Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has added several new demands amid negotiations for the second of the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, Israel's Channel 13 has reported. The report said Netanyahu is demanding Hamas leadership be exiled, for Gaza to be...
Report: European Military Chiefs Propose Sending 30,000 Troops to Ukraine
The Times reported on Wednesday that European military chiefs have proposed a plan to deploy 30,000 troops to Ukraine to provide security guarantees as part of a potential future peace deal. The report said the UK and France are leading the discussions about deploying...
Pentagon Says Hegseth’s Order Will Redirect Spending, Not Make Actual Cuts
Updated on February 20, 2025, at 7:29 pm EST Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert G. Salesses said in a statement on Wednesday night that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of Pentagon spending to realign spending to fund priorities of the...
Report: Hegseth Orders Pentagon To Make Sweeping Budget Cuts
Update on February 20 at 12:44 pm EST: According to a statement from Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert G. Salesses, Hegseth's order will not actually cut spending but offset spending from certain programs to fund priorities of the Trump administration....
Elon Musk Claims Cartels Designated as Terrorists Are Now ‘Eligible for Drone Strikes’
On Wednesday, Elon Musk claimed a group of gangs and cartels the State Department has designated as "foreign terrorist organizations" could now be targeted by US drone strikes. "That means they’re eligible for drone strikes," Musk, a close advisor to President Trump,...
CIA Expands Drone Flights Over Mexico To Hunt for Fentanyl Labs
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the CIA under the new Trump administration has expanded secret drone flights over Mexican territory to hunt for fentanyl labs. US officials told the Times that the drone flights started under the Biden administration but...
Hamas Offers To Release All Remaining Israeli Hostages in Exchange for a Permanent Ceasefire
On Wednesday, Hamas offered to release all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a permanent ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem made the offer in a statement outlining the Palestinian group's conditions...
Trump Calls Zelensky a ‘Dictator’ Who Has Done a ‘Terrible Job’
On Wednesday, President Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" who has done a "terrible job" as the two leaders are trading barbs amid renewed US diplomacy with Russia. "Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked...
Trump Says Ukraine Should Hold Elections
On Tuesday, President Trump called for elections to be held in Ukraine and said it was an idea coming from him, not the Russians. "We have a situation where we haven't had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial law, essentially martial law in Ukraine, where the...
Israel Has Violated Gaza Ceasefire 266 Times, Killing 132 Palestinians
Israel has violated the Gaza ceasefire 266 times and has killed 132 Palestinians since the truce went into effect on January 19, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday, citing Palestinian security sources. Out of the 132 people who were killed, 26 succumbed to wounds received...