Updated 10:25 PM EST on March 7 President Biden announced during the State of the Union on Thursday night that he ordered a military mission to establish a port in Gaza to get more aid into the Strip as Palestinians are starving to death and Israel is still...
Sweden Officially Joins NATO, Ending Centuries of Neutrality
Sweden officially joined NATO on Thursday, becoming the 32nd member of the Cold War-era alliance, which had 16 members when the Soviet Union dissolved. By joining NATO, Sweden has officially abandoned its centuries-old policy of neutrality that kept the country out of...
US Says Three Crewmembers Killed in Houthi Attack on Commercial Ship
The US military said Wednesday that a Houthi attack on a cargo ship killed three crewmembers and wounded four, marking the first casualties in the Houthi operations against commercial shipping that were launched in response to the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in...
Russian Forces Make Steady Gains in Eastern Ukraine
Russian forces have been making steady gains in eastern Ukraine since taking the strategic Donetsk city of Avdiivka last month as Ukraine's war effort continues to falter. According to Russian Defense Ministry estimates, it took Russian troops four months to advance...
Trump on Israel’s Gaza Slaughter: ‘You’ve Got to Finish the Problem’
Former President Trump, the likely GOP candidate for the 2024 presidential election, said he supported Israel's brutal military operations in Gaza in an interview with "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday. Trump agreed when a host described him as being "firmly in Israel's...
US Has Approved 100 Arms Deals for Israel Since October 7 to Support Gaza Slaughter
The Biden administration has secretly approved more than 100 separate Foreign Military Sales to Israel since October 7 to support the mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. It's unclear how many of the sales are being funded...
Texas Republicans Vote Overwhelmingly in Favor of Restricting Combat Deployments of State’s National Guard
On Tuesday, Texas Republican primary voters overwhelmingly supported a proposition in favor of legislation to restrict the deployment of the state's National Guard to combat zones. The proposition stated, "The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the...
Four Lebanese Civilians Reported Killed in Israeli Attack on House in Village of Houla
Israel continued escalating strikes against southern Lebanon today, hitting a three-story house in the southern village of Houla. Initially, a couple and their 25-year-old son were reported killed, but subsequent reports said four members of the same family were...
Canada Considering Sending Troops to Ukraine for Training
Canada is open to sending troops back to Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces if the right "conditions" are met, Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair said on Tuesday. Like many other NATO countries, Canada began training Ukrainian forces inside Ukraine following the 2014...
Israel Still Blocking US-Funded Flour Shipment Into Gaza
Israel is still blocking a US-funded flour shipment into the Gaza Strip that was announced by the White House 46 days ago, a US official told The Times of Israel on Tuesday. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich initially said he blocked the shipment because it...