Israeli warplanes continued strikes in southern Lebanon overnight and into the day, Monday. A building in Mays al-Jabal was targeted after what was believed to be a Hezbollah group entered it. Another building in Odaisseh was also struck, and Israel added they hit an...
Sen. Graham Demands Ukrainians Keep Fighting and Pass New Conscription Law
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) visited Ukraine on Monday and demanded that Ukrainians keep fighting against Russia despite the bleak situation on the battlefield and urged Kyiv to pass a new mobilization law. Graham sharply criticized Ukraine's current draft laws, which...
Macron Says Western Ground Operations in Ukraine May Be Necessary at ‘Some Point’
French President Emmanuel Macron shows no sign of backing down on his bellicose rhetoric related to the war in Ukraine as he said in an interview published over the weekend that at "some point," Western ground operations in Ukraine may be necessary. "Maybe at some...
Netanyahu To Send Delegation to US To Discuss Plans To Attack Rafah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will send a delegation of officials to the US to discuss Israeli plans to attack Rafah, the southern Gaza city on the Egyptian border that's packed with 1.5 million Palestinians. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said...
China Maintains Increased Patrols Near Taiwan-Controlled Kinmen Islands, Where US Troops Are Now Stationed
China has maintained increased patrols near Kinmen, Taiwanese-controlled islands that are just a few miles off the coast of the mainland, where US Army Special Forces are now stationed. The Chinese Coast Guard stepped up its presence near Kinmen, known as Quemoy in...
Trump Launched a Covert CIA Campaign to Smear China on Social Media in 2019
Under the direction of then-President Donald Trump, the CIA launched a covert campaign in 2019 on social media to turn public opinion in China against the government, Reuters reported. Former US officials said Trump's authorization allowed the CIA to take action in...
Israel Will Steal 16% of Gaza’s Land By Establishing ‘Buffer Zone’
Israel's plan to create a "buffer zone" inside Gaza along its border with Israel will take 16% of the Strip's territory, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an analysis of the operation by Adi Ben Nun, a Hebrew University geography professor. Israel has begun the...
Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Talks Expected to Resume in Qatar
Qatari and Egyptian-mediated hostage deal talks between Israel and Hamas are expected to resume in Doha after a long pause in negotiations. Israeli media reported that the Israeli security cabinet approved sending a delegation led by Mossad chief David Barnea to Doha...
Ukraine Launches Dozens of Drone Attacks Across Western Russia
Ukraine launched dozens of drones across western Russia over the weekend, attacks that coincided with Russian elections that saw President Vladimir Putin win another term, according to preliminary results. The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 35...
UNICEF Says Israel Has Killed Over 13,000 Children in Gaza
The UN's child relief agency said on Sunday that over 13,000 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip and that many more could be dead under the rubble. "Thousands more have been injured, or we can't even determine where they are. They may be stuck under rubble,"...