Update on February 20 at 12:44 pm EST: According to a statement from Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert G. Salesses, Hegseth's order will not actually cut spending but offset spending from certain programs to fund priorities of the Trump administration....
On Wednesday, Elon Musk claimed a group of gangs and cartels the State Department has designated as "foreign terrorist organizations" could now be targeted by US drone strikes. "That means they’re eligible for drone strikes," Musk, a close advisor to President Trump,...
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the CIA under the new Trump administration has expanded secret drone flights over Mexican territory to hunt for fentanyl labs. US officials told the Times that the drone flights started under the Biden administration but...
On Wednesday, Hamas offered to release all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a permanent ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem made the offer in a statement outlining the Palestinian group's conditions...
Tuesday marked the end of the deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from Lebanon, and while IDF troops are still inside Lebanese territory, the main focus Wednesday is on Israeli attacks against the parts of southern Lebanon they actually did withdraw from. In the...
On Wednesday, President Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" who has done a "terrible job" as the two leaders are trading barbs amid renewed US diplomacy with Russia. "Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked...
On Tuesday, President Trump called for elections to be held in Ukraine and said it was an idea coming from him, not the Russians. "We have a situation where we haven't had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial law, essentially martial law in Ukraine, where the...
Israel has violated the Gaza ceasefire 266 times and has killed 132 Palestinians since the truce went into effect on January 19, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday, citing Palestinian security sources. Out of the 132 people who were killed, 26 succumbed to wounds received...
A major agreement has reportedly been reached between the Kurdish SDF and the post-Assad Syrian government, which will include the full integration of SDF fighters into the national army. The deal also is said to have included the civil leadership in the Autonomous...
The US conducted a major flyover of bombers and fighter jets over nine countries across the Middle East, in a show of force against Iran and its allies. The Central Command (CENTCOM) mission, included aerial refueling drills and live munitions drops. CENTCOM chief...
