled. By the time security forces were alerted and arrived, significant time had passed, allowing the terrorists to escape," he added.
Another complication, sources mentioned, is the lighter snowfall in the Kishtwar range this season.
"This provides the terrorists with the opportunity to cross towards the Jammu side, where the forests are denser and the terrain more challenging. They have been using the Kishtwar range to manoeuvre, but we believe they are still within South Kashmir," the officer said.
"There is a 'front door' to the Kashmir side and a 'back door' leading towards Jammu. Recently, foreign terrorists have increasingly been infiltrating and operating via the Jammu side. Our counter-infiltration grid is not as robust there compared to North Kashmir," he noted.
Security forces remain optimistic that the terrorists will eventually make a mistake and be neutralised. For instance, sources revealed that the attackers took two mobile phones from the tourists they killed at Baisaran.
"It is anticipated that these phones may be used to establish communication locally or across the border. Our technical intelligence network is closely monitoring these devices for potential leads," they said.
Meanwhile, the counter-infiltration grid on both the Jammu and Kashmir sides has been strengthened, and border forces placed on high alert to prevent the terrorists from escaping across.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police are also interrogating suspected overground workers linked to terror outfits in South Kashmir to gather intelligence and ascertain whether additional individuals were involved in the attack.
The investigation is focusing on the logistical support the terrorists may have received in planning and executing the assault.
Additionally, the YouTube accounts of notable journalists including Muneeb Farooq, Umar Cheema, Asma Shirazi, and Irshad Bhatti were also banned.
Other affected channels include Uzair Cricket, The Pakistan Reference, Razi Naama, and Samaa Sports.
Collectively, these channels had amassed 63 million subscribers.
Government sources stated that the banned channels were circulating provocative and communally charged content, as well as false narratives and misinformation aimed at India, its armed forces, and security agencies.
Sources indicate that this move forms part of broader defence cooperation between the two nations. In addition to Karachi, up to six Turkish C-130 aircraft have reportedly landed at a military base in Islamabad, underlining Turkey's backing of Pakistan, particularly as Pakistan struggles to manage growing challenges along its international borders.
Both Turkish and Pakistani sources have confirmed the transfer of military cargo, although precise details of the shipments have not been disclosed. Significantly, Turkey is standing by Pakistan at a time of heightened regional instability, especially in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and the renewed conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
Turkey's military assistance complements similar support from China, which has reportedly supplied drones to enhance Pakistan's defensive capabilities. This strategic collaboration underscores the strengthening defence ties among Turkey, Pakistan, and China. Analysts monitoring these developments suggest that these alliances are reshaping South Asia's geopolitical landscape, particularly as military activity across the region continues to intensify. For Pakistan, which is currently mobilising resources along its borders, the arrival of this military equipment is seen as crucial reinforcement amid mounting threats. Meanwhile, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has activated several key air bases - including Pensi, Skardu, and Swat - in response to rising regional tensions with India. Fighter jets including F-16s, J-10s, and JF-17s have been deployed at these bases, with combat air patrols (CAP) already underway. This initiative is part of the PAF's broader strategy to bolster its defensive capabilities and ensure swift response readiness. It is noteworthy that Skardu airbase has been upgraded to serve as a critical hub, supporting Pakistan's fighter aircraft in air defence operations, surveillance, and combat readiness.
[KhaamaPress] Global military spending reached a historic $2.72 trillion in 2024, driven by rising geopolitical tensions and security concerns worldwide.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has reported that global military expenditures in 2024 have reached a staggering $2.72 trillion. This marks a 9.4% increase compared to 2023, representing the largest annual growth in military spending since the end of the Cold War.
According to SIPRI on Monday, rising geopolitical tensions have led to increased military spending worldwide, with the most significant increases seen in Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... and the Middle East. The report highlights that over 100 countries have raised their military budgets in 2024, reflecting a broader global trend of prioritizing military security.
The ongoing war in Ukraine and doubts surrounding the U.S.’s commitment to NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... have had a profound impact on military spending in Europe, including Russia. Military expenditures in the region saw a 17% increase in 2024, surpassing the levels seen at the end of the Cold War. This spike in military spending underscores the growing security concerns in the region.
Russia’s military spending in 2024 reached approximately $149 billion, a 38% increase from 2023 and double the level of 2015. This amount accounts for 7.1% of Russia’s GDP and 19% of its total government expenditures, highlighting the significant financial burden the ongoing conflict imposes on the Russian economy.
Ukraine’s military spending increased by 2.9% in 2024, reaching $64.7 billion, approximately 43% of Russia’s military budget. Ukraine has allocated 34% of its GDP to military affairs, the highest military burden in the world. SIPRI noted that Ukraine is now dedicating all of its tax revenues to military needs, making it increasingly difficult to sustain such high levels of military spending.
The SIPRI report emphasizes that as nations prioritize military security, often at the expense of other sectors, there may be significant economic and social consequences in the years ahead. The growing allocation of national resources to defense could lead to reductions in funding for other vital public services, affecting overall societal development.
The sharp increase in global military spending in 2024 reflects a world facing rising security concerns and unresolved geopolitical conflicts. While the focus on military preparedness may offer short-term security advantages, it could lead to long-term economic and social challenges, further complicating efforts for sustainable global peace and cooperation.
[KhaamaPress] The WHO reported that over 100 children in Afghanistan and Pakistain were paralyzed last year due to wild polio ...Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Between 1840 and the 1950s, polio was a worldwide epidemic. Since the development of polio vaccines the disease has been largely wiped out in the civilized world. However, since the vaccine is known to make Moslem pee-pees shrink and renders females sterile, bookish, and unsubmissive it is not widely used by the turban and automatic weapons set. Currently the disease is only found in Pakistain and Afghanistain... virus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that despite significant progress, over 100 children in Afghanistan and Pakistain were paralyzed last year due to the wild poliovirus. These setbacks highlight the ongoing challenges in eradicating polio in the region.
The WHO hosted the 13th meeting of the Regional Subcommittee on Polio Eradication and Outbreak Response virtually on Sunday. During the meeting, experts identified conflicts, humanitarian crises, insecurity, and climate change as complicating factors that hinder efforts to eliminate polio.
Dr. Mansoor Bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, the Minister of Health of Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi... , emphasized that polio remains one of the region’s most critical public health priorities. He stressed that any threat to children’s health and well-being must be addressed immediately.
In response to a reduction in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s budget and its impact on essential healthcare services, including child vaccinations, WHO has implemented emergency measures to ensure vital activities continue in endemic countries affected by polio outbreaks.
Ministers of health or their representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start... , Paleostine, Oman, Pakistain, Qatar, the UAE, and Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... participated in the meeting. The discussions focused on intensifying regional efforts to reach children who have not been vaccinated, aiming to protect them from polio and other preventable diseases.
The subcommittee issued a statement on halting the transmission of the wild poliovirus in Afghanistan and Pakistain. They called on member countries, donors, and the international community to continue supporting these two remaining endemic countries to accelerate efforts towards eradicating polio. Despite the challenges, the global community must persist in its fight to eliminate polio and safeguard future generations.
[Garowe] Two senior al-Shabaab ... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa... commanders were killed by the Somali National Army (SNA). The operation at Lower Shabelle is part of the ongoing offensive against the group.
Military officials said the forces targeted the al-Shabaab base in Muduulow area, killing Hassan Biid and Abdullahi Garweyne, who are accused of terrorizing local communities besides asking for Zakat.
The crackdown was carried out by the 26th battalion of the 6th Brigade under the 60th Division, military officials further stated, noting that the hideouts of the forces of Evil were destroyed following the precision strike by the military.
"The fight against al-Shabaab will continue until the region is fully cleared," the military said in a statement.
The government forces have been carrying out operations to eliminate the al-Shabaab forces of Evil who have been entrenched in parts of Lower Shabelle, launching frequent attacks on government officials and civilians.
The elimination of the forces of Evil was followed by cabinet reshuffle initiated by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre who transferred outspoken Foreign Affairs minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi to the Defence docket, replacing Jibril Abdirashid Haji.
Abdisalam Abdi Ali, who has been serving as the second deputy PM for just six months, becomes the new foreign minister. Jibril Abdirashid Haji shall replace him as the Deputy Prime Minister in what further reorganises critical dockets which my hinder military operations.
It seems to me that India already has, and Pakistan prefers to continue using their jihadi proxies, even though they aren’t fooling anyone.
[RedState] India and Pakistain seem to move inexorably toward war as rhetoric and retaliatory action were ratcheted up since a bloody massacre of 26 people by the Pakistain-sponsored group called Kashmir ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... Resistance® on Tuesday; see Terror in India: Attack Leaves Dozens Dead During JD Vance's Visit — RedState. This is not the first terror attack in Kashmir, but this one was in a tourist spot, and eyewitness reports say that the button men singled out non-Moslems for execution.
Here's the state of play.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed vengeance. In a rally, he said, "I say to the whole world: India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backers." The backers are, of course, Pakistain's intelligence and military apparatus.
Both countries have ordered visa holders from the other to leave immediately. Both sides have expelled diplomats, but there hasn't been an official break in diplomatic relations. Pakistain had suspended all trade with India and put Pak airspace off limits to Indian aircraft.
The nightly "Beating Retreat" ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border crossing is supposed to end with the gate up and a handshake. That has been suspended.
The cut point came on Thursday when India cut off Pakistain's supply of fresh water and announced it was reconsidering the Indus Waters Treaty.
That drew the expected response from Pakistain. Here is a member of parliament, Bilawal Baby Bhutto Zardari ...Pak dynastic politician, son of Benazir Bhutto and grandon of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. As far as is known, Bilawal has no particular talents other than being pretty and being able to memorize political slogans, but he had the good luck to be born into the right family and he hasn't been assassinated yet... , telling a rally, "I would like to stand here in Sukkur by the Indus and tell India that the Indus is ours and the Indus will remain ours, whether water flows in this Indus or their blood."
India's lone carrier, the INS Vikrant, has sortied to the Arabian Sea.
But, like the Grand Old Duke of York, it soon returned to port, allegedly due to a fire in one of its galleys.
India and Pakistain have fought four wars.
First Indo-Pakistan War (1947-1948): Fought over Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistan-supported tribal militias invaded, leading to the accession of Kashmir to India. Ended with a UN-brokered ceasefire, establishing the Line of Control (LoC).
Second Indo-Pakistan War (1965): Sparked by Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, aiming to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir. Large-scale battles followed, ending with a UN-mandated ceasefire and the Tashkent Agreement. No significant territorial changes took place.
Third Indo-Pakistan War (1971): Centered on East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). India intervened in support of Bengali rebels, leading to Pakistan's surrender and Bangladesh's independence. The Simla Agreement followed in 1972.
Kargil War (1999): Pakistan infiltrated the Indian-administered Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir. India launched Operation Vijay, reclaiming the territory after intense fighting. No formal peace treaty was negotiated.
If war breaks out, it is hard to see how this ends well for anyone. Pakistan is not a match for India in conventional warfare, but both nations have nuclear weapons. Pakistan is estimated to have 170 warheads, and India is thought to have 172. Pakistan reserves the right to use nuclear weapons first in a conflict; India's policy is that it will only use nuclear weapons if it is attacked with them. This virtually ensures any war turns nuclear, as it is difficult to see how Pakistan's Army holds off a determined effort by India and would have to go nuclear to prevent a catastrophic defeat. Adding to the uncertainty, Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is heavily focused on tactical nuclear weapons while India's is not. This could lead Pakistan to believe it could use battlefield nukes and not risk a disproportionate nuclear response.
[IsraelTimes] ‘No chance’ Israel will agree to deal that allows Hamas to ‘rearm, recover,’ official says; Qatari PM says blockade on Gaza is ‘stain’ on the world, aid has become ‘weapon’ in war
An Israeli official said Monday that there is "no chance" Israel would accept the five-year truce proposal with the Hamas ..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",... terror group that is currently being discussed by Arab mediators.
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[IsraelTimes] In November, US President Donald Trump thought all the hostages remaining in Gaza were dead, says Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, speaking at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem.
“I corrected him and I said, no, there are 51 who are alive,” recounts Dermer, who says the meeting took place at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida.
Israel is spending a significant amount of time and energy discussing plans for the “day after” Hamas, says Dermer: “Just because Israel doesn’t put out a plan every five minutes doesn’t mean we’re not dealing with it.”
Israel is in the “back stretch” of the war against Hamas, he says, adding that “we need to get to the home stretch, and we need to finish this war by winning this war.”
A year from now, he predicts, “the seven-front war that began on October 7 will be over. Israel will have won. And I think you will see many peace agreements, either that have been forged, or will be forged in the coming years of President Trump’s presidency.”
“The key to that is victory,” he stresses.
In order to secure that victory over the long term, Israel must focus on the deradicalization of Palestinian society, Dermer argues.
“We should be magnanimous in victory, then link the development of Gaza to the deradicalization,” says Dermer.
He points at Saudi Arabia as an example of a society that is moving away from radicalism: “Saudi Arabia today has much greater degrees of freedom in its society. It’s not a democracy by any stretch. But look at the status of women in Saudi Arabia compared to what it was once.”
Speaking about the security challenges on the northern border, Dermer says that Israel did not know that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad was going to fall, and repeats Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s revelation that Israel prevented Iranian reinforcements from arriving.
He also pledges that Israel will continue operating in Lebanon, despite an ongoing ceasefire.
“We’re going to continue to enforce the deal so that Hezbollah cannot rearm itself,” he says.
[IsraelTimes] Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer says he believes US President Donald Trump would not agree to a “bad” nuclear agreement with Iran.
“I have a lot of confidence that President Trump would walk away from a bad deal today,” Dermer says on a panel at a conference in Jerusalem organized by the Jewish News Syndicate.
Asked whether Israel would be willing to strike Iran’s “military facilities” by itself, Dermer says he would not “talk about operational issues,” but that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be believed when he said he would do whatever it takes to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon.
