The CIA helped build 12 secret spy bases in Ukraine along the Russian border as part of the agency's support for Ukrainian intelligence that started in 2014, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The report described one of the CIA-built spy bases as an underground...
Hungary’s Parliament Ratifies Sweden’s NATO Membership
Sweden cleared its last hurdle to join NATO on Monday as Hungary's parliament ratified its membership. "The parliaments of all Nato member states have now voted in favor of Swedish accession to NATO. Sweden stands ready to shoulder its responsibility for Euro-Atlantic...
Israeli Officials Downplay Prospect of New Hostage Deal With Hamas
Israeli officials are downplaying the prospects of a new hostage deal with Hamas even as Israeli negotiators head to Qatar to discuss the details, The Times of Israel reported on Monday. According to media reports, the deal presented on Friday during talks between...
US Airman Sets Himself on Fire in Front of Israeli Embassy to Protest Gaza Genocide
Updated on 2/26/24 at 7:44 am EST An active duty US airman set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC to protest the US-backed slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. According to Talia Jane, an independent journalist who obtained the video of the...
Israel Escalates Demolitions of Palestinians’ Homes in Occupied East Jerusalem
Under the cover of the Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing campaign against the Gaza Strip, which has killed nearly 30,000 Palestinians including more than 12,000 children, Tel Aviv is drastically ramping up home demolitions in occupied East Jerusalem. According to...
Netanyahu Says Hostage Deal Will Only Delay Attack on Rafah
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explained that if Tel Aviv agrees to a new hostage deal with Hamas, it will only “delay” the Israeli attack on Rafah. International aid organizations have warned that an attack on the city of 1.5 million will be devastating to the...
Israeli DM: Ceasefire in Gaza Would Mean Escalation in Lebanon
Ongoing fighting on the Lebanon-Israel border may well get much worse, according to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Commenting on the ongoing ceasefire talks looking to at least temporarily stop the open-ended offensive against the Gaza Strip, Gallant says that...
Israel Hinders Humanitarian Assistance in Gaza By Delaying Visas for Aid Workers
Israel is using bureaucratic red tape to delay the entry of aid workers into the West Bank and Gaza. The policy has led to fewer humanitarian aid workers providing services to Palestinians, as many children are on the brink of starvation. According to Haaretz, the...
NATO Chief Gives Ukraine Green Light for Attacks Inside Russia
NATO Secretary-General Jen Stoltenberg said Ukraine has the right to hit Russian military targets outside of Ukraine. The remarks were made as members of the North Atlantic alliance are preparing to send Kyiv weapons with longer ranges. The Kremlin has explained that...
US Officials Warn Israeli Disruptions to Aid Is ‘Turning Gaza into Mogadishu’
The White House has asked the Israeli government to end attacks on police in Gaza. Targeting the civil police force has caused more chaos in the Strip and made aid distribution nearly impossible. US officials believe that the Israeli actions to prevent aid deliveries...