The Biden administration is moving forward with a $680 million weapons package for Israel as the US continues to fuel Israel's onslaught in Gaza. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the administration has notified Congress of its intention to go ahead...
White House Pressing Ukraine To Draft 18-Year-Olds for War
The White House is pressuring Ukraine to increase the size of its military by lowering the minimum age of conscription from 25 to 18, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday. A senior Biden administration official said the outgoing administration wants Ukraine to...
Israeli Attacks Kill 33 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Wednesday that Israeli attacks killed 33 Palestinians and wounded 134 over the previous 24-hour period. Strikes on Wednesday included the bombing of a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, marking the second day in a row...
US Bombs ‘Iranian-Aligned Target’ in Syria
The US military announced on Tuesday that it launched a strike in Syria against an "Iranian-aligned target," marking at least the third time this month the US has bombed Syria. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the strike targeted "an Iranian-aligned militia weapons...
Biden Asks Congress To Authorize $24 Billion More To Spend on Ukraine
The Biden administration has asked Congress to approve $24 billion in additional spending on Ukraine as it's working to ramp up the proxy war as much as possible during President Biden's final weeks in office. POLITICO Pro obtained a request from the White House's...
US Navy Plane Flies Over Taiwan Strait
The US Navy's 7th Fleet said Tuesday that it flew a P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane over the sensitive Taiwan Strait in the latest US provocation in the region. China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) criticized the transit and said that it deployed ships and planes...
Kremlin Calls Talk of US Giving Ukraine Nuclear Weapons ‘Absolutely Irresponsible’
On Tuesday, the Kremlin responded to a recent report from The New York Times that said US and European officials had discussed the idea of giving Ukraine nuclear weapons, calling the talk "absolutely irresponsible." The report cited anonymous sources and said several...
Israeli Attacks Kill 22 More Palestinians Across Gaza
Gaza's Civil Defense Agency told Al Jazeera that Israeli attacks killed 22 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Gaza's Health Ministry said in its daily death toll update, which is released about mid-day Gaza time, that at least 14 Palestinians were killed...
Russia Says Ukraine Hit Kursk With US ATACMS Twice in Recent Days
Russia said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces fired US-provided Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) into Russia's Kursk Oblast twice in recent days and vowed there would be a response. The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine fired five ATACMS against Russian S-400...
US Starts Talks on Deal To Ramp Up Troop Deployments to Fiji
The US and Fiji have begun talks on a military pact meant to ramp up US troop deployments to the Pacific island nation as part of the US's buildup in the region that's aimed at China. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the plans to negotiate a Status of...