[IsraelTimes] The IDF says it has made its first operational use of a new artillery weapon in the Gaza Strip.
The Bar rockets, developed by Elbit, were used by the 282nd Artillery Regiment to hit targets in southern Gaza amid the ongoing offensive against Hamas.
According to the military, the Bar rockets feature a “navigation mechanism tailored to challenging combat environments,” and they are able to strike targets within “a very short time.”
Bar rockets are set to replace the IDF’s aging Romach rockets, which are launched from M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems.
I vote we stiop Britain of Wales. Sure, the crown prince will suffer a loss of income and housing he was accustomed to for over a millennium, but sacrifices must be made for peace in our time.
[IsraelTimes] British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy are slated to host Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in London today, and will sign a memorandum of understanding “enshrining their commitment to advancing Palestinian statehood as part of a two-state solution,” says the Foreign Office.
The MOU will also “stress that the Palestinian Authority is the only legitimate governing entity in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and underlines the importance of reunifying Gaza and the West Bank under its authority.”
Israel rejects handing Gaza over to the PA. Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated in a speech that the PA isn’t any better than Hamas — both want to destroy Israel, but the PA is currently using lawfare rather than military means, he said.
In London today, the two sides will agree on a “coordinated approach” to Gaza’s future, says the statement, based on Arab initiatives. “The UK will make clear that Hamas must immediately release the hostages and relinquish control of Gaza.”
London will announce a £101 million (NIS 490 million) relief package for economic development and for support of PA governance and reform.
According to the Foreign Office, the visit “reflects the UK’s steadfast support for the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people at a critical juncture in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and desire to further strengthen bilateral relations.”
“The UK is clear that there can be no role for Hamas in the future of Gaza and we are committed to working with the Palestinian Authority as the only legitimate governing entity in the Occupied Palestinian Territories,” says Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
“We will not give up on the two-state solution, with a Palestinian state and Israel living side-by-side in peace, dignity and security. I reaffirm the UK’s commitment to recognizing a Palestinian state as a contribution to that process, at a time that has the greatest impact.”
[Weatherboy] A giant rocket is scheduled to be launched along the U.S. East Coast this evening, providing residents from Florida to New England with the opportunity of seeing an Amazon mission unfold with the naked eye. United Launch Alliance (ULA) is scheduled to lift-off their Atlas 5 rocket with a batch of 27 of Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites. These are the first production satellites that will make up Amazon’s satellite internet megaconstellation which will ultimately include 3,236 satellites. Amazon hopes to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite-based internet service with these new rockets.
The launch is scheduled to occur at or after 7 pm this evening from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the central coast of Florida. After lift-off, the rocket will travel north and east along the U.S. East Coast, giving those looking off into the eastern sky the opportunity to see the rocket accelerate into space. The launch window is set from 7-9 pm, which means the rocket can launch at any time within that window.
ULA is flying its Atlas 5 in the 551 configuration, which features five solid rocket boosters and a medium-length payload fairing. ULA had initially tried to launch its rocket on April 9 but that attempt was scrubbed due to poor weather.
As the rocket heads north and east off the Florida coast, boosters will be jettisoned from the rocket, giving those along the southeast coast an interesting view. The rocket will be without boosters by the time it passes off the North Carolina coast, but even those in the Mid Atlantic and southeastern New England would be able to see the rocket with high pressure there providing for good viewing conditions.
Kuiper Systems LLC, also known as Project Kuiper, is a subsidiary of Amazon that was established in 2019 to deploy a large satellite internet constellation to provide low-latency broadband connectivity. The name Kuiper was a company codename for the project inspired by the Kuiper belt. The Kuiper Belt is a region beyond Neptune’s orbit, filled with icy bodies, dwarf planets, and other small objects. It’s considered a remnant of the solar system’s formation and is thought to be a source of comets. The Kuiper Belt is roughly shaped like a disk or doughnut, with its inner edge starting at Neptune’s orbit and extending outward.
Amazon’s $10 billion plans to establish this internet network includes 80 launches like today’s. Establishing the internet constellation will require a series of rocket launches to get the satellites into space, but this initiative is separate from Amazon founder JeffBezos’ Blue Origin spaceflight company.
That was yesterday. We now have a report that it went off without a hitch:
[Space.com] Earth-observing satellites reveal significant ground shift in central Myanmar following the devastating earthquakes that ravaged the area in March.
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite captured radar images of the country just one day before a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on March 28. The Sentinel-1C satellite revisited the site a few days later, capturing the aftermath of the seismic event.
"Using satellite radar images, scientists can map the extent of ruptures and identify areas of increased seismic risk," ESA officials said in a statement. "Some of you are foocked"
ESA's Sentinel-1 mission includes two satellites positioned 180 degrees apart in orbit above Earth, enabling them to collectively scan the entire globe every six days. Sentinel-1's advanced radar imaging capabilities, including Terrain Observation with Progressive Scans and burst overlap interferometry, allow for precise measurement of ground motion in both east-west and north-south directions.
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] President Donald Trump is inking new executive orders that would target 'sanctuary cities' in liberal enclaves – and direct authorities to yank back billions in federal revenue if necessary.
The cities, including New York, Chicago and Boston, have established laws protecting migrants amid ICE deportation efforts going after people who came here illegally.
The issue burst back into the forefront with the arrest of a Wisconsin judge was charged with helping an undocumented immigrant who was in her courtroom avoid arrest.
The order directs the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security to identify jurisdictions that aren't cooperating with the feds as they carry out law enforcement operations as part of Trump's mass deportation campaign.
'It's quite simple,' White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at the White House on Monday.
'Obey the law, respect the law, and don't obstruct federal immigration officials and law enforcement officials when they are simply trying to remove public safety threats from our nation's communities.'
Once the agencies identify the 'sanctuary cities,' cabinet secretaries are to tabulate how much federal aid they get.
For those that 'remain' sanctuary jurisdictions, AG Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem then 'shall pursue all necessary legal remedies and enforcement measures to end these violations and bring such jurisdictions into compliance with the laws of the United States.'
The agencies also 'shall identify and take appropriate action to stop the enforcement of State and local laws, regulations, policies, and practices favoring aliens over any groups of American citizens that are unlawful, preempted by Federal law, or otherwise unenforceable.'
Efforts to strip federal funding are certain to provoke a court challenge. Many of Trump's 140 executive orders from his first 100 days are already facing legal challenges.
Another order signed by Trump on Monday requires truck drivers to speak English and pass literacy tests.
'Proficiency in English ... should be a non-negotiable safety requirement for professional drivers,' according to the order.
'They should be able to read and understand traffic signs, communicate with traffic safety, border patrol, agricultural checkpoints, and cargo weight-limit station officers. Drivers need to provide feedback to their employers and customers and receive related directions in English. This is common sense.'
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said she's happy to see hundreds of attorneys leave her jurisdiction because they'd rather practice 'woke ideology.'
Veteran lawyers are among the hundreds who have bolted from the office over Trump's desire to have them go after antisemitism on college campuses, The New York Times reported.
The president also wants them dealing with sanctuary cities exacerbating the country's migrant crisis.
Harmeet K. Dhillon, who now runs the civil rights division under Trump, is telling them not to let the door hit them on the way out.
'Now, over 100 attorneys decided that they'd rather not do what their job requires them to do, and I think that's fine,' Dhillon told Glenn Beck.
'We don't want people in the federal government who feel like it's their pet project to go persecute police departments or persecute people praying outside abortion facilities,' she said.
'The job here is to enforce the federal civil rights laws, not woke ideology.'
She did admit that she will have to hire a lot of people and fast, or 'we're going to run out of attorneys.'
Over 100 lawyers are expected to accept what Dhillon describes as a 'generous severance package that pays them for several months while they do nothing.'
Dhillon also plans to stop the Biden administration's plan to pursue cases in support of transgender prison inmates.
'The prior administration's arguments in transgender inmate cases were based on junk science,' Dhillon said.
'The prior administration's nonsensical reading of the Americans With Disabilities Act was an affront to the very people the statute intended to protect.'
Trump announced a 'proud new chapter' of the Justice Department that would end the 'weaponization' of government in a speech in March that revisited his old wounds and allowed him to gloat.
'We are turning the page on four long years of corruption, weaponization and surrender to violent criminals and we are restoring fair, equal and impartial justice under the law,' Trump said, standing before the seal of the Department of Justice.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] CNN faced a torrent of ridicule Monday after blurring out signs showing criminal migrants who have been arrested during a White House media event.
The move was slammed by critics as an outrageous attempt to shield the public from the grim reality of illegal immigration.
The signs, featuring the photos and offenses of 100 deported illegal immigrants, were planted along the White House driveway and placed deliberately in the line of TV news cameras to highlight President Donald Trump’s progress on border enforcement during his second term’s first 100 days.
Both CNN along with MSNBC blurred the images of placards.
'They really don't want you to miss it,' CNN anchor Jake Tapper said before launching into a commentary dripping with sarcasm over the signs.
'They subtly and tastefully decked the White House north lawn with dozens of yard signs featuring photos of people that the Trump administration claims are in the country illegally.
'Each poster staying "Arrested" and listing the alleged offense with which they have been charged.
The list of names included illegals arrested for heinous crimes such as rape, murder, the sexual assault of children, and dealing drugs.
However, because names were not listed, CNN claimed it could not verify the details - prompting their decision to blur the faces.
'CNN is working to confirms their identities and if there are actual allegations against these people, until then we are blurring their identities,' Tapper went on.
The network, along with MSNBC which also blurred the signs, was quick to be ridiculed for its actions.
For many viewers, it was a damning visual with the White House putting the accused front and center, while major media outlets literally blurred them out.
'This is a win-win. For the White House it shows they are protecting America against an invasion of foreign terrorists. And the media blurring out the images shows inconclusively that the left doesn't give a damn about Americans,' concluded one user on X.
Another slammed both CNN and MSNBC for what they called partisan bias:.
'CNN & MSNBC blurred the faces on the signs bc they had to show some sign of rebellion against Trump. They can’t possibly just report the news.'
'Mainstream lib media have been blurring the signs out. They do not want to acknowledge or show these signs...,' added a third.
One user saw it as the media attempting to conceal the truth, tweeting: 'You blurred the White House lawn signs in your report, attempting to protect criminal illegal aliens while silencing victims' pain. These are real faces of crime - sexual assault, violence, betrayal. The public deserves unfiltered truth, not your filtered shame so tagging you so your viewers see unfiltered truth. Stop lying!'
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Nearly a dozen people were injured and one killed in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, during a weekend shooting involving an officer, according to police.
Police said just before midnight Saturday, officers with the Myrtle Beach Police Department saw a disturbance involving multiple individuals in the 900 block of North Ocean Boulevard.
Brite Shalom Acoya and her twin brother 5-year-old twins shot, one killed, in shootout at Greenville Co. apartment complex; 3 arrests made
They said one person began shooting and, based on the immediate threat, an officer fired his gun.
They said 11 others were injured but police did not give any details on those injuries.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the case, which is standard when an officer fires a weapon.
[FoxNews] Assembly Bill 379 seeks to align the penalties for sex traffickers with the consumers
A California human trafficking bill to combat child sex trafficking is being gutted with the reluctant agreement of the bill’s author to remove a provision that targets consumers in an effort to get the legislation passed.
State Assemblywoman Maggy Krell, a Democrat, agreed to remove a clause from Assembly Bill 379 that states buyers of 16 and 17-year-olds for sex would face felony charges, leaving the solicitation of those minors by adults to be treated as a misdemeanor.
"In order to get a hearing on the bill, we were forced to remove the piece of the bill that ensures the crime of purchasing a minor for sex applies in all cases where the victim is under the age of 18," Krell told Fox News Digital.
"I wholeheartedly disagree with that amendment," she added. "This has been my life’s work and I will continue to partner with sex trafficking survivors and law enforcement to ensure all minors are protected from the horrors of sex trafficking."
Krell noted that the bill still criminalizes "the creeps who are loitering to buy teenagers for sex and sets up a fund to help victims. Those will be powerful tools in the fight against sex trafficking — it’s a good start."
California Assembly Republicans quickly criticized Democrats over the change.
"Why are some @AssemblyDems planning to cut felony charges for adults who buy 16- and 17-year-olds for sex?," California Assembly Republicans posted on X. "There are no excuses. Protect the kids. Not the predators."
Earlier, media reports stated that lawmakers wanted to hold off on the bill and possibly hold information hearings on the issue in the fall.
The bill came together after older teens were left out of a state law that went into effect this year that makes it a felony to purchase a child, ages 15 and younger for sex. Last year, California State Sen. Shannon Grove authored a bill that made it illegal to buy minors for sex, but it excluded 16 and 17 year-olds.
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After the watered down bill is signed, the Soros DAs will refuse to enforce it.
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This should have been a slam-dunk in normal societies.
Makes me wonder who the 'customers' are and what money changed hands.
No, wait. It's Caliphornia.
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Makes me wonder who the 'customers' are and what money changed hands.
That is the question.
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I thought the part where they said lawmakers "....possibly hold information hearings on the issue...." was spectacularly stupid. There's *nothing* to hold "information hearings" on--sex trafficking is a scourge and those who engage in it should be prosecuted, period. Anything to discuss beyond that is just wasting time.
[FoxNews] 'That's a very commonsense policy,' Leavitt said of the upcoming executive order
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order requiring truck drivers to pass English literacy tests, which will bolster road safety, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Trump will sign an "order directing the Department of Transportation to include English literacy tests for our truckers. This is a big problem in the trucking community," Leavitt said on Monday afternoon during a press conference with new members of the media. The press conference was separate from a White House press briefing earlier Monday morning.
Trump is expected to sign the executive order late Monday afternoon, Leavitt said.
"You might not know, but there's a lot of communication problems between truckers on the road with federal officials and local officials, as well, which obviously is a public safety risk," Leavitt continued. "So we're going to ensure that our truckers, who are the backbone of our economy, are all able to speak English. That's a very commonsense policy."
