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‘Severe’ punishment facing Brits who refuse conscription as WW3 fears skyrocket –Brits thinking about refusing conscription should WW3 break out have been warned about a “severe” punishment. | 29 Aug 2026 | Brits thinking about snubbing conscription could be faced with a “severe” punishment, an expert claims. Fears the UK will need to introduce a compulsory call to arms have skyrocketed in recent weeks following threats from Russia. One of Putin’s closest advisers warned he could not “100% exclude” the prospect of “semi-military” action against British facilities, after the Armed Forces gave Volodmyr Zelensky’s men the blueprints to build its own Storm Shadow missiles. A UK security source has admitted Russia is “preparing something,” something Prime Minister Andy Burnham has even hinted at by saying a Russian attack is “inevitable.” Speaking to Express, author and historian David Swift suggested the punishments that could strike Brits if they don’t answer conscription’s call. Mr. Swift suggested that rather than prison time, fines might be imposed on those who refuse to sign up.

Fears erupt over conscription being ‘reintroduced’ in UK – ‘attack on human rights’ –Campaigners are protesting against a new “conscription threat”. | 27 Aug 2026 | Campaigners are protesting over the prospect of conscription returning amid mounting Russian threats against Britain. A coalition of 13 British peace and faith organisations has launched a petition demanding the Government rule out military conscription, or any compulsory form of national service involving the armed forces. It comes amid intensified debate over military service, with the Conservatives having previously proposed a national service scheme and Labour expanding military gap-year opportunities. There is currently no conscription in Britain, although concerns about World War3 have fuelled renewed discussions on how the armed forces could be expanded.

UK military sites could become targets – Moscow | 27 Aug 2026 | British military facilities and equipment in Ukraine and beyond could become legitimate targets for Russian strikes if Kiev continues to use UK-supplied weapons for attacks on Russian territory, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned. The comments come amid rapidly deteriorating relations between Moscow and London, and a day after Ukrainian forces reportedly used British-French Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles in a strike on Donetsk that wounded at least eight civilians, including two children. “We have repeatedly warned that the response to Ukrainian strikes using British weapons against Russian territory could be directed against any British military facilities and equipment in Ukraine and beyond,” Zakharova said during a press briefing on Thursday.

Russia strikes ‘missile warehouse’ near Kiev | 29 Aug 2026 | The Russian military has carried out a wave of strikes on military-related targets in Kiev and its suburbs, including a facility storing components for Ukraine’s long-range Flamingo cruise missiles, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. The statement came after a series of powerful secondary explosions tore through a warehouse complex near Kiev on Friday night, with videos circulating on social media showing fireballs flying off for hundreds of meters. The next morning, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the strikes, saying the attack, which involved missiles and drones, hit the Fim Service transport and logistics center in the Kiev suburb of Chaiky. The facility was used for storing Flamingo missiles, it added.

9 killed in Ukrainian attack on passenger bus in Donbass | 26 Aug 2026 | At least nine people have been killed and six others wounded in a Ukrainian strike on a passenger bus in Russia’s Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), according to Governor Leonid Pasechnik. The attack occurred in broad daylight on Wednesday, when an intercity bus traveling from Lisichansk to Stakhanov was targeted, the governor said. Eight passengers were killed on the spot, while another, a young woman, later died of her wounds in hospital. “This is yet another act of terrorism by the bloodthirsty Kiev regime. Cynical, inhumane, and unjustifiable. It is a war crime for which those responsible will surely be punished,” Pasechnik wrote on Telegram.

Pentagon says it found ‘hidden’ files on Afghan withdrawal | 27 Aug 2026 | Pentagon investigators reviewing the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan have uncovered classified documents that they say were deliberately hidden from previous probes. The discovery comes amid long-running accusations that the administration of former U.S. President [sic] Joe Biden concealed failures surrounding the operation. Sean Parnell, chairman of the Afghanistan Withdrawal Special Review Panel, said on Wednesday that his team had recovered “highly relevant classified documents” that “should have been disclosed.” The material had been “stashed and hidden away in safes where they would not be found,” Parnell said in a video statement on X, five years after the deadly bombing of the Abbey Gate entrance to Kabul airport. “After the team reviewed these documents, it became clear why someone tried to hide them,” he said.

