Updated on November 26 at 4:00 pm EST US Africa Command on Wednesday confirmed that it launched another airstrike in Somalia on Tuesday, the same day that Somali media reported that US troops took part in a ground raid on a cave and fought against ISIS militants on...
White House Backs Steve Witkoff After Leak of His Call With Putin Advisor
The White House has backed President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, after Bloomberg received a recording of a call he held with Yury Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin. A transcript of the call, held on October 14, shows Witkoff and Ushakov...
US Troops Fight ISIS Militants on the Ground in Somalia’s Puntland Region
US special operations forces were involved in a joint raid with local forces in Somalia's northeastern Puntland region that involved an attack on a cave and ground fighting against ISIS militants, Garowe Online, a media outlet based in Puntland, reported on Tuesday....
Study: Israeli Forces Likely Killed More Than 100,000 Palestinians in Gaza
More than 100,000 Palestinians have likely been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, according to a research team from the Germany-based Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR). A study conducted by the MPIDR and the Centre for Demographic Studies estimates...
Zelensky Wants To Meet With Trump ‘as Soon as Possible’ To Finalize Terms of Ukraine Deal
Updated on November 25, 2025, at 7:19 pm EST Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to meet with President Trump "as soon as possible" to finalize an agreement on the terms for ending the war in Ukraine, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing Andriy Yermak, a top...
Pro-Government Militias Attack Alawite Civilians in Syria’s Latakia
Violence against Alawites was enormous in March, when government-backed forces and some security forces carried out a massacre in the Tartus and Latakia Governorates, killing in excess of 1,300 Alawites, mostly civilians. The violence has lingered since then, but...
US B-52 Bomber Flies Near Venezuela for Second Time Within Five Days
A US B-52 bomber flew near the coast of Venezuela on Monday, flight tracking data shows, as such flights have become a regular occurrence amid the US military buildup in the Caribbean and push toward a war to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. According to Air...
UN Calls for Investigations as Number of Lebanese Civilians Killed by Israel During Ceasefire Rises to 127
A week and a half ago, the UN Human Rights Office issued a statement reporting that Israel had killed 114 civilians since the beginning of the ceasefire in Lebanon. Today, they updated that number to 127 confirmed civilians, entirely on the basis of a single attack....
Ukraine Makes Significant Changes to US Peace Plan
Ukrainian officials made significant changes to a US-drafted peace deal during negotiations with their US counterparts in Geneva on Sunday, The Guardian has reported. The original 28-point plan leaked to the media was substantially altered during the talks, led by US...
Report: Trump Plans To Hold Talks With Venezuela’s Maduro
President Trump has told his advisers that he's planning to speak directly with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Axios reported on Monday, citing administration officials. While the Trump administration has continued to build up its forces in the Caribbean, bomb...


