Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was sworn in on Tuesday, has said the war in Ukraine needs to end and that the new Trump administration would work to bring it to a close, although it's still unclear how that will happen. On the campaign trail, President Trump...
Trump Says He’s ‘Not Confident’ Gaza Ceasefire Will Hold
On Monday night, President Trump said he was "not confident" that the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas would hold through all three phases. When asked by a reporter if he thinks the deal will last, Trump said, "I'm not confident. It’s not our war. It is...
Six Killed as Syrian Islamist Troops Raid Western Shi’ite Village
Clashes were reported in the western part of Syria’s Homs Governorate as troops loyal to the new Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) government attacked the Shi’ite majority village of Ghawr al-Gharbiyah. At least six people were killed. The troops were backed by...
Israel Advances Into South Lebanon City, Continues to Destroy Homes
There are about five days left in the 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, and the Israeli withdrawal by that deadline shows no signs of happening. Indeed, new reports are that Israeli troops are continuing as they had throughout the ceasefire, raiding new...
Palestinians Dig 68 More Bodies Out of Gaza Rubble, Raising Death Toll
On Tuesday, Palestinians in Gaza continued digging bodies out of the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas entered its third day. Gaza's Health Ministry said that hospitals received a total of 72 bodies over the previous...
Israel Launches Major Offensive in West Bank Days After Gaza Ceasefire
The Israeli military launched a major offensive in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday focused on the northern city of Jenin, which came just days after the ceasefire in Gaza took effect. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said at least nine Palestinians had...
Trump Orders 90-Day Pause on ‘Foreign Development Assistance’
Updated on January 21, 2025, at 3:50 pm EST President Trump has ordered a 90-day pause on US "foreign development assistance" as one of his many executive orders signed on Monday night. It's unclear how extensive the order is or if it will have any impact on military...
Trump Says He Will Designate Mexican Cartels as ‘Terrorist Organizations,’ Vows To ‘Take Back’ Panama Canal
President Donald Trump signaled in his inauguration speech on Monday that he was preparing for confrontations in the Western Hemisphere by vowing to label Mexican cartels as "foreign terrorist organizations" and "take back" the Panama Canal. Trump said in the speech...
A Ukrainian Victory Was Never Biden’s Goal: Time Magazine
President Biden spent hundreds of billions of dollars supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, but according to a report from Time Magazine, a Ukrainian victory was never his goal. Throughout the nearly three-year proxy war, the Biden administration never set any...
Israel Expects Trump To Restart Supplying 2,000-Pound Bombs
Israel's outgoing ambassador to the US expects President Trump to supply Israel with a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs that President Biden paused, Axios reported on Monday. Biden put a hold on a 2,000-pound bomb shipment and a 500-pound bomb shipment back in April as...