ISIS exploiting Syria’s chaos as US strikes expose growing threat
U.S. and partner forces killed or captured nearly 25 Islamic State operatives in Syria in the days following a large-scale U.S.-led strike on Dec. 19, according to a new statement…
Two African nations ban American citizens in diplomatic tit-for-tat following Trump admin move
Two West African nations have issued a simultaneous ban on American citizens in a diplomatic tit-for-tat move, amidst heightened tensions with both the United States and Europe, and as Russia…
Putin residence drone attack dismissed as ‘implausible’ as Ukraine accusations mount
Escalating claims by Russia that Ukraine tried to hit a residence used by President Vladimir Putin with drones have been dismissed by a top military drone expert, who called the…
China launches largest military drills off Taiwan in 8 months with live-fire exercises caught on camera
China fired rockets into waters near Taiwan during large-scale live-fire drills Tuesday, staging its biggest military encirclement of the island in eight months while warning “separatist” forces and outside powers.…
UK PM Starmer–praised Egyptian extremist faces counter-terror probe over resurfaced tweets
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing intensifying political scrutiny after U.K. counterterrorism police began assessing resurfaced social media posts by Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, whom the prime minister…
Hamas confirms five leaders killed, including ‘masked spokesperson’ in major blow to terror group
Hamas has officially confirmed the deaths of five senior leaders, marking one of the most significant blows to the terror organization since the start of the Gaza war, according to…
Iranian protesters clash with security forces as tear gas fills Tehran streets amid nationwide unrest
Protests escalated across Iran on Monday as demonstrators confronted security forces in Tehran and Mashhad, with authorities deploying tear gas amid strikes and street clashes, according to reports. An Iranian…
‘Only Trump can stop Russia’: Millions face freezing winter, Ukraine energy executive warns
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid will continue without President Trump stepping in, Ukraine’s top energy executive has warned, as millions risk a freezing winter without power. DTEK’s Maxim Timchenko…
George Clooney ditches Hollywood culture for France, gains citizenship with wife and twins
Actor George Clooney, along with his wife Amal Alamuddin Clooney, and their two children, have become French citizens. The couple and their 8-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander, were granted citizenship,…
Trump vows to ‘knock the hell out of’ Iran if nuclear program is rebuilt again after high-stakes meeting
President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States and Israel have already destroyed Iran’s nuclear program and warned that Tehran would face renewed military action if it attempts to…