Earlier today, Israel issued a total evacuation order for the entire Lebanese city of Baalbek, a major eastern city and metro area with a population of over 200,000. Baalbek is a very ancient city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and home to many historic ruins, which...
The Biden administration has been flooded with nearly 500 reports of US weapons being used by Israel to kill civilians unnecessarily, but no action has been taken, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. By refusing to act, the State Department is in violation of...
Taiwan's Defense Ministry has signed an agreement with the US government to purchase 1,000 attack drones from two American companies, AeroVironment and Anduril Industries, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The report said that Taiwan signed a "letter of offer and...
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that a factory in Ukraine that was opened by the German arms maker Rheinmetall could become a target of the Russian military. When asked if Russia considered the factory a "legitimate military target," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov...
Israeli airstrikes continued against the southern coast of Lebanon today, hitting the small coastal town of Sarafand. The town’s mayor reported at least 10 civilians had been killed, nearly all women and children. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported a lower death...
Hezbollah announced on Tuesday that it appointed Sheikh Naim Qassem as the successor to Hassan Nasrallah, the group's late leader who was killed by Israeli airstrikes on September 27. According to The Cradle, Qassem became involved with Hezbollah when the group was...
At least 115 Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, medical sources told WAFA, the vast majority being killed by an attack on an apartment building in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. The medical sources said at least 109 Palestinians,...
Amid speculation over whether Iran will respond to Israel's recent airstrikes on Iranian territory, a spokeswoman for the Iranian government said Tuesday that Iran has a "legitimate right" to self-defense and warned it will exercise that right at the "appropriate time...
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Russia was conducting nuclear deterrence drills that involved the firing of missiles from the air, land, and sea. "Today, we are conducting a regular training exercise for our strategic deterrence forces,"...
Israeli airstrikes against Lebanon have escalated dramatically in recent days, and nowhere more than the eastern Bekaa Valley, where the governor of Baalbek described this as the “most violent day” they’ve seen since the beginning of Israel’s invasion. The overall...
