articles 17 apr.

 
Global

Zionism, the Human Parasitoid - Scott Ritter
https://scottritter.substack.com/p/zionism-the-human-parasitoid

Appalled at Funding Genocide, Over 2,000 US Taxpayers Turn to the UN for Redress
https://scheerpost.com/2025/04/17/appalled-at-funding-genocide-over-2000-us-taxpayers-turn-to-the-un-for-redress/

The World on Fire: Ukraine, Syria & Iran in Trump’s Crosshairs with Mark Sleboda
https://marksleboda.substack.com/p/the-world-on-fire-ukraine-syria-and

“CIA, U.S…”: Jeffrey Sachs ‘UNCOVERS’ Jaw-Dropping Israeli-American Plot Against Iran, Arab World
Jeffrey Sachs has launched a scathing critique of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, placing the blame squarely on Washington’s alliance with Israel’s far-right leadership.
https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/04/cia-u-s-jeffrey-sachs-uncovers-jaw-dropping-israeli-american-plot-against-iran-arab-world/



Israel War

Israel kills ‘entire family’ in latest attacks on Gaza civilians
A family of 13 has been reported killed in an Israeli attack on a Khan Younis home this morning after medical sources said at least 32 people were killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza on Thursday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/4/18/live-israel-kills-more-than-30-in-deliberate-attacks-on-gaza-civilians

Mediator Qatar Says Israel ‘Did Not Abide’ by Gaza Truce Deal
https://english.aawsat.com/gulf/5133589-mediator-qatar-says-israel-%E2%80%98did-not-abide%E2%80%99-gaza-truce-deal

‘They told my brother I was dead’: inside Israel’s psychological warfare against Palestinian prisoners
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/04/they-told-my-imprisoned-brother-that-i-was-dead/

More than 2M people trapped inside Gaza: UN
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250408-un-reports-nearly-400000-displaced-after-gaza-ceasefire-collapse/

Israeli Knesset member joins thousands of illegal settlers in storming Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250417-israeli-knesset-member-joins-thousands-of-illegal-settlers-in-storming-al-aqsa-mosque-in-jerusalem/

Nine US military planes deliver bunker-busting bombs to Israel: Report
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250417-nine-us-military-planes-deliver-bunker-busting-bombs-to-israel-report/

South Africa condemns Israeli strikes on Gaza hospitals, civilians as war crimes
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250417-south-africa-condemns-israeli-strikes-on-gaza-hospitals-civilians-as-war-crimes/

500,000 Palestinians have been displaced in Gaza since March
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250417-0-5m-palestinians-have-been-displaced-in-gaza-since-march/

‘Only Hellfire’: Israel Says Lifesaving Aid, Troop Withdrawal Off the Table for Gaza
https://scheerpost.com/2025/04/17/only-hellfire-israel-says-lifesaving-aid-troop-withdrawal-off-the-table-for-gaza/

Israel granted 6-month extension to " file response " in genocide case at UN court (6 months to continue the genocide)
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-granted-6-month-extension-to-file-response-in-genocide-case-at-un-court/3541347

At least eight killed as Israeli jets strike UN-run school sheltering displaced Gazans
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/at-least-eight-killed-as-israeli-jets-strike-un-run-school-sheltering-displaced-gazans-3701096

Ongoing mass arrests of Palestinians amid genocide
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/opinion-ongoing-mass-arrests-of-palestinians-amid-genocide-3701077



Uraine War

Trump Says US to Sign Ukraine Minerals Deal Next Thursday
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-17/trump-says-us-will-sign-minerals-deal-with-ukraine-next-thursday

Kyiv Nears Deal on Minerals as Trump Scales Back Demands
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/ukraine-minerals-deal-zelensky-trump/

Russia’s largest military call-up whips up fear among young men
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/16/russias-largest-military-call-up-whips-up-fear-among-young-men

Russia warns Germany against giving Ukraine Taurus missiles
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-warns-germany-against-giving-ukraine-taurus-missiles/a-72275970

