While the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is holding across most of the country, the far south area of Lebanon occupied by Israel continues to see some limited fighting, and a massive amount of destruction as the systematic destruction of towns and villages by Israeli forces...
Pakistan Army Chief Tells Trump US Blockade Is Obstacle to Peace Talks With Iran
Updated on April 20, 2026, at 9:24 pm EST Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshall Asim Munir, has told President Trump by phone that the US blockade on Iranian ports is a major obstacle to resuming talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad, Reuters reported on Monday....
Israel’s Smotrich Calls for Netanyahu To Order the ‘Full Conquest of Gaza,’ Establishment of Jewish Settlements
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the "full conquest" of Gaza and the establishment of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territory. Smotrich made the comments at an event marking the...
Pentagon Has Approached US Automakers About Helping Manufacture Weapons
Two major US car makers have been approached by the Pentagon about the possibility of helping the US government manufacture military equipment, as the Trump administration seeks a significant boost in arms production. The discussions were first reported by The Wall...
Trump Says US Took Control of Iranian Cargo Ship After US Navy Destroyer ‘Blew a Hole’ in Its Engine Room
Updated on April 19 at 5:38 pm EST President Trump said on Sunday that a US warship "blew a hole" in the engine room of an Iranian cargo ship that attempted to get past the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and claimed that US Marines now "have custody" of the...
US Launches 56th Airstrike of the Year in Somalia
US Africa Command said in a press release on Saturday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on April 17, as the pace of US bombings in the country has escalated amid the very fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. AFRICOM said that the strike targeted...
UNICEF ‘Outraged’ After Israeli Attack Kills Two Water Truck Drivers in Gaza
The UN's child relief agency, UNICEF, said in a statement on Friday that it was "outraged" after an Israeli attack that morning killed two drivers who were contracted by the agency to "provide clean water to families" in the Gaza Strip, as the IDF continues its...
Concerns Grow That Israel Plans New Military Base in Syria as Troops Bring Prefab Units With Them
Since the December 2024 Israeli invasion of Syria, the Israeli military has set up multiple semi-permanent military outposts within Syria’s southwest. There are growing signs that another such installation is planned, and locals are concerned. Israeli troops have been...
Trump Threatens To ‘Blow Up’ the ‘Whole Country’ of Iran if Deal Not Reached
President Trump has threatened to "blow up" the "whole country" of Iran if Tehran doesn't agree to a deal that he is demanding it sign, as the very fragile ceasefire appears to be on the verge of collapsing. Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News...
Israel Establishes Gaza-Style ‘Yellow Line’ in Lebanon as Occupation, Destruction Continues Despite ‘Ceasefire’
Introduced late last week, the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is “holding” in the sense that it’s still being called a ceasefire, but with Israel’s weekend introduction of a Gaza-style “Yellow Line” it seems increasingly apparent this ceasefire will neither cease fire nor...


