Aid groups and officials are criticizing the US for dropping humanitarian assistance into Gaza by airplane instead of pressuring Israel to allow more aid trucks to enter the Strip, where the entire population is facing "crisis" levels of food insecurity. On Saturday,...
Macron Doubles Down on Remarks About NATO Sending Troops to Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday stood behind his comments about NATO not ruling out sending troops to Ukraine despite the uproar it caused and the warning it drew from Russia. "These are sufficiently serious issues; every one of the words that I say on...
Biden Walks Back Prediction That a Gaza Ceasefire Will Be Reached By Monday
President Biden on Thursday walked back a prediction he made earlier this week that a ceasefire in Gaza could be reached by Monday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Hamas's demands "delusional," signaling a hostage deal is not close. "Hope springs...
Putin Warns West Russia’s Nuclear Arsenal Is On ‘Full Combat Alert’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech on Thursday that Russia's nuclear arsenal is in "full combat alert," a warning that comes after French President Emmanuel Macron said the idea of NATO deploying troops to Ukraine was not ruled out. "The strategic...
US Officials Expect Israel to Launch Ground Invasion of Lebanon
US officials believe that Israel is planning to launch a ground invasion into Lebanon in late spring or early summer if a diplomatic solution is not reached, CNN reported on Thursday. "We are operating in the assumption that an Israeli military operation is in the...
Lloyd Austin Says Israel Has Killed Over 25,000 Women and Children in Gaza
Update: The Pentagon walked back Austin's comments, claiming he was referring to total Palestinian deaths based on numbers from Gaza's Health Ministry, not just women and children. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Thursday that Israel has killed over 25,000...
France Rejects US Call to Give Russian Central Bank Funds to Ukraine
France has rejected a call from US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to give $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank funds to Ukraine, a step that would amount to outright theft. Yellen claimed there was a legal case to support handing the funds to Ukraine to fund...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syria, Causing ‘Material Losses’
Israeli airstrikes were launched against Syria on Wednesday, targeting an area outside of Damascus, Syria's SANA news agency reported. The SANA report said that Syrian air defenses intercepted some of the Israeli missiles, and a military source said the strikes only...
Over 100,000 Vote ‘Uncommitted’ in Michigan Primary to Send Message to Biden Over Support for Gaza Slaughter
Over 100,000 people voted "uncommitted" in the Michigan Democratic primary to send a message to President Biden over his unconditional support for the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. Biden still received 640,000 votes, over 80%, but 100,000 votes could make...
European Official Says Everyone Knows There Are Western Special Operations Forces in Ukraine
In the wake of French President Emmanuel Macron's comments about Western countries not ruling out sending troops to Ukraine, a European official speaking to Financial Times pointed out that Western special operations forces are already in the country. "Everyone knows...