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Home Front: Politix

RFK Jr. Announces Major Change to COVID Vaccine Guidance

2025-05-28

[RedState] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the COVID-19 vaccine would no longer be required for healthy children's immunization schedule, a victory for the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) movement.

In a clip posted on Tuesday on X, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, and FDA commissioner Dr. Marty Makary together announced the following major change at the CDC.

"I couldn't be more pleased to announce, as of today, that the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC recommended immunization schedule," RFK Jr. said.

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International-UN-NGOs

ICC prosecutor was readying warrants for Smotrich, Ben Gvir before going on leave — WSJ

2025-05-28

But now he’s gone, and they… aren’t. A theme throughout Jewish history.

[IsraelTimes] ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan was readying to request arrest warrants for Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir before going on leave amid a sexual misconduct probe, the Wall Street Journal reports.

According the US newspaper, which cites current and former International Criminal Court officials, Khan was building a case against Smotrich and Ben Gvir over their roles in promoting Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Other unidentified officials besides Ben Gvir and Smotrich are also reportedly being investigated by the ICC for working to expand settlements.

It is unclear whether Khan’s deputies will move forward with the case against the two far-right ministers, with the report noting such a move could bring further US sanctions and would entail deep political risks at a time when the court has no top prosecutor in place.

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Home Front: Politix

Wasserman Schultz rejects NY Times report on voters seeing Democrats as ''slow'' and ''passive''

2025-05-28

[NYPOST] Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
...Congresswoman from Florida, the abrasive chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. She has been a politician since 1992, and prior to that was in training as a political science major. Her primary accomplishment seems to be that she's Jewish...
, D-Fla., rejected a New York Times

...which still proudly claims Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
report that included research comparing the Democratic Party to ''slow'' and ''passive'' animals, telling CNN
...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for...
on Tuesday that she was worried about ''human beings.''

'''Republicans are seen as apex predators like lions, tigers and sharks, beasts that take what they want when they want it. Democrats

...every time you hear the phrase white people, white supremacy, white anything but paint, you're listening to a Democrat. Ask him/her/it to reimagine something for you; they do that a lot, though not well. They can hear a dog whistle a mile or two away. They invented the spoils system and Tammany Hall, and inspired the addition of the word (Thomas) Nasty to the English language. They want to stop continental drift and repeal the law of unintended side effects...
are typically tagged as tortoises, slugs, or sloths: slow, plodding, passive,''' CNN host John Berman said, quoting a New York Times report that highlighted Democratic researcher Anat Shenker-Osorio's findings on how people view the Democratic and Republican parties.

''And then a little bit later there was a respondee who said the Democrats are like deer in headlights. How is it that you think that the Democratic Party has earned these descriptions?''

''I'm not focused on the animals that some New York Times news hound compares the political parties to. My constituents are human beings, and the human beings that I represent are facing devastating health care cuts, the most significant health care cuts that have been ever handed down by any administration,'' Schultz responded.

The New York Times reported on Sunday that the party was still struggling with its image after former Vice President Kamala Harris
Former Oakland mayor Willie Brown's' former mistress
' loss.

A Democratic man from Georgia who participated in the focus group and was the one who described the Democratic Party as a ''deer in headlights'' went further to describe the state of the party.

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Europe

'Lovers quarrel.' The French are thinking about who will replace Macron

2025-05-28

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Olesya Orlenko

[REGNUM] The start of French President Emmanuel Macron's Asia-Pacific tour was positioned as a continuation of the head of state's wise strategy in the region and pursued ambitious political goals. But it began with a scandalous scene of a family squabble.

The reaction of both Macron himself and his administration has only worsened the situation. It will not remain without political consequences.

Official events within the framework of Emmanuel Macron's visit to Vietnam began on May 26. This is the fifth visit of the head of the French Republic to this country, diplomatic relations with which were established in 1973.

During all previous visits, the parties concluded profitable contracts for investments by French businesses related to the purchase of civil aircraft, urban transport, construction of railways and highways, etc.

This time, a contract was also signed with private airline Vietjet to purchase aircraft from Airbus. And the French delegation includes representatives of such major companies in the energy, trade and defense sectors as EDF, Dassault Aviation, Naval Group and CMA GCM.

However, Vietnam is not the same as it was ten years ago.

Now it is one of the most dynamically developing countries in the Asian region. Vietnam is diversifying its relations, building partnerships with many countries, including Russia.

France is undoubtedly an important partner for him, but its influence has declined in recent years. The main foreign investments in the country come from Singapore and China.

