World Jun 26 As Gershkovich’s trial begins, a look at the chances of a U.S.-Russia prisoner swap For the first time since the Cold War, a journalist has gone on trial in Russia for espionage. The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich appeared in court accused of working on behalf of the CIA. The White House calls the…
Politics Jun 25 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleads guilty to U.S. charges in deal to gain freedom WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a brave whistleblower to his allies and a national security threat to his critics, is on the verge of being a free man. Assange is pleading guilty and will be sentenced to time served, allowing him…
World Jun 24 Netanyahu says Israel may shift focus to Hezbollah in Lebanon after Gaza war ends Israel indicated it's close to ending what it called the “intense” phase of its operations in Gaza, and would soon transition to a new stage of the war. That word came as Israel’s defense minister met with senior U.S. officials…
World Jun 20 Netanyahu faces doubts from Israeli military leaders over war in Gaza A diplomatic spat between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Biden administration comes amid tensions between Netanyahu and his own military. The Israel Defense Force’s top spokesman made public the military’s concerns about Netanyahu’s claim that Hamas can be destroyed.
World Jun 18 More than a million threatened in Sudan city under siege by paramilitary forces The U.S. said famine has likely descended in Sudan and warned attacks in the capital of the North Darfur region must stop. El Fasher was home to more than 800,000 internally displaced before it came under siege by rebel paramilitaries.
Politics Jun 17 Sullivan: Hamas cease-fire response has both ‘understandable’ and ‘out of step’ proposals Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's top aide pronounced the peace conference this past weekend a success. It was derided just as quickly as ineffectual by the Kremlin. More than 90 nations attended the conference in the Swiss Alps. Nick Schifrin sat down…
World Jun 16 National security adviser Sullivan: Ukraine’s territorial integrity ‘has to be respected’ Israel’s military said Sunday it will limit fighting in a small area of southern Gaza to allow the passage of aid, a move condemned by far-right members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition. Meanwhile, world leaders gathered in Switzerland for a Ukraine…
World Jun 14 Former CENTCOM head’s new book reflects on leading most active command in U.S. military The United States military has divided the world into different regional commands and put a general or admiral in charge of planning and conducting military operations in that part of the world. For the past two and a half decades,…
World Jun 13 Biden, Zelenskyy sign security pact as G7 backs using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine President Biden signed a defense pact with Ukraine on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Italy. The major industrialized powers also agreed on a plan to take Russian assets held in Europe and use that money to aid Ukraine…
World Jun 12 Israel and Hamas appear far from cease-fire agreement Israel and Hamas appear to be far from a cease-fire deal despite Hamas’ formal response to an Israeli-backed proposal. The U.S. said that Hamas had requested changes to the three-stage proposal and questioned whether Hamas was negotiating in good faith.