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...
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the top Democrat in the House, has suggested that Democrats would protect House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from being ousted if he brought the $95 billion foreign military aid bill to the floor for a vote. Some Republicans have threatened...
A spokesman for Yemen's Houthis reaffirmed to Reuters that the group's attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden would only be reassessed if Israel's brutal campaign in Gaza comes to an end. "There will be no halt to any operations that help...
A new poll from Data for Progress has found that about two-thirds of American voters support the idea of the US pushing for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, an idea that's opposed by the Biden administration. When asked if they support the US calling for a permanent...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday called for the US and its allies to hand $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank funds to Ukraine, a step that would significantly escalate the Western economic war against Russia. "It is necessary and urgent for our...
Hezbollah would halt fire on Israel if Hamas agrees to a hostage deal that includes a ceasefire unless Israel continues to bomb southern Lebanon, Reuters reported on Tuesday. During the previous hostage deal that resulted in a seven-day truce in Gaza, there was calm...
President Biden on Monday said a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas was "close" and that he hoped a ceasefire could be reached by Monday, March 4. But in response, both sides indicated an agreement is still far away and said the president spoke too soon. According...
Egypt has been accused of threatening a human rights group that first reported on the construction of a walled camp for Palestinian refugees in the Sinai Desert on the border with Gaza. Eighteen civil society groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that the alliance has no plans to send combat troops to Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron stirred an uproar by saying the idea of deploying troops should not be ruled out. "NATO allies are providing...
Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico warned on Monday that some NATO and EU countries are considering sending troops to Ukraine, a step that would risk direct war between NATO and Russia. "Several NATO and EU member states are considering sending their soldiers to...
