Amid recent escalations in the Ukraine proxy war, the Russian Federation is considering downgrading relations with the West, though no decision has been made yet. This comes less than a week after Kiev launched long-range missile strikes on Crimea, leaving four...
IDF Soldier Killed, 16 Injured During West Bank Refugee Camp Raid
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Thursday that 1 soldier was killed and 16 others wounded in roadside bomb explosions during an overnight raid on the northern West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp. Violence has surged under the Israeli occupation, as the IDF...
EU Expected To Sign Security Agreement With Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to sign a security pact with the European Union on Thursday; a draft of the agreement has already been viewed by Reuters. For years into the future, it pledges the bloc will continue delivering weapons and other aid....
Pentagon Chief Speaks With Russian Counterpart, First Time in Over a Year
The Defense Department announced Secretary Lloyd Austin held a phone call with Andrei Belousov, his Russian counterpart, on Tuesday. Austin has not spoken with a Russian defense minister since his call with Belousov’s predecessor more than a year ago. Both sides...
High Court Rules Ultra-Orthodox Men Are Subject to Draft, Threatening Netanyahu’s Coalition
Israel’s high court ruled that men in the ultra-Orthodox community are subject to conscription on Tuesday. The community, known as the Haredim, is politically powerful, subsidized by the citizenry, and until now had been unaffected by the mass mandatory enlistment....
Report: US Government Spies on Thousands of Americans’ Mail Every Year
The US Postal Service (USPS) has been spying on thousands of Americans’ mail every year for a decade, including letters and parcels, and provided citizens’ information to police and elements of the national security apparatus, a Washington Post investigation found....
EU Approves Military Aid to Ukraine Drawn From Frozen Russian Assets
European Union foreign ministers have approved, for the first time, the transfer of approximately €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) in military and financial aid to Kiev, using interest profits drawn from frozen Russian central bank assets. EU foreign policy chief Josep...
Houthis, Iraqi Militias Increase Drone Attacks on US, Israeli Targets
Yemen’s Houthis and the Islamic Resistance of Iraq have carried out a spate of attacks over the weekend against US occupation forces in Syria, Israeli-linked shipping, and other vessels as part of their campaign against Tel Aviv’s Gaza slaughter. Primarily drones have...
New Legal Powers for Settlers Facilitate West Bank Annexation
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) quietly issued an order which transfers substantial legal powers over the occupied West Bank to Settlements Administration bureaucrats working under Israel’s extremist minister Bezalel Smotrich, The Guardian reports. This paves the way...
IDF Kills Over 100 Palestinians in Weekend Strikes Across Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv carried out several attacks across the Gaza Strip this weekend. On Saturday, Gaza’s Health Ministry said more than 100 Palestinians were killed, along with 169 others wounded, in 24 hours amid various strikes. This was the deadliest day in the Strip since the...