A US official has denied that the Biden administration is nudging Ukraine toward negotiations with Russia, saying it's up to Kyiv when to seek peace talks. The comments from James O'Brien, assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasian affairs, came in response...
The US military said it thwarted a ship hijacking in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia on Monday as tensions continue to rise in the region due to Israel's campaign in Gaza. US Central Command said in a press release that the destroyer USS Mason and allied ships responded...
Qatar announced Monday that Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the truce under the Hostage deal for another 48 hours. "The State of Qatar announces, as part of the ongoing mediation, an agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian truce for an additional two...
The New York Times reported Saturday that Israel is killing Palestinian civilians in Gaza at a historic pace. The huge civilian death toll in Gaza is explained by the scale of the bombing campaign and Israel's willingness to drop US-provided 2,000-pound bombs on...
Hamas said Sunday that it's ready to extend the four-day truce with Israel after the two sides exchanged prisoners for the third straight day. "The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas seeks to extend the truce after the 4-day period ends, through serious efforts to...
Israeli airstrikes again targeted Syria's Damascus airport on Sunday, putting it out of service, Syria's SANA news agency reported. "At approximately 4:50 on Sunday afternoon, the Zionist enemy carried out an air aggression with missiles from the direction of the...
China called the US the "biggest disrupter of peace" in the South China Sea after a US warship sailed near Chinese-controlled islands in the disputed waters. The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said Saturday that the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper sailed near the Paracel...
President Biden is looking to remove restrictions on Israel's access to weapons and ammunition stored in a US stockpile located in Israel, The Intercept reported on Saturday. The US military maintains a reserve stockpile of arms in Israel known as the War Reserve...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused the UN of not doing enough to respond to the humanitarian crisis he created in Gaza. "I have not seen yet the effort that I’d like to see from the UN and the international agencies to build shelters there...
Biden administration officials told The Times of Israel that they don't believe Israel can live up to its commitment to allow 200 aid trucks to enter Gaza per day during the pause that's part of the hostage deal with Hamas. The officials said Israel is refusing to...