Moreover, the share of French investments among EU countries is far from leading. France is in fourth place, behind even the Netherlands and Denmark.

The former colonizer's cultural influence has also fallen significantly: today, less than 1% of Vietnam's population speaks French. It is no surprise that Vietnamese media, covering Macron's visit, note that this time it is France that needs Vietnam, rather than the other way around.

On May 28, Macron is expected in Indonesia, and on May 30, he will attend the largest Shangri-La Dialogue forum, which is taking place in Singapore and is dedicated to defense issues.

During all his visits, the French President intends to promote two ideas: to convince his partners of France's decisive role in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and to persuade them to actively take Ukraine's side in the war that has now lasted 11 years.

The Middle East issue is likely to be a hot topic in Indonesia, whose predominantly Muslim population sympathizes with the humanitarian tragedy of the people of Gaza. But, apart from Macron’s declarations about the need to create a Palestinian state, France has taken no steps to resolve the conflict. And the main actor in the peace process is the United States.

As for the Ukrainian issue, it is obvious to everyone that Europe, having exhausted its resources, is looking for new sources of financing military actions. Countries whose main task is their own development do not benefit from interfering in a confrontation that requires huge expenditures and brings only damage, not dividends.

Moreover, France’s weight and Macron’s authority in the region leave much to be desired.

The termination of the contract with Naval Group for the construction of submarines for the Australian Navy in 2021 and the internal problems of New Caledonia, where a civil war has been going on for more than a year, which the French authorities are unable to stop, also had an impact.

A logical question arises: is Macron aware of how those around him perceive him?

The scene, caught on camera by journalists, of the French president being beaten by his wife before exiting the plane, has flown around the world. But the main thing was not even the incident itself, but the fact that both the president and his administration initially denied the authenticity of the video. And only then did such explanations as "relaxation", "foolishness", etc. follow.

Macron's recent rise in ratings after record lows has undoubtedly had a dizzying effect on him. It has affected his foreign policy activities, particularly in the Ukrainian direction. But the overall picture remains dismal.

His exclusive interviews, presented as a high-profile media event, are spoken of in the spirit of "the president spent three hours saying that nothing would change." And some publications directly call the president a laughing stock. In this situation, the question inevitably arises of who could replace Macron at the head of France.

The French press has become increasingly frequent in publishing articles about the participants in the next presidential campaign. And although there are still two years left until the election of the country's leader, potential candidates are declaring their intentions and trying to work on their image.

The Ipsos polling institute has published a study according to which the French prefer the classic right and center. Among the most popular candidates for the post of president are the head of the pro-presidential party "Renaissance", former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, the mayor of Le Havre and the founder of the "Horizons" party Edouard Philippe, the Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin, as well as the Minister of the Interior Bruno Retaillo.

By the way, Retaillo's intentions are more than serious. After all, he already allows himself to speak publicly on issues that are beyond the competence of his department. An example is his statements about diplomatic relations with Algeria, which caused indignation on the part of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

One can also recall his behavior after the report on the penetration of the Muslim Brotherhood (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) into France, which was heard by the Defense Council under the presidential administration on May 21.

Following this report, Retailo spoke to journalists, where he assessed the seriousness of the problem and made public some of the text's points without coordinating this with the president and without waiting for the official publication of the document.

Another Ipsos study shows the possibility of a scenario where a National Rally candidate will enter the second round with one of the above-mentioned candidates. Moreover, both Marine Le Pen and the current party leader Jordan Bardell have equal chances of this.

Parties that identify themselves as left-wing are expected to field Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Raphaël Glucksmann, with some on the left calling for primaries next year to determine candidates that will attract the support of a majority of the left.

However, oddly enough, even Macron himself has political ambitions.

Of course, he can't run for a third term. But he told reporters a few weeks ago that after the end of his second term he would "think about" running in the 2032 campaign.

This assumption may cause laughter now, but French history knows various examples. When François Hollande left the presidency in 2017, everyone considered him a political corpse, so disastrous was his rule. And yet, in the last snap parliamentary elections in 2024, he won in his district. And now he gradually appears in the media, commenting on the current political situation.

It’s not that he has “reformed.” It’s just that the situation in France is so bad that even his leadership over time seems tolerable compared to what is happening now. It’s entirely possible that in seven years, the French will look back with nostalgia on Macron, too.

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-Lurid Crime Tales-

Chinese and Mexican cartels exploit woke American laws to cash in after fentanyl crackdown

2025-05-27

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Chinese and Mexican drug cartels are trafficking illegal marijuana across America by exploiting the nation's legal cannabis market.

