The Philippines said on Sunday that it reached a deal with China to reduce tensions around Second Thomas Shoal, a Philippine-occupied reef in the South China Sea that's also claimed by China, Vietnam, and Taiwan. Manila did not disclose any details about the deal but...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) described US support for Israel as one of America's "founding principles" during a speech at an event hosted by the Republican Jewish Committee on July 18. "It is an important principle that America and Israel stand together...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending a delegation for a new round of hostage deal negotiations this Thursday, his office announced on Sunday. The Times of Israel reported Friday that Israeli negotiators were adding clauses to a ceasefire proposal to...
On Sunday, Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said Yemenis were "pleased to be in a direct confrontation" with Israel and vowed to hit back hard at the Israeli bombing of Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah. "Yemeni people are pleased to be in direct confrontation with...
The US has criticized the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling that said the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal and must come to an end, claiming it impedes a two-state solution. "We are concerned that the breadth of the court’s opinion...
Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and said he would work to end the war in Ukraine. "I appreciate President Zelenskyy for reaching out because I, as your next President of the United States, will bring...
On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said she noted comments from former President Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance about ending the war in Ukraine but said Moscow needed to be "realistic" about the prospect. "We saw the...
According to US Central Command, the US and its partner forces were involved in 196 missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria that killed 44 ISIS operatives during the first half of 2024. In Iraq, CENTCOM said it was involved in 137 operations with government forces...
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Thursday that Moscow won't rule out deploying nuclear missiles in response to the US planning to deploy missile systems to Germany in 2026 that were previously banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF)...
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir made a provocative visit to the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday as part of his effort to thwart a hostage deal with Hamas. Ben Gvir, leader of the Jewish Power party, said in...
