Japan has reaffirmed that it plans to deploy a surface-to-air missile system to one of its far-flung southwestern islands that's near Taiwan, drawing a sharp rebuke from Beijing. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters on Sunday that Tokyo would be...
The Israeli military killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, as Israel continues to violate the US-backed ceasefire deal. WAFA reported that the four Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza City...
The US State Department on Monday formally designated the Cartel de los Soles, or Cartel of the Suns, a group that doesn't actually exist, as a "Foreign Terrorist Organization," providing a pretext for a potential attack on Venezuela. The term “Cartel of the Suns” was...
A new CBS/YouGov poll has found that 70% of Americans oppose the US taking military action against Venezuela, reaffirming previous polls that show the idea of launching a war to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is extremely unpopular among Americans. The new...
International airlines have continued to cancel flights to Venezuela after the US's Federal Aviation Administration issued a warning about flying near the country, a statement that came as the US continues to move toward launching a war with the goal of ousting...
The UK, France, and Germany have drafted and submitted a counter-proposal to President Trump's 28-point Ukraine peace plan that is radically different from the US draft and includes provisions that would almost certainly be rejected by Russia. Most notably, the...
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Sunday that Israeli forces have killed at least 339 Palestinians and have wounded 871 since October 11 as Israel continues to violate the US-backed ceasefire deal. The ministry said that over the previous 24-hour period, at least 21...
US Africa Command announced on Sunday that its forces have launched two more airstrikes in Somalia, bringing the total number of US bombings in the country this year to at least 100, an unprecedented number. AFRICOM said that the airstrikes were launched on November...
A Bedouin couple was killed Saturday in their home in the town of Zaidal, on the outskirts of Homs, Syria. The two were members of the Bani Khaled tribe, and state media reported that “sectarian slogans” were found at the scene. The tribe responded by attacking the...
At least five people were killed today and 28 were wounded in an Israeli attack on an apartment block in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut, the first attack on Beirut in months. This attack comes just a day after Lebanese Independence Day and ahead of a planned...
