US Africa Command said in a press release that it launched an airstrike in northeast Somalia that targeted ISIS fighters, claiming that two were killed. Local officials in Somalia's Puntland region put the death toll higher, claiming the US strike killed 16 ISIS...
China Says Trump Admin’s Change To US Fact Sheet on Taiwan Damages Relations
On Monday, China reacted strongly to the US State Department removing a line from its fact sheet on Taiwan that said the US "does not support Taiwan independence," saying the move damages US-China relations. "History cannot be tampered with, facts cannot be denied,...
Smotrich Claims Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan for Gaza Will Start ‘Within Weeks’
Over the weekend, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed a plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza in line with President Trump's plans for the territory would begin in the coming weeks. "Preparations have started amongst our teams, alongside teams...
Zelensky Says Ukraine Will ‘Not Recognize’ Upcoming US-Russia Talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Ukraine will "not recognize" upcoming talks between the US and Russia and denied that his country was invited to participate. "Ukraine will not accept. Ukraine knew nothing about this. And Ukraine regards any...
Tehran Hits Back at Netanyahu’s Threat To ‘Finish the Job’ Against Iran
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday hit back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for threatening that the US and Israel will "finish the job" against Iran. "Threatening others is both a gross violation of international law and the United Nations Charter,"...
Israel Continues To Block Entry of Temporary Housing into Gaza in Violation of Ceasefire Deal
Israel has continued to block the entry of temporary housing into the Gaza Strip despite agreeing to allow the deliveries as part of the hostage and ceasefire deal, Middle East Eye reported on Monday. Under the deal, Israel agreed to allow 200,000 tents and 60,000...
Starmer Says He’s Ready To Put British Troops in Ukraine as Part of Peace Deal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday that he was ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine as a security guarantee for a potential future peace deal with Russia. "I do not say that lightly. I feel very deeply the responsibility that comes with...
Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills Three Police Officers Despite Ceasefire
An Israeli drone strike on Sunday killed three Palestinian police officers east of the southern Gaza city of Rafah in a violation of the ceasefire agreement, Gaza's Interior Ministry said. The Interior Ministry said the policemen had been in the area to secure aid...
CENTCOM: Five ISIS Fighters Killed by US-Backed Airstrike in Iraq
US Central Command said in a press release on Saturday that its forces backed an airstrike near Rawa, Iraq, that was launched by Iraqi Security Forces on February 12. The command claimed the strike killed five ISIS fighters and said its "initial post-strike clearance...
Israeli Soldiers in Gaza Used 80-Year-Old as Human Shield Before Killing Him and His Wife
A senior Israeli officer in Gaza tied an explosive around the neck of an 80-year-old Palestinian man to force him to act as a human shield, and the man and his wife were later killed by Israeli soldiers, the Israeli media outlet The Hottest Place in Hell has reported....