Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that the US was implementing a "vigorous new visa policy" to prevent people from entering the US who are critical of Israel, which he conflates with antisemitism. "We have implemented a vigorous new visa policy that...
Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli attacks killed at least 62 Palestinians over the previous 24-hour period as relentless US-backed strikes pounded targets across the Strip. The Health Ministry said another five bodies of Palestinians killed by previous...
The US reopened the US ambassador's residence in Damascus on Thursday as the Trump administration is building ties with the new Syrian government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda leader who led the assault that ousted former President Bashar al-Assad. "Our...
The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that its forces downed 296 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions overnight, a barrage that Ukrainian media described as a "record-breaking" attack on Russian territory. According to Russia's TASS news agency,...
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday denied a report that said Tehran may pause uranium enrichment as part of a temporary deal with the US. "This report is simply false and fictitious," said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, according to Tehran...
On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza and lamented the death of Palestinian children, who have been killed by Israeli forces in staggering numbers. "In the Gaza Strip, the intense cries are reaching Heaven more and more from mothers and...
Israeli strikes killed dozens more Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday as relentless US-backed Israeli strikes continued to pound targets across the Strip. Gaza's Health Ministry said in its daily update, which it releases about midday Gaza time, that at least 23...
Israeli warplanes bombed the Sanaa International Airport in Yemen again on Thursday as the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, have continued missile attacks on Israel in support of the Palestinians in Gaza. Yemeni officials said four strikes hit a runway at the...
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to upend negotiations between the US and Iran by potentially attacking Iranian nuclear facilities. The report said that the threat from Israel led to a recent tense...
Ben Saul, the UN Special Rapporteur for human rights and counterterrorism, recently visited Somalia and said that he believes the US-backed Mogadishu-based Somali government can't beat al-Shabaab and called for negotiations. "I do think there is a consensus now that...
