Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on Wednesday that China is the "most significant challenge" the United States has ever faced. "There is a recognition that this is the most significant challenge in our history," Campbell told the House Foreign Affairs...
Israeli Ministers, MKs Urge Netanyahu To Expel Palestinian Civilians From Northern Gaza and ‘Cleanse’ the Area
A group of 27 Israeli ministers and members of the Israeli Knesset have sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging him to expel Palestinian civilians from northern Gaza and impose a complete siege to "cleanse" the area. The Israeli ministers and...
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah Says Israel Has ‘Crossed All Red Lines’
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah delivered a speech on Thursday and said Israel "crossed all red lines" by exploding pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon over the past two days. "With this operation, the enemy crossed all laws and red lines. It didn't care...
Ukrainian Drone Attack Hits Military Warehouse Inside Russia, Sparking Massive Blast
Ukraine launched another major drone barrage against targets inside Russia on Wednesday and hit a Russian military warehouse in the town of Toropets in the Tver Oblast, causing a massive explosion. Toropets is about 300 miles from the Ukrainian border and 250 miles...
US Navy Chief Unveils Plan To Be Ready for War With China By 2027
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the highest ranking officer in the US Navy, unveiled a plan on Wednesday to be ready for a war with China by 2027 as the US military is preparing for a direct fight with Beijing despite the risk of nuclear war. The plan...
UN General Assembly Calls for End to Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Territories
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution calling for an end to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. The resolution passed in a vote of 124-14, with 43 nations abstaining. The resolution affirmed an advisory...
Gallant Says Israel’s Focus Has Turned North as Part of ‘New Phase in the War’
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that the focus of Israel's military operations was shifting to the north as part of a "new phase in the war." His comments came after Israel detonated thousands of Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon,...
Israel Detonates Thousands of Hezbollah Walkie-Talkies, Killing at Least 20
On Wednesday, Israel blew up thousands of two-way radios used by Hezbollah in Lebanon, killing at least 20 people and wounding 450. Lebanon's official news agency also reported that solar energy systems blew up in Beirut and in the south, wounding one girl. The...
Israeli Forces Kill 20 More Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
Gaza's Health Ministry said Wednesday that Israeli forces killed 20 Palestinians and injured 54 in the previous 24-hour period, bringing its death toll since October 7, 2023, to 41,272 and the number of wounded to 95,551. "The Israeli occupation committed two...
US Says It Flew Navy Plane Through the Sensitive Taiwan Strait
The US military said Tuesday that it flew a US Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane over the sensitive Taiwan Strait, prompting China to put its forces on alert and track the aircraft. The US typically frames its military activity in the Taiwan Strait as routine even...