President Trump on Wednesday called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) a "Palestinian" while criticizing the Democrats for not supporting the GOP's spending plan. "Schumer is a Palestinian, as far as I’m concerned," Trump said in the Oval Office while hosting...
Russian Commander Says Ukrainian Forces Surrounded in Kursk
Valery Gerasimov, Russia's highest-ranking military officer, said on Wednesday that Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk Oblast have been encircled and are now isolated amid reports that Ukrainian forces have begun to evacuate the Russian region. Ukraine launched a...
Iran Receives Trump Letter, Ayatollah Khamenei Again Rejects Talks in Face of US Pressure
A letter from President Trump was delivered to Iran by the UAE on Wednesday, an offer for negotiations that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said was a "deception" meant to create the impression that the US was the reasonable party and that Tehran refuses...
Russia Says It Will Wait for Details Before Responding to US-Ukraine 30-Day Ceasefire Plan
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia was waiting for the details of the talks between the US and Ukraine that were held in Saudi Arabia a day earlier before responding to the proposed 30-day ceasefire. "Yesterday, both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National...
Syria Military Operation Over, But Killing of Alawite Civilians Continues
Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) declared their military operation against the Alawites over on Monday morning, but the execution of Alawite civilians has not halted. The number of civilians executed before Monday has also been rising further as more are counted. At...
Secret Side Deal With US Gave Israel Free Hand to Keep Attacking Throughout Lebanon Ceasefire
Virtually from the moment the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal was signed in November, there have been reports that the US assured Israel they could both sign the ceasefire and be totally free to keep carrying out attacks on Hezbollah. Sources are now reporting that not...
Trump Admin Is Trying To Deport Mahmoud Khalil for Speech That’s ‘Contrary’ to US Foreign Policy
The Trump administration is trying to deport 30-year-old Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder who was arrested by ICE agents over the weekend, for activity that is "contrary" to US foreign policy based on his involvement in protests critical of Israel's war on Gaza at...
Israeli Strikes Against Southern Lebanon Kill at Least Two, Claims Hezbollah Figure Slain
Israel continues to carry out attacks against southern Lebanon, despite there being an active ceasefire in place since November 26. They included a drone strike against a vehicle in Nabatieh Governorate, in the area around Deir al-Zahrani, another just further north,...
Yemen’s Houthis Announce Renewed Blockade on Israeli Ships Due to Lack of Gaza Aid
Yemen's Houthis announced on Tuesday night that it has re-imposed its blockade on Israeli shipping in response to Israel blocking the entry of aid and all other goods into Gaza. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said that any Israeli ship that enters the Red Sea,...
Israeli Troops Kill Five Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank
On Tuesday, the Palestinian Authority said that Israeli troops killed at least five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank over the previous 24-hour period as the Israeli military continued raids in the territory as part of an operation that was launched in January....