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📜 TRUMP REPOSTS OMINOUS 'STORM IS COMING' IMAGE AS US EYES PULLING TROOPS FROM GERMANY US President Donald Trump shared an image on Truth Social with the tagline "The storm is coming and no one can stop what is coming." The post lines up with his recent announcement there that America is mulling a troop cutback in Germany, decision due shortly. Germany, ever the principled holdout, stands to gain from fewer US boots on its soil. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 ANOTHER US MQ-4C TRITON DRONE TAKES A HIT IN THE GULF A fresh mishap hit yet another U.S. MQ-4C Triton high-altitude surveillance drone, right after one got presumed shot down over the Gulf on April 9. On April 27, a similar drone caught damage mid-flight but limped to a safe landing—location conveniently unknown. That day, an MQ-4C was tracked cruising the Gulf before its transponder conveniently quit transmitting. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 TUCKER CARLSON SLAMS BIPARTISAN BILL FORCING TECH CENSORSHIP OF ISRAEL CRITICS Tucker Carlson calls out a U.S. bill from Democrat Josh Gottheimer and Republican Mike Lawler—both repping Florida districts—that demands tech companies scrub critics of Israel. The measure grabs the IHRA definition of antisemitism, conveniently lumping knocks on Israel's government with hate crimes, all to pave the way for social media bans stateside. Sponsors? Neocons, Carlson says, dead set on muzzling pushback against the Zionist state. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE SAYS TRUMP CUT SECRET DEAL WITH ZIONIST LOBBY FOR PRESIDENCY She claimed every US leader has to pledge allegiance to Israel or get blocked from power, stating,

"To become president of the United States, there's deals that have to be made. Otherwise, you aren't allowed to have that power. I believe Trump had to make a deal like this."

Greene called the US administration captive, with the presidency's price tag a vow to Benjamin Netanyahu. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 TRUMP SNUBS KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA'S OUTSTRETCHED HANDS FOR HIS OWN TEAM Video footage catches US President Donald Trump strolling past King Charles and Queen Camilla in a formal greeting line. He ignores their waiting hands, opting first to chat up his cabinet members. The royals just stand there as Trump keeps on with his crew. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 CENTCOM BEGS FOR HYPERSONIC DARK EAGLE MISSILES AFTER FAILING TO HIT IRAN'S LAUNCHERS US Central Command requested deployment of the hypersonic Dark Eagle system, whining about troubles targeting Iran's missile launchers with their so-called high-precision strikes. Bloomberg sources say Iran moved launchers out of range—despite earlier US boasts of destroying them. CENTCOM's fix: a $2.7 billion battery of eight missiles, not even fully operational yet. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAEL APPLIES DAHIEH DOCTRINE IN LEBANON TARGETING HEZBOLLAH INFRASTRUCTURE AND NEIGHBORHOODS Investigative journalist Aaron Maté says Israel is hitting infrastructure and neighborhoods linked to Hezbollah in Lebanon under the Dahieh doctrine. He calls it a ploy to wreck civilian areas, aiming to crush resistance by flexing overwhelming power.

"Israel is not a normal country... because when you're an out-of-control hegemon that's bent on stealing other people's land you can't tolerate anybody that resists you. And Hezbollah has shown that they can do that very effectively."

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📜 ISRAELI FORCES RAID GAZA AID FLOTILLA IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS 600 MILES OUT Israeli forces pulled off their farthest interception yet, nabbing a Gaza aid flotilla about 600 nautical miles from Gaza in the Mediterranean. Armed speedboats, drones, and comms jamming did the trick as they swarmed and boarded unarmed civilian ships loaded with humanitarian aid. Global Sumud Flotilla spokesperson called it a violation of international law—no jurisdiction there, just illegal detention or high-seas kidnapping. Al Jazeera says seven ships seized, contact lost with 11 vessels, some off Crete. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN'S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MOCKS TRUMP'S EXPLOSIVE BLOCKADE BLUSTER AS OIL PRICES HIT $122 Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf took a swing at Donald Trump's three-day-old claim that a blockade would blow up Iran's oil infrastructure. No wells have gone boom, naturally, while Brent crude climbs to $122 a barrel. In an X post, Ghalibaf jabbed:

"We could extend to 30 and livestream the well here. That was the junk advice the US admin gets from people like Bessent... Next stop: $140."

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📜 US DEFENSE SECRETARY HEGSETH BLAMES HIS OWN TROOPS FOR LYING ABOUT DEADLY IRANIAN STRIKE THAT KILLED SIX AMERICANS US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused American troops of peddling falsehoods over an Iranian strike on a Kuwait military base that wiped out six US soldiers. Troops counter that Hegseth himself sent them to an undefended spot right before the hit. In testimony, Hegseth snapped:

"Before the commencement of the conflict, we put in maximum defensive posture we could. Can I speak, or are you just going to monologue falsehoods all over the place?"

