Near daily strikes in southern Lebanon have sent a large portion of the population fleeing deeper into the country. Just a few weeks ago, 90,000 residents were estimated as being displaced, but reports are now that fully 100,000 people of the region’s 150,000 have...
US Envoy Suggests Diplomacy With the Houthis as Bombing Campaign Has Failed
Tim Lenderking, President Biden's envoy for Yemen, said the US wants a "diplomatic solution" with the Houthis as its bombing campaign has failed to deter the Yemeni group and has only escalated the situation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. "My hope is that we can...
US Approves Transfer of Thousands of More Bombs for Israel
The Biden administration approved another weapons package for Israel this week that includes thousands of bombs as US military aid continues to flow unimpeded to support the slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. A Biden administration official told Reuters that arms...
Blinken Vows ‘Ukraine Will Become a Member of NATO’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday vowed that Ukraine will eventually join NATO, repeating a provocative promise that the alliance first made at a summit in Bucharest in 2008. "Ukraine will become a member of NATO," Blinken said in Brussels alongside...
Russian Defense Minister Warns French Counterpart Against Sending Troops to Ukraine
On Wednesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu held talks with his French counterpart, Sebastien Lecornu, and warned against France sending troops to Ukraine. Since February, French President Emmanuel Macron has been openly discussing the idea of the West...
US and UK Have Bombed Yemen 148 Times Since January
At least 148 missile strikes have hit Yemen since the US and the UK launched a new bombing campaign against the Houthis in January, according to the Yemen Data Project (YDP). YDP said in the first 80 days of the US-led bombing campaign that started on January 12, a...
Israel, US Brace for Potential Iranian Retaliation for Syria Consulate Bombing
The US and Israel are bracing for potential Iranian retaliation for the Israeli bombing of Iran's consulate building in Damascus, which killed seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including a senior Quds Force commander and another general....
Ukraine Aid Vote Not Expected in House for Weeks or Longer
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said over the weekend that he would move forward with Ukraine aid "right away" when Congress returned from Easter break next week, but Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that a vote likely won't happen until mid-April or later due to...
Hamas Says It’s Sticking To Demand for Permanent Ceasefire
The head of Hamas's political bureau said Wednesday that the Palestinian group is sticking to its demand for a permanent ceasefire and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza as a condition for a hostage deal. "We are committed to our demands: the permanent ceasefire,...
Israel DM: War on Hezbollah Would Be Catastrophe for Lebanon
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was keen to start the public preparedness campaign to ready the population for an all-out war against Lebanon, but it only took one day and a visit to Haifa to start making proclamations about what a disaster it would be for...