The UK announced Monday that it has suspended some arms export licenses to Israel over concerns the weapons are being used to violate international law in Gaza. Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the decision, which suspends 30 out of 355 export licenses for...
Israeli Airstrike Kills Two Civilians in Southern Lebanon
Israeli airstrikes targeted a car traveling along the southern Lebanon coast on Monday, killing the two civilians inside. The strike happened near Naqoura. One of the slain was identified as an employee of a cleaning company that contracts for the UNIFIL peacekeeping...
Israeli Labor Court Ends Strike Meant To Pressure Netanyahu on Hostage Deal
Israel's Labor Court ruled on Monday to end a general strike that was called to pressure the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas. The court ordered the strike to be lifted at 2:30 p.m. local time, three and...
Israel Kills 47 More Palestinians in Gaza, Recorded Death Toll Passes 40,700
Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday that Israeli forces killed at least 47 Palestinians in Gaza in the previous 24 hours, bringing the recorded death toll to 40,738. "Israeli forces killed 47 people and injured 94 others in three ‘massacres’ of families in the last 24...
Russia To Change Nuclear Doctrine in Response to Western Escalations
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Sunday that Moscow will change its nuclear doctrine in response to Western escalations related to the war in Ukraine. "As we have repeatedly said before, the work is in the advanced stage, and there is a clear intent...
Chinese, Philippine Vessels Collide Near Sabina Shoal for Third Time
Chinese and Philippine vessels collided near Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea on August 31st, marking at least the third collision between the two coast guards near the disputed reef in recent weeks. Sabina Shoal is about 80 miles west of the Philippine island...
Israel’s Main Labor Union Calls Strike To Pressure Netanyahu on Hostage Deal
Israel's largest labor union, the Histadrut, has called a general strike that will start Monday to pressure the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas. The decision to hold a strike came after the Israeli...
Seven US Troops Injured in Raid Against ISIS in Iraq
Seven US troops were injured in a raid against a suspected ISIS hideout in western Iraq on August 29, The Associated Press reported on Saturday. A Pentagon official said five US soldiers were wounded in the raid, and the other two were hurt from falls during the...
Israel: 6 Hostages, Including 1 American, Found Dead in Gaza
Israel says it recovered the bodies of six hostages, including one American-Israeli, in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the hostages were murdered by Hamas, showing the Palestinian group does not want to make a ceasefire deal and prisoner swap. On Sunday,...
Hungary Warns Against Allowing Long-Range Strikes Inside Russia
On Thursday, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto warned against allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons to launch long-range strikes inside Russia. "If long-range attacks hit the territory of Russia, then the risk of escalation will only increase," Szijjarto...