Two US Navy Ships Transit Taiwan Strait for First Time Under New Trump Admin The Chinese military tracked the transit and said it sends the 'wrong signals and increases security risks'
Conflicting Reports as Israel Intends to Remain in Lebanon Beyond Latest Deadline Israeli media reports US has approved an extension of occupation
Trump Speaks With Putin, Says Talks To End Ukraine War Will Start ‘Immediately’ The Kremlin said the call lasted almost an hour and a half
Hegseth Says No NATO Membership for Ukraine, Return to Pre-2014 Borders ‘Unrealistic’ The secretary says Ukraine needs 'robust security guarantees' that won't involve a NATO troop deployment
Zelensky: Europe Can’t Guarantee Ukraine’s Security Without the US Members of the Trump administration have said Europe should take the lead on the war
Syria Planting Landmines Along Lebanon Border as Tensions Linger Commanders accuse Hezbollah of being behind cross-border drug trade
After Meeting With Trump, Jordan’s Abdullah Says He Expressed Opposition to Displacement of Palestinians Alongside Abdullah, Trump continued to push his plan for the US to take over Gaza and for the Palestinians to be expelled to Jordan and Egypt
Trump Continues to Push Rare Earth Deal With Ukraine, Says They ‘May Be Russian Some Day’ The president says he wants $500 billion in minerals
Yemen’s Houthis Ready To Restart Attacks on Israel If Gaza Ceasefire Fails Iraqi Shia militias could also restart attacks on Israel and potentially on US bases in the region
Netanyahu: Gaza Truce Will End If Hamas Doesn’t Release Hostages by Saturday Israeli media reports say Israel wants Hamas to release nine hostages in the coming days, which is not part of the ceasefire deal