By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.Com

Media reports are adhering to the idea that the Lebanon ceasefire continues to hold. However, there is an awful lot of firing in southern Lebanon for that to actually be true. Israel began carrying out attacks on Thursday, and those attacks have escalated significantly over the weekend. Continue reading “At Least Two Killed as Israel Steps Up Attacks Across Southern Lebanon”

By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

Police officers in riot gear standing in a line facing a crowd.

Police in the UK have used what appears to be an advanced facial recognition surveillance tool to identify and arrest several suspects in the wake of last summer’s unrest following the Southport stabbings, it has emerged. Continue reading “UK Police Used Facial Recognition on Thousands During Summer Protests and Riots”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner’s father who went to prison for a witness tampering plot that involved hiring a prostitute to seduce and secretly film his own brother-in-law, has been picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be America’s ambassador to France. Continue reading “Trump Picks Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner’s Criminal Father, for Ambassador to France”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

Americans should be outraged by New York City’s $220 million sweetheart deal with Pakistan to lease the prestigious Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan as a luxury shelter for illegal aliens. The most alarming issue is that NYC paid a foreign government to help house the migrants. Continue reading ““This Is Nuts”: NYC Pays Pakistani-Owned Roosevelt Hotel $220 Million To House Illegal Aliens”

By Libby Emmons – The Post Millennial

BREAKING: Joe Biden pardons son Hunter

President Joe Biden and his White House have long said that the president has no plans to pardon his son Hunter, who has been convicted on felony charges. All that changed on Sunday when Biden announced that he had issued a pardon for his son. Continue reading “BREAKING: Joe Biden pardons son Hunter”

By The Cradle

At least 40 Palestinians were killed on 30 November by an Israeli airstrike on a building sheltering more than 100 displaced civilians in the Tel al-Zaatar area of north Gaza. Continue reading “Dozens killed by Israeli airstrike on building sheltering over 100 Palestinians in north Gaza”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.Com

Beginning late Wednesday, the Syrian Islamist rebel faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a major offensive out of the Idlib Province into the Aleppo Province. The result is heavy fighting and airstrikes, and it is now being reported HTS has reached the city of Aleppo itself. Continue reading “Hundreds Dead, Fighting Rages as Syrian Islamist Rebels Reach Aleppo”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.Com

The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire began Wednesday morning. Less than two days later, it seems to be faltering, with multiple reports of Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon, and claims of violations by both sides. Continue reading “Ceasefire Falters as Israel Launches Airstrikes, Artillery Shelling on Southern Lebanon”