Russian strikes pounded Ukrainian cities on Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, attacks that came a day after Ukrainian drones killed 13 civilians in the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk. According to The Associated Press, three people, including a 15-year-old boy,...
Israeli Strike in Lebanon Kills One Civilian, Wounds Another
Last updated 8/11/2026 4:55 PM EST Israeli forces carried out a double-tap attack against Nabatieh today, wounding two civilians in the initial strike and then attacking the ambulance that was attempting to rescue them. The ambulance was reportedly damaged, and no...
Missile Strike on Ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait Kills Four
A missile strike on a commercial ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday killed at least four crew members, Reuters has reported, in an attack blamed on Yemen's Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis. Ansar Allah hasn't officially taken credit for the attack, but...
Israeli Military Declares the West Bank’s Last Entirely Christian Village a ‘Closed Military Zone’ Amid Increasing Settler Violence
The Israeli military on Sunday declared that Taybeh, the last village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that is populated entirely by Christians, was a "closed military zone" amid rising Jewish settler violence against the town. The IDF said it took the step due to...
Hegseth Says Congress Should Pay Tribute to Lindsey Graham by Approving $1.5 Trillion Military Budget
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called on Congress to approve his request for a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027 during remarks at a ceremony in South Carolina for the renaming of Joint Base Charleston to Joint Base Lindsey Graham in honor of the late Sen....
Iran Says the US Has an ‘Addiction’ to Economic Sanctions
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday that the US has an "addiction" to sanctions and vowed that Iran wouldn't be "strangled" by the economic pressure. "The US Secretary of the Treasury has boasted of 'suffocating' Iran through economic...
Trump Responds To Iran’s Calls for Compensation for War Damages To Open Strait of Hormuz
President Trump on Monday responded to an Iranian official calling for the US to provide compensation for damage caused by the war as a condition for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, saying that instead, Iran should pay the US. "I see that Representatives of the...
Influential Retired IDF General Says Gaza Should Remain ‘Destroyed for Generations’
A retired Israeli general who has had significant influence on Israel's operations in Gaza has called for the Palestinian territory to remain in a state of devastation "for generations," Middle East Eye reported on Monday, citing Israeli media. "Israel has no interest...
Future of Israel-Lebanon Talks in Doubt After ‘Annexation’ Map, Grave Demands
US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks are already adjourned for the month of August, but as the war continues various controversies raise doubts over whether it would be worth coming back to the table in September, and indeed if Israel is taking these matters seriously....
Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian City of Nizhnekamsk Kills 13, Including a Child
A Ukrainian drone attack on Monday hit the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk in the Tatarstan region, more than 600 miles from the Ukrainian border, and killed at least 13 people, including a child, and wounded 75, as the US-backed Ukrainian drone attacks continue to...