The order directs Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy "to rescind guidance that watered down the law requiring English proficiency for commercial drivers," and to "carry out additional administrative, regulatory, or enforcement actions to improve the working conditions of America’s truck drivers," according to details provided to Fox News Digital by a White House official.
"President Trump believes that English is a non-negotiable safety requirement for professional drivers, as they should be able to read and understand traffic signs; communicate with traffic safety officers, border patrol, agricultural checkpoints, and cargo weight-limit station personnel; and provide and receive feedback and directions in English," the White House official shared.
Truckers who are unable to prove they are proficient in English will be "placed out-of-service, enhancing roadway safety," according to the White House.
Fox News' Will Cain reported earlier in April on "The Will Cain Show" that trucking experts reported that there has been an influx of foreign-born truckers in recent years.
Cain, citing experts, reported that former President Barack Obama's administration in 2016 stopped an English requirement for drivers from being enforced, while the Biden-Harris administration in 2024 promoted an initiative that increased truck driving training opportunities for refugees, which has increased the number of foreign-born truck drivers operating in the U.S.
Trump's anticipated executive order comes after he lauded truckers during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, under his first administration, for their work delivering goods to stores as the nation locked down.
"American truckers are the foot soldiers who are really carrying us to victory," Trump said in April 2020 from the White House. "They’ve done an incredible job. We’ve had no problems. It’s been just – it’s been just great."
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The Israeli occupation army continued last night and on Monday to carry out deadly attacks on different areas of the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... Strip, killing and injuring dozens of civilians.
According to local media sources, Israeli occupation forces also continued today to detonate more homes and displace families in the Gaza Strip, further exacerbating the dire humanitarian suffering of the population.
According to the Paleostinian Information Center (PIC), the Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including an Israeli strike that killed four people and injured several others near the Abu Mazen rotary in the west of Gaza City.
In southern Gaza, four children were maimed when an Israeli drone bombed a bicycle they were using to carry a bag of flour in Abasan al-Kabira town, east of Khan Yunis.
The bodies of two deaders were reportedly recovered from the rubble of a house that was bombed yesterday in Jorat al-Lout in Khan Yunis.
The Israeli army also bombed a tent sheltering a displaced family in ash-Shafi'i refugee camp in western Khan Yunis, killing two civilians and injuring others.
In central Gaza, a girl child was martyred following an Israeli Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... in al-Maghazi refugee camp.
Casualties were also reported following Israeli strikes on swaths of agricultural land in al-Zawaida town in central Gaza.
10 civilians were also massacred and others were maimed when an Israeli airstrike targeted a house belonging to the family of Mahadi in Jabalia refugee camp, north of Gaza.
Another airstrike on a house belonging to the family of al-Ghammari in the northwest of Gaza City claimed the lives of seven people.
The Israeli occupation army also launched attacks on other areas of the Gaza Strip last night and today, killing and wounding more civilians, including children and women.
[IsraelTimes] Israeli strikes on the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... Strip overnight and into today killed at least 27 Paleostinians, according to local health officials from Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... -controlled authorities.
There is no comment from the Israeli military.
The figures cannot be independently verified and do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
Israel has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools, and mosques. Paleostinian civilians say nowhere in Gaza is safe.
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Suggestion: Release the people you've kidnapped.
*Yawn* It’s been done, and it has failed repeatedly. Show a little pride, guys.
[DAILYWIRE] On Monday, a House Democrat introduced seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, kicking off a bid that has virtually no chance of succeeding in the Republican-led Congress.
The impeachment resolution from Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) accuses Trump of ''high crimes and misdemeanors'' over alleged constitutional violations related to taxpayer funds, deportations, tariffs, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort led by Elon Musk, retaliation against the press, and others.
''Donald Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is unfit to serve as President and represents a clear and present danger to our nation's constitution and our democracy,'' Thanedar said in a statement. ''His unlawful actions have subverted the justice system, violated the separation of powers, and placed personal power and self-interest above public service. We cannot wait for more damage to be done. Congress must act.''
In a video posted on social media, Thanedar claimed the ''final straw'' was Trump defying a Supreme Court ruling that the government must ''facilitate'' the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant deported to his home country of El Salvador.
The announcement came hours after Michigan state Rep. Donavan McKinney launched a 2026 primary campaign for the Detroit-area district against Thanedar, a 70-year-old Indian immigrant serving his second term in the House. McKinney joins former state Sen. Adam Hollier, who is challenging Thanedar for a third time, and has already received an endorsement from the leftist Justice Democrats.
''People like our congressman, Shri Thanedar, are the problem,'' McKinney said in an announcement video. ''A multimillionaire who spent millions to buy a seat in Congress, who has more in common with Donald Trump and Elon Musk than people like us.''
During his first term, Trump was impeached twice when the Democrats commanded the House. One inquiry dealt with Ukraine, and the other with January 6. Both efforts ended in acquittal by a GOP-led Senate.
Because the House and Senate are now controlled by Republicans who are largely aligned with the president, Thanedar's articles of impeachment are likely to go nowhere. That has been the case with articles of impeachment announced by Rep. Al Green (D-TX), who accused Trump of committing ''dastardly deeds'' in the first couple of weeks of his second term.
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Here we go again.
Just before Mid-Terms, the LSD's need something to excite for their shrinking voter numbers.
But it does also shows, that many LSD's feel they have a right to waste $$$$, route $$$$ back to themselves, don't want an administration that seeks honest government operations, that enforces laws equally and spends taxpayer $$$$$ frugally.
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Import Third World People, elect them to govt and we get third world govt. Math seems straight forward. Almost depressing, definitely embarrassing, and you know by the charges that he has never read and digested what the Constitution spells out. I'm cool with deporting first, second, and third generation immigrants too. Too many lack American Values, and this guy is a billboard for all that is wrong.
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I think they meant shot, Seeking Cure. I’m not sure why the writer thought he had to asterisk the word — I thought that was reserved for cuss words.
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#2 I think they meant shot, Seeking Cure. I’m not sure why the writer thought he had to asterisk the word — I thought that was reserved for cuss words.
Youtube, Facebook and other socialist media entities require their users, especially the ones who get ad revenue, to self-censor words relating to sex and violence.
[IsraelTimes] Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar lays out accusations against the United Nations and the organization’s Relief and Work Agency, at a press conference taking place as the UN’s International Court of Justice opens a week of hearings on Israel’s humanitarian obligations toward Palestinians.
“At this very moment, the ICJ is beginning the deliberations in another shameful proceeding against Israel,” says the foreign minister, adding that Israel chose not to attend the oral proceedings so as “not to take part in this circus.”
“It is not Israel that should be on trial,” says Sa’ar, but rather the UN and UNRWA, the latter of which coordinates nearly all aid to Gaza.
Sa’ar calls UNRWA “an organization infiltrated beyond repair by terrorism.”
The foreign minister criticizes past rulings of the ICJ, noting that “this is the fourth proceeding relating to Israel in the court since the October 7 massacre.”
“Now, they are abusing the courts, once again, to try and force Israel to cooperate with an organization that is infested with Hamas terrorists, and it won’t happen,” says the foreign minister.
“UNRWA employed over 1,400 known terrorists, many of whom took an active part in the October 7 atrocities,” continues Sa’ar, citing UNRWA employee Mohammed Abu Itiwi, a Hamas Nukhba Force commander, as one example.
“[Abu Itiwi] was caught on video participating in the murder and kidnapping of Israelis near Kibbutz Re’im [on October 7, 2023], including Hersh Goldberg-Polin,” who was taken hostage and then murdered in captivity, says Sa’ar.
“I accuse,” says Sa’ar, “I accuse UNRWA. I accuse the UN. I accuse the Secretary General, I accuse all those that weaponize international law and its institutions in order to deprive the most attacked country in the world, Israel, of its most basic right to defend itself.”
Behind Sa’ar, a large screen displays the faces of UN Secretary-General António Guterres and UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, alongside the bold headline “J’Accuse” (“I Accuse” in French), referencing an 1898 open letter written by French author Émile Zola during the Dreyfus Affair.
The UN has asked judges to clarify in this week’s proceedings Israel’s legal obligations toward the UN and its agencies, international organizations or third-party states to “ensure and facilitate the unhindered provision of urgently needed supplies essential to the survival of the Palestinian civilian population.”
Israel strictly controls all inflows of international aid for the 2.4 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
It halted aid deliveries to Gaza on March 2 after the collapse of a ceasefire and hostage release deal. The war in Gaza was sparked by the October 7, 2023, Hamas invasion and massacre in southern Israel.
[IsraelTimes] The UN’s top court opens a week of hearings on Israel’s humanitarian obligations toward Palestinians, more than 50 days into its blockade on aid entering war-ravaged Gaza.
The hearings can be watched here:
The UN’s General Assembly approved a resolution in December asking the ICJ for an advisory opinion on the matter “on a priority basis and with the utmost urgency.”
The resolution, spearheaded by Norway, was adopted by a large majority.
The UN has asked judges to clarify Israel’s legal obligations toward the UN and its agencies, international organizations or third-party states to “ensure and facilitate the unhindered provision of urgently needed supplies essential to the survival of the Palestinian civilian population.”
Israel strictly controls all inflows of international aid vital for the 2.4 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
It halted aid deliveries to Gaza on March 2 amid the collapse of a ceasefire and hostage release deal. The war in Gaza was sparked by the October 7, 2023, Hamas invasion and massacre in southern Israel, in which terrorists killed some 1,200 people and seized 251 as hostages.
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “we’ve got to be good to Gaza” as he pushed the Israeli premier to get more food and medicine into the Strip.
The revelation of the discussion between Netanyahu and Trump came shortly after the World Food Programme said it had run out of food stocks in Gaza due to the sustained closure of crossings into the enclave.
The UN’s top court will open a week of hearings on Israel’s humanitarian obligations toward Gazans, more than 50 days into its blockade on aid entering war-ravaged Gaza.
United Nations representatives will start the five days of sittings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, followed by a Palestinian submission.
Another 38 countries will then address the 15-judge panel, including the United States, China, France, Russia and Saudi Arabia.
The League of Arab States, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the African Union will also make submissions.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] A large number of Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... i tribes across various regions of the Republic of Yemen held expanded meetings to declare a general mobilization to confront the American and Israeli escalation. I'm so frightened!
In their meetings, the Yemeni rustics affirmed their unwavering support for the Paleostinian people in the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... Strip.
They raised slogans supporting the Paleostinian cause and renewed allegiance to Yemen's revolutionary leadership, describing the conflict as resistance against US-Zionist hegemony.
The tribes denounced US aggression in Yemen, labeling indiscriminate Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s on civilians and infrastructure as ''war crimes'' demanding international accountability.
They declared total disavowal of traitors and agents serving foreign agendas, vowing no sanctuary for those who betray Yemen.
The tribes called for intensifying the boycott of American and Israeli goods, as well as companies that support them, as part of the resistance against aggression.
They pledged to continue resistance until victory, describing the struggle as a religious and moral duty.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian military repels Russian assaults.
Today, in the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 38 times.
There have been 92 combat clashes on the front since the beginning of the day. The most active attack of the Russian occupiers is taking place in the Pokrovsky direction. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the evening of April 28.
It is noted that the invaders do not stop striking the border settlements of Ukraine. The settlements of Stepok, Ugroidy, Khleborob, Porozok, Prokhody, Mezenivka, Porokhon, Belaya Bereza, Studenok, Ulanovo, Osoyevka, Budivelnoye, Khrinovka, Sosnovka of Sumy Oblast, as well as Lemishine, Timofeyevka of Kharkiv Oblast suffered from enemy artillery fire.
The areas of the settlements of Miropolskoye and Petrushevka in the Sumy region came under enemy airstrikes.
In the Pokrovsk direction today the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 38 times in the areas of the settlements of Malinovka, Lisovka, Kotlin, Udachnoye, Novosergeevka, Novoalexandrovka, Nadievka, Troitskoye, Kotlyarovka, Serebryanoye, Andreevka and in the direction of Staraya Nikolaevka, Alexandropol, Novopavlovka, Bogdanovka. Six clashes continue.
The settlements of Popov, Vladimirovka, Poltavka, Novaya Poltavka, Malinovka, Kazatskoye, Grodovka, Novoekonomichnoe, Mirnograd, Lisovka, Sukhoi Yar, Pokrovsk, and Zvirovoye were subjected to air strikes.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the defenders repelled 12 enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinopol, Volnoye Pole and in the direction of Otradnoye, Bogatyr, Shevchenko. One combat clash is still ongoing. The enemy carried out air strikes on the areas of the settlements of Zelenoye Pole, Novopol and Poddubnoye.
In the Liman direction today the aggressor attacked eight times in the areas of the settlements of Katerinovka, Novoye, Kolodyazi and in the direction of Novy Mir. Currently three combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked our troops' positions eight times in the Toretsk area and in the direction of Dilievka and Dachnoye. Three combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kharkiv direction, seven armed clashes occurred in the areas of Vovchansk, Vovchanskie Khutors and Zapadnoye. One armed clash continues to this day.
In the Dnieper direction, there were five attempts by the enemy to advance.
Five combat clashes took place in the Kursk direction today, three of which are still ongoing. In addition, the enemy launched ten airstrikes, dropped 14 KABs and carried out 164 artillery shellings, including one from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy carried out three offensive actions towards the settlements of Grigoryevka and Verkhnekamyanskoye.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Defense Forces repelled three enemy attempts to advance forward in the direction of Markov and near Chasovy Yar and Belaya Gora, and four more clashes continue to this day.
In the Orekhov direction, the Defense Forces stopped three enemy attacks. The enemy tried to advance near the settlements of Shcherbaki, Stepovoye and Lobkovoye, one combat clash is still ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy twice stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the area of Zagrizove and Novaya Kruglyakovka, one combat clash continues.
In the Gulyai-Polye direction, the enemy launched airstrikes on Gulyai-Polye.
