Trump says Saudis will get F-35s, bucking Israeli hope he’d condition sale on peace
US president makes announcement day before MBS arrives in DC to meet him; Trump still expected to raise Abraham Accords, but Saudi Arabia sticking to Palestinian statehood demand
Hamas says UN Gaza resolution does not meet Palestinians’ rights
The UN Security Council voted earlier Monday in favor of a US-drafted resolution bolstering President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan that includes the deployment of an international force and a...
Tennessee state judge blocks National Guard deployment to Memphis
Judge says Memphis crime rates do not justify military response
Ruling adds to Trump’s losses on domestic troop deployments
NEW YORK: A...
Kremlin hopes for a new Putin-Trump summit
Putin and Trump last met in August at a summit in Alaska, where they discussed a possible resolution to end the war in Ukraine
MOSCOW:...
Government moves to appoint own probe into Oct. 7, nixing state commission of inquiry
Ministers to determine panel’s mandate; opposition derides ‘whitewash’; October Council: Defendants aim to choose own investigators, absolve themselves
The government on...
Israeli drone strike kills two Hezbollah commanders in Lebanon
According to Al Hadath TV channel, the attack targeted their car in the Al-Mansouri municipality in the Tyre District
BEIRUT - An Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon...
Russian strikes kill three in eastern Ukraine
The Russian army carried out two missile strikes on the center of Balakliya during the night
Russia has targeted Ukrainian territory almost daily with drones or missiles
Japanese divided on military response to China over Taiwan, Kyodo poll shows
Opinion poll comes at a time when a diplomatic spat between Tokyo and Beijing has intensified
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks sparked angry responses from Beijing
PM’s far-right allies up in arms over US plan’s offer of path to Palestinian...
As Washington weighs selling F-35s to Riyadh, Israel said insisting sale be conditioned on normalization; politicians, settler leaders oppose two-state solution as part of deal
South Africa investigates mystery of a plane that arrived with more than 150 Palestinians...
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s intelligence services are investigating who was behind a chartered plane that landed in Johannesburg with more than 150 Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza who did not have proper travel documents...