Israel continues attacks across southern Lebanon –An Israeli daily reported Jerusalem has no intention of abandoning strategic hill positions despite U.S. pressure to withdraw. | 30 Aug 2026| Israeli forces pressed attacks across southern Lebanon on Saturday, employing artillery fire, drone strikes and deliberate arson in a wave of operations concentrated heavily in Nabatieh province, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA). Two explosions struck near the outskirts of Aita al-Jabal early Saturday, NNA reported, adding that no casualties or damage figures were immediately available. An Israeli drone attacked Nabatieh al-Fawqa at approximately 8:55 a.m. local time (0555GMT), followed by a second strike on the same town roughly 45 minutes later, the agency said.

Google updates maps to show ‘Lake America’ in U.S. after Trump executive order directing name change | 30 Aug 2026 | Google announced on Saturday that it had begun rolling out changes to how its maps display Lake Ontario’s name, after President Trump signed an executive order changing it to “Lake America” amid a trade fight between the U.S. and Canada. The president signed an executive order last week to rename the lake, which sits between Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, and New York state. The move came after he had threatened the change earlier in the week as tense trade dynamics between the historically allied countries came to a head. People in the U.S. will see “Lake America” on their maps, while in Canada, they will see “Lake Ontario,” Google said in a statement on Saturday. Beyond the U.S. and Canada, people will see both names displayed on their map, with “Lake America” appearing in parentheses.

Trump secures record-breaking oil deal with Venezuela to double U.S. reserves and slash gas prices | 28 Aug 2026 | Donald Trump announced he has landed the “biggest oil deal in world history” following a deal with Venezuela. The president revealed that he has secured control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in a move he says will slash gas prices for ordinary Americans. Trump credited Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth on brokering the deal with Interim President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez. “This Historic Transaction MORE THAN DOUBLES American Oil Reserves, greatly increases our Oil Supply, and will substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans, long into the future, while helping to continue to set Venezuela on a course toward Tremendous Success and Great Prosperity,” the president said on Truth Social on Friday.

Supreme Court Rules in Trump’s Favor on Mail Ballot Rules | 24 Aug 2026 | The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of President Trump’s executive order increasing election integrity relating to mail ballots on Monday, saying states suing over the order did so improperly. Today’s ruling is not the final action but comes as some states begin sending ballots to voters in early September. The opinion was issued in an unsigned order with the three liberal justices dissenting. In March, President Trump signed the executive order in question directing the Department of Homeland Security to verify citizenship in each state. The order also directed the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to initiate rule-making to ensure only verified, eligible voters would receive ballots.

NJ Dem governor facing mounting pressure as GOP expands noncitizen voter probe | 30 Aug 2026 | A coalition of House Republicans is escalating its push for answers after lawmakers said New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill failed to address most of their questions about the state’s noncitizen voter-registration scandal and instead directed criticism at President Donald Trump. Republican Study Committee member Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., told Fox News Digital there will be consequences after Sherrill sent a response that he characterized as “snarky” and politicized and said largely sidestepped the lawmakers’ questions. “The response that we got from the governor was almost like she took a political mailer and embossed it upon her official letterhead,” Van Drew said… Van Drew said he is planning a hearing as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee, with expert witnesses expected to testify.

Mike Lindell Sues Minnesota Election Officials Over Recount ‘Bait and Switch’ | 26 Aug 2026 | Former gubernatorial candidate and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is suing the Minnesota secretary of state and local election officials, saying they changed the parameters of a potential recount following his loss in the Republican primary. Earlier this month, Lindell finished second to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth, falling short by around 45,000 votes, or 11 points, despite an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Due to the large margin between Lindell and Demuth, state law requires him to pay 825,000 for the recount and submit that payment by Monday, according to Alpha News. Lindell said his wire transfer was ready to go when “the Minnesota Secretary of State, at the last minute, changed the scope of the recount in violation of Minnesota law.” Instead of recounting all the votes, Lindell said the process would only examine votes linked to Lindell and Demuth, despite several other candidates being on the ballot. Lindell’s team is arguing that setting such narrow terms violates Minnesota statutes.

