Update 11/11/24 at 12:46 pm EST: The Kremlin denied Putin and Trump held a call, calling the report "pure fiction" President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin following his election victory last week, The Washington Post reported on...
Iran Strongly Denies US Claims It Was Involved in Plot To Kill Trump
Iran's Foreign Ministry has strongly denied US claims that Iran was involved in an alleged plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump, dismissing the charge as a way to "complicate matters" between the US and Iran. On Friday, the US Justice Department announced charges...
Pentagon To Send Contractors to Ukraine To Repair US-Made Weapons
Pentagon officials said Friday that the US will send American contractors to Ukraine to help repair US-made weapons, marking another escalation of US involvement in the proxy war. "In order to help Ukraine repair and maintain military equipment provided by the US and...
Qatar Says It Suspended Role as Mediator Between Israel and Hamas
Qatar's Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday that Doha had suspended its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas, citing the lack of progress in Gaza hostage and ceasefire negotiations. "The State of Qatar notified the parties 10 days ago during the last...
Israeli Strike Kills 23, Including Seven Children, in North Lebanon Village
Despite international efforts to broker a ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel continues to escalate airstrikes across that nation. Today, one of those strikes hit the northern village of Almat, killing at least 23 people, seven of them identified as children by Lebanon’s...
At Least Nine Civilians Reported Killed in Israeli Attacks on Damascus Apartments
Israel has been attacking targets inside Syria with growing frequency, as their assorted regional wars continue to escalate. On Sunday, Israel again attacked Sayeda Zeinab, the Shi’ite suburb south of the capital of Damascus. While Monday Israel attacked farms on the...
Israeli Forces Kill at Least 51 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday that Israeli forces killed at least 51 Palestinians and wounded 164 in the previous 24-hour period as relentless Israeli strikes continued across the Strip. Dozens of Palestinians were killed by an Israeli strike on a house...
Three Killed, Several Soldiers Wounded in Israel Airstrikes on Northern Syria
Late Friday, Israel carried out two airstrikes against different targets in northern Syria. One attack targeted the Scientific Research Center and warehouses near al-Safirah, in Aleppo Province, while the other attacked Syrian ground troops in Saraqib, in Idlib...
US F-15 Fighter Jets Arrive in Middle East as Part of Buildup Aimed at Iran
The US military said Thursday that additional F-15 fighter jets arrived in the Middle East as part of a buildup meant as a threat to Iran as Tehran is vowing it will respond to Israel's October 26 airstrikes on Iranian territory. "Today, US Air Force F-15E Strike...
Gallant Says There’s ‘Nothing Left’ for Israeli Troops to Do in Gaza
Israeli media reported Thursday that former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told family members of Israeli hostages that there's "nothing left" for Israeli troops to do in Gaza and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was only keeping them in the Strip "out of...