Joe Biden administration officials admitted that six weeks into the undeclared war in Yemen, the US and UK strikes have failed to erode the Houthis military capabilities. The officials said the US is surprised at the Houthis’ military capabilities and that Washington...
US Presents New Gaza Hostage Deal
The US, Qatar, and Egypt have presented a potential hostage agreement. The deal presented on Friday calls for Hamas to release 40 Israeli captives, while Israel pauses fighting in Gaza for six weeks. The proposal also calls for Tel Aviv to allow Palestinians to return...
US Intel Has ‘Low Confidence’ in Israeli Claim a Dozen UN Staff Participated in Hamas Attack
The US and several other Western countries cut funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after Israel claimed that several members of the organization participated in the Hamas attack on October 7. The US intelligence community has “low confidence” in the...
Netanyahu’s Post-War Plans for Gaza Call for Military Occupation ‘Without Time Limit’
Israel has released its first draft of its plans for post-war Gaza. Throughout the four months of a brutal onslaught, Israeli forces have decimated the Strip and killed 30,000 Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s post-war plans call for...
US Congressional Delegation Led by House’s Top China Hawk Visits Taiwan
A congressional delegation led by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), the chair of the House's China committee, arrived in Taiwan on Thursday to show bipartisan support for Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s vice president, who won elections in January and will be sworn in as president...
Netanyahu Agrees to Send Negotiators to Paris for Hostage Deal Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to send negotiators for hostage deal talks with US, Egyptian, and Qatari officials in Paris on Friday after declining to participate in a previous round of talks. The decision came after Brett McGurk, President...
Biden Calls Putin a ‘Crazy SOB’
President Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a 'crazy SOB' during a campaign fundraiser event on Wednesday, drawing a rebuke from the Kremlin. Biden made the jab at the Russian leader when discussing climate change, claiming it was a bigger threat than...
Doctors Without Borders Slams US for Vetoing Gaza Ceasefire Resolution at UN
The head of the international medical charity Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) slammed the US for vetoing a Gaza ceasefire resolution in testimony at the UN Security Council on Thursday and detailed the horrors Palestinian children are facing in...
Yemen’s Houthis Hit Another British-Owned Cargo Ship
The Houthis struck another British-owned cargo ship on Thursday as the US bombing campaign in Yemen is failing to deter Houthi attacks and has only escalated the situation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. US Central Command said that two Houthi ballistic missiles...
$14 Billion US Aid Package for Israel Crafted to Prepare for ‘Multi-Front War,’ Not Just Gaza
The $14 billion in additional military aid for Israel that President Biden is seeking was designed not just for operations in Gaza but also to prepare Israel for a "multi-front war," The Times of Israel has reported. A senior Biden administration official told The...