Shocking report confirms FEMA relief workers deliberately SKIPPED Trump voters’ homes after deadly Hurricane Milton | 24 Aug 2026 | FEMA relief workers who deliberately skipped the homes of Trump supporters after Hurricane Milton broke federal law as well as agency policy, a bombshell government watchdog report obtained by the Daily Mail has found. The shocking findings released Monday by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General confirm the politically charged snubs in the weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election — and reveal workers brazenly listed “Trump flag” in official records as their reason for bypassing hurricane victims. The extraordinary report — based on an internal audit of the agency’s response to the October 2024 Hurricane — confirms a central allegation of a whistleblower who exposed the scandal days after Donald Trump’s election victory in 2024. “FEMA Disaster Response Crew Violated Law and Policy by Skipping Homes with Political Signage,” the report’s blunt headline states.

2 workers at Germany’s busiest airport die of malaria after mosquitoes arrive on plane | 27 Aug 2026 | Two workers at Germany’s busiest airport have died of malaria amid an outbreak in the travel hub believed to be caused by mosquitoes that arrived on a plane. Two Frankfurt Airport workers died after contracting the illness transmitted by mosquitoes, a spokesperson for Fraport, which operates the airport, told the BBC late Wednesday. The pair of workers, who have not yet been identified, were sickened in a rare outbreak first detected in July, according to the airport. A total of six male airport employees in different jobs and areas of the airport were infected with malaria in the outbreak, the outlet reported. The four other employees have since recovered from malaria, German outlet Der Spiegel reported.

Amish threaten mass exodus from New York over vaccine fight – which is heading to Supreme Court | 26 Aug 2026 | New York’s Amish community is issuing an ultimatum to state bureaucrats: leave us alone or we’re packing up our buggies for greener pastures. The threat has been sparked by a vaccine mandate fight that the 25,000 strong religious community is taking all the way to the Supreme Court. It takes place as state Health Department officials continue to slap thousands in fines on tiny, one-room parochial Amish schools which have refused to comply with a Cuomo-era vaccine decree. “Have we gotten to a place where we aren’t going to make room for the Amish anymore?” Hiram Sasser, an attorney representing six plaintiffs in the case, Miller v. McDonald, asked. New York state law requires kids to receive between 24 and 27 jabs to attend K through 12 schools, according to the DOH vaccine schedule.

Pennsylvania commissioner accuses Shapiro of ‘deceptive’ measles death framing as RFK Jr. blasts Dem governor–Lancaster County coroner says no measles deaths were reported, raising questions about two fatalities announced by Shapiro | 29 Aug 2026 | A Pennsylvania county commissioner is challenging Gov. Josh Shapiro’s announcement of two measles-associated deaths, fueling a growing clash with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr… Joshua Parsons, one of three Lancaster County commissioners, accused Shapiro of being intentionally “deceptive” during a news conference earlier this week, when the Democratic governor pointed to two “measles-related deaths” in the county. “Well, the governor, in the press conference, they said they were measles-associated deaths, but it was framed, and very much the underlying assertion to it, was that these were measles deaths,” Parsons told Fox News Digital. However, according to conversations he had with the Lancaster County Coroner, Parsons claimed nobody in the county has died from measles this year. “The coroner reported that they don’t have…they had zero measles deaths or measles-associated deaths reported. And in Pennsylvania, if you have someone who dies of a contagious disease, that does have to be reported to the county coroner,” Parsons told Fox News Digital.

