Month: April 2025

Ukrainian POWs arrive inside Ukraine after being released from captivity in a prisoner exhange with Russia on April 19, 2025. (Francis Farrell/The Kyiv Independent) | Published April 21, 2025 In a significant development amidst the […]

ICC pre-trial chamber denies Duterte camp’s request to restrict victim identity documents

Former president Rodrigo Duterte attends first ICC hearing via videolink. | Published April 21, 2025 the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber rejected former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s legal team’s request to limit the types […]

China vows retaliation against countries supporting US-led trade isolation

Chinese and US are displayed together in Beijing, China on September 16, 2018 [Andy Wong/AP] | Published April 21, 2025 China issued a stern warning to countries considering trade agreements with the United States that […]

IDF troops are accused of carrying out ‘summary executions’ of 15 Gaza aid workers as Israel sacks deputy commander over the incident

No paramedic was armed and no weapons were found in any vehicle, Major Gen Yoav Har-Even, who is in charge of the military’s investigative branch, told journalists | Published April 21, 2025 Israeli Defense Forces […]

Pentagon Denies New York Times Report with Anonymous Sources Accusing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of Leaking Yemen Strike Details in Second Private Signal Chat with Wife, Brother, and Lawyer

(DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza) | Published April 21, 2025 A significant breach of U.S. national security protocols, dubbed “Signal-Gate,” unfolded when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth inadvertently shared sensitive […]

New in the Letitia Files: Did New York AG Letitia James Commit Insurance Fraud, Too? It Looks Like It

| Published April 20, 2025 In a significant escalation of legal and political tensions, the Trump administration has initiated a criminal referral against New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleging mortgage fraud related to her […]

Trump: ‘Hopefully Russia, Ukraine Will Make Deal This Week’

| Published April 20, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump expressed optimism that Russia and Ukraine could reach a peace agreement within the week. In a post on Truth Social, he stated, “Hopefully Russia and Ukraine […]

Vatican: Pope Has Died

Pope Francis has died, the Vatican announced early Monday morning in Rome. He was 88. | Published April 20, 2025 VATICAN CITY — In a solemn announcement that marks the end of an era, the […]

Is This Why the Supreme Court Halted the Tren de Aragua Deportation Flights?

AP Photo/Fernando Vergara | Published April 20, 2025 EDITORIAL – In a deeply concerning move, the U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily halted the deportation of Venezuelan migrants accused of being linked to the Tren de […]

‘The Guardian’ Gives Readers Step-by Step Guide on How to Boycott The U.S. Under Its ‘Current Regime’

| Published April 20, 2025 The Guardian Urges Readers to Boycott the U.S.: A New Low in Media Bias? In a shocking and deeply unpatriotic move, The Guardian has published a step-by-step guide advising its […]

Israel Might Take Limited Military Action vs. Iran Under Certain Conditions

| Published April 20, 2025 Weighing the option of a limited military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. The discussions come amid growing concern in Jerusalem over Tehran’s progress toward developing nuclear weapons. Israeli leadership is […]

Biden-Appointed Judge Orders State Dept to Provide Passports to Trans People Using Chosen Sex Marker, Against Trump Order

| Published April 20, 2025 In a significant legal development, a federal judge in Boston has ruled that the Trump administration’s policy restricting transgender and nonbinary individuals from obtaining passports that reflect their gender identities […]

Lebanese authorities detain people they say were planning rocket attacks on Israel

Lebanese army soldiers inspect a charred car that was hit by an Israeli strike, in the southern coastal town of Ghazieh, Lebanon, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari) | Published April 20, 2025 On […]

Van Hollen on Abrego Garcia: I Am Not Defending the Man, I Am Defending Due Process

| Published April 20, 2025 Upholding National Security and Legal Integrity Amidst Controversy Introduction In recent weeks, the controversy surrounding Senator Chris Van Hollen’s defense of Kilmar Abrego Garcia has sparked significant debate about immigration […]

Trump Administration Starts Pulling Hundreds of Troops from Syria

U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Hammock via AP | Published April 20, 2025 The United States is initiating a significant reduction of its military presence in Syria, planning to decrease troop levels […]

The trans-rights movement’s howl of male rage

One sign at the protest in London’s Parliament Square showed an illustration of hangman alongside the slogan ‘The only good TERF is a [hanged] TERF’ | Published April 20, 2025 The Clash of Ideologies – […]

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaking one-day Easter ceasefire

Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, April 19, 2025. Iryna Rybakova/Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights | Published April 20, 2025 On April 20, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of violating a one-day Easter ceasefire declared by […]

Fears remain this Easter that Christians in Nigeria are being ‘wiped out’ by Muslim extremists

At least 51 Christians were killed in another attack in Nigeria’s Plateau State. (Reuters) | Published April 20, 2025 Islamist militants have reportedly killed thousands of Christians in Nigeria As Easter approaches, Christian communities in […]

Vladimir Putin Announces Temporary Easter Ceasefire in Ukraine

| Published April 20, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral 30-hour Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, set to begin at 6 p.m. Moscow time and conclude at midnight on April 20. The Kremlin framed […]

Three fired Pentagon officials say they’ve been ‘slandered’ by ‘baseless attacks’ from ‘unnamed’ officials

| Published April 20, 2025 Three senior Pentagon officials—Dan Caldwell, Colin Carroll, and Darin Selnick—have been dismissed amid an ongoing investigation into alleged leaks of sensitive national security information. The former aides to Defense Secretary […]

China’s US envoy urges end to trade war, but warns Beijing ready to fight

Xie Feng, China’s new ambassador to the U.S., addresses the media as he arrives at JFK airport in New York City, U.S., May 23, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Purchase Licensing Rights | Published April 20, 2025 Washington, D.C. […]

Boeing jet returns to US from China, a victim of Trump’s tariff war

| Published April 20, 2025 Seattle, WA — In a tangible manifestation of the intensifying trade dispute between the United States and China, a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft originally destined for China’s Xiamen Airlines has […]

Labour’s WhatsApp plot to defy trans ruling: Ministers’ leaked messages reveal their fury at calls to ban transgender women from female-only changing rooms