Let us recall that over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminated 1,160 occupiers . Since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian army has lost 949,800 servicemen.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:18 Most of the Akhmat special forces fighters from the Aida group, who crawled through a gas pipe into the city of Sudzha in the Kursk region to force the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of there, are now in hospitals due to lung problems. This was reported by the deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces and the commander of the Akhmat special forces, Lieutenant General Apti Alaudinov, as reported by RosSMI.
20.31 Since the beginning of the day, 92 combat clashes have occurred at the front. The Russian occupiers are most actively advancing in the Pokrovsky direction. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the evening of April 28.
19.49 In Kiev, rescuers found the remains of a rocket in the Camel Bay in the Obolonsky district. This was reported by the press service of the State Emergency Service.
"In Kyiv, in the Obolonsky district, near the Camel Bay, local residents noticed debris and, suspecting that these could be fragments of a rocket, reported the discovery to the relevant services," the statement said.
Specialists arrived at the scene and identified the remains of a Tochka-U missile.
"They do not pose an immediate mortal threat to the population, but remain potentially dangerous," the State Emergency Service explained.
19.17 Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov stated that the ceasefire declared by Russia from May 8 to 11 is a "manifestation of goodwill" of the Russian head of state and allegedly demonstrates Moscow's readiness for a peaceful settlement of the war. This is reported by Russian media.
Commenting on media reports about possible initiatives from Washington and Kyiv to resolve the war, Peskov stressed that public discussion of such proposals is impossible.
18:58 The head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and future Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz will not accept the peace imposed on Ukraine, based on Russia's military force. He said this at a party congress in Berlin, Bild reports .
18:40 The Darknode unit of the 412th Nemesis Regiment has recently intercepted 52 Shahed-136 attack UAVs using the latest means, the Unmanned Systems Force reports.
15:56 Head of the Kherson OVA Oleksandr Prokudin reported on the rescue of four children and teenagers from the temporarily occupied Kherson region.
In total, three boys and a girl were returned. The youngest child is 10 years old, the oldest is 17.
Among those rescued was a young man whom the occupiers forcibly took to the military registration and enlistment office, where they entered his data into the database as a Russian conscript and even determined his military specialty.
15.48 In Cherkassy, an infrastructure facility was damaged as a result of drone strikes. This was reported on April 28 by the city's mayor, Anatoly Bondarenko.
15.23 The chairman of the military medical commission of the regional mobilization center of Bukovina and his accomplice were exposed in a scheme to produce fictitious medical documents to evade military service. This was reported by the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation.
14:59 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said that Ukraine is actively working to achieve peace together with international partners, but this path must be based on accurate information and assessments of the situation. The head of the MFA reported this on Platform X.
Sybiga emphasized that Ukraine wants peace more than anyone else in the world, and noted that this path must be based on facts.
"Ukraine wants peace more than anyone else in the world. We never wanted this war, and we want it to end as soon as possible. We are working hard together with the United States, European and other partners to achieve peace. And this path must be based on accurate information, assumptions and assessments," Sybiga wrote on social media.
He also noted that the widespread assumption that Russia could win the war is wrong, as it is based on underestimating Ukraine and overestimating Russia.
"This pattern has proven itself wrong many times, but people continue to fall into the same trap," the minister stressed.
According to Sibiga, the situation on the front remains tense, but Russia has not been able to break through the front line.
14. 57 The recognition by North Korea and Russia of the participation of the DPRK troops in the aggressive war against Ukraine is evidence that the Russian Federation does not seek peace. Moreover, the involvement of Pyongyang shows the desperate situation of Russia itself, which forces it to seek allies among the most depressive regimes in the world. This was stated by the press secretary of the European Commission Anita Hipper in Brussels during a briefing.
14:34 Russian invaders continue to kidnap Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine under the guise of cultural trips. This was reported by the Center for National Resistance on Telegram.
14.30 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has announced a three-day "truce" in May, the Kremlin press service reported . Putin is keen for the military parade and May 9 celebrations in Moscow to proceed calmly.
14.16 In Zakarpattia, law enforcement officers have exposed a criminal group that organized the illegal transfer of military-liable men across the state border of Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
14.00 In Kiev, a 45-year man died injured due to a masquerading Russian missile strike on the 24th quarter. With this, the number of victims of the Russian attack has increased to 13 people.
13.59 The SBU detained a Russian intelligence agent in Kramatorsk who was transmitting the coordinates of minefields to the enemy and was planning to form a punitive detachment in the event of the occupation of the region. This was reported by the SBU press service.
13.58 Russian war criminals launched several groups of "shahids" into Ukrainian territory on Monday morning, April 28. The city of Cherkassy and the Cherkassy region were under attack. This was reported by the Air Force.
13:38 The final settlement of the "Ukrainian crisis" should be based on two principles - Ukraine's non-entry into NATO and the consolidation of its non-aligned status, as well as the recognition of "territorial realities." This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Interfax reports .
13.17 Prosecutors of the Berestinsky District Prosecutor's Office of the Kharkiv Region have sent to court an indictment against four minors accused of sabotage, arson and obstruction of the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
13.01 A Su-27 fighter jet was lost on Monday morning. The pilot ejected and survived, the Ukrainian Air Force reported . The plane was lost while performing a combat mission to provide air support to troops and repel an attack by "shahideen".
12.57 Kremlin propagandists will soon step up their efforts to discredit the ceasefire negotiations. Their traditional ideologies will be to impose the world community's opinion on Ukraine's "lack of independence" in peace issues. This was reported by the Center for Counteracting Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
12.37 Three civilians were killed in the village of Novoekonomicheskoe in the Grodovsk community of the Pokrovsky district as a result of Russian shelling. This was reported by the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office. The victims of the aggressors were a married couple aged 76 and 78. A 47-year-old local resident also received injuries incompatible with life.
12.09 Russian troops attacked Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast at night, industrial facilities and the private sector were under enemy fire. This was reported by the head of the Kramatorsk GVA, Alexander Goncharenko.
12.02 Russia is allegedly waiting for a "signal" from Ukraine to resume direct negotiations. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in a commentary to Russian propagandists. According to him, there is still a legal ban on the path to negotiations.
11.56 Border guards operating reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have removed three Ukrainian soldiers from a Russian log. This was reported by the State Border Service of Ukraine (GBSU) on its Telegram channel.
11.16 Russia is ready to provide assistance to North Korea if necessary. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in a commentary to Russian propagandists.
10.48 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has released information about key enterprises supplying missiles and ammunition to Russia. These companies play a significant role in the aggressor's military production.
10.18 The Security Service counterintelligence has thwarted new attempts by Russian special services to destabilize the internal situation in Dnepr. A married couple who were preparing terrorist attacks in the city on orders from the Russian Federation have been detained.
The defendants arranged six caches with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and F-1 grenades in the territory of Dnepr and its environs. The Russians planned to recruit a new group of agents later, who were to obtain explosives from the caches and use them for detonations in crowded places.
The traitors turned out to be a 42-year-old contract soldier of one of the military units, who was engaged in subversive activities during home leave, as well as his 24-year-old wife, whom the enemy recruited on one of the Telegram channels.
10.02 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called the soldiers who took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war "heroes" and promised to build a monument to "military exploits" in the capital of the DPRK.
Pyongyang also repeated Moscow's statement about the alleged "complete liberation" of the Kursk region of Russia from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
9:20 On the night of April 28, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv region with drones. As a result of ten "Shahed" drones hitting the village of Mokraya Rakitna, a calf barn, an administrative building, three cowsheds, two warehouses and a car were damaged. 22 heads of cattle were killed and 30 cows were injured.
8.56 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the key topic of which was the Russian war against Ukraine.
"Following up on the April 25 conversation between Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and US Presidential Special Envoy Witkoff, the Minister and Secretary of State noted the importance of consolidating the emerging preconditions for starting negotiations with the aim of agreeing on a reliable path to long-term sustainable peace," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
8.37 Over the past 24 hours, 168 combat contacts were recorded at the front. In particular, the Russians attacked the Pokrovsk direction 64 times, and 23 enemy assaults took place in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
8.15 On the night of April 28, explosions were heard near the Russian city of Bryansk. The Silicon El plant, which produces electronics for military needs, was hit by drones.
Bryansk Region Governor Alexander Bogomaz said that a person was allegedly killed as a result of the drone attack. According to him, damage was caused to civilian infrastructure. Eyewitnesses in local public groups write that the drones' target was the Silicon El military microelectronics plant, in the area of which several hits were recorded.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of 115 drones, 102 of which were over the Bryansk region.
07.32 As of April 28, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 949,800 people (1,160 per day).
05.13 Ukraine should not agree to the proposal of US President Donald Trump to cede its territories. This was stated by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius in an interview with the German TV channel ARD. The Minister emphasized that Ukraine could have received such conditions on its own a year ago.
"It's akin to capitulation. I don't see any added value," Pistorius said.
04.02 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un confirmed the sending of troops to Russia for the war against Ukraine, stating that this is in line with the provisions of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between the DPRK and the Russian Federation.
"After it was determined that the situation met the conditions for applying the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty with Russia, Comrade Kim Jong-un made a decision on the fate of our armed forces in the war and informed the Russian side about it," the North Korean KCNA said in a statement.
03.26 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to cede Crimea in exchange for an end to hostilities and the onset of long-awaited peace, according to US President Donald Trump.
02.04 US President Donald Trump said Russian dictator Vladimir Putin needs to demonstrate a commitment to ending the war in Ukraine.
"I want him to stop shooting and sit down and sign a deal. I think we have the terms of a deal and I want him to sign it and get it over with and just get his life back," Trump told reporters as he left New Jersey.
He also said he was disappointed by Russia's recent missile strikes on Kyiv and could not say for sure whether Putin was serious about ending the war.
01.12 Ukraine has received another 400,000 large-caliber shells this year as part of the Czech initiative to supply ammunition. This was reported by Czech Defense Minister Jana Černochová. In 2024, Ukraine received about 1.5 million rounds of ammunition of various calibers through the mediation of the Czech Republic. According to the Czech Defense Minister, in 2025, funds for the initiative will be provided by autumn.
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[REGNUM] Russian army units have completed the operation to liberate the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region, previously occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. On Saturday, April 26, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov reported to President Vladimir Putin on the complete liberation of the territory of the Kursk region from Ukrainian army formations.
Over the past month since the liberation of the village of Sudzha, fighting has continued directly along the state border, where Ukrainian troops have tried to maintain at least part of their foothold on Russian territory.
The last settlement held by the Ukrainian Armed Forces was the Gornal farm, which Russian troops liberated on the morning of April 26. The Defense Ministry published footage of Russian soldiers raising the Russian flag over one of the houses in the central part of the village.
Earlier, as a result of a persistent assault, the Russian army's "North" group of troops managed to liberate the St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery in Gornal and the adjacent forest area, which had been turned into an enemy stronghold.
According to Gerasimov's statement, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 76,000 people and over 7,700 units of military equipment during the fighting in the Kursk border area. The Chief of the General Staff also noted the role of the servicemen of the Korean People's Army, who took part in the fighting, along with units of the Russian Armed Forces.
The Ukrainian General Staff traditionally decided to deny the obvious and stated that the reports about the liberation of the Kursk region allegedly do not correspond to reality.
"The operation of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in certain areas of the Kursk region continues. Since the beginning of the day, five enemy assault actions have been repelled in the operational zone of the Kursk group of forces," the Ukrainian Armed Forces said.
According to information from the field, Ukrainian troops are indeed continuing their attempts to enter the territory of the Sudzhansky district, which allows Kyiv to declare the continuation of military operations in the region. The enemy's presence is noted on the left bank of the Psel River, where formations of the 82nd assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are operating.
At the same time, there is no talk of a permanent presence of Ukrainian troops on Russian territory. Separate assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack Russian territory and quickly retreat across the border to Sumy Oblast.
The enemy's concentrations of forces are constantly being attacked by artillery and aircraft. The operational rear of the enemy group is also being attacked. The Russian Armed Forces are constantly attacking the enemy in the area of the settlements of Loknya and Belovody, where the Ukrainian army command is concentrating forces for new provocations on the border.
In the near future, the Russian Armed Forces will complete the operation to completely clear the border area, the acting commander of the 810th Marine Brigade (call sign Groza ) said in a report to Vladimir Putin.
"Currently, the adjacent forest areas to the west and south of Gornal, as well as in the area of the settlement of Guevo, are being cleared. The remaining scattered groups and individual enemy servicemen will be neutralized in the near future," the commander said during the report.
Another success of Russian troops in the border area was the liberation of the settlement of Popovka in the Krasnoyarsk district of the Belgorod region. Over the past weeks, the enemy has been trying to gain a foothold in this area, trying to compensate for the failures in the Kursk region. However, the attempt to advance in the Krasnoyarsk district resulted in heavy losses for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Western media outlets are summing up that with the loss of control over areas of Russian territory in the border area, Kyiv is losing one of its few trump cards in the ceasefire negotiations.
The Russian Armed Forces, in turn, continue to carry out command tasks, pushing back the enemy along the entire front line.
ON THE APPROACHES TO THE DNIEPER
In Donbass, our armed forces are building on their success on the front line south of Pokrovsk. According to information from the field, the settlement of Bogdanovka was liberated during the offensive operation. The success was later confirmed by the Russian Defense Ministry.
“As a result of active actions by units of the Center group of forces, the settlement of Bogdanovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic has been liberated,” the department’s report notes.
The liberation of Bogdanovka opens up the opportunity for Russian troops to launch an offensive on the nearby settlements of Troitskoye and Orekhovo, which are located practically on the border between the DPR and the Dnepropetrovsk region.
The enemy is responding to the advance of Russian troops by creating new defensive points in the operational rear, a frontline source for the Regnum news agency reports.