A Taurus strike on targets in Russia will be regarded as Germany's participation in the conflict
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7659942?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Germany’s Taurus missiles may change Ukraine war with UK nod
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/04/16/germanys-taurus-missiles-may-change-ukraine-war-with-uk-nod/

Russia names German Chancellor's residence as target in case Ukrainian Armed Forces acquire Taurus missiles
https://en.topcor.ru/58883-v-rossii-nazvali-celju-rezidenciju-kanclera-frg-v-sluchae-pojavlenija-u-vsu-raket-taurus.html

Ukrainian soldiers flee from their last stronghold in Kursk
https://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/162099-ukrainian-troops-flee-monastery/

Former CIA analyst: Russians to take Kyiv, Sumy, and Odesa before conflict ends
https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/162100-russians-ukraine-conflict/

Zakharova: Ukrainian Armed Forces Attacked Russian Energy Facilities More Than 80 Times During Moratorium
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7659774?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Russian army took the village of Preobrazhenka in the DPR
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7659778?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Ukrainian drone shot down near Zaporizhia NPP
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7659604?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Drone attack repelled in Shuya, Ivanovo region
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7659520?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

71 UAVs shot down over six Russian regions overnight
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7659439?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Ukraine announced the creation of a new drone missile "Bars" for strikes deep into the Russian Federation
https://en.topcor.ru/58829-ukrainskaja-novaja-raketa-dron-bars-okazalas-chastnoj-razrabotkoj-dlja-udarov-vglub-rf.html

"A Tragedy in Four Parts": Russian Drones "Tormented" the French Self-Propelled Artillery "Caesar"
https://en.topcor.ru/58893-tragedija-v-chetyreh-chastjah-rossijskie-drony-zamuchili-francuzskuju-samohodku-cezar.html

The Russian Armed Forces' assault aircraft near Pokrovsk are about 5 km away from the Dnepropetrovsk region
https://en.topcor.ru/58890-shturmovikam-vs-rf-pod-pokrovskom-ostalos-okolo-5-km-do-dnepropetrovskoj-oblasti.html

Western 'expert': Russia has anti-satellite weapon 'Nudol' that it could use against the West in the first space war
https://en.topwar.ru/263212-zapadnyj-jekspert-u-rossii-est-protivosputnikovoe-oruzhie-nudol-kotoroe-ona-mozhet-primenit-protiv-zapada-v-pervoj-kosmicheskoj-vojne.html

On Zelensky: Trump said a healthy person would not get involved in a war against Russia
https://en.topwar.ru/263217-o-zelenskom-tramp-zajavil-chto-zdorovyj-chelovek-ne-stal-by-vvjazyvatsja-v-vojnu-protiv-rossii.html

"This is a direct threat to us." What is brewing at Russia's borders
Poland is actively re-equipping its army amid EU discussions about war with Russia
https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20250417/evroarmiya-2011629311.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Su-25 attack aircraft struck at armored vehicles and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20250418/spetsoperatsiya-2011949509.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Leaders of Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Azov brigade* recruit and rape underage children
https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/04/leaders-of-ukrainian-neo-nazi-azov-brigade-recruit-and-rape-underage-children/



US News

Supreme Court keeps hold on Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but sets May arguments
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump-6f0cb929c4604ec1d9bf9fea99765b61

Largest-ever US nuclear submarine gets final propulsor, packs 16-nuke missiles
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-navys-nuclear-sub-nears-launch

Van Hollen’s Office Mum on Cost to Taxpayers for El Salvador Visit
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/04/17/van-hollens-office-mum-on-cost-to-taxpayers-for-el-salvador-visit/

Border Czar Tom Homan Has Some Choice Words for Van Hollen and His Stunt Trip to El Salvador—’Disgusted’
https://defconnews.com/2025/04/17/border-czar-tom-homan-has-some-choice-words-for-van-hollen-and-his-stunt-trip-to-el-salvador-disgusted/

