Updated 3/17/2025 11:34 PM EDT The Lebanon-Syria border has been mostly quiet for the past month after a brief incursion by Syria’s government, the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), in early February. Now there is renewed fighting in the exact same area after HTS...
Trump and Putin To Discuss Potential Ukraine Ceasefire This Week
White House envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that President Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week to discuss the potential for a ceasefire in Ukraine. "The two presidents are going to have a really good and positive discussion this week,"...
IRGC Vows ‘Decisive’ Response to Any Threat After Trump’s Yemen Warning
The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vowed on Sunday that Iran would respond "decisively" to any threat or act of aggression following President Trump's warning to Tehran over Yemen. "Iran will never be the initiator of war, but in the...
US Says It Killed ISIS Second-in-Command in Iraq Airstrike
The US has announced an airstrike in Iraq that it claimed killed the deputy leader of ISIS. US Central Command said that on March 13, its forces "conducted a precision airstrike in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, that killed the Global ISIS #2 leader, chief of operations and...
Israeli Military Kills 14 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday that at least 14 Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks in the previous 24-hour period as Israel has ramped up its bombings amid its ongoing breach of the ceasefire deal reached in January. The ministry said the total number of...
Three Civilians Killed in Israeli Strikes in Southern Lebanon, DM Vows Troops Will Remain
Israel continued to carry out airstrikes against southern Lebanon throughout the weekend, despite Israel making much of the border dispute negotiations last week, which they claimed could lead to “normalization” between Israel and Lebanon. At least three civilians...
Yemen: US Airstrikes Kill 53, Including Women and Children
Updated on March 16, 2025, at 6:15 pm EST A major round of US airstrikes that hit Yemen on Saturday killed at least 53 people, including women and children, Yemen's Health Ministry said on Sunday. According to Yemen's SABA news agency, at least five children and two...
Major US Attacks in Northern Yemen as Trump Vows ‘Overwhelming Lethal Force’: 24 Killed
Updated 3/15/25 11:39 PM EDT US airstrikes are reportedly hitting the Yemeni capital city of Sanaa today, with President Trump promising “overwhelming lethal force” against the Houthi movement in northern Yemen unless they stop all attacks on international shipping....
NATO Chief: Membership for Ukraine Is Off the Table
In an interview that aired on Friday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed that NATO membership for Ukraine was removed from the table. The announcement comes as President Donald Trump is engaging with Kiev and Moscow in an effort to bring the war in Ukraine to...
US, Israel Discusses Expulsion of Palestinians With East African Governments
According to the Associated Press, Washington and Tel Aviv have engaged in talks with three African governments on taking in Palestinians after their removal from Gaza. President Donald Trump has called for the removal of Palestinians from Gaza. “The contacts with...