"Forces are currently concentrating in Orekhovo - both those retreating from Selidovo and reserves arriving at the front. It is known that a large defensive hub is being created in the Novopavlovka area, already in the Dnepropetrovsk region. Engineering equipment is working, and reserves are also arriving. This is a large settlement in which they plan to hold the defense for a long time," the source said.
To the south, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are creating another defensive node in the area of the villages of Dachnoye and Novoukrainka. The Russian Armed Forces are trying to prevent the enemy from creating a new defensive line by striking at the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group.
Footage has appeared online showing Su-34 frontline bomber crews striking bridges across the Volcha River in the Dnipropetrovsk region. As a result of strikes with FAB-500 high-explosive aerial bombs equipped with control and correction modules, bridges near the settlements of Novoukrainka and Zelenyi Kut were hit.
One of the bridges was hit by at least four aerial bombs, which excludes the possibility of its restoration in a short time.
At various sections of the front, Russian troops are located at a distance of three to five kilometers from the border with the Dnipropetrovsk region. Ukrainian sources believe that in the near future, military actions may spread from the territory of Donbass to areas that were the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group just a few weeks ago.
OREKHOVO, ZAPOROZHYE, THEN EVERYWHERE
In the Zaporizhia region, Russian troops are advancing on the settlement of Malaya Tokmachka. A number of Ukrainian sources reported the start of the offensive, confirming their statements with video recordings from Ukrainian drones. According to data from the field, assault units of the Russian army managed to land on the outskirts of the settlement and also drive the enemy out of the forest belt.
According to information from the field, the settlement of Malaya Tokmachka has been turned into a major defensive point by Ukrainian troops. Footage published online confirms that the enemy has managed to build a powerful line of defense with fortifications and minefields here. The defense node in the Malaya Tokmachka area covers the southern approaches to the strategically important city of Orekhovo.
Earlier, Russian troops advanced east of the city, liberating the settlements of Stepnoye, Shcherbaki and Malye Shcherbaki. Success in the Malaya Tokmachka area may allow an operation to encircle the city to begin, a source for the Regnum news agency reports.
"The entire front in this area from Kamenskoye to Orekhovo is flat steppe. Control over large populated areas allows one to keep a large area of territory, all adjacent areas, under control. The enemy understands this well, the presence of a large number of drones is recorded in this area, they also have forces for defense, so no one will take Orekhovo head-on: only encircle and squeeze out," the source adds.
It is worth noting separately that with the liberation of Orekhov, Russian troops enter the N-08 highway, which leads directly to Zaporizhia. Thus, no more than 35-40 km of flat terrain with almost no large settlements remain to the capital of the Zaporizhia region. Therefore, a successful assault on the city may allow Russian troops to completely seize the initiative on this section of the front and begin a new large-scale offensive.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] North Korea ...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche... officially confirmed for the first time that it had deployed troops to Russia, two days after Moscow's top military leadership acknowledged the move.
State news agency KCNA reported that the ruling Workers' Party Central Military Commission had sent a written statement to state media, including the Rodong Sinmun newspaper, affirming the deployment.
It said the decision was ''fully in line with the provisions and spirit'' of a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty signed between Pyongyang and Moscow, calling the dispatch ''the most faithful practical expression'' of the agreement's implementation.
In the statement, the Central Military Commission said North Korean forces participated in operations in Russia's Kursk region ''under the order of the Supreme Commander'' and declared that the campaign to repel Ukraine's ''adventurous armed invasion'' had ended in victory.
The commission said North Korean leader Kim Pudge Jong-un ...the overweight, pouty-looking hereditary potentate of North Korea. Pudge appears to believe in his own divinity, but has yet to produce any loaves and fishes, so his subjects remain malnourished... had determined that the situation triggered Article 4 of the treaty, which obligates both countries to provide military and other assistance if either comes under armed attack, in line with the UN Charter and their respective domestic laws. Kim ordered the deployment and notified Russia, it said.
North Korea's statement follows Russia's chief of staff, Valery Gerasimov, on Saturday hailing the ''heroism'' of the North Korean soldiers, who he said ''provided significant assistance in defeating the group of Ukrainian armed forces'', while reporting to Putin that Kursk had been regained from Ukrainian forces.
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[DAILYWIRE] Nike is getting blasted for its insensitivity in using a phrase associated with the Holocaust only three days after Yom HaShoah, when Jews around the world mark the murder of six million Jews by the Nazis in the Holocaust.
Nike installed signs along the London Marathon route emblazoned, ''Never again, until next year.''
What does that even mean?
''As a Jew living in London, I felt shocked, hurt, and angry to see the use of words in this context, even if no doubt in reference to the temporary pain of running 26 miles,'' retired British judge Nigel Litman told Walla.
[IsraelTimes] Footware giant said it meant to inspire runners with London banner, as Jewish figures express shock that nobody on staff had realized it trivializes the Holocaust.
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In the marathon context - I think the phrase is directed at the runners. As in - you're at mile 19 and you realize this was a bad idea. I'm never gonna do this again. Ask me how I know!
I doubt the marketing person ever heard of the Holocaust or knows much about WW2....
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About those Nike marketing folks— from a mere month after thw 10/7 Hamas invasion, they know plenty that isn’t so:
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Inciting a riot is still a felony in Illinois.
Illinois - Article XVI - Mobs, Riots And Disturbances.
Federal law (18 U.S.C. § 2383 (2020)- Inciting Insurrection or Rebellion Against the U.S. Government.
The Federal law prohibits inciting, assisting, or engaging in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority, laws, or legal operations of the U.S. Government. To convict, the prosecutor only needs to quote the words of the Governor himself, to show that he knowingly committed an overt act to further or promote civil disruption or insurrection.
BTW: A Fed conviction carries up to 10 years in federal prison.
[NYPOST] The sicko accused of sexually violating a dead body on a Lower Manhattan subway train was arrested Sunday night, police said. Ewwwww!
Felix Rojas, 44, was charged with rape nearly three weeks after he allegedly assaulted the body of the dead man on an R train near the Whitehall Street station, according to the NYPD.
The victim was identified as 37-year-old family man Jorge Gonzalez, who mysteriously died on the train and was then allegedly targeted by Rojas.
The suspect, Felix Rojas, turned himself in to police on Sunday, sources said.The suspect, Felix Rojas, turned himself in to police on Sunday, sources said. DCPI
Rojas, of Brooklyn, turned himself in to police with his son on Sunday, sources said.
His son?? Aren’t parents supposed to protect their children from such things?
Gonzalez boarded the subway around 8 p.m. April 8 before the suspect got on about three hours later — though it's unclear where — sources previously told The Post.
The NYPD blasted out an image of the suspect on the train before an arrest was made.
It was not immediately clear what led to Gonzalez's death, though his estranged wife said he dealt with alcoholism and cirrhosis.
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[Regnum] Footage has emerged of joint combat operations by the Russian Armed Forces and North Korean special forces in the Sudzhansky District of the Kursk Region. The corresponding video was published on April 28 by the Russian Defense Ministry.
The footage shows fighters from both countries bringing flags to a church building liberated from Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) forces, hugging, and laying flowers at a memorial.
Earlier that day, the agency published footage of North Korean soldiers being trained by Russian instructors. The footage shows the Korean soldiers learning to fight in various situations, firing various weapons, throwing grenades, and marching. They were wearing St. George ribbons on their helmets.
Russian President Vladimir Putin also said that the Russian people will never forget the feat of the Korean special forces and the fighters who gave their lives for Russia. The head of the DPRK Kim Jong-un also noted that his soldiers fought "for justice and the honor of the Motherland."
[NYPOST] A crazed patient hacked a Kansas City paramedic to death inside his ambluence while he was taking her to the hospital — and she had just been released on bail for allegedly biting a cop days earlier, according to authorities.
Graham Hoffman, a 29-year-old paramedic and firefighter with the Kansas City Fire Department (KCFD), died Sunday while responding to a welfare check for a woman found wandering along a highway and bleeding heavily from her hand around 1 a.m.
The woman, 39-year-old Shanetta Boswell, initially refused help from Hoffman and police, but then changed her mind and agreed to be taken to the hospital for treatment, authorities told KSHB.
But on the way there, she allegedly attack paramedics. Cops who were following the the ambulance reported that it suddenly veered off the road and the driver lept out in a panic and opened the back doors to help his colleague while shouting ''she has a knife.''
Inside, Hoffman was found bleeding heavily from the chest. Authorities said Boswell attempted to fight police and drive off with the ambulance — biting an officer on the arm as he drew his weapon, according to cops.
As officers fought to subdue her, the ambulance driver attempted to revive Hoffman as he slipped out of consciousness. But it was too late, and he was later pronounced dead after being rushed to a nearby hospital, authorities said.
Boswell was charged with first degree murder and is being held on $1 million bond.
Boswell also faces charges of resisting/interfering with arrest and third-degree assault.
Just days before the attack she had been let go for another alleged assault on a public servant, authorities said.
In that incident, Boswell allegedly sank her teeth into a police officer who was attempting to arrest her on April 23, according to KSHB.
She was charged with second-degree assault and resisting arrest — but posted her $10,000 bond and was released sometime before Hoffman's murder over the weekend.
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Decades ago during a training session I rode with an EMS crew of a major city system. It was a great learning experience. One of the paramedics carried a concealed pistol for just this eventuality. Probably he was in violation of some protocol or law, we didn't discuss it. Up to that point he never had to use it. Years ago I also worked with an ER doctor who formerly had been a GP in Detroit. He got shot by a patient in his office and so decided to leave that practice and locality. He carried a very short pistol in an ankle holster when working in an ER. He too never had to use it. He wound up dying peacefully in his sleep, taking a nap while on duty. The nurses discovered him when he didn't answer phone calls to his room.
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[Regnum] At the end of April, record frosts for this month were recorded in the Moscow Region. This was stated on April 28 by Mikhail Leus, a leading specialist at the Phobos weather center.
“The last week of April in the capital region began with record frosts,” Leus noted.
In Mozhaisk, the temperature dropped to -4.2°C. This is 0.7 degrees lower than the previous record for this day, set in 1971.
“In Klin, the minimum last night was -5.9°C - such a low temperature on April 28 in this city near Moscow has not been seen since at least the beginning of the 21st century,” Leus reported on his Telegram channel.
The weather forecaster noted that no more frosts are expected in April this year.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, on April 27, the scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand, said that a cold snap is expected throughout the country in early May. In the Northwestern and Central Federal Districts, as well as in Moscow, night temperatures will be around zero, and daytime temperatures will be around +10°C.
announced Monday that he is stepping down from the powerful House Oversight Committee due to a recurrence of his esophageal cancer, creating an opening for the role ''Squad'' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unsuccessfully sought last year.
Connolly (D-Va.), 75, who edged out Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for the coveted role in December, revealed that he will be stepping down from the panel's ranking membership ''soon'' and won't run for re-election in 2026.
''After grueling treatments, we've learned that the cancer, while initially beaten back, has now returned. I'll do everything possible to continue to represent you and thank you for your grace,'' Connolly said in a statement.
Chaos in Lyon as migrant gangs clash over territory
It’s the 2nd time a few weeks that dozens of people fight in the area by Rue de Marseille where 4 neighborhoods populated by Africans, Arabs, South Asians & Chinese border each other, leading to friction pic.twitter.com/cmN9KkV6pc
[FoxBusinessNews] International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), one of the nation's largest technology employers, is planning to invest $150 billion in the U.S. "over the next five years to fuel the economy and to accelerate its role as the global leader in computing," according to a media release.
"Technology doesn’t just build the future — it defines it," Arvind Krishna, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer, said in a statement. "We have been focused on American jobs and manufacturing since our founding 114 years ago, and with this investment and manufacturing commitment we are ensuring that IBM remains the epicenter of the world’s most advanced computing and AI capabilities."
Krishna will appear in an exclusive interview on The Claman Countdown on Fox Business at 3 p.m. EST.
IBM was founded in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, and was renamed in 1924, according to its website. The company says its innovations "enabled the U.S. social security system, the Apollo Program that put a man on the moon, and power businesses in every industry."
The company manufactures mainframe high-performance computers in Poughkeepsie, New York, "that are the technology backbone of the American and global economies. More than 70% of the entire world’s transactions by value run through the IBM mainframes that are manufactured right here in America."
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[Regnum] Two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman, 95, has died of heart problems. This was reported by the Fox News channel.
The New Mexico Medical Examiner's Office has released the final autopsy results.
It turned out that the actor had congestive heart failure, as well as chronic hypertension with kidney damage. In addition, Hackman suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
According to his medical history, Hackman had a pacemaker installed in 2019. He also had bypass surgery and an aortic valve replacement.
It is also noted that Hackman was left without food. This is evidenced by the presence of acetone in the blood, caused by starvation in diabetes.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Hackman was found dead in his Santa Fe home on February 26. The police also found the body of his wife, 63-year-old pianist Betsy Arakawa. Experts concluded that Arakawa died on February 11, and Hackman a week later, on February 18. The actor, left alone, was probably unable to take care of himself.
Hackman won his first Oscar for his role as William Friedkin in The French Connection (1971). He won his second for his role in Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven (1992).
Hackman is also known for his roles in the films The Conversation (1974), Superman (1978), Mississippi Burning (1988), The Firm (1993), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001).
He has also co-authored the books Awakening the Perdido Star (1999), Justice for None (2004), Vermillion (2004), and Escape from Andersonville (2008) with Daniel Lenihan, and has released two solo albums, Payback at Morning Peak (2011) and Pursuit (2013).
Classic scene from a classic film:
Gene Hackman in Young Frankenstein (1974) Gene was tennis partners with Gene Wilder. After hearing Wilder was making a Mel Brooks comedy, Hackman asked if he could have a role. He was offered the blind hermit which thrilled Brooks. He nailed it, even ad-libbing the espresso line. pic.twitter.com/FLroO983r5
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[Regnum] At least 30 people were killed as a result of US military airstrikes on a detention center for migrants from African countries in the city of Saada, located in northwestern Yemen. This was reported by the Yemeni TV channel Al Masirah, controlled by the Shiite movement Ansar Allah (Houthis).
