US Africa Command (AFRICOM) on Monday said that the US launched an airstrike in Somalia on October 1 and said the action killed a senior al-Shabaab leader. AFRICOM didn't name the target in its press release, but the US-backed Mogadishu-based government said Abdullahi...
Iran Still ‘Exchanging Messages’ With US, Says Nuclear Deal Possible
Messages relayed through Europe
Ukraine Tells EU Delays in Delivering Billions in Aid ‘Not Acceptable’
The EU is providing Kyiv with nearly $5 billion
Russia’s State Duma Approves Annexation of Ukrainian Territories
On Monday, Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, unanimously approved a measure to formalize the absorption of the Russian-controlled territories of Ukraine. Russia is annexing areas it controls in the Ukrainian oblasts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and...
Blinken Says Nord Stream Sabotage Is a ‘Tremendous Opportunity’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the attacks on the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia to Germany offer a "tremendous opportunity" to end Europe's dependency on Russian energy. "It's a tremendous opportunity to once and for all...
Austin Says It’s Possible Putin Could Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Sunday said it was possible that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, although he hasn't seen indications that such a decision has been made. "The guy who makes that decision is one man. There are...
Iran Releases Two American Prisoners, Says US to Unfreeze $7 Billion
Tehran released two Iranian-Americans
Turkey Reports 30 PKK Killed in Attacks on Iraq, Syria
Turkey Reports 30 PKK Killed in Attacks on Iraq, Syria | 23 killed in raid in northern Iraq
Erdogan Repeats Threat to Block Sweden, Finland from Joining NATO
Sweden lifted its arms embargo on Turkey
Yemen Ceasefire Expires Without Extension, Raising Fears of Escalation
The UN special envoy for Yemen said Sunday that the ceasefire between the Houthis and the US-backed Saudi-led coalition expired on Sunday without the two sides agreeing on an extension. The truce was extended twice before, and while there was some fighting on the...