CNN reports that American diplomats in the Middle East sent a diplomatic cable to the White House raising the alarm that the Israeli military operations in Gaza are causing severe damage to the US reputation in the region. Washington is Tel Aviv's most dedicated...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown has expressed concern that Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians will help Hamas recruit more militants and cautioned against a long war in Gaza. Asked by reporters if the high civilian casualty rate will...
A bipartisan group of 16 members of Congress has called on President Biden to drop the case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, warning of the grave threats to press freedom if he is convicted. The lawmakers made the call in a letter sent to President Biden on...
US forces in Iraq and Syria have been attacked by rockets or drones four times since the US launched another round of airstrikes in eastern Syria on Wednesday, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Sources told The Guardian that US forces were targeted in three separate...
Slovakia's new government under Prime Minister Robert Fico has rejected a plan to provide Ukraine with a military aid package that was approved by the previous government. Fico, whose Smer-SD party won elections in October, campaigned to end military aid to Ukraine...
The White House said Thursday that Israel had agreed to daily four-hour "pauses" in Gaza, while President Biden said there was still "no possibility" of a formal ceasefire. The idea of the pauses is to allow civilians in north Gaza to flee to the south. The fighting...
A senior US official said that the death toll caused by Israel's assault on Gaza is likely far higher than the over 10,000 number being reported by Gaza's Health Ministry, The Hill reported on Thursday. The comments were made by Barbara Leaf, assistant secretary of...
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said late Tuesday that Israeli forces were fighting in the "heart" of Gaza City as Hamas is claiming its fighters are inflicting heavy losses on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). "IDF forces are in the heart of Gaza City," Gallant...
The Pentagon said on Wednesday night that the US launched more airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted a facility used by "Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups." "This strike was conducted by two US F-15s against a weapons storage...
The Philippine government has said it's working on a pact to strengthen military ties with Japan amid rising tensions in the region, Defense Post reported on Wednesday. The proposed deal, known as a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), would allow the two nations to...
