Israel has carried out multiple airstrikes against towns and villages across southern Lebanon today, as well as at least four strikes against border crossings between Syria and Lebanon in the area around Hermel. The IDF had placed evacuation notices on several areas...
The Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ Is Dividing the Globe
A fractious global debate over the newly proposed Gaza “Board of Peace” has intensified as countries publicly declare whether they will participate in a U.S.-led body that its proponents say could oversee Gaza’s post-war reconstruction and, potentially, broader...
Trump Says He Reached Framework of Greenland Deal
Update 1/21/2026 7:10 pm est: Three senior officials told The New York Times that the deal discussed between President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte involves giving the US sovereignty over small portions of Greenland. President Donald Trump said...
Five Killed, Three Wounded in South Yemen Car Bombing
Giants Brigades commander Hamdi Shoukri survived an assassination attempt in the southern Yemeni city of Aden today, when a car bomb targeted his motorcade as he was traveling through the northern part of the city. Security forces in the area reported that five people...
Defense Ministry: 11 Syrian Soldiers Killed, 25 Wounded, in SDF Attacks in Syria’s Northeast
Fighting between the Syrian military and the Kurdish SDF continues despite repeated declarations of ceasefires, and today the defense ministry is claiming multiple SDF attacks have left at least 11 Syrian soldiers killed and 25 wounded. The incident, according to...
Thousands of ISIS Freed as Syrian Forces Seize Prison Camp
The Syrian military’s takeover of the al-Hawl prison camp, which housed tens of thousands of ISIS detainees and their families in eastern Hasakeh Governorate, seems to be going just as badly as many feared, with reports that the Islamist central government’s forces...
Scrapping Support for Syria’s Kurds, US Has Chance to Boost Turkey Ties
The US has effectively declared an end to their military support for the Syrian Kurdish SDF is causing no small amount of resentment in the Kurdish community, which after a long-term partnership feels that they are watching a “betrayal” in real time, as Syrian...
Israel Kills 11 in Gaza, Including Children and Journalists
Israel killed 11 people, including three journalists and two children, in Gaza on Wednesday. A fourth person was killed along with the three journalists by an Israeli strike near a displacement camp in central Gaza. The journalists were working with an Egyptian air...
Trump Says He Won’t Use Military Force to Take Greenland, But the US Will Acquire the Territory
Update 1/21/2026 7:10 est: President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he had reached the "framework" of an agreement regarding Greenland with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Donald Trump said he...
US Seizes Seventh Tanker Carrying Venezuelan Oil
US forces boarded and seized control of an oil tanker in the Caribbean, which it alleges was violating sanctions on Venezuelan oil. President Donald Trump declared a blockade of Venezuelan oil that US forces maintained after the capture of President Nicolas Maduro....


