The White House confirmed for the first time on Monday that it authorized Ukraine to launch US-provided Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) into Russia, an escalation Russia has made clear risks nuclear war. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the...
HRW: Israel Deliberately Killed Three Journalists in Lebanon With US Bomb
Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday that an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon that killed three journalists and injured four others was most likely a deliberate attack on civilians and a war crime that was carried out using a US-provided weapon. The strike was...
Report: France, UK Discuss the Idea of Sending Troops to Ukraine
The French newspaper Le Monde has reported that European countries have resumed talks on the idea of sending troops or private contractors to Ukraine. The report said the talks restarted on November 11 during a meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and...
Top NATO Official Tells European Businesses To Get Ready for War
The head of NATO's Military Committee has called on European businesses to prepare for a "wartime scenario" amid soaring tensions between the Western military alliance and Russia. Dutch Adm. Rob Bauer said Western businesses must adjust to become less vulnerable to...
Israeli Attacks Kill 24 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Monday that Israeli forces killed 24 Palestinians and wounded 71 in the previous 24-hour period as Israeli strikes continued across the Strip. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, at least five Palestinians were killed by an...
Report: US To Deploy Missiles to Southern Japanese Islands If China Attacks Taiwan
The US military will set up temporary bases to deploy missile units along Japan's southern islands in the event of a Taiwan contingency, Japan's Kyodo News reported on Sunday. The report said that under the first part of a joint US-Japan operation plan, a new Marine...
Israeli Troops Helped Settler Leader Enter Gaza To Scout Land for Settlements
Israeli troops helped an Israeli settler leader scout locations for potential Jewish Settlements in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported on Friday. According to The Times of Israel, Daniella Weiss, leader of the extremist Nachala movement, was touring the Israeli...
Hamas Says Female Israeli Hostage Was Killed By Israeli Airstrikes
On Saturday, Hamas's armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, said Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza killed a female Israeli hostage. Al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obeida said Hamas re-established contact with a unit that was holding the hostage after several weeks...
France Says Ukraine Can Fire French Long-Range Missiles Into Russia
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said in an interview published Saturday that Ukraine could fire French-provided long-range missiles into Russian territory following US and British authorization of such strikes. France has provided Ukraine with its version of...
Pentagon Reveals US Troops Are Deployed To Support Philippines in South China Sea
Last week, the Pentagon revealed that US troops are deployed as part of a task force to support the Philippines in its dispute with China in the South China Sea, a deployment that is a significant provocation toward Beijing. The US Task Force Ayungin is named after...