According to the TV channel, US Army fighter jets struck several times at a detention center for migrants from African countries, which at that time held 115 people, after which “rescuers have so far pulled 30 bodies from the rubble.”
It is noted that at least 50 more victims were hospitalized and most of them are in serious condition.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier on April 28, at least eight people, including women and children, were killed in a US airstrike on the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Several more people were wounded.
Later that day, it was reported that three Russian sailors from the oil tanker Seven Pearls had been wounded in US airstrikes on a port in Yemen. The victims were taken to Sanaa for treatment.
The US military has hit the Iran-backed Houthis with near-daily strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed “Rough Rider,” seeking to end the threat they pose to vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
The Houthis have been launching strikes targeting Israel and Western vessels in the Red Sea, in what they describe as solidarity with the Palestinians, since Hamas conducted the worst-ever attack on Israel in October 2023.
Yesterday, the US military said it has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Houthi rebels including members of the group’s leadership.
“The civil defense has announced that 68 African migrants were killed and 47 others wounded in the US attack targeting a center for illegal migrants in the city of Saada,” the Houthis’ Al-Masirah TV said.
AFP could not independently confirm the veracity of Al-Masirah’s claim that the strikes had hit a migrant detention center, or the toll.
AFP has contacted the US military for comment.
According to a statement cited by Al-Masirah from the Houthi administration’s interior ministry, the center housed “115 migrants, all from Africa.”
The broadcaster showed footage of bodies stuck under the rubble and of rescuers working to help the casualties.
Each year, tens of thousands of migrants brave the Eastern Route from the Horn of Africa, seeking to escape conflict, natural disasters and poor economic prospects by sailing across the Red Sea toward the oil-rich Gulf.
Many hope for employment as laborers or domestic workers in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab countries, though they face a perilous journey through war-torn Yemen.
US President Donald Trump ordered the intensification of strikes on Yemen last month, with his administration saying it will continue assaulting Iran-backed Houthi rebels until they stop attacking Red Sea shipping.
Recent US strikes have killed dozens, including 74 at an oil terminal in mid-April in what was the deadliest strike in Yemen under Trump so far, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.
“To preserve operational security, we have intentionally limited disclosing details of our ongoing or future operations. We are very deliberate in our operational approach, but will not reveal specifics about what we’ve done or what we will do,” the US Central Command says in a statement.
The military says it has struck over 800 targets since mid-March that it says killed hundreds of Houthi fighters and numerous Houthi leaders as well as destroyed the militant group’s facilities.
More from regnum.ru F-18 fighter jet crashes from USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier in Red Sea
The F-18E Super Hornet fighter-bomber fell from the deck of the American aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and sank in the Red Sea. This was reported on April 28 by the press service of the US Navy.
"The aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman lost an F-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 and a tow tractor during carrier operations in the Red Sea," the department said in a statement.
It is noted that the fighter was being towed in the hangar deck when control was lost over it. The aircraft and the tractor fell overboard and sank. All crew members managed to leave the aircraft and were found, one sailor was injured, he received a slight wound.
A U.S. official told Task & Purpose that initial reports indicate the mishap occurred as the Truman was making a hard turn amid a Houthi attack. No information about the nature of the threat was immediately available.
Both the Truman and a second aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, are deployed to the Red Sea as part of ongoing operations against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Since March 15, U.S. forces have attacked more than 800 Houthi targets.
“The F/A-18E was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft,” the news release says. “The aircraft and tow tractor were lost overboard.”
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[REGNUM] On April 26, a major emergency occurred in the key and largest Iranian port of Shahid Rajaei, located near the city of Bandar Abbas.
The explosion of several containers in the berthing area caused a large-scale fire and paralyzed the work of the country's main trade and transport artery for almost a day.
And although the Iranian authorities dismiss the "spy trail" version, attributing the incident to human error, many citizens of the country think otherwise. Largely because the forces hostile to Tehran ended up benefiting from the incident.
MANY VICTIMS
According to the official version, the cause of the disaster was the explosion of several containers in the berth area, which occurred due to “violations of storage conditions” for hazardous cargo.
The explosion was so powerful that the shock wave blew out windows within a radius of at least three kilometers, and echoes were heard within a radius of 26 to 50 kilometers.
One building was critically damaged and collapsed. At least 25 people are known to have died, and more than a thousand people were injured to varying degrees.
A fire broke out at the site of the explosion, and it has been underway for several days now. Rescue teams and special equipment from Russia have arrived to help Tehran.
STRANGE COINCIDENCES
Part of Iranian society did not believe in the man-made nature of the disaster due to the large number of strange coincidences.
Firstly, the emergency occurred on the very day of Iranian-American talks in Oman, where the issue of easing economic sanctions and “opening” southern Iranian ports, one of which is Shahid Rajaee, was discussed.
They were supposed to be used to expand public supplies of Iranian petroleum products to world markets.
A hypothetical attack on the port's oil infrastructure could easily negate the gains Iran made in the negotiations.
Secondly, there are Iranian military facilities located a short distance from the damaged port.
For example, a naval base on Qeshm Island, several closed terminals and guarded warehouses, as well as an “underground city” declassified in January 2025, where part of the republic’s fleet is based.
Shahid Rajaee could well have played the role of a transit point for the transportation of certain types of products for the military.
Western tabloids also made a major contribution to promoting the thesis about some military cargo damaged as a result of the explosion.
They vied with each other in writing that the cause of the explosion was improper storage of sodium perchlorate, one of the components for the production of rocket fuel.
In addition, Iranian hawks drew parallels with a similar disaster in 2020 in Lebanon, when 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate confiscated by the authorities exploded in the port of Beirut.
At least 200 people died then, and the seaside districts of the capital were partially destroyed by the blast wave. Lebanon has still not been able to recover from the consequences of the emergency, both politically and economically.
As Iranian MP Mohammad Saraj noted, the involvement of Israeli agents in planting the explosives is "highly probable."
The detonation, according to his data, occurred simultaneously in four different points, which led to the maximum one-time damage from the explosion.
However, Saraj's opinion has not yet received much support among the Iranian establishment.
The version of criminal negligence is promoted and supported not only by the liberal wing, but also by the conservative heavyweights led by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The Iranian leadership prefers to wait for the results of the investigation and is now focused on eliminating the consequences of the disaster.
ISRAEL SHOWS 'MODESTY'
The Israeli side, contrary to expectations, is in no hurry to take credit for the incident in the Iranian port, unlike other high-profile actions, when intelligence publicly reported on success in the first hours, even if its trace was not obvious.
The reason for such “modesty” is simple: news of an attack on a civilian port (even if dual-use goods were being shipped through it) will not bring big dividends to the Israeli government.
But it will give Tehran additional reasons to justify the retaliatory operation “True Promise 3”.
Among other things, the hypothetical inclusion of “civilian shahids” in the list for revenge will untie Iran’s hands and allow it to position a new strike on Israeli territory as a legitimate act of protecting its own population.
DAMAGE TO TRADE
Official Tehran is trying its best to emphasize that, given the horrific scale of the disaster at the port, the damage from it was “minimal of all possible.” However, the authorities are being somewhat disingenuous here.
Shahid Rajaee accounts for more than 80% of the country's container traffic, as well as more than half of its oil and gas shipments. Over the past five years, it has emerged as the country's key logistics and trade hub, with most of its import and export lines terminating at its gateway.
Even taking into account the fact that the petrochemical infrastructure located in the port was almost not damaged, and most of the services employed at the port resumed work the next day after the incident, the forced downtime caused damage to the Iranian economy in the amount of several tens of billions of dollars.
It also temporarily disrupted Iran's established trade chains, both public and secret.
As long as the port is the focus of increased attention from the world community, it will be problematic to conduct shadow deliveries through it.
In this regard, Tehran will most likely have to shift “non-public” flows for some time towards other suitable ports – Khorramshahr and Bandar-e-Mahshahr.
However, they have much more modest infrastructure and are not designed to handle the same traffic as the country's main port.
Shipments to Iran will remain below normal until the Shahid Rajaee berth is fully restored.
This means that the disaster at the port, even if it was not the work of Iran's opponents, ultimately played into their hands.
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[REGNUM] By decision of Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin, Russia declares a ceasefire from midnight on May 8 to midnight on May 11. The Kremlin press service reported this on April 28.
Our Armed Forces will stop all military actions for 72 hours for humanitarian reasons and to mark the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, to which all the peoples of this great country contributed. "This is a manifestation of the goodwill of the head of the Russian state," Dmitry Peskov noted.
"Russia believes that the Ukrainian side should follow this example," the presidential press service said in a statement. And it is emphasized that if the Ukrainian Armed Forces violate the ceasefire, our army will give an adequate and effective response.
For its part, Russia declares its readiness for “constructive interaction with international partners,” for peace talks without preconditions—if these contacts are aimed at eliminating the causes of the Ukrainian crisis.
Let us recall that they were outlined in the president’s address of February 24, 2022, when the country’s leader announced the start of the SVO.
These reasons are: the war unleashed by the Kyiv regime against the people of Donbass, the failure of all political and diplomatic attempts to stop this aggression, the desire to expand NATO further to the east - now to the borders of the Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk regions, and the open claims of the regime to return Ukraine's nuclear status, which was a direct and obvious threat to our security.
Now, more than three years after the start of the special operation, the situation is far from what it was at the beginning of the SVO. The front line no longer runs along the outskirts of Donetsk and a few kilometers from Lugansk, the enemy's stubborn resistance in Mariupol, Soledar and Artemovsk has been broken. The people living here are no longer in danger of becoming a human shield for the "defenders of Ukraine."
Dozens of cities, towns and villages in Donbass and Novorossiya have been liberated, a reliable land corridor to Crimea has been created. Now the offensive continues. Last week, the remnants of the occupation group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were thrown out of the Kursk region. Volodymyr Zelensky's adventure cost 76 thousand killed VSAU soldiers, more than 400 destroyed tanks and almost 3 thousand other damaged armored vehicles. The fighting has been transferred to enemy territory - to provide our border area with a reliable "sanitary zone".
At the same time, our troops are advancing in the Kharkov region. On April 28, it became known that the entire western bank of the Oskol north of Kupyansk was liberated by fighters of the Zapad group. The enemy admits that Russian attacks have intensified in the direction of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), a city in the DPR occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, fifty kilometers from Donetsk. Our troops are conducting successful raids north of Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk), beyond which the direction to Konstantinovka opens up and further, to the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
The course of the ongoing campaign shows that Russia is in the position of the side that has seized the initiative on the battlefield. As the attacking side and, in a good sense, acting from a position of strength, our country can set the terms and conditions of humanitarian truces. This was the case at Easter, and it is the case now – on the occasion of the anniversary of the victory over Nazism.
Yes, Zelensky, his "green cardinal" Andriy Yermak and the generals of the Ukrainian Armed Forces showed once again during the Easter truce that their word is not worth a dime. Zelensky, let us recall, declared that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would observe the ceasefire on the main holiday of all Orthodox Christians (which this year coincided with Easter for Catholics), but this promise was also repeatedly broken.
In this sense, the behavior of the Kiev regime — both in Petro Poroshenko’s “version” and in the current one — does not change. Then the entire world had the opportunity to observe what it costs for the Ukrainian side to comply with the Minsk agreements. This is what happened on April 19–21, 2025.
The declarations of Kyiv and its remaining “friends” in Europe about their readiness to begin dialogue with a ceasefire remained empty declarations, seasoned with Zelensky’s pseudo-peaceful demagogy.
It is clear that his “proposals” to give Ukraine some guarantees from NATO, to transfer the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant under Kyiv’s control, and similar statements that are unacceptable to Russia pursue only one goal: to make any possibility of a ceasefire impossible and to continue to beg the West for “pennies” and weapons.
On the other hand, the restrictions that our country imposed on itself - a moratorium on attacks on energy facilities ( agreed upon in negotiations between Russia and the US) and the same Easter truce - demonstrated Russia's noble intentions to the entire world. And at the same time, judging by the reports from the SVO zone, this did not affect the course of the special military operation in any way.
Kiev's behavior has been closely monitored and will be closely monitored by Donald Trump, who declares his desire to become a peacemaker. Let us recall once again that the Kremlin's message mentioned "constructive interaction" at the international level.
But the main addressee of the proposal for a truce on Victory Day was not the American president, and certainly not the intractable leaders of Western Europe, and certainly not the neo-Bandera regime in Kyiv, which counts the leaders of the OUN*-UPA* among its predecessors. The words of the Russian leader are addressed first and foremost to the Ukrainian people.
As Vladimir Putin noted in the article “ On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians,” “for Ukrainians who fought in the ranks of the Red Army, in partisan detachments, the Great Patriotic War was precisely Patriotic, because they were defending their home, their great common Motherland.”
The Days of Peace on the anniversary of the Victory are a tribute to the common memory of our ancestors, who once again, through joint efforts, defeated Nazism.
[AMERICANTHINKER] Andrew Paquette, Ph.D., has discovered a never-before-seen algorithm in the Wisconsin Election Commission's (WEC) voter registration database, leaving no doubt someone has penetrated the WEC's computer system to impose a criminal reordering on the voter files. This finding alone should draw the attention of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and FBI Director Kash Patel. Yet, to date, we see no action whatsoever from the DOJ or the FBI investigating criminal election fraud.
Paquette first observed that the WEC voter roll had an unusually high number of voter records that ended in zero. Assuming that the WEC voter roll assigned voter ID numbers sequentially, without breaks or outside manipulation, records ending in 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 should appear with equal distribution. As seen in Table 1, voter records ending in zero occurred in 30.6 percent of the voter records, while those ending in numbers 1 through 9 ended with each number appearing equally at 7.7 percent of the time.
