The situation on the Lebanon-Syria border remains tense. Relative calm was reported today, though others reported hearing sporadic gunfire in the area. Overt Syrian Army invasions as were seen Thursday though have not recurred, at least not yet. The situation is far...
A senior Russian official said Monday that the outlook of extending or replacing the last nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia does not look good. The New START treaty limits the number of nuclear warheads and delivery systems the two powers can...
Updated on February 10, 2025 at 6:54 pm President Trump said on Monday that the Gaza ceasefire should be canceled if all Israeli hostages aren't released by noon on Saturday. "If all the hostages aren't returned by Saturday at 12 o'clock, I think it's an appropriate...
On Sunday, President Trump continued to push his idea for a US takeover of the Gaza Strip, saying he was "committed" to owning the Palestinian territory. "I'm committed to buying and owning Gaza. As far as us rebuilding it, we may give it to other states in the Middle...
On Sunday, a pregnant Palestinian woman was among two women killed by Israeli forces during a raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm. Sundus Shalabi, 23, who was eight months pregnant, was shot by Israeli gunfire while traveling...
President Trump told The New York Post on Friday that he's spoken by phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine, a claim the Kremlin said it couldn't confirm or deny. When asked how many times he's talked with the Russian leader, Trump said,...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview on Friday that he was interested in President Trump's proposal for a deal that would involve the US getting access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals in exchange for continued military aid. "If we are talking...
Saudi Arabia has rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's suggestion that Saudi land could be used for the establishment of a Palestinian state. In a recent interview, Netanyahu suggested the Saudis could create a Palestinian state, saying they have "a lot...
Concern among residents of southern Syria continues to grow as the Israeli occupation of the area escalates, and gives the appearance of being long-term, if not permanent. More Israeli ground troops have entered Syria in recent days, and expanded control over villages...
On Sunday, Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians, including an elderly woman, in Gaza despite the ceasefire agreement. The latest violence came as Israeli troops withdrew from the Netazarim Corridor, a strip of land that separated northern Gaza from the...
