The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Monday released more Houthi detainees as part of a unilateral prisoner release as the prospect for a peace deal between the warring sides continues to grow. According to AP, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said 104 Houthi...
Report: 200 US Military Trainers are Now in Taiwan
The US has sent over 200 troops to Taiwan, significantly increasing the US military presence on the island, Taiwan News reported on Monday. The report cited sources who spoke with Up Media and said US Indo-Pacific Command deployed more than 200 personnel to Taiwan to...
Leaked Document Reveals the US Spying on the UN Secretary-General
Classified documents allegedly leaked by Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira have revealed that the US is closely spying on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and is not happy with his engagement with Moscow. Several documents detail Guterres' communications,...
Yellen Says Sanctions Risk US Dollar Hegemony
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday acknowledged that US economic sanctions risk the hegemony of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency as they push targeted countries to seek alternatives. "There is a risk when we use financial sanctions that are linked...
Brazil’s Lula Says US Should Stop ‘Encouraging’ Ukraine War
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in China on Saturday that the US should stop "encouraging" the war in Ukraine and seek peace instead. "The United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace. The European Union needs to start...
Ukraine Rejects Iraqi Offer to Mediate Negotiations With Russia
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday rejected an Iraqi offer to mediate talks between Ukraine and Russia during a visit to Baghdad, his first since the Russian invasion. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with Kuleba and called for a ceasefire,...
US Sails Warship Through Taiwan Strait After China’s Live-Fire Drills
The US sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, a few days after China concluded live-fire exercises in the area in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the...
Rep. Gaetz Resolution Would Make Biden Disclose Number of US Troops in Ukraine
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Monday introduced a resolution that would require President Biden to disclose the number of US troops inside Ukraine and share all documents outlining US military assistance for Kyiv with the House. If the resolution is passed, it would...
Biden Looking at Expanding Internet Surveillance After Discord Leaks
The Biden administration appears poised to increase internet surveillance in response to the leaked Pentagon documents that appear to have been posted on the messaging platform Discord. NBC News reported on Wednesday that the administration was looking at expanding...
Saudi Push to Bring Syria Back Into Arab League Faces Some Resistance
Saudi Arabia's push to bring Syria back into the Arab League is facing resistance from a few countries, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The report named Qatar, Morocco, and Kuwait as opposing normalization between Syria and the Arab League, which suspended...