These are the lawmakers who have visited CECOT, El Salvador's mega-prison
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/17/politicians-el-salvador-prison-cecot-visits-democrats-republicans-trump

The National Park Service is Still Promoting Gender Ideology
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/04/17/the-national-park-service-is-still-promoting-gender-ideology/

Does New York Attorney General Tish James Live in Her Two Houses 500 Miles From Albany? Here’s What the Neighbors Say.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/04/17/does-new-york-attorney-general-tish-james-live-two-houses-500-miles-albany-heres-neighbors-say/

Colorado Adopts Bill That Will Ban up to 85 Percent of Rifles, Signals Death of 2nd Amendmen
https://www.westernjournal.com/alert-state-adopts-bill-will-ban-85-percent-rifles-signals-death-2nd-amendment/

Letitia James Has Married Her Father According to Official Documents
https://www.westernjournal.com/jaw-dropper-letitia-james-married-father-according-official-documents/

Americans don’t realize their roads are swarming with foreign truck drivers…
https://revolver.news/2025/04/warroom-americans-dont-realize-their-roads-are-swarming-with-foreign-truck-drivers/

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy Brutally Sets the Record Straight on “Astronaut Crew” Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez and Their “Glam” Trip Into Space
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/transportation-sec-sean-duffy-brutally-sets-record-straight/

Bernie Sanders Has Spent More Than $200K Flying on Private Jets for His ‘Fight the Oligarchy’ Tour
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/course-bernie-sanders-has-spent-more-than-200k/

EPA Mega-Grant Has Stacey Abrams’ Fingerprints All Over It
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/sperry-new-evidence-reveals-epa-mega-grant-has/

O’Keefe Media Group: Summit Public Schools, CA HR Director Admits to Race-Based Hiring: “We’re Going With the Black Person… No Matter What” (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/okeefe-media-group-summit-public-schools-ca-hr/

Low-Cost and No-Cost Emergency Preparedness Measures
https://basedunderground.com/2025/04/17/low-cost-and-no-cost-emergency-preparedness-measures/

Hillary Introduced Soros to Intervene in US Politics
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/politics/hillary-introduced-soros-to-intervene-in-us-politics/

Illinois Joins States Defying Trump’s Executive Order Protecting Women’s Sports from Trans Athletes
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2025/04/17/illinois-joins-states-defying-trumps-executive-order-protecting-womens-sports-trans-athletes/

Democrat Gov. Wes Moore Wants Illegal Migrant ‘Brought Back Home to Maryland’
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/04/17/democrat-gov-wes-moore-wants-illegal-migrant-brought-back-home-to-maryland/



Covid  - Health

Virginia Giuffre has "four days to live" (renal failure); IT: singer Bobby Solo collapses on stage, actor/director Nanni Moretti in ICU after heart attack; CH: singer Wu Xuanyi collapses on stage; Manuel Masalva ("Narcos: Mexico") in coma with "aggressive" bacterial infection; UK: Duchess of Rutland has breast cancer; SW: Kristoffer Olsson quits Arsenal due to "rare brain condition"; more
https://markcrispinmiller.substack.com/p/virginia-giuffre-has-four-days-to-live-renal-failure

Mom, Teen Sue School That Refused to Grant Hep B Vaccine Medical Exemption
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/mom-teen-lawsuit-new-york-school-hep-b-vaccine/

BOMBSHELL: Repeated mRNA COV-19 "Vaccination" Induces High IgG4 Levels That Promote Cancer Growth
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/bombshell-repeated-mrna-cov-19-vaccination

Shocking! RFK jr. SOUNDS ALARM on the AUTISM EPIDEMIC in USA but…
HHS Secretary blames Environmental Toxins and no longer Vaccines (sounds like he's compromised)
https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/04/shocking-rfk-jr-sounds-alarm-on-the-autism-epidemic-in-usa-but/



