Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Wednesday that she held a "long, productive, and courteous" phone call with President Trump on Wednesday, a conversation that came less than two weeks after the US attack on Caracas to kidnap President Nicolas Maduro...
Trump Says US ‘Needs’ Greenland as Polling Shows the Idea Is Extremely Unpopular Among Americans
President Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday that the US "needs" Greenland, as polls released the same day show that the idea of a US takeover of the Arctic territory is extremely unpopular among American voters. A poll from Quinnipiac University found...
Report: Kurdish Fighters Have Been Entering Iran From Iraq and Clashing With the IRGC
Turkish intelligence has warned Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that Kurdish fighters have been entering Iran from Iraq amid protests inside Iran, Reuters reported on Wednesday. An unnamed senior Iranian official speaking to the outlet said...
US Launches Two More Airstrikes in Somalia
The US has launched at least two more airstrikes in Somalia in recent days, according to press releases from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration continues bombing the country at a record pace, an air campaign that receives virtually no US media coverage....
Syrian Army Orders Civilians Out of Deir Hafer as Fight With SDF Continues
Fighting continues in Syria’s Aleppo Governorate east of the city of Aleppo but west of the Euphrates River, as the Syrian military tries to seize the area from the Kurdish SDF forces that have had control over it largely throughout the past decade. The Syrian Army...
Steve Witkoff Declares Start of ‘Phase Two’ of Gaza Deal
US envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday declared the start of "phase two" of the Trump administration's plan to end Israel's genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip, about three months after Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire deal that the IDF has constantly violated....
Lebanese FM Claims Israel Has Right to Attack, Parliament Speaker Says Ceasefire Means Attacks Must Stop
As Israel continues to pound southern Lebanon, parliament speaker Nabih Berri issued a statement critical of the panel meant to oversee the existing ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, saying they’re failing to do their job. The body was mandated, Berri notes, to...
US Evacuating Some Troops From Middle East Bases as It Considers Attacking Iran
The US is pulling some troops from several of its bases in the Middle East, as European officials told Reuters on Wednesday evening that a US attack on Iran could come within the next 24 hours. The US pulled forces from bases in the region before the start of the...
US Announces New Air Defense Cell in Qatar Amid Trump’s Threats To Bomb Iran
US Central Command on Tuesday announced the opening of a new air defense "coordination cell" at its Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which Iran attacked back in June in response to US airstrikes on its nuclear facilities. "The new Middle Eastern Air Defense – Combined...
Senate Expected To Vote on Venezuela War Powers Resolution on Wednesday
The Senate is expected to hold a final vote on a War Powers Resolution aimed at preventing further US military intervention in Venezuela on Wednesday, according to a report from Fox News, as President Trump continues to lash out at Republicans who voted to advance the...