International crime groups have been running a multibillion-dollar black market cannabis industry in the US for at least the past decade, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

The DEA, in its 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment, revealed that drug traffickers are purchasing land in states with legal marijuana frameworks to operate illicit growing operations.

Those operations then serve as the 'main suppliers' of high-potency cannabis to states where the drug is not recreationally legal, as well as abroad, the report found.

DEA officials allege these Chinese-owned growing operations 'do not follow the established licensure process' and often 'obtained licenses through falsified means'.

The cartels also launder their drug proceeds through licensed marijuana operations, straw ownership, casinos and mortgage fraud, the DEA report found.

They use a labor force comprised of undocumented migrants at the grow sites and produce cannabis in 'excess of quotas and legal market needs'.

The cartels also launder their drug proceeds through licensed marijuana operations, straw ownership, casinos and mortgage fraud, the DEA report found.

Recreational marijuana is currently legal or decriminalized in 24 US states and the District of Columbia. It has been legalized for medical use in 39 states and DC.

But the DEA warns that the 'black market for marijuana has expanded significantly' over the past 20 years as Chinese and other Asian criminal organizations have seized greater control over cannabis trade.

Mexican cartels have long dominated the market for illegal weed in the US, but Chinese-operated gangs are now vying to become America's cannabis kingpins.

Chinese gangs have set up thousands of illicit weed farms across America and are hiding in plain site, officials revealed.

The criminal enterprises are exploiting the legal market by operating their grows in states with weak marijuana regulatory structures, such as Oklahoma and California.

The DEA report highlighted Oklahoma as a hotspot for illicit cannabis operation, citing how 66 percent of seizures in 2024 occurred in the state.

It is unclear whether funding was coming from groups connected to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), but experts have pointed out that triads are usually only allowed to operate if they agreed to act as informal 'enforcers' for the government.

Officials say Asian transnational criminal organizations are illegally cultivating marijuana with THC levels between 25 and 30 percent, making it among the most potent in drug-trafficking history.

Crime bosses have established 'extensive illegal grow operations' using falsified documentation and an undocumented labor force.

'They are bringing in Mexican nationals, bringing in Chinese immigrants as well, and basically bringing them in as the labor force within these bureau sites, promising them payment,' former California Wildlife Department Lt. John Nores told NewsNation.

'Not paying these guys, kind of extorting and keeping them around, really not really against their will.'

Mexican cartels are also transporting marijuana into the US and partnering with domestic criminal groups to distribute it nationwide via the country's highway network.

The DEA found that drug smugglers are transporting the products using the 'shotgun approach' in 'personally owned' vehicles, semi-trucks and tractor-trailers, the report states.

The shotgun approach, which aims to minimize risk, involves sending the drugs in multiple vehicles, each carrying no more than a couple hundreds pounds of cannabis.

Overseas shipments are sent via commercial flights from the US and Canada, as well as on shipping containers departing from American ports.

Officials also found that cannabis produced at grow site in the US operated by Chinese cartels is currently in high demand in the UK, France and Spain 'due to its potency'.

Authorities in Oklahoma, Oregon, California, New Mexico and Maine have been battling a surge in Chinese weed farms - with some thought to be linked to criminal gangs known as 'triads,' it emerged last year.

Officials warned that illicit marijuana operations were on the rise because Chinese funding for such operations was skyrocketing.

It is unclear whether funding was coming from groups connected to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), but experts have pointed out that triads are usually only allowed to operate if they agreed to act as informal 'enforcers' for the government.

A Homeland Security memo, leaked to the Daily Caller in 2023, also raised the possibility that profits were being funneled back to Beijing.

The surge in illicit cannabis operations comes as President Donald Trump has vowed to throw everything possible at Mexico's cartels for flooding the US with deadly fentanyl.

Mexico's new administration has shown a willingness to help, pursuing cartel operations and making arrests of gang leaders.

In February, Trump designated eight Latin American criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations. He had called for the move in an executive order signed in January.

The 'foreign terrorist organization' label is unusual because it deploys a terrorist designation normally reserved for groups like al-Qaida or the Islamic State group that use violence for political ends - not for money-focused crime rings such as the Latin American cartels.

The Trump administration argues that the international connections and operations of the groups - including drug trafficking, migrant smuggling and violent pushes to extend their territory - warrant the designation.

