Updated at 5:19 pm Eastern Time on July 22, 2024 On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the US, where he is scheduled to address a joint session of Congress. Netanyahu's visit comes amid political turmoil in the US as President Biden announced...
German Officials at Odds Over Planned US Missile Deployment
Members of Germany's ruling coalition government are at odds with each other over a US plan to deploy missile systems to the country in 2026 that were previously banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which the US withdrew from in 2019. The plan...
Philippines Says It Reached Deal With China To Avoid Clashes at Disputed Shoal
The Philippines said on Sunday that it reached a deal with China to reduce tensions around Second Thomas Shoal, a Philippine-occupied reef in the South China Sea that's also claimed by China, Vietnam, and Taiwan. Manila did not disclose any details about the deal but...
Speaker Johnson: Supporting Israel Is One of America’s ‘Founding Principles’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) described US support for Israel as one of America's "founding principles" during a speech at an event hosted by the Republican Jewish Committee on July 18. "It is an important principle that America and Israel stand together...
Israel To Send Delegation to Hostage Deal Talks With Netanyahu’s New Demands
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending a delegation for a new round of hostage deal negotiations this Thursday, his office announced on Sunday. The Times of Israel reported Friday that Israeli negotiators were adding clauses to a ceasefire proposal to...
Houthi Leader Says Yemen ‘Pleased To Be in Direct Confrontation’ With Israel
On Sunday, Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said Yemenis were "pleased to be in a direct confrontation" with Israel and vowed to hit back hard at the Israeli bombing of Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah. "Yemeni people are pleased to be in direct confrontation with...
US Criticizes ICJ Ruling That Israeli Occupation of Palestine Is Illegal
The US has criticized the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling that said the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal and must come to an end, claiming it impedes a two-state solution. "We are concerned that the breadth of the court’s opinion...
Trump Speaks With Zelensky, Says He Will Work To End the War in Ukraine
Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and said he would work to end the war in Ukraine. "I appreciate President Zelenskyy for reaching out because I, as your next President of the United States, will bring...
Yemen’s Houthis Claim Deadly Tel Aviv Drone Attack
At least one person was killed and several others injured in a drone strike on Tel Aviv early Friday morning. Yemen’s ruling Houthi government claimed responsibility for the blast, saying a new weapon was used in the operation. A spokesman for the Houthis’ military...
Blinken Supports Restoring Iran Nuclear Deal
In the latest pro-forma statement on Iran’s civilian nuclear program, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that he believes the US should return to the JCPOA, the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that originally included the entire P5+1 membership. This group includes the...