The US, Japan, and Australia agreed on Sunday to increase trilateral military cooperation as Washington is working to boost alliances in the region as part of its plans to prepare for a future war with China. Defense ministers from the three countries, including US...
More Than 100 Palestinians in Gaza Killed By Israeli Forces in One Day
Israeli forces killed at least 111 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported, citing medical sources, as Israeli strikes continued to pound targets across the Strip. The majority were killed by an Israeli strike on a residential building in the northern city...
Report: Biden Allows Ukraine To Strike Russia With Long-Range US Missiles
The New York Times reported on Sunday that President Biden had authorized Ukraine's use of long-range US-provided missiles in strikes on Russian territory, an escalation Moscow has made clear risks nuclear war. US officials told the paper that Ukraine can now use...
Iran Denies That Its UN Ambassador Met With Elon Musk
On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied a report published by The New York Times that said Iran's ambassador to the UN held a meeting with Elon Musk about the incoming Trump administration. "This (reported meeting) was a fabricated story by...
Report: Netanyahu Aide Discussed Lebanon With Trump and Kushner at Mar-a-Lago
Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, a close aide of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, held talks with President-elect Donald Trump and Jared Kushner at Mar-a-Lago this week, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. The report, which cited unnamed...
Report: Elon Musk Met With Iran’s UN Ambassador To Discuss Easing Tensions
The New York Times reported on Thursday that Elon Musk, an advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, met with Iran's ambassador to the United Nations on Monday. The report cited two unnamed Iranian officials who said the discussion lasted over an hour and was about how...
Israeli Settlement Minister Wants West Bank Annexation, No Voting or Land Rights for Palestinians
Israeli Minister of Settlements and National Missions Orit Strock has said she's working to ensure Israel can annex as much land in the West Bank as possible during the incoming Trump administration but said the Palestinians that live there don't have rights to the...
UN Committee Says Israel Is Carrying Out a Genocide, HRW Says Israel Is Committing War Crimes
On Thursday, a report published by a special UN committee said Israel's actions in Gaza are "consistent with the characteristics of genocide," while Human Rights Watch released a report saying Israel was committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing. The UN report,...
Israeli Forces Kill 24 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24-Hour Period
Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli attacks killed at least 24 Palestinians and wounded 112 in the previous 24-hour period as Israeli strikes continued across the Strip. Strikes on Thursday included an attack on a school in Gaza City that’s sheltering...
Israeli Military Planning To Stay in Gaza Through 2025
The Israeli military is planning to stay in Gaza through 2025 and is stepping up demolitions and the construction of more permanent military structures, Haaretz reported on Wednesday. There is a significant portion of Gaza's territory that's under the control of the...