Moscow and Kiev each agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war during Friday’s peace talks in Istanbul, the first direct sit-down between the warring states in more than three years. Little progress was made toward a broader truce, however. Speaking after the meeting,...
Trump Signs Major Weapons and Investment Deals With Saudi Arabia
The Trump administration announced a massive weapons sale to Saudi Arabia worth nearly $142 billion, calling it the “largest defense sales agreement in history.” In exchange, Riyadh gave assurances that it would go ahead with $600 billion in investments in the United...
Israel Bombs Humanitarian Aid Flotilla on Way to Gaza
A ship carrying supplies bound for the Gaza Strip was attacked by Israeli drones in international waters on Friday, according to the activist group that organized the flotilla. The vessel reportedly took at least one direct hit to its hull and sustained damage from...
US Airstrikes Pound Yemen, Killing 12 in Capital
The US military launched a series of airstrikes across Yemen on Sunday, killing at least 12 people in the capital city and targeting sites in four other provinces, according to local media reports. The operations came on the heels of another round of strikes that left...
Sen. Sanders To Force Vote To Block Arms Sales to Israel
Senator Bernie Sanders has vowed to force votes on two separate measures that would bar $8.8 billion in proposed weapons sales to Israel, demanding that Washington end its “complicity in the carnage” in the Gaza Strip. In a statement issued Thursday, Sanders...
UAE Commits to $1.4 Trillion Investment in US Economy
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged around $1.4 trillion in investments in US businesses over the next 10 years, according to the White House. The spending will send new money into “AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy, and American manufacturing.”...
Houthis Target Israel With Missile as US Pounds Yemen
Yemen’s Houthis fired another missile at Israel on Sunday, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claiming it intercepted at least one projectile. The Houthis have repeatedly voiced support for Palestinians during the war in Gaza, targeting Israel-linked shipping in the...
Boeing Wins Contract To Develop New US Fighter Jet
President Donald Trump has touted a new contract with Boeing to produce the Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter jet, the F-47. The announcement comes after years of trouble with the F-35, which has been plagued by major technical problems and cost overruns for the...
Yemen’s Houthis Claim Deadly Tel Aviv Drone Attack
At least one person was killed and several others injured in a drone strike on Tel Aviv early Friday morning. Yemen’s ruling Houthi government claimed responsibility for the blast, saying a new weapon was used in the operation. A spokesman for the Houthis’ military...
Israel To Send Retired Patriot Batteries to Ukraine
The United States and Israel are in talks to supply up to eight US-made Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, with the hardware set to be drawn from Tel Aviv’s arsenal, the Financial Times reported. The move is likely to upset relations between Israel and Russia,...


