Iran Rejects US Proposed Ceasefire, Counters With 5 Conditions For Ending War, As US Troops En Route

The $25 billion estimate the Pentagon gave to Congress on Wednesday regarding the cost of the Iran war is a lowball figure that doesn’t include the cost of repairing the destruction at US bases across the Middle East, CNN has reported. Sources told the outlet that factoring in repairs to bases and replacing military equipment […]

Ukraine has launched a series of drone strikes at Russia, damaging warships and killing one person.  On Monday, the Ukrainian intelligence service, GUR, claimed that drones destroyed two landing ships and damaged a radar at a Russian port in Crimea. Ukraine also attacked the Russian base in Sevastopol on Saturday.  The Russian Defense Ministry reported […]

Starmer Faces 'Sleaze Inquiry' Vote Over Epstein Pal Mandelson's Appointment Trouble has been brewing for UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador - despite Mandelson's well-known past associations with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson, a senior New Labour figure and former EU Trade Commissioner, has long faced questions over his friendship with sex-offender Epstein, and these ties were public knowledge when Starmer nominated him for the prestigious Washington role. While Starmer admitted he was aware of the relationship, he says Mandelson "lied repeatedly" about...