Two US Navy ships transited the Taiwan Strait this week, marking the first US naval passage through the sensitive waterway under the new Trump administration, which drew a rebuke from China. US Indo-Pacific Command said the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson...
President Trump said on Wednesday that he had a "lengthy and highly productive phone call" with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that negotiations to end the war in Ukraine would begin "immediately." The president wrote on Truth Social that he and Putin agreed "to...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday dismissed the idea of NATO membership for Ukraine as part of a peace deal with Russia and said the goal to restore Ukraine to its pre-2014 borders was "unrealistic." Hegseth made the comments while addressing a meeting of...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said European countries could not guarantee Ukraine's security without the US in an apparent response to Trump administration officials saying Europe should take the lead on the conflict. "There are voices which say that...
After meeting with President Trump at the White House, Jordan's King Abdullah said that he reiterated Amman's opposition to the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank. "I reiterated Jordan’s steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians...
President Trump said in an interview that aired on Monday night that Ukraine "may be Russian some day" when pushing his idea for a rare earth mineral deal in exchange for US support. "[Ukraine] has tremendously valuable land in terms of rare earth, in terms of oil and...
Yemen's Houthis are ready to restart attacks on Israel if there is an escalation of Israeli attacks on Gaza and the ceasefire falls apart, the group's leader said on Tuesday. "Our hands are on the trigger, and we are ready to immediately escalate against the Israeli...
Updated on February 11, 2025 at 6:30 pm Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement Tuesday that if Hamas doesn't release Israeli hostages in Gaza by noon on Saturday, the Gaza ceasefire will end, and Israel will restart its genocidal war. "If...
Israeli officials have admitted to The New York Times that Hamas's claims about Israel violating the Gaza ceasefire are accurate. The report, which cited three Israeli officials and two officials from mediating countries who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that the US was not "sincere" about negotiations with Iran, citing new sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. President Trump has re-imposed his so-called "maximum pressure campaign" on Iran and added new...
