Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday doubled down on his vow to attack the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah despite growing criticism of the plan. It's estimated that about 1.5 million Palestinians are packed into Rafah, which has a pre-war population...
Houthis Hold Funeral for 17 Killed in Recent US and British Strikes
The Houthis held a funeral on Saturday for 17 of its members who were killed by recent US and British strikes on Yemen. "In a dignified funeral procession, the bodies of several martyrs of the nation, armed forces, and security forces who were martyred in the...
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Two Near Key Lebanon Port of Sidon
Israeli strikes against Lebanon continued over the weekend, with a Saturday drone attack hitting a car near the southern port of Sidon. The attack killed at least two people and wounded two others, making it one of the deepest single drone strikes at 37 miles from the...
Iraq Says It Resumed Talks With US on Future US Withdrawal
The Iraqi government said on Sunday that it had resumed talks with the US on the future of the US military presence in Iraq amid outrage over US airstrikes in the country. "The supreme Iraqi military commission resumed on Sunday its meetings with international...
Senate Takes Another Step Toward Passing $95 Billion Foreign Military Aid Bill
The Senate on Sunday took another step toward passing a $95 billion foreign military aid bill that includes funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The Senate worked through the weekend to deliberate the legislation and voted 67-26 in a procedural vote to move it...
US Rejects Putin’s Latest Offer for Negotiations on Ukraine
The US has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's latest offer for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, as the Biden administration has consistently discouraged diplomacy in the nearly two years since Russia launched its invasion. Putin made the offer during...
Biden Admin Admits to ‘Missteps’ in Handling Gaza Genocide But Will Not Alter Policy
A top US official admitted that the White House had made some missteps in how it has handled the Israeli slaughter in Gaza. President Biden has shipped 25,000 tonnes of weapons to Israel per Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, and refused to place any conditions on the aid...
Senate Votes to Deliberate on $95 Billion Foreign Military Aid Bill
The Senate on Thursday voted to begin deliberations on a $95 billion foreign military aid bill that stripped out border spending that was in the original $118 billion piece of legislation, which the chamber voted down on Wednesday. The Senate voted 67-32 to take up...
Report: Israel Backing Off on Hostage Talks After Rejecting Hamas’s Latest Offer
Israel is backing off from Qatari and Egyptian-mediated hostage talks with Hamas after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the Palestinian group's latest proposal, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. An Israeli official told the Times that instead of...
Hezbollah, Israel Trade Strikes Along Lebanon Border
Israel carried out drone strikes in the city of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon, reportedly badly wounding a Hezbollah commander and starting a string of tit-for-tat firefights with Hezbollah, which raises concerns of further escalation in the ongoing conflict at...