On Monday, Japan and the Philippines signed a new defense pact that will allow the two nations to deploy troops to each other's territory, a step being taken as part of the US-led military buildup against China in the region. According to AP, the deal was signed by...
On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a new bilateral security pact he signed in Warsaw includes a mechanism for Poland to shoot down Russian missiles and drones. "We are especially grateful for the special arrangements, and this is reflected in...
On Monday, Russia launched a massive missile attack across Ukraine, targeting five regions, including the capital, Kyiv, which faced its heaviest bombardment in about four months. According to Ukrainian authorities, 31 people were killed in the strikes. Ukrainian...
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Catholic authority in the Middle East, has strongly condemned the Israeli bombing of a Catholic school in Gaza City, which killed at least four Palestinians. "The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem is monitoring, with grave...
Hezbollah officials announced Sunday that they had launched their biggest attack on Israel, with a massive drone assault on the Mount Hermon reconnaissance base in the occupied Golan Heights. This was the biggest attack since the beginning of the tit-for-tat Israeli...
The British medical journal The Lancet published an article on July 5 that estimates the actual death toll of Israel's US-backed military campaign in Gaza could be over 186,000 even if there were a ceasefire today. The article, written by a group of experts, takes...
Israeli opposition leader and former Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Monday said he would support Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he reaches a hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas. Netanyahu's coalition government holds 64 out of the 120 seats in the Knesset,...
On Sunday, the US military finished pulling troops out of Air Base 101 in Niger's capital Niamey as the US withdrawal from the country is progressing. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman, who is on the ground overseeing the withdrawal, said Friday that less than 500 US...
Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukrainian airfields as Kyiv is preparing to receive its first batch of long-awaited US-made F-16 fighter jets. Last week, Russia hit three airfields and said it destroyed a total of seven aircraft, including five Soviet-made Su-27...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a list of demands for a potential hostage deal ahead of more indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas, a move seen by mediators and Israeli officials as an attempt to sabotage the chances of an agreement....
