Israel Helicopter Hits Syrian Border Town in Rare Daytime Attack| Helicopter bombed house in rare daytime attack
Europe Without Neutrals: NATO and Austria
On May 10 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg at NATO headquarters in Brussels to sign an agreement on the opening of a NATO Liaison Office in Vienna. The NATO chief thanked...
Scores Killed as Afghan Fighting Spreads to Several Provinces
Scores Killed as Afghan Fighting Spreads to Several Provinces | Afghan Army claims progress in Ghazni, but locals say outposts have fallen
Iran’s President Optimistic on Progress of Vienna Talks
Iran’s foreign minister said the onus is on the US to revive the deal
At Least Five Shi’ite Militiamen Killed in Israeli Drone Strike on Syria
At Least Five Shi’ite Militiamen Killed in Israeli Drone Strike on Syria | Hezbollah commander among the slain in strike
Alaska: US Military Exercise Implements New Doctrine To Confront Russia in the Arctic
The large-scale Northern Edge war games commenced a week ago in and off the coast of Alaska. An estimated 15,000 service members from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy are participating in the two-week event along with six ships and 240 aircraft. The Air...
Envoy Says US Will Back Republic If Taliban Rejects Peace
Envoy Says US Will Back Republic If Taliban Rejects Peace | Taliban not intending to try to take power militarily
At Least 70 Killed in Car Bombing of School in Afghanistan’s Kabul
At Least 70 Killed in Car Bombing of School in Afghanistan’s Kabul | Slain were mostly girls from surrounding Shi’ite neighborhood
Wall Street Journal: US Could Deploy Military to Central Asia After Afghan Withdrawal
The May 8 edition of the Wall Street Journal ran a feature titled Afghan Pullout Leaves U.S. Looking for Other Places to Station Its Troops which explores options the Pentagon is entertaining to station troops and equipment for an ongoing military role in Afghanistan....
Syria Commemorates Russian Victory in World War II, Warns of Contemporary Parallels
The Syrian government news agency reports today on an event at the nation’s Damascus Opera House (Dar al-Assad for Culture and Arts) in which Syrian cultural figures and government officials commemorated Russia’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Russian...


