The position of the United States on the Islamist Syrian government has been complex since the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took power in December. The HTS, after all, was effectively al-Qaeda’s Syria branch up until it distanced itself from the parent group, with...
Russian and Ukrainian officials held a second round of direct talks in Istanbul on Monday and agreed to move forward on another prisoner swap, but did not appear to make any progress toward a ceasefire or lasting peace deal as the two sides remain very far apart....
Former State Department spokesman Matthew Miller has said that Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza, an admission that comes after he spent his time in the Biden administration providing cover for Israeli atrocities in the besieged Palestinian territory. Miller...
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has rejected Hamas's response to a US-Israeli Gaza ceasefire proposal, calling it "totally unacceptable." Hamas responded to the 13-point proposal by offering amendments, including a guarantee for a permanent ceasefire, a change to...
Two bridges have collapsed in Russian regions that border Ukraine, including one that landed on a passenger train in the Bryansk Oblast, killing seven people and wounding dozens more. Local rail authorities in Bryansk said the derailment was caused by "illegal...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared on Friday that Israel would build a "Jewish Israeli state" in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Katz's comments came a day after the Israeli government approved 22 additional West Bank settlements, which are illegal under...
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday slammed US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for a "Cold War mentality" in response to his remarks about China at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, which included him warning that the US is ready to "fight and win" a war over...
At least three members of the Kurdish Asayish security forces were killed today in northeastern Syria, according to the group. They said they were targeted by an ISIS cell during a patrol on the road between Raqqa and Hasakeh. The patrol was targeted with a landmine,...
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted a large-scale drone attack deep inside Russian territory on Sunday that targeted several Russian airfields. The Russian Defense Ministry said the attack targeted five Russian regions, including the Amur Oblast in...
Israel continued to carry out shelling and drone strikes against southern Lebanon killing at least two people and wounding another according to various reports. As usual, the IDF claimed everyone killed was a top Hezbollah figure. The Saturday strike targeted a car in...
