Trinidad and Tobago will allow the US military to use its airports in the coming weeks, according to a statement from the Caribbean island nation's Foreign Ministry, as the US continues ramping up military activity near Venezuela. Trinidad and Tobago's Foreign...
President Trump Signs Executive Order Declaring Fentanyl a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’
President Trump on Monday declared that the synthetic opioid fentanyl is a "Weapon of Mass Destruction," signaling he may use the drug as a pretext for a war in Latin America. "Illicit fentanyl is closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic," an executive order signed...
Trump Denies Rift With Netanyahu Over Israeli Airstrike in Gaza That Targeted Hamas Commander
President Trump denied on Monday that there was a rift between his White House and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over an Israeli airstrike that killed a Hamas commander in Gaza on Saturday, a clear violation of the US-backed ceasefire deal. "No, Israel and...
US Offers Ukraine NATO-Style Security Guarantee, Making Peace Deal With Russia Unlikely
US officials said on Monday that the US, Ukraine, and Europe have agreed on a plan to provide Ukraine with NATO-style security guarantees as part of a potential peace deal with Russia, an idea Moscow is unlikely to accept. "The basis of that agreement is basically to...
US War Department Says ‘No Force Posture Changes’ in Syria After Three Americans Killed
A US War Department official said on Monday that the Pentagon has no planned "force posture changes" regarding the US military presence in Syria following a deadly attack in the country over the weekend that killed three Americans, including two members of the Iowa...
Israeli Troops Raid Syria’s Quneitra, Capture Three Civilians Collecting Firewood
Israeli troops continue to carry out raids into southwestern Syria, once again centering on the northern parts of Quneitra Governorate and in and around the town of Jbata Al-Khashab, where troops established a checkpoint at the key Ain al-Bayda Junction nearby,...
House To Vote This Week on Bill To Block Trump From Launching a War With Venezuela
The House is expected to vote on Thursday on a bipartisan War Powers Resolution aimed at blocking President Trump from launching an attack on Venezuela amid a major US military buildup in the Caribbean and threats of a regime change war to oust Venezuelan President...
US Bombs Somalia for 112th Time This Year
US Africa Command announced on Monday that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia as the Trump administration continues its record-shattering bombing campaign in the country. AFRICOM said the strike was launched on December 14 and targeted al-Shabaab about...
Human Rights Watch: Israeli Strikes on Lebanese Civilian Reconstruction Efforts Amount to a War Crime
The ceasefire “ending” the Israeli invasion of Lebanon went into effect in late November of 2024. Normally, that would usher in a period of reconstruction in the former war zone. That reconstruction has been challenged at every step, however, by Israeli attacks....
US Military Aircraft Nearly Collides With JetBlue Plane Near Venezuela
A US military aircraft nearly collided with a JetBlue plane near Venezuela after entering the passenger jet's flight path without its transponder on, according to air traffic control recordings. The JetBlue plane took off from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao,...