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Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Jordan condemns Ben Gvir’s visit to Temple Mount

2025-05-27

[IsraelTimes] Jordan condemns a visit by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to the Temple Mount.

“The practices of this extremist minister and his continued incursions into the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque… do not negate the fact that East Jerusalem is an occupied city over which Israel has no sovereignty,” says a statement from the foreign ministry of Jordan.

The Temple Mount is the holiest place in Judaism, where two biblical Temples once stood, and Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third-holiest shrine in Islam, making the site a central flashpoint of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Israel captured the Temple Mount and Jerusalem’s Old City from Jordan in the 1967 Six Day War. However, it allowed the Jordanian Waqf to continue to maintain religious authority atop the mount. Under their 1994 peace treaty, Israel recognized Amman’s “special role… in Muslim holy shrines in Jerusalem.”

Ben Gvir says Jewish prayer, including full prostration, permitted at flashpoint Temple Mount

[IsraelTimes] National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir declares that Jewish prayer, including full prostration, is allowed on the Temple Mount as he pays a Jerusalem Day visit to the contested holy site.

Flanked by Negev, Galilee and National Resilience Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf and MK Yitzhak Kroizer, both members of his ultranationalist Otzma Yehudit party, Ben Gvir says that “many Jews are flooding the Temple Mount.”

“Today, thank God, it is possible to pray on the Temple Mount, to bow down on the Temple Mount – we thank God for that,” the far-right minister declares — adding that he and his colleagues had come to “pray for the safety of the hostages” and “for victory in the war.”

A photo apparently shows Kroizer prostrated on the Mount alongside other Jews as a police officers look on.

Meanwhile, MK Zvi Sukkot, of the far-right Religious Zionism party, was filmed walking across the holy site with an Israeli flag, repeatedly declaring “the Temple Mount is in our hands.”

Ben Gvir has long rebuffed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s repeated insistence that the decades-old status quo, which bans Jewish prayer on the site, remains in force.

The Prime Minister’s Office says it is looking into the matter.

Ben Gvir says he also prayed for the success of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious pick to head the Shin Bet security agency, Maj. Gen. David Zini.

“And I pray for the success of the new head of the Shin Bet: that he will pursue our enemies, that he will mow down our enemies, as he has done throughout his years – to be professional, and to distinguish between an enemy and a friend: those who love are embraced, and enemies are mowed down,” he says.

Ben Gvir last visited the Temple Mount in early April, eliciting criticism from the coalition’s ultra-Orthodox members as Haredim believe it is forbidden to tread in the holy site due to its sanctity.

Jews are not officially allowed to pray at the Temple Mount, but the Israel Police, which comes under the purview of Ben Gvir’s ministry, has increasingly tolerated limited prayer there.

Ben Gvir has said repeatedly that his policy is to allow Jewish prayer there, drawing rebukes from US and international officials, as well as warnings from the security establishment that conflict over the site poses a risk to national security.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

SDF foils ISIS attack in eastern Syria

2025-05-27

[Rudaw] The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Monday that it thwarted an attack from the Islamic State

...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) in the eastern Deir ez-Zor province, which injured a civilian, amid a spate of turban attacks in the area.

"Yesterday, our forces foiled a terrorist attack carried out by an ISIS cell on one of our military points in the town of al-Sabha
...After the Libyan Civil War, Sabha grew in importance as a slave auctioning town. However, an investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) revealed that while there was illegal slavery, reports were exaggerated, as slave auctions were rare and not made public. This was a great comfort to everyone but the slaves peddled in secret. The city was later seized by forces loyal to the Libyan National Army (LNA) and its leader Khalifa Haftar in January 2019, probably for its collection of MiG-25 aircraft.....
. The cell, using cycle of violences and machine guns, launched a treacherous and indiscriminate attack," the SDF said in a statement.

At least one civilian was injured "due to the indiscriminate gunfire by the terrorists," according to the statement.

It is the latest in a recent spike of ISIS attacks in the area, with the SDF having warned for months about a resurgence in ISIS activity targeting both their forces and civilians.

Kurdish security forces (Asayish) said that another SDF patrol was attacked in Deir ez-Zor simultaneously with the first ambush.

In a statement later on Monday, the Asayish stated that they began "deploying extensively in the area to track down the perpetrators and ensure the safety and stability of civilians."

Last week, an ISIS attack in Deir ez-Zor killed one SDF fighter and injured another.

Two days prior, the SDF captured an ISIS cell in Deir ez-Zor. The raid followed another operation where 10 ISIS suspects were captured in the same province after an SDF fighter was killed and three were maimed.

