Israel has become the first country to recognize the independence of Somaliland, an autonomous region within Somalia's internationally recognized borders. Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has operated as a de facto independent state for decades, though it...
The top Catholic official in the Nigerian state that was targeted by US missiles on Christmas has come out against the US strikes, according to a report from OSV News. "Violence cannot defeat violence," said Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, the head of the Diocese of...
Two villages in Nigeria that were hit by US missiles as part of the first US strikes in Nigeria launched on Christmas Day were not the intended target, according to a statement from the Nigerian government. On Friday, Nigeria's Information Minister Mohammed Idris said...
US airstrikes hit Somalia's Puntland region on December 25, Christmas Day, according to a press release from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration continues a record-shattering bombing campaign in the country. The command said that its forces conducted...
Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank sprayed children with tear gas and beat several sheep to death as part of an overnight attack on a Palestinian home near the village of Samu in the Hebron Hills of the southern part of the territory. According to The...
The US has moved a number of special operations aircraft and multiple cargo planes carrying troops to the Caribbean this week, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, as the Trump administration continues to escalate against Venezuela. The report, citing US...
The US military has blown up another alleged drug boat in the waters of Latin America, according to a statement released by US Southern Command on Monday. "On Dec. 22, at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed on Tuesday that the Israeli military will "never leave all of Gaza" and will eventually establish settlements in the northern part of the Strip. "We are deep inside Gaza and will never leave all of Gaza – that will not...
President Trump said on Monday that the US will "keep" the Venezuelan oil and two tankers that it seized off the coast of Venezuela as his administration is escalating a blockade on the country. "We’re going to keep it. Maybe we’ll sell it. Maybe we’ll keep it. Maybe...
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Monday that Iran "didn't get the full message" following the US airstrikes that targeted Iranian nuclear facilities in June, comments that came as Israel is pushing for the US to support another attack on the country....
