A day after dozens of US and UK bombs and missiles rained down on northern Yemen, tens of thousands took to the streets in a show of unity. Yemeni officials downplayed the impact of the Western strikes claiming a small number of casualties and minor infrastructure...
US and UK Bomb Dozens of Sites in Yemen
The US and the UK on Thursday night launched strikes against more than a dozen sites in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, where the majority of Yemenis live, in a move that risks escalating the situation in the Middle East into a major regional war. A US official told...
US and UK Begin Bombing Dozens of Sites in Yemen
Update: The US and Britain have begun bombing dozens of sites in Yemen using Tomahawk missiles launched from warships and airstrikes from fighter jets, US officials have told The Associated Press. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has authorized joint airstrikes with...
Israel Killed Two Medics in Attack on Southern Lebanon
Israeli military strikes in southern Lebanon continued on Thursday, with reports that a flurry of strikes in Hanin struck a first aid clinic, killing two medics who were within. The Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed and condemned the strike, adding that the Israelis...
Pentagon Did Not Properly Track Over $1 Billion in Weapons Shipped to Ukraine
More than $1 billion in weapons that were shipped to Ukraine have not been properly tracked by the Pentagon, a report from the Defense Department's inspector general has found. The report examined $1.699 billion in weapons sent to Ukraine that are subject to enhanced...
White House Throws Support Behind Using Frozen Russian Funds to Spend on Ukraine
The White House has thrown its support behind legislation that's been introduced in Congress that would allow the use of frozen Russian central bank assets to fund Ukraine, Bloomberg reported. About $300 billion in Russian central bank assets was frozen by the US and...
Iran Seizes Tanker in Retaliation for the US Stealing Its Oil
Iran seized an American tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday in retaliation for the US previously seizing the same tanker and stealing a shipment of Iranian oil that it was carrying. In April 2023, the US forced the tanker, formerly named Suez Rajan, to sail to...
South Africa Presents Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ
South African officials and lawyers on Thursday made their case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague to show that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian population of Gaza. The over three-hour hearing was an indictment of the US-backed...
Netanyahu Claims He Has No Intention of Displacing Gaza’s Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday insisted Israel doesn't plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza or permanently occupy the territory, a shift in rhetoric that comes a day before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds its first hearing on...
Poland Resists Cooperation With Nord Stream Sabotage Investigation
Poland has resisted efforts to investigate the 2022 bombings of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia and Germany, raising suspicion that the Polish government could have had knowledge of the attack, The Wall Street Journal reported. The leading...