House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) described US support for Israel as one of America's "founding principles" during a speech at an event hosted by the Republican Jewish Committee on July 18. "It is an important principle that America and Israel stand together...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending a delegation for a new round of hostage deal negotiations this Thursday, his office announced on Sunday. The Times of Israel reported Friday that Israeli negotiators were adding clauses to a ceasefire proposal to...
On Sunday, Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said Yemenis were "pleased to be in a direct confrontation" with Israel and vowed to hit back hard at the Israeli bombing of Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah. "Yemeni people are pleased to be in direct confrontation with...
The US has criticized the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling that said the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal and must come to an end, claiming it impedes a two-state solution. "We are concerned that the breadth of the court’s opinion...
Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and said he would work to end the war in Ukraine. "I appreciate President Zelenskyy for reaching out because I, as your next President of the United States, will bring...
At least one person was killed and several others injured in a drone strike on Tel Aviv early Friday morning. Yemen’s ruling Houthi government claimed responsibility for the blast, saying a new weapon was used in the operation. A spokesman for the Houthis’ military...
In the latest pro-forma statement on Iran’s civilian nuclear program, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that he believes the US should return to the JCPOA, the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that originally included the entire P5+1 membership. This group includes the...
The UN’s highest court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), has issued a ruling on Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories, saying it is unlawful and must come to an end as rapidly as possible. The non-binding ruling comes amid an open-ended war in...
On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said she noted comments from former President Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance about ending the war in Ukraine but said Moscow needed to be "realistic" about the prospect. "We saw the...
According to US Central Command, the US and its partner forces were involved in 196 missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria that killed 44 ISIS operatives during the first half of 2024. In Iraq, CENTCOM said it was involved in 137 operations with government forces...
