The Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank is incredibly important to Muslims dating back over 2,000 years. Israel occupied the mosque in 1967 and converted half of it to an important Jewish shrine called the Cave of the Patriarchs. The site has been a source of tension in...
Israel launched heavy airstrikes against Syrian government targets on Wednesday, hitting the Syrian Defense Ministry and near the presidential palace in Damascus, killing at least three people and wounding 34. The heavy Israeli attack came despite a US push to reach a...
Israel has carried out a large number of airstrikes against northeastern Lebanon today, targeting the Bekaa Valley and nearby areas in the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate. At least 12 people have been confirmed killed and 12 more wounded, according to the Lebanese Health...
A drone attack in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday suspended operations at an oil field operated by a US company, marking the latest in a series of attacks in the region. HKN Energy, the US firm operating the Sarsang oil field, reported an explosion at 7:00 am local time,...
The Syrian Defense Ministry has announced a ceasefire between Druze forces and Bedouin tribes in and around the city of Suwayda, following Syrian security forces entering the city aiming to bring an end to multiple days of fighting. Today’s reports suggest around 200...
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Tuesday rejected President Trump's threat to impose a 100% tariff on Russia and its trading partners if the war in Ukraine doesn't come to an end within 50 days. "Certainly, above all, we note that any attempts to put...
Updated on July 15, 2025, at 2:50 pm EST President Trump has encouraged Ukraine to step up strikes deep inside Russia and even asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky if his forces were capable of striking Moscow if the US provided longer-range weapons, the...
US Africa Command has announced that it launched two separate airstrikes in Somalia on Sunday, as the Trump administration is continuing to bomb the country at a record pace, an air war that is receiving virtually no coverage in US media. AFRICOM said that the strikes...
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Tuesday that Israeli attacks killed at least 88 Palestinians and wounded 278 over the previous 24-hour period as relentless US-backed Israeli strikes continue to massacre women and children in the besieged territory. The Health Ministry...
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would add approximately $32 billion to President Trump's planned military budget of $1.01 trillion. The SASC's NDAA would provide $924.7...
