Following a meeting between President Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, there's no sign a US withdrawal from Iraq will happen anytime soon despite earlier calls from al-Sudani's government for an end to the presence. Biden and al-Sudani met in...
Speaker Johnson Unveils $95 Billion Foreign Military Aid Bills
On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) unveiled three foreign military aid bills for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, totaling over $95 billion in spending. The three bills match roughly with the $95 billion foreign military aid bill that was passed by the...
18 Israeli Soldiers Wounded in Hezbollah Attack on Army Base
At least 18 soldiers were wounded, many of them seriously, when Hezbollah targeted an Israeli military reconnaissance command center in a drone and guided missile attack. Hezbollah took credit for the attack, which targeted a base in the northern village of Arab...
Amnesty: US-Backed Kurds in Syria Are Running Torture Prisons Responsible for ‘Mass Death’
US-backed Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria are responsible for torture and "mass death" due to inhumane conditions at detention facilities that were set up after the defeat of ISIS, Amnesty International said in a new report on Wednesday. Amnesty said that the...
IAEA Worries Israel Could Strike Iran’s Civilian Nuclear Program
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is worried that Israel might strike Iran's nuclear program in response to the Iranian drone and missile attack on Israeli territory, which was a reprisal for Israel bombing Iran's consulate in Damascus. IAEA chief Rafael...
UN Rights Office Says Israel Still Imposing ‘Unlawful’ Restrictions on Gaza Aid
The UN's Human Rights Office said on Tuesday that Israel is still imposing "unlawful" restrictions on aid entering Gaza despite US and Israeli claims that there's been an increase in deliveries, Reuters reported on Tuesday. After Israel slaughtered seven workers for...
Johnson Calls Himself a ‘Wartime Speaker,’ Will Push Ukraine Aid Despite Opposition
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) called himself a "wartime speaker" on Tuesday as he defended himself after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) called for his resignation over a plan to hold separate votes on military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. "We need steady...
Three Hezbollah, Including Two Commanders Killed in South Lebanon
A Hezbollah field commander in charge of the Naqoura region on southern Lebanon’s coast has been killed today, alongside a commander in charge of rocket and missile fire in the West, according to Israeli military reports. Israel targeted the vehicle where the...
US, Chinese Defense Chiefs Talk for First Time Since 2022
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with Chinese Defense Minister Adm. Dong Jun, marking the first communication between the two nations' defense chiefs since November 2022. High-level military communication between the US and China has been impeded for several...
Report: Iran Attack Delays Israel’s Invasion of Rafah
Iran's reprisal attack on Israel has delayed Israeli plans to invade the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, CNN reported on Monday, citing Israeli sources. The sources said that the Israeli Air Force was set to drop leaflets on Rafah on Monday to tell the more than 1...