The Independent (2024-04-27). The Middle East needs a ceasefire now. independent.co.ug Paradoxically, Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel presents a unique opportunity for a regional ceasefire COMMENT | DAOUD KUTTAB | It is hard to imagine that anyone in the Levant or the broader Middle East managed to sleep on Saturday night, as Iran launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles toward strategic sites in Israel and Israeli …

ptcnews.tv (2024-04-27). US car accident: 3 Gujrati women killed as speeding SUV flies 20 feet over bridge, crashes into trees. ptcnews.tv US car accident: In a horrific, dreadful and spine-chilling incident, three Indian-origin women from Gujarat killed in a US car crash. Three Indian Gujarti women identified as Rekhaben Patel, Sangitaben Patel, and Manishaben Patel, tragically lost their lives in a devastating car accident in the United States as their heir SUV veered off the road, crossing all lanes of traffic, and careened over a bridge, soaring at least 20 feet into the air before crashing into trees on the opposite sideThe harrowing incident unfolded in Greenville County, South Carolina traveling northbound on I-85. Chief Deputy Coroner Mike…

Cassia Roth (2024-04-27). Perspectives] Making pregnant bodies whole: a historical perspective. thelancet.com In 1987, medical anthropologist Emily Martin published her groundbreaking book The Woman in the Body: A Cultural Analysis of Reproduction, in which she grounded the female experience of reproduction within the historical sociocultural processes structuring women's embodiment in the USA during the 20th century. Martin focused on capitalism's influence on medicine, arguing that it shaped how the medical profession defined reproduction, and, in turn, how women understood their bodies. She argued that medical texts typically treated female reproduction as production, successful when reaching its "goal" (eg, pregnancy…

newarab (2024-04-27). US issues further sanctions on Iran, targets drones. newarab.com The The US Treasury…

presstv.ir (2024-04-27). Hezbollah hits Israeli military sites near border with rockets, drones. presstv.ir Hezbollah resistance fighters have targeted Israeli military sites in the northern part of the 1948 occupied territories with various munitions, including drones.

presstv.ir (2024-04-27). Hezbollah hits Israeli military sites near border with rockets, drones. presstv.ir Hezbollah resistance fighters have targeted Israeli military sites in the northern part of the 1948 occupied territories with various munitions, including drones.

infobrics (2024-04-26). US trying to kill Russian troops with AI, but Moscow's electronic warfare is in the way. infobrics.org According to their own admission, Russian EW systems have effectively turned US drones into plastic junk. Worse yet for the Pentagon, the grossly overhyped HIMARS is often jammed, with its rockets and missiles rendered useless. The US and NATO are trying to figure out how Moscow is achieving this, so they could "one day use it against the Russian military directly", but what their planners have managed to gather so far is that Russia's EW edge is forcing the political West to revert to "the brutality of old-fashioned trench warfare, the results of which are rarely what Pentagon planners expect".

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-04-26). How and Why Is Israel Trying To Downplay Havoc Wreaked by Iranian Missiles. orinocotribune.com By Ivan Kesic — Apr 17, 2024 | In the early hours of April 14, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) carried out the retaliatory 'Operation True Promise', which targeted military sites in the occupied territories with drones and missiles, the success of which the Zionist regime has sought to downplay. | The multi-pronged and hugely successful operation was carried out in retaliation for an attack by Israel on Iran's diplomatic premises in the Syrian capital of Damascus on April 1. | The Israeli missile attack on Iran's diplomatic facilities in Syria resulted in the martyrdom of Brigadier General Mohamma…

Fran Shor (2024-04-26). The Fierce Urgency of Now. counterpunch.org As more campuses join the protests against Israel's continuing engagement in war crimes in Gaza, one common thread runs through the student demands — divest from supplying the Netanyahu government and the IDF with weapons of mass destruction. What compels many of these youthful demonstrators to occupy the public spaces and offices of their universities

Michael Carmichael (2024-04-26). Moredechai Vanunu and Israel's Plans to Wage Nuclear War on Iran: History of Israel's Nuclear Arsenal. globalresearch.ca This incisive article by Michael Carmichael first published on January 15, 2007 provides a historical focus on Israel's nuclear weapons program. | *** | In 1986, an Israeli civil servant who worked in the state-owned nuclear industry flew to London where he …

Kyle Anzalone (2024-04-26). US Won't Sanction Israeli Military Units That Committed 'Gross Human Rights Violations'. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent a letter to House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson explaining that three Israeli military units found to have committed "gross human rights violations" will not be prevented from obtaining US weapons. Last week, Axios reported that the State Department had elected to blacklist a single Israeli military battalion that was …

Michael Carmichael (2024-04-26). Moredechai Vanunu and Israel's Plans to Wage Nuclear War on Iran: History of Israel's Nuclear Arsenal. globalresearch.ca This incisive article by Michael Carmichael first published on January 15, 2007 provides a historical focus on Israel's nuclear weapons program. | *** | In 1986, an Israeli civil servant who worked in the state-owned nuclear industry flew to London where he …

John Laforge (2024-04-26). US Nuclear Weapons in Europe Violate Treaty Law. counterpunch.org The US Air Force practice of deploying nuclear weapons on military bases in other countries — and training foreign pilots to attack third countries with H-bombs — is called 'nuclear sharing' or 'forward basing.' The system has been repeatedly condemned in recent years by lawyer's groups, international law experts, UN delegates, civil society, and foreign

Will Porter (2024-04-26). Pentagon Unveils $6 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US military has announced a $6 billion weapons transfer to Ukraine, including additional ammunition for the Patriot air defense platform, artillery rounds, drones, and other gear. The aid marks Washington's largest arms package to Kiev since the conflict with Russia erupted in 2022. The Pentagon outlined the latest military transfer on Friday, hailing the …

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-04-26). Russia calls on the US to study a future proposal on weapons in space. plenglish.com Moscow, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov suggested that the United States impartially examine the alternative version of a resolution on weapons in space that Russia will soon present to the UN Security Council.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-04-26). Yemeni Armed Forces Target Israeli Ship in Gulf of Aden, Operations Continue in Umm Al-Rashrash. english.almanar.com.lb The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) have successfully targeted an Israeli ship, MSC DARWIN, in the Gulf of Aden with missiles and drones, according to Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the YAF spokesperson. Additionally, the YAF launched ballistic and cruise missiles at Israeli targets in Umm Al-Rashrash (Eilat), announcing that the operation has achieved its objectives. …

newarab (2024-04-26). Iran and Israel Step Out of the Shadow War. newarab.com Tensions across the Middle East, recently rose to worrying highs. | It started on 1 April, when Israel launched an attack on Iran's consulate building in the Syria capital of Damascus. Iran responded to this by firing hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel. In turn, Israel conducted strikes in Iran. | Voices from abroad, desperately called for calm, as fears grew that the region was about to be plunged into a regional conflict. | This week on The New Arab Voice, we look at the recent Iranian strike against Israel and Israel's response. | What did Iran hope to achieve, and were they successful? Why did Arab…

newarab (2024-04-26). US issues further sanctions on Iran, targets drones. newarab.com The The US Treasury…

presstv.ir (2024-04-26). Hezbollah hits Israeli military sites near border with rockets, drones. presstv.ir Hezbollah resistance fighters have targeted Israeli military sites in the northern part of the 1948 occupied territories with various munitions, including drones.

presstv.ir (2024-04-26). Leader: Iran's arms sector example of turning sanctions, hostilities into opportunity. presstv.ir Ayatollah Khamenei says the Islamic Republic's remarkable achievements in weapons production show a "lively nation" can turn sanctions into opportunities.