Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired Joint Forces commander Yurii Sodol following reports that he oversaw catastrophic battlefield losses. The dismissal appears to have been recommended by another senior military officer, who urged for an internal probe...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top national security aide said that Hamas is an idea and cannot be defeated. His comments put him at odds with the Israeli leader, who has pledged to eradicate the Palestinian militant group. At the 21st Herzliya Conference...
Israel’s high court ruled that men in the ultra-Orthodox community are subject to conscription on Tuesday. The community, known as the Haredim, is politically powerful, subsidized by the citizenry, and until now had been unaffected by the mass mandatory enlistment....
While meeting with top Lebanese officials last week, President Biden’s envoy warned Beirut that Washington could not stop Tel Aviv from ramping up its military operations in southern Lebanon. The White House is concerned that the tit-for-tat exchanges across the...
The State Department has acknowledged that America’s top partner in Syria, the Kurdish-led “Syrian Democratic Forces” (SDF), is still using underage fighters after more than 10 years of similar allegations. The Pentagon continues to work closely with the group...
As the first wave of Kenyan police arrived in Haiti on a mission to restore order, security forces in Nairobi opened fire on protesters, leaving at least five dead. On Tuesday, armed Kenyan police arrived in Haiti for a US-supported mission aimed at taking power from...
As the potential for a significant escalation in the conflict between Israel and Lebanon continues to grow, an Iraqi militia warns it will begin targeting US forces if Washington continues supporting Tel Aviv. Qais Al Khazali, leader of Asa'ib Ahl Al Haq, in a...
The US Postal Service (USPS) has been spying on thousands of Americans’ mail every year for a decade, including letters and parcels, and provided citizens’ information to police and elements of the national security apparatus, a Washington Post investigation found....
European Union foreign ministers have approved, for the first time, the transfer of approximately €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) in military and financial aid to Kiev, using interest profits drawn from frozen Russian central bank assets. EU foreign policy chief Josep...
WikiLeaks reports that its founder, Julian Assange, was released from UK prison on bail and is in the process of returning to Australia. Court documents filed by the US Justice Department indicate that he has accepted an agreement with Washington that will see the...
