The Russian Defense Ministry said Monday that 63 Russian soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian rocket strike in the eastern Donestk Oblast in one of the deadliest Ukrainian strikes against Russian troops of the war. According to Moscow, Ukraine used US-provided HIMARS...
Israeli Missile Strikes Put Damascus International Airport Out of Service
Update: Syrian media reports the Damascus airport came back into service at 9:00 am Damascus time Israel launched more missile strikes on Syria early Monday, targeting the Damascus International Airport and putting it out of service as Israeli strikes against Syrian...
Ten Oil Field Workers Killed in Attack in Eastern Syria
Ten oil field workers were killed in an attack Friday on a bus in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province, Syrian state media reported. According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the attack was carried out by terrorists linked to ISIS, but the report...
Putin and Zelensky Both Vow to Keep Fighting in New Year’s Addresses
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky both delivered New Year's Eve addresses to their countries, where they vowed to continue fighting as the war shows no sign of slowing down in 2023. In his speech, Putin reiterated that he has...
NATO Chief Says Sending More Weapons to Ukraine Is Quickest Path to Peace
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg claimed in an interview published Friday that the quickest path to peace in Ukraine is through NATO countries sending more weapons to Kyiv. "It may sound like a paradox, but military support for Ukraine is the fastest way to...
Yemen’s Houthis Say They Seek a ‘Permanent Ceasefire’
Yemen's Houthis seek a "permanent ceasefire" with the US-backed Saudi-led coalition, a Houthi spokesman told Yemeni TV on Sunday. Since a ceasefire expired at the beginning of October, there have still been no Saudi airstrikes in Yemen or Houthi attacks inside Saudi...
North Korea’s Kim Orders ‘Exponential’ Expansion of Nuclear Arsenal
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday called for an "exponential" increase in the production of nuclear weapons as tensions continue to soar on the Korean Peninsula. In a statement released by North Korea's state media, Kim said that Pyongyang must bolster its...
Venezuela Opposition Removes Guaido as ‘Interim President’
Venezuela's opposition on Friday voted to remove Juan Guaido as the "interim president" and to dissolve the US-backed "interim government," a move that came after resuming talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Guaido declared himself as the interim president...
No Sign of Peace in Ukraine as New Year Approaches
After over 10 months of fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, there's no sign that 2023 will bring peace to Ukraine as the warring parties have radically different demands, and the US continues to escalate aid for Kyiv and its role in the war. Ukrainian...
Serbia Ends State of Alert for Military As Kosovo Stand-Off Eases
Serbia on Thursday lifted the combat readiness alert for its troops that it enacted on Monday as ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo agreed to remove barriers they erected in protest against authorities in Pristina. As the Serbs began dismantling roadblocks on Thursday,...