A US airstrike on Yemen's Abyan province has killed nine members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), AFP has reported, citing a Yemeni "security source." Initial reports said the strike, which occurred on Friday, killed five al-Qaeda members, but the death...
Trump Envoy Meets Syria’s Leader After US Lifts Sanctions
On Saturday, President Trump's special envoy met with Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda leader who is now Syria's de facto president, after the State Department announced it was lifting some sanctions on Syria. Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey who now also...
Yemen’s Houthis Fire Missile at Israel for Third Time in Four Days
Yemen's Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, fired another missile at Israeli territory on Sunday, marking the third Yemeni attack on Israel in four days. The Israeli military said it intercepted the missile, and some of the debris landed in the Israeli-occupied...
Gaza Doctors Lose Nine of Their 10 Children in Israeli Airstrike
Dr. Alaa al-Najjar, a pediatrician who works at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, lost nine out of her 10 children in an Israeli airstrike that hit their home on Friday. Alaa's husband, Hamdi, who is also a doctor, survived the massacre but was badly...
Netanyahu: Trump Told Me ‘I Have Absolute Commitment To You’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference on Wednesday that President Trump had assured him that the US was committed to Israel despite a slew of media reports that have said there's friction between the two leaders. "Let me give you some...
Putin Says Russia Will Create a ‘Buffer Zone’ Along Ukraine Border
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that Russian forces have been instructed to create a "buffer zone" along the Ukraine-Russia border as fighting continues to rage despite President Trump's push for a peace deal. "I have already said that a decision was...
Iran Says It Will Hold US Accountable for Any Israeli Attack
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi has said in a letter to the UN that Tehran would hold the US responsible for any Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities. The letter was a response to recent media reports that said Israel was preparing for a strike on Iran's...
Gaza Health Ministry Publishes Names of 16,506 Children Killed by Israeli Military Since October 2023
On Thursday, Gaza's Health Ministry published a list of 16,506 Palestinian children it has identified who have been killed by the Israeli military in Gaza since October 2023. The first 27 pages list 917 babies who didn't make it to their first birthdays. The list also...
Israeli Strikes Kill 104 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Thursday that Israeli attacks killed at least 104 Palestinians and wounded 247 over the previous 24-hour period as relentless US-backed Israeli strikes continue to pound the Strip. The Health Ministry said the bodies of three...
Rep. Randy Fine Implies Gaza Should Be ‘Nuked’ Like Japan After DC Shooting
On Thursday, Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) appeared to suggest that Gaza should be "nuked" like Japan was during World War II in response to the shooting in Washington DC that killed two Israeli embassy staffers. The congressman was asked in an interview on Fox News if the...