Turkey's parliament ratified Sweden's NATO bid on Tuesday, bringing Stockholm one step closer to joining the military alliance. Turkey's General Assembly voted 287-55 to approve Sweden's NATO bid about a year and a half after Stockholm submitted its application....
Investigation Reveals Former al-Qaeda Members Are Part of US-Backed Yemeni Government Forces
An investigation from BBC has revealed that the UAE recruited al-Qaeda members who now work for the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a Yemeni southern separatist group that is part of the US and Saudi-backed Yemeni government. The UAE joined Saudi Arabia in...
US Launches Airstrikes in Southern Somalia, Says Three al-Shabaab Killed
The US launched airstrikes in Somalia on January 21, US Africa Command announced on Tuesday, marking the first known US bombing of the country in 2024. AFRICOM said in a press release that the strikes consisted of two separate engagements against al-Shabaab about 20...
Twenty-One Israeli Soldiers Killed After Hamas Rocket Triggered Mine Explosion
Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed on Monday when they came under attack by Hamas in the Gaza Strip near the Israeli border. The soldiers came under attack while they were planting mines to demolish two buildings in central Gaza, and a Hamas RPG hit a nearby...
Majority of Israelis Believe Netanyahu Is Acting Primarily for Personal Interest
The majority of Israelis believe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wartime decision-making is primarily motivated by his own personal interest, according to a survey conducted by Israel's Channel 13. The survey found that 53% of respondents believed...
US and UK Launch More Strikes in Yemen as US Names New War Against the Houthis
The US and the UK launched more strikes against the Houthis in Yemen on Monday as the US military named its new war against the Yemeni group "Operation Poseidon Archer." The strikes marked the eighth time the US has bombed Yemen since January 12 and the second time...
Report: Israel Offers Hamas 2-Month Ceasefire for Release of All Hostages
Axios reported on Monday that Israel has proposed to Hamas, through Egyptian and Qatari mediators, a two-month ceasefire as part of a multi-phase deal that would include the release of all remaining Israeli hostages. The report comes a day after Israeli Prime Minister...
Slovak Prime Minister Says Ukraine Must Give Up Territory to End War
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said over the weekend that the only way to end the war in Ukraine is for Kyiv to give up some of its territory to Russia. "There has to be some kind of compromise," Fico said, according to POLITICO. "What do they expect, that the...
Relatives of Hostages Disrupt Israeli Knesset Meeting, Demand More Action
Relatives of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza disrupted a meeting of the Israeli Knesset's Finance Committee and demanded the government do more to secure the release of their family members. "You will not sit here while our children die," the protesters yelled,...
Biden Thinks It’s Just a Matter of Time Before US Troops Are Killed in Iraq or Syria
President Biden and his top advisors worry that it's just a matter of time before an American soldier is killed in Iraq or Syria amid a flurry of rocket attacks launched by Shia militias on US bases that started in response to US support for the Israeli slaughter in...