US military kills two more people in strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific

Posted on by

Small boat destroyed in video posted on social media as US campaign has killed at least 178 people since September

The US military announced on Friday that it killed two people in an attack on a boat in the eastern Pacific, part of a series of deadly strikes on vessels in recent months which it claims are targeting “narco-trafficking” operations.

The US Southern Command declared in a social media post on X that Gen Francis L Donovan directed Joint Task Force Southern Spear, the counter-narcotics unit that operates in the region, to carry out a lethal strike. The US military posted a video, which it labeled unclassified, showing a small boat being destroyed in an explosion.

Continue reading...

Netanyahu says he was successfully treated for prostate cancer – The Guardian

Posted on by
  1. Netanyahu says he was successfully treated for prostate cancer  The Guardian
  2. Netanyahu says he hid prostate cancer from public because of Iran war  The Washington Post
  3. Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu says he received treatment for prostate cancer  Al Jazeera
  4. Trump’s War Partner Reveals Cancer Battle  The Daily Beast
  5. Netanyahu reveals he quietly underwent treatment for undisclosed prostate cancer  CNN
Posted in Uncategorized

Hezbollah defiant in face of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extension – The Washington Post

Posted on by
  1. Hezbollah defiant in face of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extension  The Washington Post
  2. Hezbollah says ceasefire 'meaningless' as fighting continues in south  Reuters
  3. In rare interview, top Hezbollah leader rejects disarmament, calls for Israeli withdrawal  PBS
  4. Hezbollah lawmaker calls on Lebanon to ‘withdraw’ from talks ‘with the Zionist enemy’  The Times of Israel
  5. Lebanon Pushes For Full Israeli Withdrawal Ahead Of Washington Ceasefire Talks  i24NEWS
Posted in Uncategorized

Australian women and children leave Syrian detention camp for Damascus – and potentially home

Posted on by

Repatriation attempt comes after group was turned around when leaving camp in February. Albanese government says it’s not assisting cohort

Four Australian women and nine of their children and grandchildren have left al-Roj camp in north-east Syria, seeking to return to Australia.

The group is reportedly travelling across Syria by road to the capital Damascus, under the control of the Syrian government.

Continue reading...

New global panel aims to accelerate move away from fossil fuels – The Guardian

Posted on by
  1. New global panel aims to accelerate move away from fossil fuels  The Guardian
  2. Countries meet in first global effort to phase out fossil fuels  BBC
  3. The world is searching for oil. This summit is looking to get rid of it.  Politico
  4. Amid fuel crisis, a bold move to leave oil and gas behind  DW.com
  5. Countries to gather in Colombia for summit aimed at breaking fossil fuel reliance  AP News
Posted in Uncategorized

Katya Adler: Europe’s Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain – BBC

Posted on by
  1. Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain  BBC
  2. Britain and Spain Reject Reported Plans by Trump to Punish Them  The New York Times
  3. Exclusive: Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift, source says  Reuters
  4. UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo  The Guardian
  5. Trump weighs consequences for NATO allies on ‘naughty’ list  Politico
Posted in Uncategorized

ADAPTIVE INDOMITABLE UKRAINE: Mark Sumner’s Excellent Analysis(as usual) of the Futile State of Russia’s Spring Offensive – Daily Kos

Posted on by
  1. ADAPTIVE INDOMITABLE UKRAINE: Mark Sumner’s Excellent Analysis(as usual) of the Futile State of Russia’s Spring Offensive  Daily Kos
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 25, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. The situation 1487 – April 17, 2026  SPARTANAT.com
  4. Russian assaults did not provide the occupiers with tactical victories and are unlikely to strengthen the spring-summer "offensive" - ISW  Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
  5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 20, 2026  Critical Threats
Posted in Uncategorized