Israeli operations expanded in the West Bank on Thursday during the second day of Israel's largest attack on the occupied territory since the Second Intifada. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, at least 18 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank...
Ukrainian Soldier Says Western Intelligence Was Used for Kursk Attack
A Ukrainian soldier speaking to the Japanese broadcaster NHK has said that Western intelligence was used to monitor Russian troop activity in Russia's Kursk Oblast before Ukrainian forces launched an invasion of the region. "He says the Ukrainian military surveilled...
US Rushes Weapons Shipments To Israel
The US has been rushing weapons shipments to Israel since the end of July, Haaretz reported on Thursday, citing open-sourced aviation data. The report said that the spike in arms shipments made August the second busiest month at Israel's Nevatim Airbase for US...
US-Made F-16 Crashes in Ukraine, Killing Ukrainian Pilot
A Ukrainian pilot was killed when a US-made F-16 crashed in Ukraine on Monday, CNN reported on Thursday, citing a Ukrainian military official. The crash is a blow to Ukraine, which just received its first batch of F-16s from NATO countries a few weeks ago. So far,...
French Authorities Issue Preliminary Charges Against Telegram CEO
On Wednesday, French judicial authorities indicted Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on six preliminary charges relating to illicit activity on the messaging app. The case against Durov has sparked a global backlash since charging the head of a tech platform for the activity...
Ukraine Says Its Biggest Problem Is Western Concern for Escalation
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Wednesday that the biggest problem Kyiv has faced in its war against Russia is the Western concern for escalation and the risk of provoking Moscow. "Ever since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, the biggest problem...
Houthis Agree To Allow Tugboats To Tow Damaged Oil Tanker
The Houthis have agreed to allow tugboats to reach the Sounion, a Greek-flagged oil tanker that's anchored in the Red Sea that was struck by Houthi missiles last week. The Sounion was disabled by the Houthi strike and is reportedly still on fire. A French destroyer...
EU Considers Training Ukrainian Troops Inside Ukraine
The EU has said it would consider a Ukrainian request for training soldiers inside Ukraine "should the necessary political and operational conditions be met," POLITICO reported on Tuesday. An EU External Action Service document from July, obtained by POLITICO, says...
Israeli Forces Launch Major Assault on the West Bank, Killing at Least 10 Palestinians
Israeli forces launched a major assault on the West Bank early Wednesday that appears to be the largest Israeli operation in the occupied territory since the Second Intifada in the early 2000s. The assault focused on northern areas of the West Bank, including Jenin,...
US Military Open To Escorting Philippine Ships in South China Sea
Adm. Samuel Paparo, the head of US Indo-Pacific Command, said Tuesday that the US military was open to consultations with the Philippines on escorting Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, which would put the US in direct confrontation with China. The US has...