The Democratic Party has refused to allow a Palestinian American to speak at the Democratic National Convention despite pressure from delegates. The request for a Palestinian to speak at the DNC was made by members of the Uncommitted National Movement, who represent...
US Navy Destroyer Transits Through Taiwan Strait
A US Navy destroyer, the USS Ralph Johnson, sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, drawing protest from China. Senior Col. Li Xi, the spokesman for the Chinese military's Eastern Theater Command, said air and sea assets were deployed to monitor the US...
China ‘Gravely Concerned’ Over Report on New US Nuclear Strategy
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it was "gravely concerned" over a report from The New York Times that said President Biden approved a new nuclear strategy that focuses on China for the first time. The strategy, which Biden approved in March, also...
Blinken ‘Sentenced Ceasefire Talks to Death’ With Comments on Netanyahu
Secretary of State Antony Blinken's comments about Gaza ceasefire talks this week sentenced the negotiations to death, Middle East Eye reported Thursday, citing Israeli media. After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Blinken said the...
EU’s Top Diplomat Calls for Supporting Long-Range Strikes in Russia
Josep Borrell, the EU's top diplomat, called on Wednesday for Western countries that are providing weapons to Ukraine to lift restrictions to allow long-range strikes inside Russia with NATO weapons. The US is allowing Ukraine to use US-provided weapons in its Kursk...
US Strikes Target Yemen’s Red Sea Province of Hodeidah
Yemen's Saba news agency reported three US-British airstrikes in the same district in Yemen's Red Sea province of Hodeidah on Wednesday. Details of the attack are unclear, but US Central Command said Wednesday in a press release that its forces launched strikes on...
US Vows To Defend the Philippines in the South China Sea After Latest Collision
The US has reaffirmed its pledge that the US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty applies to attacks on Philippine vessels in the South China Sea after the Philippine and Chinese coast guards collided in the disputed waters. The Chinese and Philippine vessels collided on...
Netanyahu at Odds With Israeli Military Over Gaza-Egypt Border
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to insist that Israel must maintain control of the Gaza-Egypt border, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, as part of any hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas, but the Israeli military doesn't agree. Netanyahu has...
Hostage Talks at Impasse Because US Proposal Is Too Favorable Toward Israel
Hostage deal talks between Israel and Hamas are at an impasse because the new US proposal submitted last week goes too far to accommodate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's demands, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. The report cited two Arab officials...
Ukraine Says It’s Using US-Provided HIMARS Inside Russia
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said Wednesday that its soldiers are using US-provided HIMARS rocket systems to target pontoon bridges and engineering equipment in Russia's Kursk Oblast. The statement, made on Telegram, marks the first time Kyiv has said it's...