AI - Big Tech - Internet

1UNIS's Latest S5 & S5 Ultra SSDs Manage To Position Themselves As The Fastest Gen5 Drives In The Market
https://wccftech.com/chinese-ssd-manufacturer-unis-flash-memory-unveils-world-fastest-pcie-gen5-ssds/

China builds world’s first working thorium reactor using declassified US documents
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/china-builds-world-first-thorium-reactor

A Tech Investor Said AI Is Already Coming for Jobs—And Two Professions Should Be Very Nervous or Be Thinking Outside the Box
https://defconnews.com/2025/04/16/a-tech-investor-said-ai-is-already-coming-for-jobs-and-two-professions-should-be-very-nervous-or-be-thinking-outside-the-box/

UK’s new microwave weapon neutralizes drone swarms for pennies
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/04/17/uks-new-microwave-weapon-neutralizes-drone-swarms-for-pennies/

US hits China with export restrictions on chips used for DeepSeek
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/04/us-hits-china-with-export-restrictions-on-chips-used-for-deepseek/

Judge rules Google’s online advertising unit is an illegal monopoly
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-rules-googles-online-advertising-unit-is-an-illegal-monopoly/

Israel's media ban in Gaza fuels misinformation, spread of dehumanization: UNRWA chief
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/israels-media-ban-in-gaza-fuels-misinformation-spread-of-dehumanization-unrwa-chief-3701085

South Korea tests new radar technology that can detect drones kilometers away
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/south-korea-tests-new-radar-technology-that-can-detect-drones-kilometers-away-3701074



Environment - Science - Weathers/

Why Brazil faces a water crisis
https://www.dw.com/en/why-brazil-faces-a-water-crisis/a-72243220

There's A Sky Full of Meteors in April! Here's What's on This Easter Weekend
https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-sky-full-of-meteors-in-april-heres-whats-on-this-easter-weekend

3-Toed Footprints in Canada Reveal New Ankylosaur Species
https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-3-toed-footprints-in-canada-reveal-new-ankylosaur-species

New Form of Dark Matter May Explain Milky Way's Core Mysteries
https://www.sciencealert.com/new-form-of-dark-matter-may-explain-milky-ways-core-mysteries

Soaring U.S. Power Demand Will Need All Energy Sources
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Soaring-US-Power-Demand-Will-Need-All-Energy-Sources.html

Scientists begin creating genetically engineered ‘super horses’ with altered DNA
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2025/04/scientists-begin-creating-genetically-engineered-super-horses-with-altered-dna/



Economy

Trump hints at tariff talks with China, says 100% chance US will reach deal with EU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcgyEMRp66M

Temu and Shein warn of US price hikes from next week due to Trump tariffs
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/17/temu-and-shein-drop-us-ad-spending-as-they-face-tariffs-on-even-small-sales

Discount retailer Five Below has stopped importing Chinese goods, its largest source of merchandise
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/04/discount-retailer-five-below-has-stopped-importing-chinese-goods-its-largest-source-of-merchandise/

Eric Trump says Crypto is the “Future of the Modern Financial System”
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2025/04/eric-trump-says-crypto-is-the-future-of-the-modern-financial-system/

Big Tech Accused Of $278 Billion Tax Underpayment Over The Past Decade
https://conservativefiringline.com/big-tech-accused-of-278-billion-tax-underpayment-over-the-past-decade/

Need Car Repairs? Get Them Done While Parts Are Still Available
https://mishtalk.com/economics/need-car-repairs-get-them-done-while-parts-are-still-available/

CIA-GATE – 14. Money Laundering Network Hidden under the Guise of Charity among US Intel, Soros NGO, Afghanistan, Ukraine
https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/04/cia-gate-14-money-laundering-network-hidden-under-the-guise-of-charity-among-us-intel-afghanistan-and-ukraine/



