In early December of 2024, the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) movement ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and took power. On December 8, Israel invaded Syria, occupying the demilitarized zone and going deeper, with incursions still ongoing. The first...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made clear on Monday that he'd be willing to hold "face-to-face" talks with US officials and warned President Trump against starting a war with his country. "In the United States, whoever wants to talk with Venezuela will talk, face...
Israel continues with its attacks across southern Lebanon today, with a strike against a car in Bint Jbeil killing one civilian, according to reports from the Lebanese Health Ministry. Reportedly the owner of the car and presumptive death was a union worker for the...
President Trump said on Monday that he wouldn't rule out sending American troops into Venezuela amid the US military buildup in the Caribbean and push toward a potential war to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. "I don’t rule out that. I don’t rule out...
The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a US-proposed resolution that places Gaza under the control of a US-led body, dubbed the "Board of Peace," for at least two years and authorizes the deployment of an international force to the Palestinian territory that will...
President Trump said on Monday that he plans to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, comments that came a day before Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will meet with him at the White House. "I am planning on doing that," Trump told reporters when asked if he...
Germany said on Monday that it would lift a partial suspension on arms exports to Israel that it imposed back in August on weapons that could be used in Gaza. German government spokesman Sebastian Hille said Berlin would revert to its previous policy starting on...
Israeli troops continue to launch incursions into Syria’s Quneitra Governorate, with forces entering and setting up temporary checkpoints in a number of areas, and others raiding towns and villages to harass locals. One of the operations Sunday saw Israeli troops...
US Marines began drills on Sunday in Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean island nation that's just miles off the coast of Venezuela, as the US military continues its activity in the region amid a push toward a potential US attack aimed at ousting Venezuelan President...
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir has called for the assassination of Palestinian Authority officials and for PA President Mahmoud Abbas to be placed in solitary confinement if the UN advances the recognition of a Palestinian state. "A...
