Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's CIA-backed military intelligence agency, said Sunday that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny died of a blood clot. "I may disappoint you, but as far as we know, he indeed died as a result of a blood clot. And this has been...
CIA Built 12 Spy Bases in Ukraine Near the Russian Border Over Past Decade
The CIA helped build 12 secret spy bases in Ukraine along the Russian border as part of the agency's support for Ukrainian intelligence that started in 2014, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The report described one of the CIA-built spy bases as an underground...
Hungary’s Parliament Ratifies Sweden’s NATO Membership
Sweden cleared its last hurdle to join NATO on Monday as Hungary's parliament ratified its membership. "The parliaments of all Nato member states have now voted in favor of Swedish accession to NATO. Sweden stands ready to shoulder its responsibility for Euro-Atlantic...
Israeli Officials Downplay Prospect of New Hostage Deal With Hamas
Israeli officials are downplaying the prospects of a new hostage deal with Hamas even as Israeli negotiators head to Qatar to discuss the details, The Times of Israel reported on Monday. According to media reports, the deal presented on Friday during talks between...
US Airman Sets Himself on Fire in Front of Israeli Embassy to Protest Gaza Genocide
Updated on 2/26/24 at 7:44 am EST An active duty US airman set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC to protest the US-backed slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. According to Talia Jane, an independent journalist who obtained the video of the...
US Congressional Delegation Led by House’s Top China Hawk Visits Taiwan
A congressional delegation led by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), the chair of the House's China committee, arrived in Taiwan on Thursday to show bipartisan support for Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s vice president, who won elections in January and will be sworn in as president...
Netanyahu Agrees to Send Negotiators to Paris for Hostage Deal Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to send negotiators for hostage deal talks with US, Egyptian, and Qatari officials in Paris on Friday after declining to participate in a previous round of talks. The decision came after Brett McGurk, President...
Biden Calls Putin a ‘Crazy SOB’
President Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a 'crazy SOB' during a campaign fundraiser event on Wednesday, drawing a rebuke from the Kremlin. Biden made the jab at the Russian leader when discussing climate change, claiming it was a bigger threat than...
Doctors Without Borders Slams US for Vetoing Gaza Ceasefire Resolution at UN
The head of the international medical charity Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) slammed the US for vetoing a Gaza ceasefire resolution in testimony at the UN Security Council on Thursday and detailed the horrors Palestinian children are facing in...
Yemen’s Houthis Hit Another British-Owned Cargo Ship
The Houthis struck another British-owned cargo ship on Thursday as the US bombing campaign in Yemen is failing to deter Houthi attacks and has only escalated the situation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. US Central Command said that two Houthi ballistic missiles...