Samantha Power, the head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said on Wednesday that some parts of northern Gaza are already experiencing famine, which has been created by Israel's US-backed bombardment and siege of the Strip. Power made the...
Japan’s Kishida Addresses Congress, Calls China the ‘Greatest Strategic Challenge’
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivered an address to Congress on Thursday and declared China the "greatest strategic challenge" facing the world. "Close coordination between Japan and the US is required more than ever to ensure that deterrence that our...
Israeli MK Says There Are Secret Plans To Establish Israeli Settlements in Gaza
Limor Son Har-Melech, a member of the Israeli Knesset and the hardline Jewish Power party, has said there are secret Israeli plans to establish settlements in the Gaza Strip, The New Arab reported on Wednesday. Har-Melech told the Israeli Knesset's TV channel that...
Gantz Says Middle School-Aged Israeli Children Will One Day Fight in Gaza
Israeli War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz said on Wednesday that Israeli children in middle school -- who range from 12 to 15 years old -- will one day be fighting in the Gaza Strip. "The war with Hamas will take time. Youth in middle school will one day fight in the...
Bipartisan Bill Would Give the Philippines $2.5 Billion in Military Aid
On Wednesday, Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced a bill that would give the Philippines $2.5 billion in military aid over five years as the US is boosting military ties with Manila as part of its strategy against China in the region. The...
Biden Walks Back Call for Israel to Declare a Ceasefire in Gaza
President Biden on Wednesday walked back a call for Israel to declare a six-to-eight-week ceasefire in Gaza, saying the truce must be tied to a hostage deal and that it was "up to Hamas." The comments came a day after an interview aired in which Biden appeared to say...
Israel Kills Sons and Grandchildren of Hamas Political Bureau Leader
Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas's political bureau, said Israeli airstrikes killed three of his sons and four of his grandchildren in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Israel confirmed targeting Haniyeh's sons but said it did not have "information" about the killing of...
US Thinks Iranian Retaliation Against Israel Is Imminent
The US and its allies believe Iranian retaliation for the Israeli bombing of Iran's consulate in Syria is imminent, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Sources told Bloomberg that, based on US and Israeli intelligence, Iran or its allies in the region could launch a...
Trump Says Biden Has ‘Totally Abandoned Israel’
Former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that President Biden has "totally abandoned Israel" and said any Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats this November should "have their head examined." Trump has been critical of Israel for sharing images and videos of...
Biden Administration Has Undercounted Ukraine Spending By $14 Billion
The Biden administration has admitted that it massively undercounted what it has spent on the proxy war in Ukraine, The American Conservative reported on Tuesday. The report said the White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had previously estimated the US...