Russian and Ukrainian officials held a second round of direct talks in Istanbul on Monday and agreed to move forward on another prisoner swap, but did not appear to make any progress toward a ceasefire or lasting peace deal as the two sides remain very far apart....
Former State Department spokesman Matthew Miller has said that Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza, an admission that comes after he spent his time in the Biden administration providing cover for Israeli atrocities in the besieged Palestinian territory. Miller...
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has rejected Hamas's response to a US-Israeli Gaza ceasefire proposal, calling it "totally unacceptable." Hamas responded to the 13-point proposal by offering amendments, including a guarantee for a permanent ceasefire, a change to...
Two bridges have collapsed in Russian regions that border Ukraine, including one that landed on a passenger train in the Bryansk Oblast, killing seven people and wounding dozens more. Local rail authorities in Bryansk said the derailment was caused by "illegal...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared on Friday that Israel would build a "Jewish Israeli state" in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Katz's comments came a day after the Israeli government approved 22 additional West Bank settlements, which are illegal under...
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday slammed US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for a "Cold War mentality" in response to his remarks about China at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, which included him warning that the US is ready to "fight and win" a war over...
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted a large-scale drone attack deep inside Russian territory on Sunday that targeted several Russian airfields. The Russian Defense Ministry said the attack targeted five Russian regions, including the Amur Oblast in...
Yemen's Houthis fired another missile at Israel on Thursday, a day after Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's Sanaa International Airport. The Israeli military said that it intercepted the missile after sirens sounded across central Israel. According to Israeli media, the...
Israel has approved the establishment of 22 Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as it continues its policy of the de facto annexation of the Palestinian territory. Peace Now, an Israeli settlement watchdog, said the approval marks the biggest...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that the US was implementing a "vigorous new visa policy" to prevent people from entering the US who are critical of Israel, which he conflates with antisemitism. "We have implemented a vigorous new visa policy that...
