Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as Riyadh and Damascus are working toward normalization. Mekdad's trip marks the first time a Syrian foreign minister visited Saudi Arabia since 2011, when Riyadh cut ties with Damascus and...
Leaks Showing US Spied on South Korea Spark Outrage in Seoul
Pentagon documents that surfaced online that revealed the US was spying on South Korean officials have sparked outrage from opposition lawmakers in Seoul while the government of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is downplaying the leaks. According to The Wall...
Leak Suggests Zelensky Would Use Long-Range US Weapons to Hit Russian Territory
One of the highly classified Pentagon documents that surfaced online suggests that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would use long-range weapons provided by the US to strike Russian territory, CNN has reported. The document, a US intelligence report, says that...
Saudi Arabia Hosting Meeting on Bringing Syria Back Into Arab League
Saudi Arabia will host a meeting this Friday of Arab foreign ministers to discuss bringing Syria back into the Arab League, which suspended Damascus in 2011, Reuters reported Tuesday. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said the meeting will be...
House Democrats Urge Biden to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange
A group of House Democrats sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Biden administration to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing up to 175 years in prison for exposing US war crimes if extradited to the US and...
Progress in Saudi-Houthi Yemen Peace Talks in Sanaa
Progress has been reported in the Oman-brokered Saudi-Houthi peace talks that are ongoing in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, as a ceasefire agreement is expected to be reached soon. The Saudis envoy to Yemen, Mohammed bin Saeed al-Jaber, is leading the delegation in...
White House Says Don’t Report on Pentagon Leaks
The White House on Monday warned media outlets against publishing information contained in the top secret documents leaked from the Pentagon and other US government agencies that have surfaced on the internet. "Without confirming the validity of the documents, this is...
US, Philippines Launch Largest-Ever Joint Military Drills
The US and the Philippines on Tuesday launched their Balikatan exercises, which are being touted as the largest-ever joint military drills between the long-time treaty allies. The drills are sure to escalate tensions with China and include a provocative show of force...
Leak Shows Ukrainian SBU Agents Attacked Russian Surveillance Plane in Belarus
Members of Ukraine's security service, the SBU, were involved in an attack on a Russian A-50 military surveillance plane in Belarus that occurred on February 26 of this year, The Economist reported Monday. The report cited a top-secret US document that is part of a...
Intel Leak: US Considering Helping Israel Against Iran for Ukraine ‘Lethal Aid’
A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) document that has surfaced as part of a trove of leaks suggests the US believes it can pressure Israel to provide "lethal aid" to Ukraine, The Times of Israel reported. A photo of the document circulating online shows that it lays...