US Africa Command said in a press release that it launched an airstrike in northeast Somalia that targeted ISIS fighters, claiming that two were killed. Local officials in Somalia's Puntland region put the death toll higher, claiming the US strike killed 16 ISIS...
On Monday, China reacted strongly to the US State Department removing a line from its fact sheet on Taiwan that said the US "does not support Taiwan independence," saying the move damages US-China relations. "History cannot be tampered with, facts cannot be denied,...
Over the weekend, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed a plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza in line with President Trump's plans for the territory would begin in the coming weeks. "Preparations have started amongst our teams, alongside teams...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Ukraine will "not recognize" upcoming talks between the US and Russia and denied that his country was invited to participate. "Ukraine will not accept. Ukraine knew nothing about this. And Ukraine regards any...
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday hit back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for threatening that the US and Israel will "finish the job" against Iran. "Threatening others is both a gross violation of international law and the United Nations Charter,"...
Israel has continued to block the entry of temporary housing into the Gaza Strip despite agreeing to allow the deliveries as part of the hostage and ceasefire deal, Middle East Eye reported on Monday. Under the deal, Israel agreed to allow 200,000 tents and 60,000...
It is just one day from the extended deadline for Israel to withdraw its military from Lebanon. Israel is preparing to do something presented as withdrawal but which would more correctly be presented as continuing to occupy Lebanese soil. Israeli officials suggest...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday that he was ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine as a security guarantee for a potential future peace deal with Russia. "I do not say that lightly. I feel very deeply the responsibility that comes with...
A US drone strike against the Idlib Governorate in northern Syria has killed two people, according to reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. US Central Command (CENTCOM) says that one of the slain people was a “senior operative” of al-Qaeda affiliate...
An Israeli drone strike on Sunday killed three Palestinian police officers east of the southern Gaza city of Rafah in a violation of the ceasefire agreement, Gaza's Interior Ministry said. The Interior Ministry said the policemen had been in the area to secure aid...
