The Trump administration has appointed a new Middle East policy chief in the Pentagon who believes the US should scale down its military presence in the region. Michael DiMino, a former CIA analyst, was sworn in on Monday as the deputy assistant secretary of defense...
The visit from UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert to Israel has resulted in Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar declaring that Israel is “committed” to the ceasefire with Lebanon. The ceasefire calls for an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon within 60...
Gaza's Health Ministry said Wednesday that hospitals received another 54 bodies of people killed by Israel's onslaught as Palestinians continue to dig remains out of the rubble. The Health Ministry said that 53 of the bodies came out of the rubble, while one...
On Wednesday, President Trump called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a deal to end the war in Ukraine and threatened that if it doesn't come to an end, he will place additional tariffs and sanctions on Russian goods. "I’m not looking to hurt Russia. I...
President Trump has re-listed Cuba as a "state sponsor of terrorism" in one of the first foreign policy moves of his new administration. The move was included in an executive order Trump signed on Monday that rescinded 78 of President Biden's executive actions. Biden...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was sworn in on Tuesday, has said the war in Ukraine needs to end and that the new Trump administration would work to bring it to a close, although it's still unclear how that will happen. On the campaign trail, President Trump...
On Monday night, President Trump said he was "not confident" that the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas would hold through all three phases. When asked by a reporter if he thinks the deal will last, Trump said, "I'm not confident. It’s not our war. It is...
Clashes were reported in the western part of Syria’s Homs Governorate as troops loyal to the new Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) government attacked the Shi’ite majority village of Ghawr al-Gharbiyah. At least six people were killed. The troops were backed by...
There are about five days left in the 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, and the Israeli withdrawal by that deadline shows no signs of happening. Indeed, new reports are that Israeli troops are continuing as they had throughout the ceasefire, raiding new...
On Tuesday, Palestinians in Gaza continued digging bodies out of the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas entered its third day. Gaza's Health Ministry said that hospitals received a total of 72 bodies over the previous...