PA Gov. Josh Shapiro and State Health Officials Caught Pushing Fake Measles Death Narrative in Lancaster County — Officials Refuse to Cooperate as County Coroner Confirms ZERO Deaths From Measles | 26 Aug 2026 | During a high-profile press conference on Tuesday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D), alongside state health officials and Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, announced that two “measles-associated deaths” occurred in Lancaster County. The legacy media immediately ran with the headlines: Two people died FROM measles. But local authorities have ZERO record of these alleged deaths. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called out the massive discrepancies and the state’s sudden refusal to share basic factual data. “We are trying to get information about those two casualties. According to a statement that was released by the Lancaster County Commissioner today, they cannot find any measles deaths in Lancaster County, and they complain that the governor will not give them that information. CDC tried to get that information from the governor yesterday, and the state is refusing to cooperate,” Kennedy said.

Legal defense fund launched for Fauci as he faces federal, state probes | 21 Aug 2026 | Lawyers representing Dr. Anthony Fauci have created a legal defense fund for the infectious disease expert as investigations against him continue to mount. Fauci, who helped lead the country through created and profited from the pandemic, has been accused by Republicans of misleading the public about the origins of COVID-19 and faces multiple federal and state investigations. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has called on the U.S. Department of Justice to prosecute Fauci after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment numerous times during a high-profile July congressional hearing. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Paul, held him in contempt of Congress after the hearing.

LA gun owners stuck waiting years for concealed carry permits score major DOJ victory –California law requires action within 90 days, but applicants allegedly faced average waits of 9 months | 17 Aug 2026 | The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) has slashed lengthy concealed carry permit delays after a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit accused the agency of leaving thousands of applications in limbo and forcing some gun owners to wait nearly three years for action. The turnaround prompted the DOJ to end its landmark lawsuit against LASD, with federal officials announcing Thursday that the sheriff’s department is now meeting California’s permitting deadlines after adding personnel and new processing software. The case put one of the nation’s largest law enforcement agencies at the center of the Trump administration’s push to enforce Second Amendment rights, with the DOJ calling the outcome a “huge win” for Los Angeles County residents and gun owners.

Police Raid Apartment of Ilhan Omar’s Son, Seize Firearms and Ammunition | 27 Aug 2026 | Police raided the apartment where Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s son lives in Minneapolis. Firearms and ammunition were seized at the scene and police arrested another man who is not Omar’s son. 22-year-old Abdulrahman Abdi was arrested and booked into the Hennepin County jail, Alpha News reported. Abdulrahman Abdi is the roommate of Ilhan Omar’s son, Adnan.

Notorious bail-hating NYC judge releases gunman charged with shooting helpless service dog | 26 Aug 2026 | A notorious soft-on-crime Brooklyn judge is at it again — refusing to set bail for the gun-wielding thug accused of trying to kill another man and wounding a service dog, The Post has learned. Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Janice Robinson has already gained a rep for going easy on accused criminals, and remained true to form Tuesday when she released alleged gunman Adrian Benitez at his arraignment. Benitez, 29, was hit with attempted murder and a slew of other felony charges after he was nabbed for last week’s brazen broad daylight shooting in Greenwood Heights. The creep allegedly opened fire during a spat with another man, and the stray bullet struck Honey, a seven-year-old Labradoodle service dog for a woman with Down syndrome, according to a police. Prosecutors in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office had asked that Benitez be held on a 150,000 bail — but Robinson instead released him with only a promise that he’d return to court for his next hearing in three months, according to law enforcement sources

About 90 Americans still missing after catastrophic Nepal flash floods kill hundreds, U.S. officials say | 27 Aug 2026 | U.S. officials said about 90 U.S. citizens remained unaccounted for Thursday, a day after catastrophic flash floods engulfed a border area of China and Nepal, killing hundreds of people. In a statement, the U.S. State Department said it is not aware of any U.S. deaths, but three Americans have been rescued. Many of the missing were on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet, a sacred site for Hindus, Buddhists and others. Talking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, President Donald Trump said U.S. officials have spoken with Nepalese leaders and offered to provide “anything they want.”