The New Jersey National Guard is preparing to deploy 1,500 troops to Iraq and Syria amid a spate of attacks on US bases in the two countries that started in mid-October over President Biden's full-throated support of Israel's onslaught in Gaza. It's unclear if the...
US Central Command said Monday that a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile hit a US-owned cargo ship, an escalation that came a few days after the US and Britain bombed dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen. The missile struck the Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands-flagged...
President Biden's decision to bomb Yemen has disrupted shipping in the region as several major tanker companies halted transits through the Red Sea after the US and British airstrikes against the Houthis. While container shipping had been disrupted by Houthi attacks...
US and British airstrikes launched across Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen did not significantly impact the Houthis' ability to launch attacks in the Red Sea, US officials have acknowledged to The New York Times. The Pentagon said the first wave of strikes launched...
On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he told Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the brutal campaign in Gaza that has killed nearly 24,000 Palestinians is not only an Israeli war but also an American one. "This is not just our war – it is...
Federal employees from nearly two dozen US government agencies will walk off their jobs on Tuesday in protest of President Biden's full-throated support for Israel's brutal assault on Gaza, Al-Monitor reported on Friday. The Biden administration has faced significant...
Gonzalo Lira, an American citizen who was jailed in Ukraine for his political views, has died in a Ukrainian prison, the State Department confirmed on Saturday. Lira died on January 11 after a battle with pneumonia that he said was initially ignored by Ukrainian...
The US followed up its widespread bombing of Yemen by conducting another strike early Saturday morning. The second attack came as Biden is facing criticism among his political and Middle East allies for starting a war with the Houthis. US officials reported that...
Saudi Arabia is asking the White House to show restraint in Yemen and avoid further escalating fighting with the Houthis. Riyadh is one of Washington’s closest partners in the Middle East and has been at war with the Houthis for nine years but is nearing an agreement...
A day after dozens of US and UK bombs and missiles rained down on northern Yemen, tens of thousands took to the streets in a show of unity. Yemeni officials downplayed the impact of the Western strikes claiming a small number of casualties and minor infrastructure...
