Following a meeting between President Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, there's no sign a US withdrawal from Iraq will happen anytime soon despite earlier calls from al-Sudani's government for an end to the presence. Biden and al-Sudani met in...
On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) unveiled three foreign military aid bills for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, totaling over $95 billion in spending. The three bills match roughly with the $95 billion foreign military aid bill that was passed by the...
US-backed Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria are responsible for torture and "mass death" due to inhumane conditions at detention facilities that were set up after the defeat of ISIS, Amnesty International said in a new report on Wednesday. Amnesty said that the...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is worried that Israel might strike Iran's nuclear program in response to the Iranian drone and missile attack on Israeli territory, which was a reprisal for Israel bombing Iran's consulate in Damascus. IAEA chief Rafael...
The UN's Human Rights Office said on Tuesday that Israel is still imposing "unlawful" restrictions on aid entering Gaza despite US and Israeli claims that there's been an increase in deliveries, Reuters reported on Tuesday. After Israel slaughtered seven workers for...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) called himself a "wartime speaker" on Tuesday as he defended himself after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) called for his resignation over a plan to hold separate votes on military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. "We need steady...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with Chinese Defense Minister Adm. Dong Jun, marking the first communication between the two nations' defense chiefs since November 2022. High-level military communication between the US and China has been impeded for several...
Iran's reprisal attack on Israel has delayed Israeli plans to invade the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, CNN reported on Monday, citing Israeli sources. The sources said that the Israeli Air Force was set to drop leaflets on Rafah on Monday to tell the more than 1...
Russia has been able to swiftly repair oil refineries inside Russian territory that have been targeted by Ukrainian drones, Reuters reported on Monday. The report said the attacks initially reduced Russia's oil production by 14% at the end of March, but after quick...
Ukrainian officials have expressed envy over the US's response to an Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel that came in retaliation for the Israeli bombing of Iran's consulate in Syria. The US, the UK, France, and Jordan all intervened to help intercept Iranian...