EU - UK - Canada - Australia - NATO

Trans women aren’t legally women: What the UK Supreme Court ruling means
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/17/trans-women-arent-legally-women-what-the-uk-supreme-court-ruling-means

Soros-Funded ‘NGO’ Attempts To Silence MCC Brussels
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/soros-funded-ngo-attempts-to-silence-mcc-brussels/

German police arrest university students showing solidarity with Palestine
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250417-german-police-arrest-university-students-showing-solidarity-with-palestine/

UK Supreme Court Rules that the Legal Definition of a Woman Is Biological
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/04/17/uk-supreme-court-rules-that-the-legal-definition-of-a-woman-is-biological/

Spain’s demographic collapse: 2025 birth rate lowest for a decade
https://rmx.news/article/spains-demographic-collapse-2025-birth-rate-lowest-for-a-decade/

German government rushes through flights for Sudanese migrants before changing of the guard in Berlin
https://rmx.news/germany/german-government-rushes-through-flights-for-sudanese-migrants-before-changing-of-the-guard-in-berlin/

Brutal murder of Italian security guard caught on dashcam; suspect of Senegalese origin confesses to murder
https://rmx.news/article/brutal-murder-of-italian-security-guard-caught-on-dashcam-suspect-of-senegalese-origin-confesses-to-murder/

Nearly 10,000 people homeless in Brussels, up 25% since 2022: Report
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/nearly-10-000-people-homeless-in-brussels-up-25-since-2022-report/3541127

WASHINGTON: UK WARNED TO REMOVE ANTI-WHITE HATE LAWS
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2025/04/17/washington-uk-warned-to-remove-anti-white-hate-laws/

Europe not ready to expand military aid to Ukraine when US leaves
https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/04/europe-not-ready-to-expand-military-aid-to-ukraine-when-us-leaves/



China - Asia

U.S. Marines unveil NMESIS in Philippines amid Balikatan drills
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/04/17/u-s-marines-unveil-nmesis-in-philippines-amid-balikatan-drills/

China’s Z-10 chopper lands on a civilian ship in viral video
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/04/17/chinas-z-10-chopper-lands-on-a-civilian-ship-in-viral-video/



Middle East

Netanyahu Insists Israel Will Not Allow Iran to Acquire Nuclear Weapons
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5133566-netanyahu-insists-israel-will-not-allow-iran-acquire-nuclear-weapons

US Imposes Sanctions on Yemen Bank, Citing Support to Houthis
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5133561-us-imposes-sanctions-yemen-bank-citing-support-houthis

Syrian doctors leave Germany to work for free at home
https://www.dw.com/en/syrian-doctors-leave-germany-to-help-rebuild-syrian-health-system-for-free/a-72252936

WFP halts food shipments to Houthi-held parts of Yemen after militia seize warehouse
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2597516/middle-east

US Considering Backing a Ground Offensive Against the Houthis in Yemen
https://scheerpost.com/2025/04/17/us-considering-backing-a-ground-offensive-against-the-houthis-in-yemen/

U.S. Forces Destroy Major Yemeni Port in Latest Attack
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-destroys-yemeni-port-strike

US airstrikes targeting a Yemeni oil port killed over 30 people
https://www.newarab.com/news/us-airstrikes-targeting-yemeni-oil-port-killed-over-30-people



Mexico / Central America / South America

2 US troops killed, 1 injured at southern border
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/04/2-us-troops-killed-1-injured-at-southern-border/



Africa / Haiti / DR

Kenya halts kidney trafficking operation after DW report
https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-halts-kidney-trafficking-operation-after-dw-report/a-72278834

Chinese jets train with Egypt in bold Middle East military move
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/04/17/chinese-jets-train-with-egypt-in-bold-middle-east-military-move/

57 killed in Sudan's Darfur as trapped civilians fear bloodbath
https://www.newarab.com/news/57-killed-sudans-darfur-trapped-civilians-fear-bloodbath

One million Haitian children face 'critical' food shortage, says UN
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250417-haiti-children-food-un