Some Republicans in Congress are celebrating the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and seven others in Iran's mountainous East Azerbaijan province. When the news first...
Ukraine Pushes for US To Allow US Weapons To Be Used on Russian Territory
Ukrainian officials have launched a new push to pressure the US into allowing US-provided missile systems to be used in attacks on Russian territory, which would mark a significant escalation in the proxy war. A delegation of Ukrainian lawmakers has been in Washington...
US To Withdraw All Troops From Niger by September 15
US troops ordered to leave Niger will complete the withdrawal by mid-September under an agreement reached in talks between US and Nigerien officials. The Pentagon released a joint statement with Niger's Defense Ministry that said the two nations "have reached a...
ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders
On Monday, the International Criminal Court announced it was seeking arrest warrants for senior Israeli and Hamas leaders for "war crimes and crimes against humanity" related to the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel and the relentless Israeli bombing campaign...
Israeli Strikes in Syria Kill at Least Six Pro-Iranian Fighters
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pair of Israeli airstrikes against Qusayr, in the area of Homs, were carried out on Monday, killing at least six pro-Iranian fighters and wounding a number of others. A headquarters building and a vehicle were...
ISIS Claims Friday Attack on Tourists in Central Afghanistan
On Sunday, ISIS issued a statement taking credit for Friday’s attack on a group that included foreign tourists in the central Afghan province of Bamyan. The attacks killed at least six people and wounded eight others. ISIS said the fighters “shot at Christian tourists...
Putin Says Russia Creating ‘Buffer Zone’ in Kharkiv in Response to Ukrainian Attacks on Belgorod
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the purpose of Russia's offensive in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv was to create a "buffer zone" in response to Ukraine's attacks on Russia's Belgorod Oblast. "Now, about what is happening in the Kharkiv...
Smotrich Calls for Israel To Take Over Southern Lebanon If Hezbollah Doesn’t Withdraw from Border
On Sunday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the Israeli military to invade and take over southern Lebanon if Hezbollah does not withdraw from the border. Smotrich called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to issue an ultimatum to Hezbollah. "A...
Gantz Threatens To Quit Israeli Government If Netanyahu Doesn’t Approve Long-Term Gaza Plan
Israeli War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz has threatened that his party will leave the government if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't approve a long-term plan for Gaza. In a speech on Saturday, Gantz made a list of demands that he wants Netanyahu to approve,...
Houthis Say They Downed 4th US MQ-9 Reaper Drone
The Houthis said Friday that Yemeni forces downed another US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen and published footage of air defenses hitting the US aircraft. The US military hasn't confirmed that it lost an MQ-9 over Yemen and did not respond to a request to comment about...