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,...
Poland, Lithuania Say They Can Help Return Military-Age Men to Ukraine
Poland and Lithuania have said they can help return military-age Ukrainian men to Ukraine as Kyiv is looking for more conscripts to put on the frontlines, where Ukrainian forces are facing a brutal fight and an advancing Russian army. The comments came after Ukraine...
US To ‘Temporarily’ Withdraw Special Forces Troops From Chad
The US will withdraw 75 US Army Special Forces personnel from Chad in the coming days, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing US officials. The Pentagon later said the move was "temporary" as the US is looking to sign a new deal to continue its military...