ISIS rose to power and seized swathes of land in Iraq and Syria in 2014, declaring a so-called "caliphate."

The group was territorially defeated in 2019, but has recently sought to regain ground, taking advantage of instability in Syria following the fall of Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Oppressor of the Syrians and the Lebs...
’s regime.

The SDF, backed by the United States, is the de facto army of northeast Syria (Rojava), has fought to prevent the holy warriors from reestablishing a foothold in the shifting security landscape.

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Africa Horn

Villa Somalia under fire over alleged misuse of donated military helicopters

2025-05-27

[Garowe] Authorities in Mogadishu may find it difficult to explain the circumstances surrounding the alleged misuse of helicopters donated to the Somali National Army (SNA) for operational and logistical support in the ongoing war against al-Shabaab
... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
While details remain limited, multiple sources have implicated Villa Somalia—the presidential palace—in what appears to be a developing scandal that may trigger audit investigations and renewed scrutiny from international donors.

According to confidential sources, helicopters intended for the Somali National Army [SNA] have allegedly been rented out as private charters to military officials and personnel from other security sectors. This practice reportedly involves aircraft donated by international partners, raising serious concerns over transparency and accountability.

The rental fees for these flights are said to range between $5,000 and $8,000 per trip, covering personnel transport, medevac, and rescue operations. If confirmed, the scandal could test the integrity of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's administration, particularly as it depends heavily on international support in the fight against terrorism.

Somalia reportedly received six Bell 412 helicopters between 2023 and 2024 from Italia and other partner nations as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen its counter-terrorism capabilities. However,
a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package...
sources allege that Villa Somalia registered the aircraft under a private company named Gem-Tech, managed by Ahmed Nur—a close associate of President Mohamud.

After registration, the helicopters were repainted and marked as belonging to the Somali Air Force (SAF), yet continue to operate under the call sign "6-Oscar," which is typically reserved for civilian aircraft. This discrepancy has raised further questions about the opacity of their operations and potential misuse.

These allegations surface amid a broader climate of uncertainty surrounding the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM).

The mission’s future is now in doubt after the United States signaled plans to suspend its funding until the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
and other donors contribute matching amounts. The U.S. has historically played a leading role in financing and supporting AUSSOM, including training elite units such as the Danab Special Forces.

The funding freeze follows long-standing concerns over misuse of resources in Somalia’s security sector. Former U.S. President Donald Trump
...The cad! Twice caught beating wimmin!...
had withdrawn American troops over what he labeled "resource wastage," though they were later redeployed by President Joe The Big Guy Biden
Joe <q>The Big Guy</q> Biden

...46th president of the U.S. You're a lyin' dog-faced pony soldier...
"Somalia and its international partners are facing a serious reckoning," said security analyst Abdisalam Guled.

"The AUSSOM mandate is due to expire within weeks, and there’s little likelihood of an extension given the financial shortfalls. Embassies and international bodies are slowly scaling back their presence in a quiet, gradual withdrawal. The question now is: what’s next for Somalia?"

Concerns over the potential misappropriation of donated equipment and other public resources could further erode donor confidence at a time when al-Shabaab is regaining momentum in central regions.

Villa Somalia has not officially responded to the allegations. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, no stranger to controversy, has previously dismissed accusations involving his family in corruption and questionable business dealings as politically motivated "witch-hunts" orchestrated by the opposition.

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Africa Horn

Somalia’s Intelligence Agency Faces Internal Collapse Amid Political Power Struggle

2025-05-27

[Garowe] Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) is reportedly on the brink of internal collapse, following an escalating political dispute within the federal government’s top leadership.

Reliable sources speaking to Garowe Online revealed that the agency, currently headed by Abdullahi Mohammed Ali "Sanbaloolshe," is grappling with a deepening internal crisis sparked by a failed political maneuver by Villa Somalia — the seat of the Presidency — to reinstate former director Mahad Salad to the helm of NISA.

Mahad Salad, who previously led the agency, is said to have re-engaged in direct interference with NISA’s operations after the move to remove Sanbaloolshe stalled. As a result, the agency has seen a slowdown in its day-to-day functions, with multiple senior officers reportedly refusing to take orders from the current director.

Security sources confirm that Sanbaloolshe is currently away from the capital, overseeing a military operation in the Hiraan region. His absence has allowed loyalists of Mahad Salad to quietly take over several key internal operations, further undermining the official chain of command.

