On Tuesday, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said it launched an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab on Sunday as President Biden continues to escalate the US air war in the country. AFRICOM said the strike took place near the vicinity of Buulobarde, a city in...
US Says Russia Has Begun Nuclear Drills
Russia has notified the US that it has started its nuclear exercises, two US officials said on Tuesday, according to CBS News. "Russia is complying with its arms control obligations and its transparency commitments to make those notifications," Pentagon spokesman...
House Progressives Retract Letter to Biden Calling for Talks With Russia
Progressive Democrats in the House have retracted a letter to President Biden calling for talks with Russia after facing backlash for suggesting the idea of pursuing diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine. The letter was signed by 30 lawmakers and was led by...
House Progressives Walk Back Letter Calling for Diplomacy With Russia
Progressive Democrats in the House are walking back a letter they sent to President Biden that called for talks with Russia after facing backlash for suggesting diplomacy should be pursued to end the war in Ukraine. The letter was signed by 30 lawmakers and was led by...
Russia Says Its Forces are Preparing to Work Under Radioactive Contamination
A Russian military official on Monday said that Russia is preparing its forces to work under "radioactive contamination" as Moscow is accusing Ukraine of planning to use a munition mixed with nuclear material, known as a dirty bomb. Ukraine and its Western backers...
Israeli Airstrike Injures Syrian Soldier in Damascus
Second Israeli strike in 3 days
Biden Administration Steps Up Sanctions on Nicaragua
The Biden administration on Monday announced a series of steps it's taking against Nicaragua in the most expansive sanctions on the country since the US rejected the results of last year's Nicaraguan presidential election. The State Department announced visa...
Swedish FM Says New Government Will Fulfill Deal With Turkey to Join NATO
Sweden's foreign minister on Monday said that the new Swedish government will work to fulfill a deal signed with Turkey that is required for the Nordic nation to join NATO. Turkish officials appeared to be at odds with the previous more left-leaning government when it...
Thirty Progressive House Democrats Urge Biden to Negotiate With Russia
A group of progressive House Democrats is urging President Biden to negotiate with Russia and seek a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine. In a letter to Biden signed by 30 House Democrats, the lawmakers said they have supported Biden's Ukraine policy but that...
As Winter Approaches and Inflation Rises, Social Unrest Boils in Europe
As inflation and energy prices continue skyrocketing in Europe, people across the continent are protesting against the war in Ukraine and the anti-Russian sanctions, which have raised living costs to intolerable levels, the New York Times reported Friday. This...