An international nuclear weapons testing monitor said on Friday that there was no evidence China conducted a nuclear test on June 22, 2020, after a US official accused Beijing of secretly conducting a test that day. "China has conducted nuclear explosive tests,...
Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinians in Gaza as IDF Ceasefire Violations Continue
Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, according to reports from the Strip, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed...
Netanyahu To Meet Trump on Wednesday as Israel Pushes for Iran War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday as Israel is pushing for a new war with Iran following talks between US and Iranian officials in Oman on Friday. Axios reported that Netanyahu was initially set to...
US Treasury Secretary Says US Sanctions Crushed Iran’s Economy and Sparked Protests
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday that the Trump administration's "maximum pressure campaign" against Iran was responsible for collapsing the country's economy and sparking the protests and unrest that began at the end...
Ahead of US-Iran Talks, Netanyahu Tells Cabinet ‘Conditions’ Could Lead to Regime Change in Tehran
The day before US and Iranian officials are set to hold talks in Oman, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting of his security cabinet and told his top officials that certain "conditions" are in place that may lead to the downfall of the Iranian...
Arms Control Experts Warn of Threat to Global Security as New START Treaty Expires
Arms control experts issued a statement on Thursday warning of risks to global security due to the expiration of New START, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia, without a replacement. "We express our profound concern that, following the...
Trump Says US and Russia Should Negotiate New Nuclear Treaty Instead of Extending New START
President Trump has said that the US and Russia should negotiate a new nuclear arms control treaty instead of extending New START, the last piece of nuclear arms control between the two powers, which expired on Thursday. "Rather than extend 'NEW START' (A badly...
Saudi Arabia’s Airstrikes in Yemen Killed at Least 13 Civilians in January
Airstrikes launched by Saudi Arabia in Yemen during the month of January that targeted the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) killed at least 13 civilians, according to the Yemen Data Project. The worst case of civilian deaths recorded by the YDP was a...
Moscow: US and Russia ‘No Longer Bound’ by New START Limits as Treaty Set to Expire
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it believes the US and Russia are no longer bound by New START, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two powers, which is set to expire on Thursday. "In the current circumstances, we assume...
Xi Tells Trump Taiwan Is the ‘Most Important Issue’ in US-China Relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Trump in a phone call on Wednesday that Taiwan is the "most important issue" in US-China relations, according to Beijing's readout of the conversation. "President Xi emphasized that the Taiwan question is the most important...


