Gaza's media office said on Monday that the number of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza since October 2023 has reached 61,709, a figure that factors in people missing and presumed dead under the rubble or in areas where rescuers are still unable to access. Salama...
On Monday, President Trump said he was pausing recently announced tariffs on Mexico and Canada for one month after speaking with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "I just spoke with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico....
Syria’s ruling Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has repeatedly promised an inclusive Syria that respects all of its communities. That doesn’t appear to be working out so well for the nation’s Alawite minority though, which is coming under growing attack. Over the...
President Trump's envoy to the Ukraine war, Keith Kellogg, has said the US will push for elections in Ukraine following any ceasefire deal with Russia. "Most democratic nations have elections in their time of war. I think it is important they do so," Kellog told...
Whether or not the Gaza ceasefire deal is fully implemented depends on a meeting between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that will be held at the White House this Tuesday, Axios reported on Sunday. Under the deal, Israel and Hamas were...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Panama on Sunday on his first foreign trip since being sworn in and met with President José Raúl Mulino to discuss the Panama Canal. President Trump had been threatening to "take back" the Panama Canal, but Mulino said after...
A Trump-appointed member of the US Holocaust Memorial Council has called for the collective punishment of all Palestinians in Gaza, saying they're "collectively guilty" and not deserving of any mercy. Writing in The Jerusalem Post, Martin Oliner praised President...
On Sunday, President Trump acknowledged that his plan to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China will likely cause "pain" for Americans but insisted it will be worth it to bring about a "golden age" in America. The president wrote on Truth Social: "THIS WILL BE...
The website and X account for the US Agency International Development (USAID) went offline on Saturday amid President Trump's pause on foreign aid as reports say his administration may bring USAID under the State Department. Funding to USAID has been paused for a...
On Friday, Israeli soldiers inside the newly occupied part of the Golan Heights came under fire. There were no injuries, but it may be a sign of growing unrest over the new occupations within the southern Quneitra and Daraa Governorates of Syria. Those concerns are...
