By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

A few weeks after President Trump declared on Truth Social that he wants a $1.5 trillion military budget, Republican leaders in Congress are working on making his dream of increasing military spending by about 50% a reality. Continue reading “Republicans Start Work To Get Trump His $1.5 Trillion Military Budget for 2027”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday as Israel is pushing for a new war with Iran following talks between US and Iranian officials in Oman on Friday. Continue reading “Netanyahu To Meet Trump on Wednesday as Israel Pushes for Iran War”

By Kit Klarenberg – The Grayzone

Half a century after the public learned that boys at a Belfast group home were sexually assaulted by senior staff, a key question remains unanswered: was British intelligence implicated in the abuse conspiracy, and did Kincora serve as a ‘honeypot’ to entrap and blackmail powerful figures?

Continue reading “Kincora: British intelligence-run sex abuse brothel?”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced a deepening political crisis on Monday after losing a second senior aide in the controversy over his controversial appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States,vowing he would not resign amid mounting calls for his departure. Mandelson – who resigned last week from the House of Lords over the Epstein scandal – shared market-sensitive government information with Epstein during the global financial crisis.

Continue reading “Starmer Faces Pressure To Resign Over Mandelson-Epstein Scandal As Second Aide Quits”

By Drop Site News

Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel

  • Israel kills 3 Palestinians in Gaza: Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinians across Gaza on Friday as bombardment, live fire, and large-scale demolitions continued nearly four months into the so-called ceasefire, according to Al Jazeera. Two Palestinians were killed in northern Gaza, one in Jabaliya al-Balad and another near the “yellow line” in Beit Lahia, while a third was shot in Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis. In southern Gaza, Israeli airstrikes destroyed a four-story home in a Khan Younis refugee camp, damaging dozens of nearby houses and displacement tents and injuring at least one person. Israeli forces also carried out widespread demolition operations east of the city. Helicopter gunships opened fire on northern and eastern Gaza, while Israeli vehicles fired heavily in Rafah and strikes hit areas east of Deir al-Balah.

Continue reading “AIPAC faceplants in New Jersey; U.S. strikes another boat in the Pacific; Cuba on the brink”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

Israel’s invaded Lebanon in late 2024, culminating in a ceasefire that was reached in November of that year. It was never much of a ceasefire, with Israel consistently launching attacks on Lebanese territory ever since. With the escalations though, it’s even less of a ceasefire than ever. Continue reading “Rate of Israeli Strikes on Lebanon at Highest Level Since Ceasefire”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The day before US and Iranian officials are set to hold talks in Oman, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting of his security cabinet and told his top officials that certain “conditions” are in place that may lead to the downfall of the Iranian government, according to Israeli media. Continue reading “Ahead of US-Iran Talks, Netanyahu Tells Cabinet ‘Conditions’ Could Lead to Regime Change in Tehran”