There are still hopes for a ceasefire in the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, but the death toll continues to rise as large numbers of airstrikes continue across that nation. Nowhere is this more starkly apparent than in eastern Lebanon, in the vicinity of the city of...
Russia Says US Missile Defense Base in Poland Is a Potential Target
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday that a controversial US missile defense base in Poland is a potential target of the Russian military, comments that come amid soaring tensions as the US just authorized Ukraine to strike Russian...
Putin Says Russia Struck Ukraine With a New Hypersonic Missile in Response To Western Missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia fired a new hypersonic ballistic missile at a Ukrainian military factory in Dnipro in response to US and British long-range missiles being fired into Russian territory. "There was, among other things, a...
UN Envoy: Israel’s Attack on Syria’s Palmyra May Be Deadliest Yet
Yesterday, Israel attacked the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. The initial death toll was 36, making it already one of the deadliest strikes in years. That toll has only continued to soar as rescue efforts continue, however, and the latest figure is at least 108 were...
ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday formally issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for their role in the genocidal war on Gaza. The ICC said it was issuing the arrest...
Senate Votes Down Bernie Sanders’s Efforts To Block Weapons Deals for Israel
The Senate on Wednesday night voted down resolutions introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to block several weapons transfers to Israel, but the effort received more support from Democrats than expected. Eighteen senators -- Sanders, Sen. Angus King (I-ME), and 16...
Israel Reiterates It Wants ‘Freedom to Act’ in Southern Lebanon as Part of Truce Deal
On Wednesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar reiterated that Israel wants the "freedom to act" in southern Lebanon as part of any ceasefire deal, a position that's a non-starter for Hezbollah. "In any agreement we will reach, we will need to keep the freedom to...
Biden Administration Moves To Forgive $4.7 Billion in Loans to Ukraine
The State Department announced on Wednesday that it has moved to forgive about $4.7 billion in US loans to Ukraine as the Biden administration is trying to spend as much as it can on Ukraine during the transition period. The $61 billion in aid for Ukraine that was...
US To Give Ukraine Widely Banned Anti-Personnel Mines, Breaking Its Own Policy
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will be providing Ukraine with widely-banned anti-personnel mines, breaking its own policy that's meant to prohibit the transfer of the indiscriminate weapons. The provision of anti-personnel mines is the latest...
Israeli Strikes Slaughter Dozens More Palestinians in Gaza
Update on 11/20/24 at 8:43 pm EST: Al Jazeera reported that Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza killed at least 88 Palestinians early Thursday morning Gaza's Health Ministry said Wednesday that Israeli attacks killed at least 13 Palestinians and wounded 84 over the...