British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday that he was ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine as a security guarantee for a potential future peace deal with Russia. "I do not say that lightly. I feel very deeply the responsibility that comes with...
US Reports Drone Strike Killed Senior al-Qaeda Operative in Syria’s Idlib
A US drone strike against the Idlib Governorate in northern Syria has killed two people, according to reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. US Central Command (CENTCOM) says that one of the slain people was a “senior operative” of al-Qaeda affiliate...
Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills Three Police Officers Despite Ceasefire
An Israeli drone strike on Sunday killed three Palestinian police officers east of the southern Gaza city of Rafah in a violation of the ceasefire agreement, Gaza's Interior Ministry said. The Interior Ministry said the policemen had been in the area to secure aid...
CENTCOM: Five ISIS Fighters Killed by US-Backed Airstrike in Iraq
US Central Command said in a press release on Saturday that its forces backed an airstrike near Rawa, Iraq, that was launched by Iraqi Security Forces on February 12. The command claimed the strike killed five ISIS fighters and said its "initial post-strike clearance...
Israeli Soldiers in Gaza Used 80-Year-Old as Human Shield Before Killing Him and His Wife
A senior Israeli officer in Gaza tied an explosive around the neck of an 80-year-old Palestinian man to force him to act as a human shield, and the man and his wife were later killed by Israeli soldiers, the Israeli media outlet The Hottest Place in Hell has reported....
Report: Ukraine Rejected Deal To Hand Half Its Mineral Wealth to US
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected a proposal for the US to take ownership of 50% of the rights to Ukraine's rare earth minerals and other natural resources, Financial Times reported on Saturday. The report said the offer was made when US Treasury...
US and Russian Officials To Hold Talks in Saudi Arabia Next Week
Update on February 17, 2025, at 3:33 pm EST: Russia confirmed on Monday that the talks will be held in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, February 18 Top Trump administration officials are set to travel to Saudi Arabia this week to hold talks with Russian officials to discuss...
Visiting Netanyahu, Rubio Says Hamas Must Be ‘Eradicated’
Speaking to reporters alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Hamas must be "eradicated," a goal that would require Israel to restart its genocidal war on Gaza. "Hamas cannot continue as a...
Israeli Troops Kill Several, Including 13-Year Old Girl in Southern Lebanon, Capture Paramedics
The extended ceasefire in Lebanon has just a couple of days left, and while Israel is maybe withdrawing from population centers, but keeping its military in southern Lebanon with new hilltop surveillance posts, the situation wasn’t less bloody this weekend. Instead,...
Hamas Releases Three Hostages But Trump Restates Demand To Release All of Them
Following the release of three hostages, including one with an American, President Donald Trump restated his demand that all Israeli captives must be released from Gaza today. “Hamas has just released three Hostages from GAZA, including an American Citizen. They seem...