US envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, a day after holding talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Norway. A US official told Axios that Witkoff will present Putin with an updated proposal to end the war in Ukraine, but the details of that proposal are […]

Christian leaders in Jerusalem have released a statement strongly condemning an attack by Jewish settlers against the Christian village of Taybeh and visiting European diplomats in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, and the “terror” that Palestinians are facing from settlers across the territory. The attack near Taybeh targeted Palestinians, Belgian, French, and Polish diplomats, as well […]

The UK announced on Tuesday that its military will fly Typhoon fighter jets over Saudi Arabia on “defensive missions” to help repel attacks from Yemen’s Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, marking an escalation of British involvement in the war. “The UK will fly defensive counter-air missions to support the protection of Saudi cities […]

Saudi airstrikes struck two fishing boats off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday, killing at least eight fishermen, according to Yemeni media. According to the SABA news agency, vessels were struck off the al-Kadha coast in the Dhubab district of Yemen’s southwestern Taiz province near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an area that was under the […]

Israeli forces continued to carry out heavy airstrikes against southern Lebanon today, with locals reporting airstrikes, drone strikes, and artillery shelling across the region, with attacks reported as far north as Nabatieh al-Fawqa, a town that has repeatedly come under fire of late. Mayfadoun was also under particularly severe targeting, with Israeli drones firing into the […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was “committed” to “eliminating” the Iranian government and that he spoke about the idea in his recent conversation with President Trump. According to The Times of Israel, Netanyahu made the comments at the Tel Hai University in Kiryat Shmona near Israel’s border with Lebanon. “I […]

A week before the Israeli elections, their assorted offensive wars are becoming a particularly important issue, and high ranking figures are attaching themselves to various hawkish narratives, particularly as related to the ongoing invasion and occupation of southern Lebanon. Defense Minister Israel Katz has been at the fore in this regard. Last week he threatened […]

Israeli attacks across Gaza on Tuesday killed at least four Palestinians as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that one Israeli strike hit an apartment building in Gaza City, killing a man and his wife, identified as Akram Yassin and Dina Abu Baker. Photos […]

US Africa Command on Tuesday announced that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on October 17, as the Trump administration continues a bombing campaign in the country that receives virtually no US media attention. AFRICOM said in a press release that the strike targeted al-Shabaab near the Dhooble Airport, near the Kenyan border in […]

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a report from Axios. So far, the trip and meeting haven’t been confirmed by the US or Israel, but the report said that the talks took place at the Ovda Air […]

The US and Japan kicked off their biennial Keen Sword military exercise on Monday, one of the largest joint drills between the two countries. This year, the exercise will focus on Japan’s southwestern islands, including its westernmost island, Yonaguni, just 68 miles east of Taiwan. Both the US and Japan have deployed new anti-ship missile […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released footage on Monday of a call with President Trump, during which the US president told the Israeli leader, “You’re the man I want by my side.” The call came after Trump endorsed Netanyahu for the upcoming October 27 Israeli elections in a long post on Truth Social, where he […]

The UN’s World Food Program said on Monday that it was being forced to “drastically reduce” aid to Gaza due to funding shortfalls, a statement that came as Israel continued its relentless attacks across the besieged Palestinian territory. The WFP said the funding cuts will reduce the number of people in Gaza it supports with […]

The US and Russia said on Monday that President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping may hold a trilateral summit next month. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the potential venue could be the sidelines of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, which will be held in Shenzhen, China, on November 18 […]

Last week, the New York Times released the results of its investigation into the ongoing Israeli invasion and occupation of southern Lebanon and found that some 48 towns and villages had been destroyed by IDF forces. Defense Minister Israel Katz, in a weekend appearance on Israel’s Channel 14, bragged that the number is even higher. […]

The Ansar Allah-led Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Monday that its forces attacked the al-Alam camp in Yemen’s south-central Shabwa province, which it described as being run by “Saudi officers.” The local authority told Reuters that there were significant casualties, reporting that 53 people were killed and more than 200 were wounded. The report described […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that Iran’s proposal to the US to open the Strait of Hormuz within seven days was still on the table, comments that come as Iran has ramped up its attacks on shipping in the waterway. “Our situation is clear and based on ⁠the seven-days proposal presented to […]

A Saudi airstrike hit a civilian home in Yemen’s northern Saada province on Sunday, killing at least 10 people, including seven children and one woman, according to the Health Ministry within the Ansar Allah-led Yemeni government, as the US-backed Saudi bombing campaign continues to have a devastating impact on Yemeni civilians. The ministry said that […]

Two children were among five Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Sunday as the IDF continues its relentless attacks across the besieged Palestinian territory. A seven-year-old girl, identified as Misk Hazem al-Dalu, was killed when Israeli troops opened fire on tents in the al-Maghazi refugee camp. Later in the day, an unidentified child […]

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President Trump has decided not to impose new sanctions on Russia and tariffs on Russian trading partners under a new law named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, at least for now. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act became law last month and gives Trump the power to add new economic sanctions […]