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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.
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”
US Africa Command said in a press release on Monday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on November 8, marking at least the 90th time that the US has bombed the country this year. Continue reading “US Bombs Somalia for the 90th Time This Year”
By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net
A fresh campaign aimed at clamping down on online election speech is reigniting concerns about Britain’s drift toward digital censorship. Continue reading “UK: The Push to Police Election Talk Online”
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
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.
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”
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
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
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”
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”
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”
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”
By Christina Maas – Reclaim The Net
Wisconsin legislators have found a new villain in their quest to save people from themselves: the Virtual Private Network. Continue reading “Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose VPN Ban and ID Checks on Adult Sites”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The NYPD has released photos of the “fedora-wearing” suspect who triggered an anti-Semitism panic in the immediate aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s election by spray-painting swastikas on a Brooklyn yeshiva. Continue reading “NYPD Release Photos of ‘Fedora-Wearing Bicyclist’ Who Spray-painted Swastikas on NYC Yeshiva”
As grocery prices have risen, demand at food banks throughout the country has surged to very alarming levels. At the end of 2024, I wrote about how demand at food banks had risen to record levels all over the United States. Unfortunately, demand has continued to rise in 2025, and now the government shutdown has shifted America’s hunger crisis into overdrive.
A US State Department spokesperson told Shafaq News on Wednesday that the US is not withdrawing from Iraq but shifting its military role to a “bilateral relationship” under a deal that will end the mission of the US-led anti-ISIS coalition in the country. Continue reading “State Department Says US Is Not Withdrawing from Iraq”
Far too little food and other types of aid are entering Gaza, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing aid agencies, as Israel continues to violate a key part of the ceasefire deal. Continue reading “Not Nearly Enough Food Is Entering Gaza as Israel Continues To Violate Ceasefire Deal”
