Violence against Alawites was enormous in March, when government-backed forces and some security forces carried out a massacre in the Tartus and Latakia Governorates, killing in excess of 1,300 Alawites, mostly civilians. The violence has lingered since then, but...
US B-52 Bomber Flies Near Venezuela for Second Time Within Five Days
A US B-52 bomber flew near the coast of Venezuela on Monday, flight tracking data shows, as such flights have become a regular occurrence amid the US military buildup in the Caribbean and push toward a war to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. According to Air...
UN Calls for Investigations as Number of Lebanese Civilians Killed by Israel During Ceasefire Rises to 127
A week and a half ago, the UN Human Rights Office issued a statement reporting that Israel had killed 114 civilians since the beginning of the ceasefire in Lebanon. Today, they updated that number to 127 confirmed civilians, entirely on the basis of a single attack....
Ukraine Makes Significant Changes to US Peace Plan
Ukrainian officials made significant changes to a US-drafted peace deal during negotiations with their US counterparts in Geneva on Sunday, The Guardian has reported. The original 28-point plan leaked to the media was substantially altered during the talks, led by US...
Report: Trump Plans To Hold Talks With Venezuela’s Maduro
President Trump has told his advisers that he's planning to speak directly with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Axios reported on Monday, citing administration officials. While the Trump administration has continued to build up its forces in the Caribbean, bomb...
Netanyahu’s 2024 Diary Reveals Frequent Meetings and Calls With Sen. Lindsey Graham
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 2024 diary reveals that he spoke frequently with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who was working at the time to ensure the US continued providing unconditional military aid to Israel to support its genocidal campaign in Gaza....
Pentagon Opens Investigation Into Sen. Mark Kelly Over Call for Troops to Disobey Unlawful Orders
Originally published at Judgenap.com and reprinted with permission The Department of War published a statement saying the agency received serious allegations of misconduct by Senator Mark Kelly and is opening an investigation into the claims against the former Navy...
China Slams Japanese Plan to Deploy Missiles on Island Near Taiwan
Japan has reaffirmed that it plans to deploy a surface-to-air missile system to one of its far-flung southwestern islands that's near Taiwan, drawing a sharp rebuke from Beijing. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters on Sunday that Tokyo would be...
Israeli Forces Kill Four More Palestinians in Gaza
The Israeli military killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, as Israel continues to violate the US-backed ceasefire deal. WAFA reported that the four Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza City...
US Designates Non-Existent Cartel as a ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization’ To Justify Attacks on Venezuela
The US State Department on Monday formally designated the Cartel de los Soles, or Cartel of the Suns, a group that doesn't actually exist, as a "Foreign Terrorist Organization," providing a pretext for a potential attack on Venezuela. The term “Cartel of the Suns” was...