Paquette was at a loss to explain this irregularity until he realized that every voter ID record ending in zero had two different Wisconsin voters assigned the same voter ID number. In searching the database, Paquette confirmed that in every case where the same voter ID number was assigned to two different voters, the voter record ended in zero.
We have labeled the two voter IDs tied to WEC voter records ending in zero as ''doubles,'' a term devised to distinguish this phenomenon from the ''modified duplicates'' that Paquette previously found in the WEC voter database. ''Modified duplicates'' involve making multiple voter records for the same voter, which can be done, for instance, by assigning a different birthdate or address to each duplicated record. Because duplicated voters each have different dates of birth or other addresses, the ''modified duplicates'' appear to be different people.
The point of the ''modified duplicate'' scheme is to create false voters, all of whom nevertheless get legitimate state voter ID numbers. The non-existent ''multiple duplicate'' voters can then be hidden back in the voter roll, identifiable to the criminals by ''algorithm locator numbers,'' so they are available for use in fraudulent mail-in ballot schemes.
Why the ''doubles'' scheme assigns the same voter ID number to two different voters is more difficult to figure out. What is also not clear is whether one or both of the ''doubles'' are real voters or if both of the ''doubles'' voters could be fictitious.
A scheme this complicated must operate through a computer algorithm that creates ''doubles'' for every voter ID record ending in zero in a WEC database of over 7 million voters. That is, whatever rule is applied to pick the two voters who constitute the ''doubles'' in a database with over 7 million voters needs an algorithm if the scheme is to be applied, monitored, and updated on an ongoing basis.
Put another way, this cannot be random. Because there's numerical consistency when it comes to all zero-ending records involving doubles and all duplicate voters having only zero-ending voter IDs, that implies a set of programming instructions (i.e., an algorithm) telling the system to create these records in formulaic fashion.
The probability that a scheme this complicated, consistent, and massive could happen by chance is near zero. The only logical conclusion is that someone penetrated the WEC server to embed the rule that would consistently alter the entire WEC voter registration database.
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Interesting. I imagine that Wisconsin uses ERIC to control their voter files.
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Sneaky Karl Rovians!
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a lot of this is speculation that there are fraudulent votes by mail
I don't know how difficult it would be to establish such evidence but Paquette doesn't say how he might look for this, e.g., examining registration and voting at long term care facilities or University dorms.
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Or it could just be crappy code. The fact it screws up on zeroth (0th) numbers sounds suspiciously like a programmer's goof.
[PUNCHNG] Iran's interior minister on Monday blamed ''negligence'' for a massive explosion that killed 70 people at the country's largest commercial port, with firefighters still battling a blaze at the facility two days later.
The blast occurred on Saturday at the Shahid Rajaee Port in Iran's south, near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a waterway one-fifth of global oil output passes.
''Unfortunately, the corpse count has reached 70, and the firefighting effort is almost in its final stages,'' Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, the crisis management director of Hormozgan province where the port is located, told state TV.
Officials have said more than 1,000 people were maimed, with Hassanzadeh noting most had already been released from the hospital after treatment.
On Monday, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni told state TV that ''culprits have been identified and summoned'', and that the blast was caused by ''shortcomings, including noncompliance with safety precautions and negligence''.
The committee investigating the causes of the blast also made similar remarks.
Momeni, who has been in the area since hours after the blast, said the ''investigation is still underway''.
State TV showed images of firefighters still dousing the flames Monday, and said the damage would be assessed after the fire was fully controlled.
Heavy charcoal-black smoke continued to billow over low flames at part of the site, above which a firefighting helicopter flew, pictures from the Iranian Red Islamic Thingy showed.
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[EONSINTELLIGENCE] At least 17 people have bit the dust over the past two weeks in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, following a series of violent mostly peaceful attacks by Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... turbans.
The most recent assault occurred on Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Kopre village, where heavily armed snuffies ambushed local hunters and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, killing no fewer than 10 individuals. The chairman of Hong Local Government, Usman Wa'anganda, disclosed this during a briefing with journalists in Yola on Monday.
Providing details of the incident, Wa'anganda said the turbans, riding cycle of violences, stormed the border community around 4:00 p.m., overwhelming the village defenders with superior weaponry. He added that several homes were set ablaze during the raid, leaving many residents homeless and deepening the sense of insecurity in the area.
Visibly distressed, the council chairman emphasized the vulnerability of Kopre village, pointing out its proximity to the notorious Sambisa Forest, a longtime stronghold for Boko Haram fighters. "Because Kopre borders Sambisa, the community remains a frequent target for turban attacks," Wa'anganda explained.
He criticized the lack of military presence in the area, lamenting that local hunters were left alone to defend the community without adequate support from formal security agencies. "We have no soldiers here. When we call for help, security forces often fail to respond," he said.
While acknowledging the Adamawa State Government's efforts to strengthen local vigilante groups, Wa'anganda insisted that more robust action was needed. He called for the immediate deployment of a full battalion to the area to enable displaced residents to safely return to their homes and farmlands.
"The current security arrangement is grossly inadequate," he warned. "We urgently need a strong military presence to restore peace and protect our people."
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Betcha they missed this time, just like Allah has chosen them to miss almost every single previous time.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... i Armed Forces issued the following statement:
''During the past hours, the American enemy committed two massacres: the first in Sana'a and the second targeting a shelter for migrants colonists from several African countries in Saada province, northern Yemen. These massacres resulted in dozens of deaders and maimed.
In response to this aggression and the massacres against civilians, the Armed Forces targeted the American aircraft carrier ''Truman'' and its escorting warships. A joint operation was carried out by the Naval Forces, the Drone Air Force, and the Missile Force using several cruise and ballistic missiles and drones over the past hours.
As a result of the festivities and confrontations, the aircraft carrier was forced to retreat and move away from its previous position, heading toward the far north of the Red Sea.
The Yemeni Armed Forces will continue to target and pursue the aircraft carrier and all hostile warships in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea until the aggression against Yemen ceases.
In support of the oppressed Paleostinian people and their brave fighters, the Drone Air Force also carried out a military operation targeting a vital Israeli site in the occupied Ashkelon area using a drone of the ''Yafa'' type.
We continue, relying on Allah, to prevent Israeli navigation in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. We continue, trusting in Allah, to confront and resist American aggression. We continue, with confidence in Allah, to support and assist our steadfast brothers in the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... Strip until the aggression against them stops and the siege is lifted.''
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Yep - they missed again but not by much this time. Apparently the Truman made a hard turn (drifting in effect) to avoid a Houthi missile that had made it through most of the defensive envelope. The USS Gravely knocked it down using their CIWS/Phlanx system roughly 200 meters off the starboard side. The abrupt maneuver led to an F/A18 ($72m) and the attached tug sliding off into the sea. That's the second F/A18 lost so far. In December the USS Gettysburg had a friendly fire incident knocking down an F/A18 while defending against Houthi missiles. If we keep putting ships in harms way there will eventually be naval losses. It's all very easy to disparage the Houthi forces, but the US also disparaged the Vietnamese and Afghan military as well. While they took disproportionate losses, how many are we prepared to accept? It's not like the navy is producing ships as quickly as the Chinese are.
[FREEBEACON] Berklee College of Music has fired a top professor following a Washington Free Beacon probe into his anti-Semitic comments.
Nicholas Payton, who has called Jews "vile predators" and falsely blamed them for slavery, revealed in an Instagram post Saturday that he was out as chair of the school's brass department.
"[O]n a zoom meeting this wednesday at 1:00pm CST, i was told by two berklee officials that i had 24 hours to resign or be terminated," Payton wrote in the post. "[I] think the real issue is people miscategorizing me as an 'antisemite.'"
"[L]et me remind those who find me problematic: I AM THE VICTIM. [I] was dismissed without due process, without a warning, or a chance to make it right," the aggrieved musician continued.
My dear boy, how on earth would you make a lifelong attitude “right”?
"[I] loved that job and was finally getting the hang of it, even though i've never had a 'regular' job in my life."
The musician additionally claimed that Berklee had hired him in full knowledge of his past remarks about Jews—and had indicated their personal agreement with him.
That would not be a surprise. Insecure people think like that, even people who ought not be insecure — and until a few weeks ago Jew-hate was the fashionable view among all the wrong people.
"[I] was promoted to chair of the department in the fall of 2024. [W]as handpicked by a dean who knew full well about these so-called antisemitic statements and told me that not only he agreed, but so did the provost, the vice president and HR also agree."
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[Regnum] In Spain and Portugal, power has been partially restored after a massive power outage on the Iberian Peninsula. This is reported by the Reuters agency.
Officials from both countries said the reasons for the outage were unclear, with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro stressing there was "no indication" a cyberattack was to blame.
"We do not yet have definitive information about the causes of this (power outage. - Ed.)," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez noted in his address to the nation.
According to him, almost 50% of electricity supply has been restored in Spain by now. The country's leadership was forced to resort to using fuel reserves, he added.
The agency notes that in Spain, power began to return to the Basque Country and Barcelona early in the day, and to some parts of Madrid on Monday evening.
Power supply also gradually began to be restored in various municipalities in Portugal late in the evening, including Lisbon, as well as in the cities of Porto and Coimbra.
In some parts of the Pyrenees, the power outage lasted more than 9 hours. Local media reported that the Spanish and Portuguese began stocking up on food and water amid the outages.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, a large-scale power outage in Spain and Portugal occurred on April 28. Traffic was in chaos on city streets due to the shutdown of traffic lights, there were disruptions at the Madrid-Barajas International Airport, and the operation of the Lisbon Airport was paralyzed.
The Spanish government called an emergency meeting of the National Security Council in connection with the blackout. Among others, the Prime Minister, the Chief of the General Staff and the Director of the country's intelligence service were summoned to it.
Sky News, citing information from Portuguese electricity grid operator Redes Energéticas Nacionais, reported that a "rare atmospheric phenomenon" was the cause of the widespread power outage in Spain and Portugal.
According to the TV channel, the blackout affected Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville and Lisbon in particular. Water supply stations were left without electricity, and the Internet was down. Restoration work is underway. At the same time, the situation in Spain has begun to normalize.
At the same time, another Portuguese power grid operator, E-Redes, said that the blackout was caused by problems with the European power supply system. Officially, the reasons for the large-scale accident have not yet been named.
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[NewsFront] 20:43 Russian Armed Forces liberated Kamenka, –MAP. 19:03 The Russian Armed Forces have improved their positions near the road junction east of Pokrovsk –MAP
17:25 Engineering and sapper units of the 18th Combined Arms Army from the Dnepr group of forces continue demining liberated territories of the Kherson region.
16:48 UAV operators of the "East" group of forces discovered temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction.
Having received the coordinates, the 220mm BM-17 Uragan MLRS crew of the group destroyed the target.
15:52 Crew of the T-80BVM tank of the Center group of forces destroyed deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
15:11 Around 14:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Kursk region.
14:36 Footage of combat work and raising the Russian flag during the liberation of the village of Kamenka in the Khar'kov region.
13:58 Around 12.45 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Kursk region.
12:51 As a result of active actions by the unit of the West group of troops released settlement Kamenka, Khar'kov region.
12:45 UAV operators of the "Southern" group of troops destroyed a dugout with enemy manpower and ammunition depot in the Chasov Yar area.
In turn, FPV drone crews of the Vostok group of forces in the South Donetsk direction destroyed an American-made M-113 armored personnel carrier along with Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
11:45 Artillerymen of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West Forces Group using 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers destroyed mortar crews, armored vehicles and concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
11:12 Around 10.30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyedone Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the aircraft type over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
11:04 Severskoye direction. Assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces reached the eastern outskirts of Grigorovka –MAP
10:39 Having received the coordinates of the enemy’s manpower concentration, the crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Dnepr troop group fired a salvo which destroyed thetarget in the area of Chasov Yar.
09:34 From 7.30 to 8.30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
Two UAVs over the territory of the Novgorod region and
Two UAVs over the territory of the Leningrad region.
08:35 In the Krasnoarmeysk direction, a crew of the 122mm D-30 howitzer of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Center group of forces carried out a precise strike destroyed mortar crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In the area of the settlement of Grigorovka in the DPR, artillerymen from the crew of the 152mm towed gun "Giatsint-B" of the 3rd Combined Arms Army of the "Southern" group of forces suppressed a firing point with a series of shots and destroyed the enemy's UAV control point.
07:34 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
– Control zone in Loknya has been expanded
- Advance north of Shcherbinovka
- Control zone in the Pacific area has been expanded
- Advance north of the Crimean Peninsula
- Control zone west of Loknya has been expanded
- Advance on the islands on the Dnieper in the area of the Kazachi Lagery
07:12 During the period from 20:50 Moscow time on April 27 to 04:35 Moscow time on April 28, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 115 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– 102 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– Nine UAVs – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
– One UAV – over the waters of the Black Sea.
[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces engaged clusters of manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades close to Zapselye, Mogritsa, Yunakovka, Ugroyedy, Velikiy Prikol, and Miropolskoye (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 220 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, 16 motor vehicles, and six artillery guns. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Zapad Group of Forces liberated Kamenka (Kharkov region).
Russian troops hit units of three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Dvurechnaya, Moskovka, Senkovo, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Novoye, Yampol, and Kirovsk (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 240 troops, eight motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns including two manufactured by NATO states. One Kvertus electronic warfare station and six ammunition depots have been neutralised.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Chasov Yar, Petrovka, Serebryanka, Seversk, Ray-Aleksandrovka, Konstantinovka, Katerinovka, Dyleyevka, and Pleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 230 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers two pickup trucks, and a field artillery gun. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian elements damaged units of two heavy mechanised brigades, three mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two national guard brigades close to Mirolyubovka, Lysovka, Novaya Poltavka, Ulyanovka, Tarasovka, Bogdanovka, Uspenovka, and Udachnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost more than 375 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and an Israeli-made RADA radar.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. The Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades near Gulyaypole, Chervonoye (Zaporozhye region), and Novopol (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy's losses amounted to up to 170 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and three artillery guns.
