Russia's ambassador in the US has said he expects the Biden administration to soon lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of US-provided weapons to support long-range strikes on Russian territory. "The current administration behaves like a person who extends one hand and...
French authorities have arrested Pavel Durov, the CEO of the messaging app Telegram, over allegations that the platform is not doing enough to moderate its content. The arrest, which has chilling implications for free speech in Europe, occurred on Saturday night when...
A US official told Al Arabiya that the US helped Israel track Hezbollah rockets and drones that were fired into Israel Sunday morning. The official insisted the US assistance didn't go beyond intelligence, saying that the US was not involved in the strikes on Lebanon...
The US military said Friday that its forces launched a strike in Syria that killed Abu-Abd al-Rahman al-Makki, who was described as a "senior leader" of Hurras al-Din, an al-Qaeda offshoot that operates in northwestern Syria. "Hurras al-Din is an al-Qaeda-associated...
Early Sunday, Israel announced it was launching "preemptive strikes" against Hezbollah in Lebanon and carried out what appeared to be its largest bombing of southern Lebanon since the start of Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza. The Israeli military said 100 fighter...
The Ukrainian Air Force said Thursday that its forces used a US-made GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb in a strike on a Russian platoon in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Reuters reported. The GBU-39 is a 250-pound bomb that's typically fired from an aircraft. The US has also...
The Democratic Party has refused to allow a Palestinian American to speak at the Democratic National Convention despite pressure from delegates. The request for a Palestinian to speak at the DNC was made by members of the Uncommitted National Movement, who represent...
A US Navy destroyer, the USS Ralph Johnson, sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, drawing protest from China. Senior Col. Li Xi, the spokesman for the Chinese military's Eastern Theater Command, said air and sea assets were deployed to monitor the US...
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it was "gravely concerned" over a report from The New York Times that said President Biden approved a new nuclear strategy that focuses on China for the first time. The strategy, which Biden approved in March, also...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken's comments about Gaza ceasefire talks this week sentenced the negotiations to death, Middle East Eye reported Thursday, citing Israeli media. After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Blinken said the...
