A project valued at $2.7 billion aims to enlarge the 57th Air Base Mihail Kogălniceanu of the Romanian Air Force, situated near Constanța, a Black Sea port city. This expansion will encompass a nearly 20-mile perimeter and an area of approximately 11 square miles, providing accommodations for around 10,000 NATO personnel and their families.
https://www.newsweek.com/nato-builds-largest-europe-base-black-sea-romania-1880210
In a second wave of strikes on the Houthis, IAF warplanes destroyed the entire international airport in Sanaa, Yemen.
I was just suggesting that on yesterdays live. I guess the IDF listened.
A Houthi missile struck an open area inside Ben Gurion airport today. Sources say it was not intercepted. No injuries but the airport was shut down for a time and all incoming flights are being cancelled
On April 30, 2025, violent clashes erupted in and around Damascus, Syria, as forces affiliated with the transitional government, including Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), engaged in confrontations with Druze militants in the Ashrafieh Sahnaya neighborhood. The violence has reportedly resulted in civilian casualties and raised concerns about potential mass killings.
In response to the escalating conflict, Israel announced that it had conducted multiple drone strikes targeting HTS militants in Sahnaya. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that the strikes were aimed at extremists allegedly preparing attacks on the Druze community, emphasizing Israel’s commitment to protecting Druze populations with historic and religious ties to Israel and Lebanon . 
These operations mark a significant development, as they represent Israel’s first direct military engagement against HTS forces since the group’s rise to power following the fall of Syrian ...
After more than 20 years as a war correspondent, I’ve learned this: there’s no substitute for being there.
Satellite images can show destruction. Social media can spread stories. But until your boots are in the dust, until you’ve looked into the eyes of the displaced, the wounded, the forgotten—you haven’t truly seen the story.
Being on the ground isn’t just about reporting the facts. It’s about being a human bridge—between the chaos and those who care. Sometimes the most important thing I do isn’t hold a microphone, but hold a hand. That’s why I keep going back. Because the people in these crisis zones don’t just need their stories told. They need help. And someone willing to show up.
Here's something that's kinda been ignored in the news: For the first time in history, Moody’s has downgraded the credit rating of U.S. government debt. That might sound like Wall Street jargon, but it has real-world consequences — and it’s a big deal.
Donald Trump just proposed something few saw coming: the United States should “take over Gaza” and turn it into a freedom zone. Whatever that means.
Now, the media’s losing its mind, spinning this like the U.S. is about to storm Gaza and boot the IDF out. That’s not what Trump meant—at all. But his phrasing? Not exactly Reaganesque. What he's really pitching is a U.S.-led rebuilding effort: bulldoze the rubble, put up a shiny new Gaza (maybe with Walmarts and In-N-Out Burgers), and then—if they behave—let the Palestinians back in.
Let’s be real: nobody wants Gaza. Not Israel. Not the Arab League. Not even the Palestinians. It’s become almost uninhabitable—and that might just be the point. The IDF’s operations are not only targeting Hamas, they’re squeezing civilians to push them out. And it’s working. The UAE has already started quietly evacuating Palestinians—thousands are being flown out.
So, did it really happen? Did Donald Trump just shake hands with a former terrorist commander and call it a step toward peace? Yep. And depending on how you look at it, it’s either a geopolitical masterstroke—or a dangerous case of wishful thinking.
Meet Ahmed al-Sharaa. He was once locked up in Iraq by U.S. forces for terrorism. Fast forward, and now he’s declared himself the interim president of Syria after ousting Bashar al-Assad in December. But let’s be clear: he wasn’t elected. He just... took over. Think Monty Python’s “Holy Grail” — except with AK-47s and Sharia law.
Al-Sharaa leads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a terror group that until recently sat on the U.S. watchlist. Now he’s wearing a suit and sitting down with Trump in Saudi Arabia. The question is: Has the wolf changed, or just swapped uniforms?
