Taiwan is building five new military bases to house US-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles, The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. In 2020, the US approved a $2.37 billion arms sale to Taiwan for 100 Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems and 400 Harpoon Block II...
A total of six Palestinians were killed by Israeli settler and military violence in the occupied West Bank on Monday. Five Palestinians were killed by an Israeli military strike on a house in the Nur Shams refugee camp near the city of Tulkarm. The Israeli military...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, the highest-ranking US military officer, visited northern Israel on Monday, a day after Israel and Hezbollah exchanged their heaviest round of fire since October 7. Brown's visit demonstrates strong US...
Egypt on Monday reiterated its objection to Israel maintaining control of the Gaza-Egypt border, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, as part of any Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal. "Egypt reiterated to all relevant parties its rejection of any Israeli presence at (the...
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir sparked a backlash on Monday by saying that he wanted to build a synagogue on the Al-Asqa Mosque compound in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem. Al-Aqsa, known to the Israelis as Temple Mount, is one of the holiest...
The Israeli Defense Ministry said Monday that the US has delivered over 50,000 tons of weapons and other military equipment since the start of Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza, demonstrating the Biden administration's staunch support for the slaughter. Since...
On Monday, Russia launched one of its heaviest missile and drone barrages across Ukraine in an attack seen as retaliation for the Ukrainian invasion of Russia's Kursk Oblast. According to Ukrainian officials, over 100 Russian missiles and drones were fired at 15...
Chinese and Philippine Coast Guard vessels collided for the second time within a week near the Sabina Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. Sabina Shoal is part of the Spratly Islands and is claimed by China, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan. Chinese and...
Russia's ambassador in the US has said he expects the Biden administration to soon lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of US-provided weapons to support long-range strikes on Russian territory. "The current administration behaves like a person who extends one hand and...
French authorities have arrested Pavel Durov, the CEO of the messaging app Telegram, over allegations that the platform is not doing enough to moderate its content. The arrest, which has chilling implications for free speech in Europe, occurred on Saturday night when...
