Israel continued its relentless bombing campaign in Syria early Tuesday morning, launching airstrikes targeting the southern suburbs of Damascus and killing two civilians, Syria's SANA news agency reported. The pro-opposition UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human...
WaPo: Officials at NATO Meetings Know Not to Talk About Nord Stream Bombings
The Washington Post reported on Monday that some Western officials are not eager to find out who was behind the bombings of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia to Germany. An unnamed senior European diplomat told the Post that there is an...
Russia Blames Ukrainian Intelligence for Bombing That Killed Russian Journalist
Russian authorities on Monday blamed Ukrainian intelligence for the cafe bombing that killed Russian military blogger and war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky in St. Petersburg. Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee claimed the attack was "plotted by Ukrainian...
Wagner Group Raises Russian Flag Over Bakhmut City Hall
The head of Russia's Wagner Group said Sunday that his forces raised a Russian flag over the city hall in Bakhmut, but the battle is still raging as Ukrainian forces still control some western districts in the Donbas city. "From a legal point of view, Bakhmut has been...
Philippines Announces Locations of Four New US Bases
The Philippines on Monday announced the locations of four military bases that the US will now have access to under a deal Washington and Manila signed in February. Three of the Philippine bases will be located in northern Philippine provinces, a move that angers China...
Report: US Discusses Sanctions Relief for Iran Freezing Nuclear Program
The Biden administration has spoken with European allies and Israel about a potential interim deal with Iran that would give the Islamic Republic some sanctions relief in exchange for a freeze of some aspects of its civilian nuclear program, Axios reported Monday. The...
McCarthy to Host Taiwan’s President on Wednesday, Risking a Chinese Response
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will host Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, a meeting that risks provoking major Chinese military exercises around Taiwan. The Tsai-McCarthy meeting has been long-anticipated but wasn't officially...
Russia to Put Nukes Near Belarus’ Western Border: Envoy
The Russian ambassador to Belarus, Boris Gryzlov, said Sunday that Russian tactical nuclear weapons will be placed in western Belarus, near its border with NATO members. According to The Associated Press, Gryzlov said the nuclear weapons will be "moved up close to the...
Saudi Arabia to Invite Syria’s Assad to Arab League Summit
Saudi Arabia is planning to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to an Arab League summit Riyadh is hosting in May, Reuters reported Sunday, citing three people familiar with the plan. The move would be a significant step in the normalization of Syria's relations...
Ukrainian Official Outlines Vision for a Russia-Free Crimea
On Sunday, a senior Ukrainian official outlined his vision for what Kyiv would do if it retakes the Crimean peninsula from Russia. Russia annexed Crimea following the 2014 US-backed coup in Kyiv that ousted former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Polling has...