Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that moved hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump, officials confirmed Tuesday…
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The Man Who Ran Ukraine Is Gone — and Zelensky May Be Next…
Why Andrey Yermak’s fall is not yet a final verdict on the Ukrainian leader…
Backgrounder: ‘Expect Charges Very Soon’ — Investigators Search Zelensky’s Closest Ally in Ukraine’s Biggest Corruption Case…
This piece was published over the Thanksgiving holiday by The Kyiv Independent about the investigation into the Zelensky administrations corruption in Ukraine’s energy sector. We’re publishing this as a background piece for our readers…
Zelensky’s Meeting with U.S. Envoy Cancelled After No Real Progress in 5-Hour Moscow Talks…
Territorial issues remain a sticking point in ongoing peace talks with Russia…
Files Expose Britain’s Secret D-Notice Censorship Regime…
Documents obtained by The Grayzone reveal how British soldiers and spies censor news reporting on ‘national security,’ coercing reporters into silence. The files show the Committee boasting of a “90% + success rate” in enforcing the official British line on any controversial story – or disappearing reports entirely…
“Bibi sees ghosts everywhere”: U.S. alarmed by Israel’s Syria strikes
The Trump administration is concerned that Israel’s repeated strikes inside Syria risk destabilizing the country and undermining hopes of an Israel-Syria security agreement, two senior U.S. officials tell Axios….
The Negative Impact of the Gaza War on the Economy Has Become Clear…
Since October 7, defense spending has jumped by tens of billions of shekels a year and Israel’s reputation has suffered overseas. The economy will feel these effects for years to come, even if we are far from the ‘lost decade’ after the Yom Kippur War…
Netanyahu Requests Presidential Pardon in Corruption Trial; Doesn’t Admit Guilt…
Herzog says he’ll weigh ‘extraordinary request’ based on expert opinions; allies hail move; opposition slams attempt to evade responsibility; Lapid: He needs to express remorse, quit public life…
U.S., Ukraine Agree on New 19-Point Peace Plan…
A new version of a peace plan hammered out on between senior Washington and Kyiv delegations is proving more palatable to Ukrainians — and would remove several provisions that were previously described by US officials as “maximalist demands” by Moscow…
Netanyahu: ‘There will not be a Palestinian state,’ Even at Cost of Ties with Saudis…
In interview with Telegram channel, PM says border deal with Syria ‘preferable’ but won’t budge on security demands; Israel to boost arms industry to ease reliance on US…
Zelensky Personally Invests $500 Million into a Ski Resort in Ukraine…
Zelenskyy invests $500 million ‘of his own money’! In a ski resort in Western Ukraine . Where do you think this has come from? His co- investors are ‘surprise surprise’ Blackrock and JP Morgan…
Trump Plan Asks Ukraine to Cede Additional Territory for Security Guarantee…
The new Trump plan to end the war in Ukraine would grant Russia parts of eastern Ukraine it does not currently control, in exchange for a U.S. security guarantee for Ukraine and Europe against future Russian aggression, a U.S. official with direct knowledge told Axios.
Netanyahu’s Far-Right Allies up in Arms over U.S. Plans Offer of Path to Palestinian Statehood…
As Washington weighs selling F-35s to Riyadh, Israel said insisting sale be conditioned on normalization; politicians, settler leaders oppose two-state solution as part of deal…
UN Security Council Backs Trump’s Peace Plan in Gaza…
The world body’s authorization is an important first step toward marshalling resources from other countries…
Western Media Begins Damage Control After $100 Million Corruption Scandal Rocks Ukraine…
Western mainstream media almost immediately launched into damage control, with one op-ed in Bloomberg trying its best to say it’s not at all Ukraine’s fault, but is actually somehow… the Kremlin behind it(!). Here’s how it begins…
The 9,100 Palestinians Left Behind in Israeli Prisons After the ‘Peace’ Deal…
As world leaders celebrate the release of Israeli captives, over 9,000 Palestinian prisoners still face torture, hunger, and isolation behind bars. Half of them are held by Israel without charge or trial…
UK Quits Sharing Caribbean Boat Intel with U.S….
Britain says it has stopped sharing intelligence about alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean with the U.S. over concerns that the Pentagon’s strikes on the vessels may be illegal, according to a Tuesday report…
Russia Makes Gains in Southern Ukraine as it Expands Front-Line Attacks…
The Russian army overran three settlements in the southern Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, Kyiv’s top military commander said Wednesday, as Moscow’s forces expand their efforts to capture more Ukrainian territory…
Everything You Need to Know About Ukraine’s Ongoing Corruption Scandal
The corruption probe centered around the state nuclear power company Energoatom is turning into one of Ukraine’s largest political scandals on record…
Ukraine – Zelenski Friend Accused in Energy Sector Corruption Case…
There has been a severe power struggle going on in Ukraine which the circle around acting president Vladimir Zelenski fighting against the former president Petro Poroshenko and his clique…