A new poll from Data for Progress has found that about two-thirds of American voters support the idea of the US pushing for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, an idea that's opposed by the Biden administration. When asked if they support the US calling for a permanent...
Yellen Calls for Frozen Russian Central Bank Funds to Be Given to Ukraine
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday called for the US and its allies to hand $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank funds to Ukraine, a step that would significantly escalate the Western economic war against Russia. "It is necessary and urgent for our...
Report: Hezbollah Would Halt Fire on Israel If Ceasefire Reached in Gaza
Hezbollah would halt fire on Israel if Hamas agrees to a hostage deal that includes a ceasefire unless Israel continues to bomb southern Lebanon, Reuters reported on Tuesday. During the previous hostage deal that resulted in a seven-day truce in Gaza, there was calm...
Israel, Hamas Indicate Biden Spoke Too Soon About Potential Hostage Deal
President Biden on Monday said a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas was "close" and that he hoped a ceasefire could be reached by Monday, March 4. But in response, both sides indicated an agreement is still far away and said the president spoke too soon. According...
Egypt Accused of Threatening Rights Group That Reported on Construction of Camp in Sinai for Palestinian Refugees
Egypt has been accused of threatening a human rights group that first reported on the construction of a walled camp for Palestinian refugees in the Sinai Desert on the border with Gaza. Eighteen civil society groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights...
NATO Chief Says No Plans to Send Combat Troops to Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that the alliance has no plans to send combat troops to Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron stirred an uproar by saying the idea of deploying troops should not be ruled out. "NATO allies are providing...
Slovakia Says Some NATO Members Are Considering Sending Troops to Ukraine
Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico warned on Monday that some NATO and EU countries are considering sending troops to Ukraine, a step that would risk direct war between NATO and Russia. "Several NATO and EU member states are considering sending their soldiers to...
Civilian Reported Killed in US-British Bombing of Yemen
Yemen's Saba news agency said a civilian was killed in the series of missile strikes the US and Britain launched across Houthi-controlled Yemen over the weekend, marking the first reported civilian death since the US began bombing Yemen on January 12. "The...
Ukraine Military Intelligence Chief Says Navalny Died of a Blood Clot
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's CIA-backed military intelligence agency, said Sunday that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny died of a blood clot. "I may disappoint you, but as far as we know, he indeed died as a result of a blood clot. And this has been...
Two Killed, Several Wounded as Israel Attacks Lebanon’s Baalbek Area for First Time
For the first time since the beginning of the Gaza War in October, Israel fired against targets in the Bekaa Valley, near the eastern city of Baalbek in Lebanon. At least two people were killed, reportedly Hezbollah members, and several others were wounded. Israeli...