Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro held a press conference on Monday where he addressed the deployment of US warships off Venezuela's coast and warned that if the US attacked, he would declare his country a "republic in arms" and engage in an "armed struggle."...
US Africa Command Launches Two More Airstrikes Against al-Shabaab in Somalia
US Africa Command announced on Monday that its forces launched two separate airstrikes against al-Shabaab in different parts of Somalia on August 30 as the Trump administration continues its heavy bombing campaign in the country. In one press release, AFRICOM said it...
NATO Commander Urges More Arms Makers To Test Their Weapons in Ukraine
Alexus Grynkewich, a US Air Force general who serves as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, is urging more weapons makers to test their military equipment on the battlefield in Ukraine as the war continues to rage. "Those few that have tried it have either learned...
Netanyahu Says Trump Told Him No ‘Partial Deals,’ Go With ‘Full Force’ in Gaza
At a security cabinet meeting on Sunday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his top officials that he had the backing of President Trump to reject a temporary Gaza ceasefire deal and to escalate military operations in Gaza, The Jerusalem Post has...
World’s Leading Genocide Scholars Association Says Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza
Updated on Tuesday, September 2 at 11:13 am EST The world’s largest association of genocide scholars has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, passing a resolution making the determination with the approval of 86% of its members who voted. The...
Israeli Attacks and Starvation Kill 107 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Monday that Israeli attacks killed 98 Palestinians and wounded 404 over the previous 24-hour period as relentless US-backed attacks continue amid a famine in the besieged Palestinian territory. On top of the violent deaths, the Health...
US To Deploy Controversial Typhon Missile System to Japan for First Time
The US Army announced on Friday that it will be deploying the controversial Typhon missile system to Japan for drills in September, a move strongly condemned by Russia and China. The Typhon, also known as Mid-Range Capability, is a land-based missile launcher that can...
Israel Considers Annexing Parts of the Occupied West Bank in Response to Moves to Recognize a Palestinian State
Israel is considering annexing parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank in response to a push from Western countries to recognize a Palestinian state, Axios reported on Sunday. The Axios report said several options were under consideration when it came to the amount of...
Von der Leyen Says Europe Is Drawing Up ‘Precise’ Plans for US-Backed Troop Deployment to Ukraine
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has told the Financial Times that European countries are drawing up "pretty precise plans" for the potential deployment of troops to Ukraine as part of a future peace deal, an arrangement Russia has made clear it...
Houthi Leader Vows Attacks on Israel Will Continue After Israeli Killing of Yemeni Prime Minister
The leader of Yemen's Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, vowed on Sunday that the campaign against Israel that was launched in support of the Palestinians in Gaza would continue despite the Israeli assassination of the prime minister of the Houthi-led Yemeni...