Israeli officials are threatening to invade Rafah if a hostage deal is not reached amid Egyptian and Qatari-mediated negotiations with Hamas. Axios reported on Friday that Israeli officials told their Egyptian counterparts that Israel is giving Hamas "one last chance"...
Houthis Down US MQ-9 Reaper Drone For the Third Time Since November
A military spokesman for Yemen's Houthis announced on Saturday that their forces downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that was operating over Yemen and was carrying out a "hostile mission." US officials confirmed to CBS News that a US Air Force MQ-9 drone "crashed" in Yemen...
Zelensky Says He’s Working on a 10-Year Military Aid Deal With the US
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the US and Ukraine are working on a 10-year bilateral security deal that would include long-term commitments for US military aid. The US and other NATO countries agreed to negotiate bilateral deals with...
US Intelligence Agencies Say Putin Didn’t Order Navalny’s Death
The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that US intelligence agencies believe Russian President Vladimir Putin likely did not order the killing of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who died earlier this year while serving a 19-year sentence at a penal colony in...
Israel Dismisses US Call To Investigate Mass Grave Discovered at Gaza Hospital
Israel has rejected a US call for an investigation into a mass grave that was discovered at Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. US officials have said they want Israel to investigate the situation itself and has not backed international calls for...
US Working To Prevent ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu
The US and Israel are working together to prevent the International Criminal Court from issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other high-level Israeli officials, Israeli media has reported. Haaretz reported that the Israeli...
Israeli Forces Preparing for US Pier in Gaza Come Under Attack
Mortar rounds were fired at Israeli forces making preparations for a US-built pier in Gaza on Wednesday, highlighting the danger of the project to the US troops that are involved. US officials blamed the attack on "Gaza-based militants" and said no American equipment...
Yemen’s Houthis Target Two Ships in Gulf of Aden
Yemen's Houthis targeted commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday and Thursday as part of their campaign to protest the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. The attacks came after a relative lull in Houthi operations following months of frequent...
Hamas Official Says Group Willing To Disarm for Two-State Solution
A top Hamas political official has told The Associated Press that the Palestinian group would be open to a five-year truce with Israel and would disarm and become solely a political party if a Palestinian state was established along the pre-1967 borders. Speaking in...
NATO Says China Must Cut Trade With Russia To Have Good Relations With West
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday went after China for its trade relationship with Russia, saying Beijing must reduce its trade with Moscow to have good relations with the West. Western officials often accuse China of supporting Russia's military,...