The growing division within NISA came to the fore recently when a group of journalists were briefly detained in Mogadishu. According to multiple reports, the arrest was carried out without the knowledge or approval of Director Sanbaloolshe, allegedly on orders from officers aligned with Mahad Salad.

Over the past several years, NISA has increasingly become politicized, with its leadership consistently aligned with Villa Somalia. Since 2017, most of the agency’s directors have been political allies of the presidency, a trend critics say has eroded its neutrality and professionalism in national security matters.

Analysts warn that if the current internal rift remains unresolved, it could severely compromise Somalia’s security operations and lead to a full-blown institutional split within NISA — a development that would carry serious national security implications.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Three Israeli airstrikes target outskirts of Brital

2025-05-27

[NAHARNET] Israeli warplanes on Monday carried out three ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s on the Sraj area in the outskirts of the Baalbek district town of Brital, the state-run National News Agency said.

Two people were maimed in overnight strikes on the southern towns of Beit Leef and Majdal Zoun, the Health Ministry said Monday.

Israel has continued to launch near-daily airstrikes in southern and eastern Leb
Leb

...The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
and sometimes in Beirut's suburbs despite a November 27 truce that sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah including two months of full-blown war.

Under the terms of the ceasefire deal, the only armed bodies in southern Lebanon are meant to be U.N. peacekeepers and Lebanon's army, though Israel has retained its forces in five areas it has declared strategic.

Speaking Sunday on the anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem

... the Grand Vizier of the Hezbullies...
reiterated the Lebanese group's stance that it will not discuss giving up its remaining weapons until Israel withdraws from the five border points it occupies in southern Lebanon and stops its airstrikes.

More airstrikes to come, then. Your choice.

"We adhered completely" to the agreement, Qassem said, adding: "Don't ask us for anything else from now on. Let Israel withdraw, stop its aggression, release the prisoners and fulfill all obligations under the agreement. After that, we will discuss each new development."

If only Hezbollah didn’t keep sending out teams to set up new outposts south of the Litani River in contravention of the ceasefire, and legitimate targets like arms caches were not carefully hidden in the marked places in IDF maps for resuming war with Israel north of it…
The Times of Israel adds:

Lebanese media reports an Israeli airstrike near the village of Brital in the northeastern Beqaa Valley.

There is no immediate comment from the IDF.

الطيران الإسرائيلي يشنّ غارة على السلسلة الشرقية في مرتفعات بلدة بريتال شرقي بعلبك pic.twitter.com/JS4bjSsq47
— Annahar النهار (@Annahar) May 26, 2025

translated from Arabic by Google.
Israeli aircraft launch a raid on the eastern mountain range in the heights of the town of Brital, east of Baalbek.

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India-Pakistan

Anti-polio drive launched to vaccinate 45m children across country

2025-05-27

[GEO.TV] In a renewed push toward a polio
polio

...Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Between 1840 and the 1950s, polio was a worldwide epidemic. Since the development of polio vaccines the disease has been largely wiped out in the civilized world. However, since the vaccine is known to make Moslem pee-pees shrink and renders females sterile, bookish, and unsubmissive it is not widely used by the turban and automatic weapons set. Currently the disease is only found in Pakistain and Afghanistain...
-free Pakistain, the Pakistain Polio Programme has officially launched its third National Immunisation Days (NIDs) campaign.

The inauguration ceremony was held at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) in Islamabad.

It was led by Prime Minister's Focal Person for Polio Eradication, Ayesha Raza Farooq, along with key partners and officials.

The PM's focal person personally administered oral polio vaccine and Vitamin A drops to children under five, reaffirming the government's steadfast commitment to eradicating the disease from every part of the country.

Set to begin on May 26, the week-long campaign aims to immunise over 45 million children under five years of age. This effort is seen as a decisive step in the country's final push to stop poliovirus transmission and achieve eradication by the end of 2025.

''Polio eradication is more than a public health goal — it's a national mission,'' said Farooq. ''This campaign is a pivotal part of our 2-4-6 roadmap. The rounds we've held from September 2024 through May 2025 have been designed to strategically close immunity gaps and disrupt virus circulation before high transmission season begins.''

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Europe

Watch: Macron's Wife Filmed Pushing Him in the Face During Vietnam Trip

2025-05-27

[Breitbart] In subsequent images, Macron and his wife, wearing a red jacket, appeared at the top of the stairs. He offered an arm but she didn’t take it. They walked down the carpeted stairs side by side.

Video via youtube.com

Could not pick up the embed code...sorry.

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