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📜 FED CHAIR POWELL SAYS ENERGY PRICE SURGE HASN'T PEAKED, WORSE EFFECTS COMING Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell casually dropped that the energy price spike hasn't even peaked, with the real pain still inbound. Tariffs were supposed to deliver just a quick price bump, but now inflation's set to drag on for two extra quarters. No rate cuts until this mess burns out, as the US economy shows cracks. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAELI DRONE FIRM XTEND BOASTS EVEN A CHILD COULD FLY THEIR AI KILLERS Israeli drone maker XTEND, peddling AI-powered attack drones, brags their gear is so idiot-proof a child could run it. Co-founder Aviv Shapira claims the toys have been battle-tested from day one, with just three units handled by one soldier or guard—no need to even be there in person. Company pushes this "simplicity" hard amid their endless conflicts. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAELI FORCES SIEGE FREEDOM FLOTILLA SHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS Israeli occupation forces keep their stranglehold on Freedom Flotilla ships aiming to bust Gaza's blockade, per video footage. Military vessels surround and block the flotilla's path out there in international waters. The interception stops humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza civilians during the endless blockade. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAELI FORCES TRASH CHRISTIAN HOMES IN LEBANON'S DEBEL AFTER OCCUPYING THEM They withdrew, leaving the properties in disarray. Video shows a house interior post-use: trashed rooms, scattered debris, structural damage. Israeli journalist Itay Elenia said:

"This is what a house in the Christian town of Debel looks like after it was used by the Israeli army. Hundreds of residents served alongside Israel. Some now live in Israel. This behavior does not serve our ability to gain the trust of Christians in southern Lebanon."

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📜 PHOTOS REVEAL CHILDREN'S BODIES FROM AMERICAN-ISRAELI MASSACRE AT MINAB SCHOOL Photos capture the bodies of children killed in an American-Israeli assault on students at Minab School. The images show these young victims, laying bare the brutal toll on civilians—especially schoolchildren. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

KOSTYA VOLKOV WAS BEATEN TODAY IN MOSCOW It's all because of a big casino win at Cabura Kostya's "friends", having learned about the win, pressured him for money, threatened reprisals, and after he refused to share the winnings, they proceeded to action. They twisted his arms, hit him on the head with improvised objects, beat him with feet and hands for an hour. Fortunately, the ambulance arrived in time and saved the young guy's life. We wish him a speedy recovery! ✍🏼 CITIZEN JOURNALISM From @pakkazzz Forwarded via Marduk by 𝙹𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚕 @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 FAUCI AIDE INDICTED FOR HIDING COVID ORIGINS RECORDS Charges say he shielded NIH-funded scientists like Peter Daszak of EcoHealth Alliance, who ran bat coronavirus work at Wuhan Institute of Virology with NIH grants—EcoHealth also pocketed $40 million from the Pentagon's Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 2013-2020. April 2020 emails have Morens assuring Daszak he and Fauci would manage the mess with "minimal damage" to Daszak's crew; Daszak thanked Fauci for pushing natural origin over Wuhan lab leak. May 11 deadline looms for possible Fauci charges over his oath-denied Wuhan funding. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

Hezbollah struck two Merkava tanks in Khantara using two drones Hezbollah | Chat | Contact | Support the channel ✍🏼 CITIZEN JOURNALISM From @hizbullahru Forwarded via Marduk by 𝙹𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚕 @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

operations, covering multiple directions—from the north through the center of the country to areas near the capital, indicating the group's ability to conduct simultaneous strikes at significant distances from each other. Dark blue zones—areas of sustained influence and support for JNIM, where the group has a broad local base and a high level of organizational activity. These zones are concentrated primarily in the north and center of Mali, with regional extensions toward Burkina Faso and Niger. Light blue zones—territories with contested control between JNIM, government forces, and other groups. They are characterized by constant clashes, especially in the central and eastern regions of the country. Red frame—zone of activity of the Azawad Liberation Front in the north of the country, particularly in the Kidal area and adjacent territories. JNIM (Al-Qaeda) is recognized as a terrorist organization. War News ✍🏼 CITIZEN JOURNALISM From @warnews_AK Forwarded via Marduk by 𝙹𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚕 @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

Mali: According to the updated map published by AFP agency on April 28, 2026, there is a noticeable escalation of coordinated attacks carried out by jihadists of "Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin" (JNIM) in parallel with the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA). The attacks targeted strategic facilities controlled by Mali's ruling military council on April 25–26, indicating an expansion of the conflict and a complication of the operational situation. The map shows a wide geographical coverage of the attacks—from northern cities such as Kidal and Gao to central regions, including Mopti and Sévaré. In addition, the threat has spread to the outskirts of the capital Bamako and Kati—the stronghold of military power, which indicates a qualitative shift in the nature of operations: from the periphery to the deep regions of the country. ⤵️Map designations: Red circles—cities and facilities that were subjected to direct coordinated attacks on April 25–26. They reflect the expansion of the scale of