A poll published on Tuesday found that a growing number of Ukrainians would accept ceding territory to Russia to end the war. The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) said its poll was conducted from May 16-22 and surveyed 1,067 people living in...
Netanyahu To Meet Biden on Thursday, Trump on Friday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with both President Biden and former President Trump during his visit to the United States. Netanyahu's office said in a statement that the Israeli leader would be meeting with Biden at the White House on...
Pentagon Releases Strategy Calling for Increased Military Presence in the Arctic
On Tuesday, the Pentagon released a new strategy for the Arctic that called for an increased US military presence in the region to confront Russia and China. The Pentagon said the Arctic is increasingly becoming an area of "strategic competition," and the strategy...
EU’s Top Diplomat Boycotts Hungary’s EU Presidency Over Orban’s Peace Mission
Josep Borrell, the European Union's top foreign policy official, has taken a step to effectively boycott Hungary's rotating presidency of the EU in response to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's recent efforts to pursue peace in Ukraine. Hungary was scheduled to...
Iraq Wants US To Start Drawing Down Troops in September
The Iraqi government wants the US to begin drawing down the number of troops it has in Iraq starting this September, Reuters reported on Monday, citing four Iraqi sources. The sources said Baghdad wants the US-led anti-ISIS coalition to formally end its work by...
American Surgeon Who Volunteered in Gaza Says IDF Snipers Shoot Toddlers
An American surgeon who volunteered in Gaza told "CBS Sunday Morning" in an interview that aired Sunday that Israeli snipers were purposely shooting Palestinian children, including toddlers. "I had children who were shot twice," said Dr. Mark Perlmutter, who said he...
Israel Launches New Assault on Khan Younis, Kills 70 Palestinians
On Monday, the Israeli military launched a new assault on the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis and ordered the evacuation of an area where 400,000 Palestinians were sheltering. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, a heavy assault began almost immediately...
Israeli Military Confirms the Death of Two More Israeli Hostages in Gaza
The Israeli military on Monday confirmed the death of two more Israeli hostages inside Gaza and said the possibility they were killed by Israeli military fire is being investigated. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) told the families of Yagev Buchshtav, 35, and Alex...
Netanyahu Arrives in Washington
Updated at 5:19 pm Eastern Time on July 22, 2024 On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the US, where he is scheduled to address a joint session of Congress. Netanyahu's visit comes amid political turmoil in the US as President Biden announced...
German Officials at Odds Over Planned US Missile Deployment
Members of Germany's ruling coalition government are at odds with each other over a US plan to deploy missile systems to the country in 2026 that were previously banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which the US withdrew from in 2019. The plan...