Still angry at the assassination of top Hamas figure Saleh al-Harouri in Beirut last week, the Hezbollah movement carried out what it called a “preliminary response,” trading heavy fire with Israel along the Lebanese border. Hezbollah focused the attack on a hilltop...
North and South Korea Fire Artillery Near Border
Following a series of provocative US and South Korean war games, North Korea responded by a major artillery drill. Pyongyang fired over 200 rounds in the direction of a disputed border group of South Korean islands. Seoul subsequently ordered the evacuation of...
October 7 Probe Ignites Tensions Between Military and Netanyahu Allies
Tensions between the Israeli military and several Israeli politicians boiled over during a war cabinet meeting about an investigation into the October 7 Hamas attack. The government led by Benjamin Netanyahu has deflected blame for the Hamas intrusion in southern...
Biden Campaign Staffers Protest US Support for Israel’s Gaza Onslaught
A group of 17 staffers for President Biden's 2024 re-election have signed onto an anonymous letter protesting the president's support for the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. "Complicity in the death of over 20,000 Palestinians, 8,200 of whom...
ISIS Takes Credit for Bombing in Kerman, Iran That Killed At Least 84
ISIS took credit for the Wednesday bombing in Kerman, Iran, that killed at least 84 people, but Iran has yet to formally attribute blame for the attack. According to Iran's PressTV, ISIS issued a statement on its Telegram channels that said two of its members...
The US Is ‘Out of Money’ to Arm Ukraine
The Pentagon said Thursday that the US is "out of money" to arm Ukraine as Congress has yet to authorize more spending on the proxy war. The Pentagon technically has $4.2 billion in Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) to ship weapons to Ukraine but doesn't have the...
White House Slams South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
The White House on Wednesday slammed South Africa's genocide case against Israel that was filed at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), one of the UN's top courts based in The Hague. When asked about the 84-page lawsuit South Africa has filed against Israel,...
US Aircraft Carrier Conducts Joint Patrol With Philippines in South China Sea
A US Navy aircraft carrier conducted joint patrols and exercises with the Philippine military in the South China Sea in the latest US provocation in the region aimed at China. The USS Carl Vinson and its strike group, which includes a cruiser and two destroyers,...
Amid Escalation, Israel Attacks Hezbollah Targets in Southern Lebanon
With the very real possibility that the assassination of Hamas figure Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut earlier this week could expand the ongoing war, Israel seemingly increased the odds Thursday with a flurry of attacks on Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon. These hit an...
US Drone Strike Kills Iraqi Militia Leader in Baghdad
A US drone strike in Baghdad killed a senior militia leader on Thursday, marking another significant escalation that could lead to a full-blown regional war. The strike killed Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi, also known as Abu Taqwa, a deputy commander of the Popular...