Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, one of the more extreme members of the Israeli government, will travel to Washington in the coming days to meet US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. His visit could have significant implications for US policy toward Israel's...
US and Russian diplomats held talks in Istanbul on Thursday about the issues impacting the work of their respective embassies as Washington and Moscow are looking to get diplomatic relations back on track. According to the Russian news agency TASS, the talks ended...
President Trump on Wednesday declined to say whether or not the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked the island. The president was asked if he would make it his policy to ensure "China never takes Taiwan by force" and replied, "I never comment on that. I don’t...
Israel’s decision to continue to occupy territory in southern Lebanon beyond the February 18 deadline came without a lot of official comment from the US. According to Israeli DM Israel Katz, however, the US gave them a “green light” to remain militarily in Lebanon...
Israel will not withdraw its troops from the Philadelphi Corridor, which runs along the Gaza-Egypt border, in a violation of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. Under the agreement, Israel is required to leave the corridor this Saturday,...
Hamas handed over four bodies of dead Israeli hostages to the Red Cross early Thursday morning in exchange for the release of over 600 Palestinians from Israeli jails. Israel was due to release the Palestinians this past Saturday but refused to over Hamas's handover...
Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who previously volunteered with the Israeli military, has ordered committee staff to refer to the Israeli-occupied West Bank as "Judea and Samaria," a biblical name the state of Israel uses to refer...
Turkey has carried out multiple airstrikes against the town of Ash Shaddadi in northeast Syria Wednesday. According to the Kurdish SDF, at least 16 airstrikes hit the town, targeting an SDF military post, vehicles and civilian homes. At least 12 people have reportedly...
President Trump said on Wednesday that Ukraine could "forget about" joining NATO and that the country's potential membership in the alliance was likely the reason why the war started. When asked what concessions he would like to see for a peace deal, he said, "NATO,...
President Trump on Wednesday confirmed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be visiting the US on Friday to sign a deal on Ukraine's rare earth minerals and other natural resources. The deal will establish a fund where Ukraine will put 50% of its proceeds...
