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Prosecutor denies case against Trump rape accuser being pursued

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:29 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Content warning: this article features graphic discussion of rape and sexual abuse. A US federal prosecutor has denied opening a case against a woman who claims Donald Trump raped her. But a source had told the legacy press that such a case is being pursued. It would be the latest of many sexual abuse scandals centering on the US president. Writer E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of “raping her in the mid-1990s”. Trump and Carroll have already contested two cases heard in court. Carrol is a former columnist for Elle Magazine. CBC reported: The top federal prosecutor in Chicago denied on…

Africa Corps: Russian cluster munitions found in Malian village despite national ban

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:29 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Russian cluster munitions have been found in a Malian village. Mali is a signatory to the cluster bomb convention, though Russia is not. Russia’s mercenary group Africa Corps is currently operating in the west African state where a civil war is taking place. Investigative group Bellingcat identified the munitions in a 26 May report: Unexploded Russian-made cluster munition bomblets, as well as damage consistent with bomblet impacts, have been found in a village in northern Mali – despite the West African country being a state party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) which prohibits their use. Radio France International first…

Humiliated Trump threatens to bomb Oman — a US ally — in latest bizarre rant

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:29 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

US president Donald Trump just threatened to bomb Oman, a US ally. Increasingly humiliated by his failing war against Iran, Trump has become more and more erratic. Oman was mediating the last US-Iran deal which Trump broke in February under pressure from Israel. Trump was waffling about a potential Pakistan-brokered peace deal with Iran when he made the bizarre threat. Tehran has said it wants Oman to help impose tolls on a re-opened Strait of Hormuz, a vital energy corridor. Trump, whose attack predictably led to the strait being closed in the first place, had a little tantrum about the idea:…

Israel’s far-right defence minister openly pledges to ethnically cleanse Gaza

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:29 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

The settler-colonial state’s far-right defence minister, Israel Katz, has openly stated Israel’s intention to ethnically cleanse Gaza. Genocidal intentions have being central to Israeli state ideology. Lawyers and human rights groups attacked Katz. The Guardian reported on 29 May: Katz said the mass departure of Palestinians from Gaza would go hand in hand with the exclusion of Hamas from power. Katz himself said: We committed that Hamas will not rule Gaza civilly or militarily, and so it shall be, and also the voluntary emigration plan from Gaza will be implemented. Everything at the right timing and in the right manner. Yet…

Cost of Iran war forces US military to cut training budgets at home

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:28 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

The cost of the unprovoked US war on Iran is limiting routine training and maintenance at home. The military’s usual practice flights, training exercises, and the upkeep of equipment have all been affected as the American empire strains under the demands of the failing war. CNN reported: The Navy’s top officer, Adm. Daryl Caudle, told House Armed Services Committee lawmakers earlier this month that his 2026 budget “didn’t bake in [Operation] Epic Fury” and that the Navy faces impacts on “routine operations” as a result. That includes having to limit training exercises, flight training hours and training for new recruits, he…

Sudan: UAE-linked Colombian mercenaries operating amid genocide

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:27 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Colombian mercenaries are being hired, trained and moved into Sudan by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a new report warns. The east African nation is locked into a civil war between the Sudanese government and the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces. Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported this week: Colombian private military contractors, apparently hired by a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company, transited through UAE military bases before being deployed to Sudan to support the abusive Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This is further evidence indicating that the UAE is assisting or otherwise substantially contributing to the Rapid Support Forces’ capacity to commit war…

IDF issues ANOTHER displacement order in south Lebanon

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:27 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

The settler-colonial state of Israel has issued a new displacement order in south Lebanon, following a day of heavy airstrikes and artillery. IDF Arabic spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee posted on X: In light of the terrorist Hezbollah party’s violation of the ceasefire agreement, the Defense Army is compelled to act against it forcefully, The Defense Army does not intend to harm you. The Lebanese citizens under bombardment might beg to differ. Adraae added: To ensure your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move away from the villages and towns by a distance of at least 1000 meters to open areas.…

Eid assault: Israel batters southern Lebanon with airstrikes and artillery

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:26 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Israel launched an intense bombardment across southern Lebanon on the eve of Eid. Over 100 airstrikes were accompanied by ferocious artillery bombardments across the south and in Bekaa. Targets included a Palestinian refugee camp. Multiple people were killed. Middle East Eye reported: Israel’s Channel 12 is reporting that the Israeli army has begun a ground operation in Lebanon, crossing the “Yellow Line” demarcation stipulated by the ceasefire deal. According to Israeli Channel 14, Tel Aviv is expanding its military operation beyond the line in the Nabatieh area. Journalist Hala Jaber described horrific scenes: In just hours, Israel has unleashed more than…

Iran condemns new wave of US strikes as peace talks hang in balance

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:26 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Iran has slammed a new wave of US strikes in the besieged nation’s south. Meanwhile Donald Trump has demanded various countries normalise relations with Israel as a condition of ending his failed war. Yet several expert voices have said that the US has already lost the war, with Trump in no position to make demands. Middle East Eye reported: Iran’s foreign ministry accused the US of violating ceasefire agreement after Washington carried out strikes south of the country. The ministry said: Undoubtedly, the Islamic Republic of Iran will not leave any act of mischief unanswered and will not hesitate in defending…

UK government throws another £65m at war satellite upgrade

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:23 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

The UK has earmarked £65m to upgrade Skynet (actual name), a war satellite system once used to fly drones over Afghanistan. The system contains software run by yet another global military firm with interests in AI war systems. That is the second one this week. A government press release once again conflated business and public safety with lucrative defence interests: Vital emergency services, military operations and British businesses will be better protected through a new system to protect UK satellites and the services they provide from space. Adding: 20% of UK economy reliant on satellite services which are essential for military…

Legitimise and reintegrate: Syria’s ex-Al Qaeda president to attend G7 conference

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:22 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Former Al Qaeda member and US-backed Syrian president Ahmed Al-Sharaa will be a guest at the influential G7 forum. Al-Sharaa’s presence is about Syria’s reintegration into the global capitalist economy. Syria’s use by Western powers as a “potential strategic hub for supply chains” will also be discussed given the Strait of Hormuz is blocked. The G7 is a multinational economic and political forum made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US. The EU is a non-enumerated member. It meets annually: to coordinate policy on global economic, security, and other critical issues, acting as a platform for…

London mayor Sadiq Khan and Met police in row over £50m Palantir deal

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:22 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

London mayor Sadiq Khan has royally annoyed the Met Police after he blocked a £50m deal to hand the cops Palantir technology. Palantir is the genocide-linked AI war firm which has won major military and NHS contracts. Palantir’s founders have openly espoused a far-right ideology. The Guardian reported: After the UK’s largest police force had agreed to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, Khan intervened, citing “serious concerns” about how the deal had been struck. The mayor’s office said there had been a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules and said police had only seriously…