By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

Heavy fighting reportedly erupted in the area of Deir Seryan, on the border between Israel and Lebanon and well inside the Israeli occupied “Yellow Line” area of southern Lebanon. Israel reportedly advanced troops into the town and Hezbollah attacked them. Continue reading “Heavy Fighting in Southern Lebanon as Hezbollah Attacks Israeli Positions”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Lawmakers toppled Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s pro-EU ​government in a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, putting at risk the country’s sovereign debt ratings, its access to ‌EU funds and the stability of its currency. Of the valid votes cast in the parliament, 285 voted for the motion of censure and four against, exceeds the 251 signatures collected last week for the motion and above the 233 needed to pass, the official parliamentary count showed.

Continue reading “Romanian Pro-EU Government Collapses After No-Confidence Vote, Currency Tumbles To Record Low”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The US has launched another airstrike in Somalia, according to a press release from US Africa Command, as US media continues to ignore the bombing campaign.

AFRICOM said in a release on Friday that its forces launched an airstrike against al-Shabaab on April 30, about 30 miles northeast of Kismayo, putting the attack in Lower Juba, Somalia’s southernmost region. As usual, AFRICOM offered no other details about the strike. Continue reading “US Launches 61st Airstrike of the Year in Somalia”