The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged two coastal defence brigades of the AFU and three territorial defence brigades near Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Belozerka, Tokarevka, Nikolskoye, and Dneprovskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU lost up to 75 troops, three motor vehicles, a field artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have hit ammunition depots of the AFU as well as temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 154 areas.
Russian air defence systems have downed three U.S.-made JDAM guided bombs and 234 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy lost 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 54,179 unmanned aerial vehicles, 605 anti-aircraft missile systems, 23,071 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,553 MLRS combat vehicles, 24,224 field artillery guns and mortars, 34,689 units of support military vehicles.
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[KavkazUzel] By the end of the investigation, three defendants remained in the case of the preparation of an attack on security forces and an Orthodox church in Sunzha. The prosecution requested compulsory treatment for one of them.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", in August 2024 it became known about the detention of six residents of Ingushetia, who, according to the investigation, were preparing attacks on security forces and an Orthodox church in Sunzha. One of the suspects stated that he received instructions from Syria, from a native of Dagestan living there. According to information from the Magas District Court, three of the suspects were minors at the time of their detention.
On April 28, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Ingushetia reported the completion of the investigation into the case of preparation of a terrorist act in Sunzha. The case of two local residents, one of whom is a minor, was sent to court.
The young people are accused of involvement in an illegal armed group, terrorist activity, preparation of a terrorist act, as well as illegal trafficking of weapons and explosive devices.
According to the investigation, in August 2024, three minors from Ingushetia joined an international terrorist organization banned in Russia. They planned to commit an armed attack on law enforcement officers and a terrorist act in Sunzha, according to a publication on the department's official VKontakte page.
The investigation believes that the three teenagers were able to purchase automatic firearms and explosive devices, which they hid in a cache on the outskirts of the Sunzhensky District of Ingushetia. The accused have been remanded in custody, the Investigative Committee said in a statement.
The case has been sent to court for consideration on the merits, and the materials concerning the third defendant, also a minor, have been separated into a separate proceeding: the prosecution believes that “compulsory medical measures” should be applied to him. According to Article 97 of the Criminal Code of Russia, such measures are applied to people who committed a crime in a state of insanity or to people with mental disorders.
The security forces announced the prevention of an attack on an Orthodox church in Sunzha a month after the high-profile terrorist attack in Dagestan: on June 23, on Trinity Day, which is one of the main Christian holidays, militants attacked synagogues and Orthodox churches in Derbent and Makhachkala. As a result, at least 22 people were killed and 46 were injured.
[Townhall] I know it’s not fashionable among some on the right, but we have a moral and strategic obligation to attack Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... right now. Not later. Not down the road, after more bogus negotiations with these glorified bazaar merchants who specialize in stringing along credulous Westerners until they get what they want. Today. We have the forces in place, and if we don’t do it, they’re going to end up with the bomb.
They cannot end up with the bomb. They’ll use it. It’s hard to mutually assure destruction with a psychotic death cult.
But that’s not all America, in conjunction with Israel and supported by a bunch of Arab nations, who would be cheering from the sidelines, needs to do. Yes, we must comprehensively take out its nuclear capacity — it looks like these guys are weeks from enriching enough uranium to make a nuclear weapon. We also need to obliterate their ballistic and drone capabilities. We also need to wipe out their external terrorism capacity and internal security apparatus, and we need to kill the key mullahs.
No more aspirin factory strikes after midnight. No more playing footsie. They started it, we need to finish it. I’m not suggesting an invasion of Iran — if the Iranian people want to overthrow these seventh-century scumbags and retake their heritage as a great nation, that’s on them. We’ve done enough nation-building. But the mullahs can’t remain a danger to us, and right now they are.
Nuclear weapons mounted on ballistic missiles are a direct threat to the United States of America, as well as our friends and allies around the world. That’s indisputable. Those hand-waving away the mullahs' sordid track record of murder and atrocity committed in the name of that bizarre dictatorship are simply not facing reality.
And I like a lot of the people doing that hand-waving. I respect them, and their opinions should be considered. Maybe I'm wrong. I'm willing to be talked out of this. I would prefer not to go to war. But I'd also prefer not to be obliterated by a bunch of lunatics trying to resuscitate the 53rd missing ayatollah or whatever the hell they're on about. These guys hate us and want us dead. Pretending that America doesn’t have enemies around the world who want to butcher us is both crazy and wrong, and we dare not be guided by that childlike and sophomoric fantasy.
Nor do I want to hear any crap about how "America started it." It’s objectively false — we did not start this, except in the sense we refuse to embrace their brand of primitive fanaticism — but I don’t care if we did. You don’t ever get to threaten or kill Americans, two things these savages have been doing for nearly half a century. They took our people hostage in 1979, and eight of our men were killed trying to rescue them. They were behind the Beirut bombings that killed hundreds of American diplomats and Marines. They backed hard boyz who slaughtered Americans around the world. They armed and led the Shia thugs who maimed or killed thousands of our troops in Iraq. Payback is in order.
We talk a lot about a Jacksonian foreign policy, where America doesn’t go looking for trouble. But there’s another side to that coin. And that side depicts us wiping out anybody who dares kill Americans. The fact that we’ve allowed these barbarians to murder our people without retaliation is not only a moral disgrace but an invitation for every psychopath with a religious vision and an IED to make some Americans dead.
This is intolerable. The proper state of the world is one in which the mere thought of harming an American never arises because of the certainty that to do so will bring death to the terrorists, to everybody around the terrorists, and to everybody who helped the terrorists.
Andrew Jackson wasn’t just a big talker. If you messed with him, you died. This is actually the peaceful way — you come down hard once, and you don’t have to do it again. To be weak is to invite more conflicts; we’ve had plenty because of our weakness. Many of America’s foreign policy disasters since World War II, when Harry Truman had the stones to nuke Japan until it begged to surrender, have been a direct result of our refusal to make attacking America or Americans something less than an automatic apocalypse.
True Jacksonian foreign policy is tough but fair. It’s tough because if you screw with us, you die. It’s fair because if you don’t screw with us, we leave you alone.
Which brings us back to Iran. Iran is a threat to the United States. It has maimed and murdered our people. It has, directly and through proxies, threatened to kill our President, though, in that way it’s basically channeling much of the Democrat party. It must be made an example of.
And now is the time to do it. We have the forces in place. The Israelis are chomping at the bit to help, which is very useful. According to open-source information, at least six B-2 bombers are on-station and can attack dug-in facilities. Two carrier battle groups and cruise missile subs are also in the region, as well as other forces. They can’t stay on-station forever. The Iranians know this. That’s why they’re dragging out these bogus negotiations. Eventually, those forces will have to come home. We can’t be poised to do this forever, or even for very long.
Now, there may be good reasons not to do it, should facts we do not know support holding off. We don’t know the classified information about Iranian targets and whether they are actually vulnerable to our weapon systems. From open sources, it appears they are, but that might not be true. Second, we may lack the capacity to do what’s necessary. We have a pretty heavy force forward-deployed there now, but that might not be enough. Further, we might have used up too many weapons supplying Ukraine and that endless meat grinder of a war, as well as bombing whatever the Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s are further back into the Stone Age. There may be other factors that we are unaware of that make an attack a bad idea.
But I kind of doubt it.
Hopefully, this negotiation nonsense is just for show to mollify the weak hearts of the West, of which there are far too many. The mullahs are never going to give up their nuke program. They know it, and we know it, and anybody who doesn’t know it is either a liar or a halfwit. Pull off the damn Band-Aid and get this done.
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[Regnum] In Syria, unknown persons have removed the remains of former President Hafez al-Assad from his grave in the city of Qardah in Latakia province.
Boys being boys or malice aforethought?
This was reported on April 28 by Syria TV, citing photographs and videos from social networks.
Hafez al-Assad is the father of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He was head of state from 1971 to 2000. After his death, he was buried in his hometown of Qardah. A mausoleum was built over his grave.
"The grave of former President Hafez al-Assad was dug up. The grave, which had turned into a black pit, was found to be empty. Unknown persons carried the remains from the grave to an unknown location," the article says.
The TV channel noted that the activists who posted the video online suspect that armed groups operating in the area are removing Assad's remains. In the videos, the grave is desecrated by people in military uniform.
So malice by the new Hayat Tarhrir al Sham government? How petty.
On December 11 last year, an armed mob destroyed the grave of Hafez al-Assad. A group of masked men burned down the mausoleum of the former Syrian president. Footage circulated on social media showing the former president's grave engulfed in flames, while others showed armed men standing around it inside the mausoleum.
As reported by Regnum news agency, on December 7, a crowd tore down a statue of Hafez al-Assad, which stood in the main square in the suburb of Jerman, almost 10 km from the center of Damascus.
On December 8, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Bashar al-Assad had decided to leave the post of President of Syria and left the republic, giving instructions to peacefully transfer power. After that, he and his family arrived in Moscow, Russia granted them asylum.
[IsraelTimes] Authorities commit to investigating after unknown perpetrators dig up burial site of Rabbi Chaim Vital amid push by country’s new leadership to shed Islamist image
When a delegation of US Jews visited Syria at the invitation of the interim government in February, one of their stops was to a small shrine in a corner of Damascus’s Jewish cemetery.
According to tradition, the shrine houses the grave of Rabbi Chaim Ben Yosef Vital, a 17th-century kabbalist who wrote down the words of his teacher Isaac Luria, preserving the work of one of the most prominent Jewish mystics of all time for posterity.
On Thursday, unknown perpetrators broke into the structure and dug up the tomb.
According to Bakhour Chamntoub, one of the handful of Jews who remain in Syria, the incident was reported to the authorities. Officials promised to investigate the apparent vandalism, an encouraging sign from a regime whose Islamist core has sparked worries over whether the new Syria will support tolerance of other religions.
"An unknown group broke into the Jewish cemetery in Damascus," Chamntoub wrote on his Facebook page Friday, posting a picture of the tomb with a large hole next to the monument. "[They] broke the cemetery’s main gate and entered a room containing the grave of Rabbi Chaim Vital."
"They dug the ground next to the grave in search of antiquities," he added. "We informed the authorities responsible for the area. They inspected the site of the vandalism and promised to investigate the perpetrators and to follow up on the matter."
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who deposed Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Lord of the Baath... in December, has worked to rehabilitate his image after years spent fighting in the ranks of an al-Qaeda-affiliated group.
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[PUNCHNG] THE resurgence of the terrorist Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... sect in parts of the North-East has set alarm bells ringing again. When Nigerians thought that the lawless group had been significantly degraded, it began to make a forceful comeback, in concert with ISWAP, leaving many astounded.
According to Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, the renewed attacks indicate that the government is worse off.
He said, ''As I address this important gathering today, it is unfortunate that the renewed Boko Haram attacks and kidnappings in many communities, almost daily, without confrontation, signalled that Borno State is losing ground.''
Zulum lamented that the recent attacks and dislodgement of military formations in some LGAs, among other related killings of innocent civilians and security agencies, called for serious concern.
The Shehu of Borno, Abubakar el-Kanemi, hailed security agencies in the fight against terrorism, but emphasised that three LGAs of Guzamala, Marte, Abbadam and some parts of Mobbar were still under the total control of Boko Haram. He said most of those communities were without civil authority.
The Nigerian military, however, denied the governor's assertions.
Bulama Bukarti, a security expert and senior fellow at the Extremism Policy Unit of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, said, ''We know that Boko Haram now operates unmanned drones. They survey military formations in the North-East with unmanned drones.''
These revelations are a sobering indicator that the deadly sect continues to expand its methods on various frontiers without being effectively challenged.
The situation is quite grim and dire for thousands of resettled persons in various Borno communities in Gwoza LGA and other places deemed to be safe.
Some of these communities are far-flung and are not regularly covered by security forces.
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[PUNCHNG] The Russian Federation has pledged stronger military cooperation with Nigeria in its ongoing fight against terrorism, offering weapons, operational support, and strategic expertise to bolster the country's counterinsurgency operations.
Speaking on behalf of President Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances... and the Russian Minister of Defence, Lt Gen Averianov emphasized Russia's readiness to deepen defence cooperation with Nigeria, describing the West African country as a major regional power and critical partner.
He noted that Russia, engaged in special operations against 39 adversary nations, had developed new counterterrorism strategies it was eager to share with Nigeria.
A statement on Monday by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau said the commitment was made during a courtesy visit by the Representative of the President of Russia, Lieutenant General Andrei Averianov, to Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.
The statement read, ''The Representative of the President of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Andrei Averianov today, 28 April 2025 paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR. The Head of the Russian delegation in his remarks noted that the visit marked a memorable day in the history of the Russian Federation, while on behalf of his team, thanked the CDS for hosting them and the warm hospitality accorded to them.
''According to him, it has been 80 years since Russia fought Nazism. However,
a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package... the security landscape has evolved, with asymmetric threats such as al-Qaeda and Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... now emerging. He expressed Russian delight in being part of the fight to create a more secure environment for future generations in Nigeria.
''Lt Gen Averianov stated that Russia was engaged in special operations facing 39 adversary nations, during which they had developed new methods they were willing to share with Nigeria to support the fight against terrorism.
''On behalf of President Vladimir Putin and the Honourable Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, he pledged Russia's support to Nigeria in its fight against terrorism, while recognising Nigeria's significance as a major stakeholder and power in the region.''
He further noted that Russia has been observing and learning from Nigeria's counterterrorism efforts over the years.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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...a proud Arab institution for 42 years, now among the dear departed, though not the dearest...>
...hereditary prime minister of the Great White North...
..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
..always the voice of sweet reason...
... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all ofwhich have enough problems without them...
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa....jpg "Kashmir")
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it 
..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...
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..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
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...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche...
[NYPOST] A crazed patient hacked a Kansas City paramedic to death inside his ambluence while he was taking her to the hospital — and she had just been released on bail for allegedly biting a cop days earlier, according to authorities.
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... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the 
Lord of the Baath...
