The US has strongly condemned Georgia's decision to postpone talks on joining the European Union and is backing anti-government protesters in the country. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced he would push back talks with the EU on Thursday after the...
Former Israeli Defense Minister Says Israel Is Carrying Out Ethnic Cleansing in Northern Gaza
A former Israeli defense minister has said Israel is conducting an ethnic cleansing campaign in northern Gaza, where Israeli troops are forcibly expelling civilians under the threat of death. Moshe Yaalon, a former member of the ruling Likud party, was defense...
Gaza’s Civil Defense Says Nearly 100 Killed by Israeli Attacks Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Civil Defense said Sunday that Israeli attacks killed nearly 100 over the previous 24 hours as Israeli strikes continued to hit targets across the Strip. "Nearly 100 martyrs were killed in the Gaza Strip within 24 hours as a result of the continuous Israeli...
US OKs New Arms Sales for Taiwan, Taiwanese President Visits Hawaii
The US approved new arms sales for Taiwan on Friday, a day before Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te arrived in Hawaii for a two-day visit as part of a tour of the region. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the Biden administration approved...
Boris Johnson: ‘We’re Waging a Proxy War’ in Ukraine
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged in an interview last week that the West is waging a "proxy war" against Russia in Ukraine and argued NATO hasn't done enough to achieve victory. "We’re waging a proxy war, but we’re not giving our proxies the...
At Least Two Killed as Israel Steps Up Attacks Across Southern Lebanon
Media reports are adhering to the idea that the Lebanon ceasefire continues to hold. However, there is an awful lot of firing in southern Lebanon for that to actually be true. Israel began carrying out attacks on Thursday, and those attacks have escalated...
Zelensky Says He’s Willing To Cede Territory in Exchange for NATO Protection
On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was willing to temporarily cede territory to Russia to bring an end to the war in exchange for NATO protection over Ukraine. "If we want to stop the hot stage of the war, we should take under [the] NATO...
Syrian Islamist Rebels Seize Aleppo, Army Vows Counterattack
After several days of blisteringly fast gain, the Syrian Islamist rebel force led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has forced Syrian Army forces to withdraw and has taken the major northern city of Aleppo. There has been video footage of rebel forces outside the police...
Hundreds Dead, Fighting Rages as Syrian Islamist Rebels Reach Aleppo
Beginning late Wednesday, the Syrian Islamist rebel faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a major offensive out of the Idlib Province into the Aleppo Province. The result is heavy fighting and airstrikes, and it is now being reported HTS has reached the city of...
Hundreds Killed in Heavy Fighting as Syrian Islamist Rebels Push Toward Aleppo
The Syrian Civil War never really ended, but it certainly had quieted down for a time, with various factions confined to various areas, and the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seeming stuck in Idlib Province. Today the war is flaring up again in a big way. HTS...