Israel Hayom reported last week that some members of Congress have reviewed a plan to condition US aid to Arab countries on their willingness to accept refugees from Gaza, which would facilitate the Israeli goal of cleansing the territory of Palestinians. The proposal...
White House Tells Congress It’s Running Out of Money to Fund Ukraine War
The White House has sent a letter to congressional leaders warning that it's running out of money to fund the proxy war in Ukraine and pleading for Congress to authorize more spending. "I want to be clear: without congressional action, by the end of the year we will...
Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin Slams American Non-Interventionists
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has hit out at Americans who prefer a less interventionist foreign policy, smearing them as isolationists who want to see the US "retreat from responsibility." Austin, a former Raytheon board member, made the comments in a speech at...
China Says US Warship ‘Illegally’ Sailed Near Disputed Reef in South China Sea
The Chinese military said Monday that a US warship "illegally" entered waters near Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed reef in the South China Sea that's been the site of frequent confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels. "The United States has deliberately...
Israel Expands Ground Operations in Gaza, Says War in South Will Be as Big as North
The Israeli military said Sunday that its ground operations have expanded to every part of the Gaza Strip and vowed its assault on the south will be just as big as it was in the north. "It will be no less powerful than [the operations in northern Gaza], it will have...
US Launches Airstrike in Iraq, At Least Five Militia Members Killed
A US airstrike killed at least five Iraqi militia members in Iraq's northern Kirkuk province as the situation in the region is escalating following the resumption of Israel's assault on Gaza. Iraqi security sources told AFP that the strike targeted a site used by the...
Iran Says Two IRGC Members Killed by Israeli Airstrikes in Syria
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said two of its members stationed in Syria as advisors were killed by Israeli airstrikes, The Associated Press reported Saturday, citing the IRGC's website. The Syrian news agency SANA reported that Israeli airstrikes...
Stoltenberg Says NATO Should Be Ready for Bad News About Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Saturday that the alliance must be prepared for bad news about Ukraine and urged support for continuing the proxy war against Russia. "Wars develop in phases," Stoltenberg told the German broadcaster ARD. "We have to...
Ukraine Claims SBU Blew Up Railways in Eastern Russia
Ukrainian officials speaking to media outlets on Friday claimed that the CIA-backed Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) blew up trains on railways deep inside eastern Russia. An anonymous Ukrainian official told POLITICO that several explosions were set off in Buryatia,...
Pentagon Says US Warship and Commercial Vessels Came Under Attack in Red Sea
The Pentagon said Sunday that a US Navy destroyer and several commercial vessels came under attack in the Red Sea, The Associated Press reported. "We’re aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and will provide...