By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

A major scandal is rocking Ukraine after its National Anti-Corruption Bureau, which Zelensky unsuccessfully tried to subordinate over the summer, charged several important figures in connection with its investigation into a $100 million energy graft scandal. This includes Timur Mindich, Zelensky’s longtime business partner, who fled abroad as the authorities were closing after being tipp`ed off about his imminent arrest. He’s alleged to have also influenced the former Energy and Defense Ministers.

Continue reading “How Far Will Ukraine’s Corruption Scandal Go?”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

Amid Israel’s ongoing military escalation against Lebanon, there is mounting concern that the Israeli military intends to effectively seize significant parts of the southern Lebanese border area, as troops are constructing a wall in the area near Maroun El Ras and Aitaroun, several kilometers into Lebanese territory. Continue reading “Land Grab Feared as IDF Builds Wall Deep Into Southern Lebanon”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The US is planning to build a large military base in Israel on the Gaza border, according to a joint report from the Israeli investigative outlet Shomrim and the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. Continue reading “Report: US To Build $500 Million Military Base in Israel on the Gaza Border”

By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net

Line of police cars on a wet street at night with flashing red, blue, and white lights casting vivid, glitch-like multicolored reflections across the pavement.

Wiltshire Police in England has come under fire after accidentally releasing a cache of sensitive passwords and access codes, exposing secure police systems and even addresses of safe houses used to protect victims of rape and sexual assault. Continue reading “If UK Police Systems Can’t Stay Secure, How Safe Is a National Digital ID?”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

In yet another sign of the rampant corruption in Ukraine, Ukrainian security forces raided the apartment of Timur Mindich, a businessman associated with President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, the oligarch had already left the country just hours before, likely after being tipped off by an insider.

Continue reading “$100 Million Corruption Scandal Rocks Ukraine; Zelensky Associate Flees Country Before Police Raids”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

President Trump on Monday hosted a meeting at the White House with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda leader who took power in Damascus with his group of Jihadists, known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, in December of last year. Continue reading “Trump Hosts Syria’s Al-Qaeda Leader Turned President at the White House”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Hollywood producer Robert Simonds has purchased the Israeli spyware maker NSO Group to bring it under “American” control and hired Trump’s former Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, to lobby the president to remove sanctions on the firm so they can sell their hacking tools to US law enforcement. Continue reading “Hollywood Producer Buys Israeli NSO Spyware Maker, Hires David Friedman to Sell Hacking Tools to U.S.”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Mired in scandal over his leadership, the FBI director is lashing out against MAGA influencers for mocking his girlfriend as a Mossad honeypot — and activating his legal network to slap them with frivolous multi-million dollar lawsuits.

Continue reading “Kash Patel’s GF files $5 million lawsuit against podcaster for ‘insinuation’ she’s Mossad honeypot”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

In an entirely bizarre – though perhaps not completely without precedent – allegation from the Russian government, Ukrainian and British intelligence attempted to steal a MiG-31 fighter jet equipped with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile.

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had thwarted the alleged plot in which the foreign spies allegedly offered Russian pilots $3 million if they would perform the heist.

Continue reading “Russia Claims It Thwarted British & Ukrainian Plot To Steal Hypersonic Missile-Equipped Jet”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

A Palestinian journalist who works for Reuters was beaten on Saturday by Jewish settlers who attacked an olive harvest south of the city of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Continue reading “Israeli Settlers Beat Palestinian Journalist in Attack on Olive Harvest in the West Bank”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

At least four people have been killed over the weekend, and another 16 wounded in a flurry of Israeli strikes on Lebanon and ongoing threats to escalate the attacks even further by Israeli officials. Continue reading “Four Killed, 16 Wounded as Israel Continues to Escalate Strikes on Southern Lebanon”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net

People walking on a busy city sidewalk in daylight, with several faces framed by glowing rectangular facial-recognition boxes and a semi-transparent digital code overlay across the scene.

Europol’s deputy executive director, Jürgen Ebner, is urging the European Union to relax its own legal restraints on artificial intelligence, arguing that the rules designed to protect citizens are slowing down police innovation. Continue reading “Europe’s AI Surveillance Race Against the Rules That Protect Privacy”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Hollywood producer Robert Simonds has purchased the Israeli spyware maker NSO Group to bring it under “American” control and hired Trump’s former Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, to lobby the president to remove sanctions on the firm so they can sell their hacking tools to US law enforcement. Continue reading “Hollywood Producer Buys Israeli NSO Spyware Maker, Hires David Friedman to Sell Hacking Tools to U.S.”

By Portfolio Armor – Zerohedge

A leveraged house sitting on stilts of cash, versus an 80% LTV house on a brick foundation.

When President Trump’s new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director, Bill Pulte, floated the idea of 50-year mortgages over the weekend—and Trump amplified it on social media—the proposal sounded to some like a clever way to make homes more “affordable”: lower monthly payments, easier access, more buyers. Continue reading “Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Proposal Is A Bad Idea”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Financial exclusion remains high in many parts of the world. In several countries, more than two out of three adults are unbanked, yet the majority own a mobile phone. This contrast between connectivity and financial access highlights both the persistent gaps in global inclusion and the massive opportunity to close them. Continue reading “Unbanked In A Connected World”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The US is planning to establish a military base in Damascus, Syria, Reuters has reported, as the Trump administration continues to strongly back the new Syrian government that’s led by former al-Qaeda leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. Continue reading “Report: US To Establish Military Base in Damascus”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The Senate on Thursday rejected a resolution to stop President Trump from launching an attack on Venezuela without authorization from Congress. Continue reading “Senate Votes Down Resolution To Block Trump From Starting a War With Venezuela”