Rafah Ground Offensive Will Begin Soon – IDF Chief
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 9:53am EDTTEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Israeli Defense Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that Israeli troops were gearing up for a ground offensive against the southern Gaza city of Rafah, after accusing Hamas of rejecting Israel’s ceasefire proposals.
Switzerland Will Not Supply Weapons to Ukraine – President
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 9:47am EDTGENEVA (Sputnik) – Switzerland will not supply weapons to Ukraine, since the law on the state of emergency does not apply in this case, Swiss President Viola Amherd said on Sunday.
He Has Risen! Orthodox Christians Celebrate Easter Across the World
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 9:32am EDTOrthodox Christians all over the world celebrated Easter, one of the most important Christian observances, on Sunday, May 5.
Aurus Restyle: Putin Drivers’ Wish List Built In
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 9:20am EDTThe Aurus Senat is an executive car specifically designed by Russian engineers for top state officials, including the president.
Who’s Funding University Unrest?
ZeroHedge - May 5th 2024 8:45am EDTWho’s Funding University Unrest? Via OpenTheBooks substack, FOUR MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES GAVE $10.3 BILLION TO U.S. COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES! The civil unrest playing out at America’s elite universities continues to headline the news. And OpenTheBooks is here to follow the money. Previously, our reporting broke down the massive taxpayer subsidy of America’s elite universities. This week, we continued […]
Fraudulent Logic Guides The UK Smoking Ban
ZeroHedge - May 5th 2024 8:10am EDTFraudulent Logic Guides The UK Smoking Ban Authored by Owen Ashworth via The Mises Institute, It is the waning days of the Sunak premiership, and the Conservative party still has a stonking majority despite its cataclysmic capitulation in the polls. The government is effectively a lame duck; everyone knows it has no support, yet it […]
Russian Forces Destroy Warehouse of Western Missiles Near Odessa
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 8:03am EDTAccording to the Russian Defense Ministry, a Ukrainian fuel depot of the 218th Joint Logistics Support Center, rocket fuel production workshops, drone weapons, troops and military equipment in 108 districts were also struck.
Russia Fears Israel-Iran Escalation May Trigger Wider War
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 7:40am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Foreign Ministry urges Iran and Israel to refrain from actions that could escalate tensions after their tit-for-tat attacks nearly plunged the region into a wider war in April, Alexander Kinschak, head of the ministry’s Middle East and North Africa Department, told Sputnik.
Trump Develops ‘Detailed’ Plan On Achieving Ukraine Peace: Telegraph
ZeroHedge - May 5th 2024 7:35am EDTTrump Develops ‘Detailed’ Plan On Achieving Ukraine Peace: Telegraph Trump has long touted on the campaign trail that he can stop the Ukraine war in 24 hours while taking shots a Biden’s inability to oversee a negotiation that would ultimately end the war. The Daily Telegraph is now reporting, citing an unnamed source who is said to […]
Netanyahu Calls Hamas’ Ceasefire Demands Unacceptable
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 7:33am EDTTEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that his government was ready to reach a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, which he accused of making unacceptable demands.
German Economy Hit by ‘Unprecedented Outflow of Capital’ – CDU Chairman
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 7:21am EDTEconomy Minister Robert Habeck earlier admitted that the government’s forecast for 2024’s economic growth had been revised down from 1.3% to 0.2%.
Largest Review On Transgender-Youth Medicine Finds Insufficient Evidence For Medicalization
ZeroHedge - May 5th 2024 7:00am EDTLargest Review On Transgender-Youth Medicine Finds Insufficient Evidence For Medicalization Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), England may be the third country to withdraw from a “gender-affirming” treatment pathway due to recommendations from a long-awaited report. (Illustration by The Epoch Times, The Cass Review, Getty Images, Freepik) In April, the country […]
Russian Troops Fully Liberated Ocheretino Settlement in Donetsk People’s Republic
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 6:07am EDTMORE DETAILS TO FOLOW
Watch Russian Air Defenses Down Polish-Made Drone in Special Op
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 5:55am EDTThe “Warmate” drone is produced by the Polish defense industry and can be used for reconnaissance or as a loitering munition. After Russia launched the special military operation, Warsaw began supplying Kiev regime with its drones.
Israeli Military Eliminated Islamic Jihad Commander – IDF
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 5:10am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it had eliminated one of the commanders of Palestinian movement Islamic Jihad, who allegedly participated in the attack on Israel on October 7.
BREAKING–Seattle, King County Reports 18.5% Increase in Cardiac Arrests from Pre-Pandemic Years
Dr. Peter McCullough MD - May 5th 2024 5:09am EDTBy Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH I did my internal medicine residency at the University of Washington in Seattle. In the 1980’s it was the most competitive internal medicine training program in the country as more medical students ranked it #1 on their list than all others. One great privilege of the program was to […]
Is Power-Sharing Deal on Postwar Gaza Between Israel and Arab States Feasible?
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 5:04am EDTEven if Israel and Arab states clinch a deal to jointly rule Gaza after the war, one should bear in mind that it would be a temporary solution, Dr. Shaul Bartal, a retired lieutenant colonel, researcher at Bar-Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, told Sputnik.
Iran Plans to Begin Construction of Darkhovin Nuclear Reactor This Fall
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 5:01am EDTTEHRAN (Sputnik) – Iran is planning to start the construction of the “nuclear island” of the Darkhovin (Karun) nuclear power plant in the fall, Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said on Sunday.
Macron Says Limit of 2 Consecutive Presidential Terms ‘Takes Away Some of Voters’ Freedom’
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 4:43am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – French President Emmanuel Macron has said he has no intention of changing France’s constitution, but believes the limit of two consecutive presidential terms “takes away some of the freedom” of voters.
Global pressure on Israel to raise possibility of Gaza truce: Iran FM
Press TV - May 5th 2024 4:36am EDTIran’s foreign minister says mounting international pressure on Israel to end its genocidal Gaza war has increased the chance of a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory.
The Indo has interviewed several Palestinians who had been living in Jordan but are now claiming asylum in Ireland, sugg…
Orlared - May 5th 2024 4:26am EDTThe Indo has interviewed several Palestinians who had been living in Jordan but are now claiming asylum in Ireland, suggesting this phenomenon is increasing. Pictured is Mahmoud Al-Azab, the man I spotlighted three weeks back who told an English vlogger that he got into Ireland by first applying for an “ETA visa” to the UK. […]
South Korea to Participate in US Cyber Drills – Reports
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 4:25am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – South Korea’s Cyber Operations Command will take part in an upcoming US-led multinational cyber exercise amid growing security threats from North Korea, the South’s Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, citing the country’s defense ministry.
Any UN Expert Panel on Sanctions Against N. Korea Doomed to ‘Self-Destruction’ – Diplomat
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 4:21am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – North Korea’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Kim Song, said Sunday that any newly formed group similar to the disbanded group of experts of the UN Security Council’s committee on sanctions against Pyongyang would be doomed to “self-destruction” over time.
Sullivan Unveils Conditions of Potential ‘Historic’ US Defense Deal With Saudi Arabia
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 3:09am EDTThe US and Saudi Arabia are reportedly getting closer to a major deal that would “reshape the Middle East” and add to the region’s security.
Saboteur Linked to Crocus Terrorist Attack Fled Russia in 2022 After Mobilization Call-Up
Sputnik - May 5th 2024 3:08am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Nikolai Surnov, the eliminated suspect in the case of a terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow, left Russia immediately after the announcement of partial mobilization in 2022, people familiar with him told Sputnik.