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🚨 BREAKING:
U.S. Senator Atty Aber @USAttyAber
FOUND DEAD after EXPOSING israeli
smuggling ring. They literally killed her.Israel f*cking MURDERED a U.S. Senator. pic.twitter.com/3Xzk6ugE9o
— Jvnior (@Jvnior) February 4, 2026
By Stavroula Pabst – Responsible Statecraft
The U.S. Army has quietly sent a rotational force to the Philippines — a move experts tell RS signals greater U.S. military involvement in the region, amid growing tensions over the island of Taiwan. Continue reading “New US Army force deployed to Philippines”
By Elis Gjevori – Middle East Eye
Israeli fighter jets bombed the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing at least 21 Palestinians, including three children, according to local hospitals.
At least 14 people were killed in Gaza City after Israeli forces shelled the eastern neighbourhoods of Zaytoun and Tuffah at dawn.
Al Jazeera reported that at least two baby girls were among those killed in the attacks. Continue reading “Israel kills 21 Palestinians in Gaza bombing, including infants”
Trump had kicked off the week by warning Iran that “bad things” would probably happen if a deal could not be reached. “We have ships heading to Iran right now, big ones – the biggest and the best – and we have talks going on with Iran and we’ll see how it all works out,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “If we can work something out, that would be great and if we can’t, probably bad things would happen.”
“I’d like to see a deal negotiated. I don’t know that that’s going to happen,” he added. So far, Iran seems a willing participant, though at this point the reality is it has little to lose by risking such direct engagement.
Continue reading “Trump Warns Of ‘Bad Things’ If No Iran Deal Reached As Venue Moves To Oman”
Adding to Israel’s ongoing hostility to the UN peacekeeping operation in southern Lebanon, the UNIFIL reported Sunday’s operations near the Blue Line were disrupted when the IDF began dropping an unidentified chemical on the area near the peacekeepers. Continue reading “UNIFIL Operations Disrupted as Israel Drops Mystery Chemicals in Southern Lebanon”
Israeli forces killed a three-year-old boy in Gaza on Monday as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. Continue reading “Israeli Forces Kill Three-Year-Old Boy in Gaza”
Former U.K. Cabinet minister Peter Mandelson – who was fired last September from his new role as ambassador to the United States due to his ties to Jeffrey Epstein – is facing mounting political and legal pressure following disclosures that he may have shared market-sensitive government information with Epstein during the global financial crisis.
Continue reading “Former UK Cabinet Minister Accused Of Leaking Bombshell Financial Data To Epstein”
The top US and Israeli generals held talks in Washington amid threats of a US attack on Iran, Reuters reported on Sunday. Continue reading “Top US, Israeli Generals Hold Meeting at Pentagon Amid Threat of New Iran War”
The Trump administration has approved $6.5 billion in new weapons deals for Israel that include Apache attack helicopters and military vehicles, a step Secretary of State Marco Rubio took without waiting for the normal congressional review process. Continue reading “Trump Again Bypasses Congress To Advance Major Weapons Package for Israel”
By Wyatt Reed and Max Blumenthal – Grayzone
Topline: Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander claims one of the city’s health insurance funds has “no path to solvency” after labor unions used it to cover pay raises, Weight Watchers and more.
Key facts: New York’s taxpayer-funded Health Insurance Stabilization Fund owes $3.1 billion to outside vendors and the city that it’s unable to pay. The actual amount is likely much higher because expenses from 2024 and 2025 have not been totaled yet, according to Lander’s Dec. 30 audit. Continue reading “Waste Of The Day: NYC Healthcare Fund Is Out Of Cash”
By Kyle Anzalone – Antiwar.com
The Israeli military accepted the death toll put out by the Gaza Health Ministry. The ministry has found that over 71,000 Palestinians have been killed over the past two years. Continue reading “IDF Backs Gaza Health Ministry’s Death Count from Onslaught”
By Kyle Anzalone – Antiwar.com
President Donald Trump is considering strikes on Iran, hoping the attack will restart anti-government protests. Continue reading “Trump Considering Strikes on Iran to Reignite Protests”
By ¡Do Not Panic! – The Grayzone
Continue reading “NBA star Stephen Curry’s ties to Israeli intelligence exposed”
Shortly after President Donald Trump said Thursday afternoon that Russia had agreed to pause strikes on Kiev and other Ukrainian cities for a week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said overnight that Ukraine is prepared to halt drone and missile attacks on Russia’s critical energy infrastructure, provided Putin honors a weeklong truce and refrains from launching missiles or drones at Kiev.
“If Russia does not strike our energy infrastructure — generation facilities or any other energy assets — we will not strike theirs,” Zelensky told reporters in Kiev. “We want to end the war and we are ready for de-escalation steps.” Continue reading ““Ready For De-Escalation”: Zelensky Ready To Accept Energy Ceasefire If Putin Will”
By Kyle Anzalone – Antiwar.com
President Donald Trump renewed his threats to attack Iran if the Islamic Republic does not comply with his demands. The President claimed that Iran must agree to a new nuclear deal or would be attacked by the “armada” Trump has assembled in the Middle East. Continue reading “Trump to Iran: Agree to Nuclear Deal Or the US Will Attack”
By Kyle Anzalone – Antiwar.com
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will maintain security control over the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. He added that he will not allow the creation of a Palestinian State. Continue reading “Netanyahu: Israel Will Have Control from ‘River to the Sea’ Including Gaza”
As Americans brave a brutal cold snap, households are facing higher heating bills this summer.
President Trump is keeping 