Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the US on Sunday and is set to hold separate meetings this week with President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump. Zelensky is expected to present the president and the two...
US Sending More Troops to the Middle East After Israel’s Escalation in Lebanon
The Pentagon said Monday that it's sending additional troops to the Middle East after Israel significantly escalated its bombing campaign in Lebanon earlier in the day. Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said, "In light of increased tension in the Middle East and...
US Will Send Taiwan $567 Million in Military Aid
The Biden administration is preparing to provide Taiwan with $567 in military aid as the US continues to ignore China's red lines related to the island, Defense News reported on Friday. The weapons package is in the final stages and will be provided through the...
Israel Kills 40 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday that Israel's assault on the enclave killed 40 more Palestinians and injured 58 in the previous 24-hour period, bringing its death toll since October 7 to 41,431 and the number of wounded to 95,818. "The Israeli occupation committed...
US Has No Plans To Remove Controversial Missile System from the Philippines
The US has no plans to remove the controversial Typhon missile system from the Philippines, Reuters reported last week, a move that is ratcheting up tensions with China. The US deployed the Typhon system to the Philippines in April, and Philippine officials previously...
Ukraine May Get Permission in Private To Fire Storm Shadow Missiles Into Russia
The US and the UK may permit Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles for long-range strikes inside Russian territory without it becoming public until the first one is fired, The Times reported on Friday. Ukraine has received Storm Shadows from the UK and a variant from...
Netanyahu Considers Ethnic Cleansing Plan for North Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a plan that would result in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian civilians from northern Gaza, CNN reported on Sunday. The report, citing the Israeli broadcaster Kan, said that during a closed-door meeting of the...
Hezbollah Says It Has Entered a ‘New Phase’ of Fighting With Israel Following Israeli Escalations
Sheikh Naim Kassem, the deputy leader of Hezbollah, said Sunday that the Lebanese group is in a "new phase" of its fight with Israel following a series of Israeli escalations in Lebanon. Kassem described the new phase as an "open-ended battle of reckoning" and said...
Israeli Diaspora Minister Says Lebanon Isn’t a State, Advocates Taking South
Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah are escalating substantially, with scores of people killed in Lebanon in the past week. Israel’s far-right government is stepping up the rhetoric and talking war. Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli is the latest voicing pro-war...
US Officials Say There Will Be No Gaza Ceasefire Deal Before Biden’s Term Ends
Senior US officials have concluded that a Gaza ceasefire deal will likely not be reached before President Biden's term comes to an end on January 20, 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. For months, Biden administration officials have claimed that a...