Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and told him that the issue of Taiwan is the "biggest risk factor" in relations between Washington and Beijing, Chinese media has reported. "The Taiwan issue concerns China’s core interests...
The House on Wednesday approved a three-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which gives the federal government the power to conduct warrantless surveillance of Americans. The extension passed in a vote of 235-191, a day...
President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Wednesday, during which the two leaders discussed the wars in Ukraine and Iran. According to Russian officials, during the call, Putin said he was ready to declare a ceasefire with Ukraine on May...
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament, has called for the Iranian people to "maintain unity" in the face of the US blockade and other economic pressure, which he warned is aimed at collapsing Iran "from within." In a statement issued through...
A US-born advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was tasked with "relocating" Palestinians from Gaza after President Trump announced plans last year for a "Gaza Riviera" that would involve the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population, according to...
The US has launched at least two more airstrikes in Somalia as the escalated US bombing campaign continues to receive virtually no media coverage in the US. According to a press release from US Africa Command, its forces launched "airstrikes" against the ISIS...
At least 16 people were killed in the past 24 hours in various Israeli strikes, including a Lebanese soldier, a family of five, and three emergency workers trying to rescue the wounded in an attack on the town of Majdal Zoun. The family of five were identified as the...
While Israel’s public narrative on its war in Lebanon centers around the idea of defending northern Israel from Hezbollah rocket fire, commanders on the ground have told Israeli media that in practice the sole objective is to destroy Shi’ite villages in the occupied...
President Trump on Wednesday issued a threat to Iran by posting an AI image of himself holding a gun, which comes amid reports that he is considering restarting the bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic. "Iran can’t get their act together. They don’t know how...
An Israeli attack in Gaza on Wednesday killed a Palestinian paramedic as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the paramedic, Ibrahim Saqr, was killed by an Israeli airstrike in the...
