Israeli Minister of National Security Ben Gvir said Wednesday that Jews were allowed to pray at al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, a position that breaks from the decades-long status quo at the compound, known as Temple Mount to the Israelis. Under the status...
Ukrainian Officials Hope To Convince Trump and Vance To Continue Proxy War
Ukrainian officials are hoping former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, could be swayed to continue supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia if they win in November, Time Magazine reported on Tuesday. A senior Ukrainian official told the...
Hezbollah Launches Retaliatory Drones at Northern Israel After Deadly Drone Strike
Hezbollah responded to an Israeli drone strike earlier Tuesday by launching a flurry of drone attacks against Mount Neria. An Israeli spokesman also reporting drone attacks near Mount Meron and rocket fire against the city of Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel. In...
UN Says 150,000 Palestinians Flee Israel’s New Assault on Khan Younis
The UN said Tuesday that it estimated 150,000 Palestinians have fled eastern Khan Younis since Israel launched its new assault on the southern Gaza Strip city on Monday. Israel's evacuation order for the new Khan Younis offensive covered areas previously declared...
Poll Shows 32% of Ukrainians Would Accept Territorial Concessions for Peace
A poll published on Tuesday found that a growing number of Ukrainians would accept ceding territory to Russia to end the war. The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) said its poll was conducted from May 16-22 and surveyed 1,067 people living in...
Netanyahu To Meet Biden on Thursday, Trump on Friday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with both President Biden and former President Trump during his visit to the United States. Netanyahu's office said in a statement that the Israeli leader would be meeting with Biden at the White House on...
Pentagon Releases Strategy Calling for Increased Military Presence in the Arctic
On Tuesday, the Pentagon released a new strategy for the Arctic that called for an increased US military presence in the region to confront Russia and China. The Pentagon said the Arctic is increasingly becoming an area of "strategic competition," and the strategy...
EU’s Top Diplomat Boycotts Hungary’s EU Presidency Over Orban’s Peace Mission
Josep Borrell, the European Union's top foreign policy official, has taken a step to effectively boycott Hungary's rotating presidency of the EU in response to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's recent efforts to pursue peace in Ukraine. Hungary was scheduled to...
Iraq Wants US To Start Drawing Down Troops in September
The Iraqi government wants the US to begin drawing down the number of troops it has in Iraq starting this September, Reuters reported on Monday, citing four Iraqi sources. The sources said Baghdad wants the US-led anti-ISIS coalition to formally end its work by...
American Surgeon Who Volunteered in Gaza Says IDF Snipers Shoot Toddlers
An American surgeon who volunteered in Gaza told "CBS Sunday Morning" in an interview that aired Sunday that Israeli snipers were purposely shooting Palestinian children, including toddlers. "I had children who were shot twice," said Dr. Mark Perlmutter, who said he...