A report published by The Washington Post on Monday revealed how the CIA has supported covert Ukrainian attacks inside Russia, including the killing of Darya Dugina, daughter of the prominent Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin. The report said the killing of Dugina...
Erdogan Submits Sweden’s NATO Bid to Turkish Parliament
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday submitted Sweden's NATO bid to Turkey's parliament, bringing Stockholm's entrance into the Western military one step closer. "The Protocol on Sweden's NATO Accession was signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on...
White House Says Israel Will Decide on Gaza Strategy
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday that Israel will decide on its Gaza strategy in response to media reports that said the US was urging a delay to the ground invasion of Gaza. The New York Times reported that the US advised...
Blinken Rejects Idea of Gaza Ceasefire Despite Massive Child Casualties
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday rejected the idea of the US calling for a ceasefire in Gaza when confronted with the massive number of child casualties in Israel's onslaught. "UNICEF says 1,524 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip during these...
Israeli Military Says Soldier Killed During Raid Into Gaza
The Israeli military said Sunday that one Israeli soldier was killed and three were injured by an anti-tank missile during a raid into the besieged Gaza Strip. The statement from the Israeli military came as the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said on...
Israel to Consider Civilians ‘Terrorist Accomplices’ If They Stay in North Gaza
The Israeli military has told Palestinian civilians living in north Gaza that if they don't evacuate to the south, they will be considered "an accomplice in a terrorist organization," The warning was made in threatening leaflets dropped by Israeli drones on Saturday....
Israeli Official Vows to Wipe Iran ‘Off the Face of the Earth’ If Hezbollah Enters War
An Israeli official has vowed that Iran would be "wiped off the face of the earth" if Hezbollah opens up a northern front for Israel. Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire along the Lebanon-Israel border since the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel. There...
US Sends More Air Defenses to Middle East as Escalation Risk Rises
On Saturday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the US was sending more air defense systems to the Middle East as US forces in the region are coming under attack due to President Biden's backing of Israel's onslaught on Gaza. Austin blamed the escalations on...
Israel Again Bombs Syria’s Damascus and Aleppo Airports
Israeli airstrikes simultaneously targeted Syria's two main international airports in Damascus and Aleppo for the second time since the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel. The airstrikes took place early Sunday morning and put both airports out of service....
Chinese, Philippine Vessels Collide in South China Sea
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel and a Philippine resupply boat collided near a disputed reef in the South China Sea as tensions in the waters between Beijing and Manila continue to rise. Both sides blamed the other for what China described as a "minor collision." No...