Armed Kurdish fighters try to breach Iran border as regional threat grows amid protests: reports
Armed Kurdish separatist groups tried to cross into Iran from Iraq in recent days, stoking fears that the country’s spiraling...
Middle East
As Iran weakens, questions grow over Mohammed bin Salman’s regional ambitions
As Iran weakens, a power vacuum is emerging across the Middle East — and Saudi Arabia is moving to fill...
Iran protests spark regime survival question as exiled dissident says it feels like a ‘revolution’
As protests spread across Iran and the government responds with lethal force, amid increasing reports claiming thousands have been killed,...
Failed U.S. Military Effort in Africa is on the Chopping Block
The U.S. attack on Venezuela and abduction of its president Nicolás Maduro was proof that after months of threats, the...
Iran offers citizens $7 monthly payments as protests spiral over economic crisis: report
Iran’s government has said its citizens will be given a monthly payment equivalent to about $7 to ease economic pressures...
Israel Is Cynically Capitalizing on the Iranian Protests for Its Own Ends
A large anti-Israeli banner portraying an image of a Palestinian fighter and the slogan “Endless Voice of Resistance” in Persian...
Israel shuts door on Turkey in Gaza as Trump praises Erdogan, plays down clash
Tensions between Israel and Turkey are rising amid competing visions for Gaza’s reconstruction and widening strategic friction in Syria, even...
UK confirms joint airstrike targeting suspected ISIS weapons facility in Syria
British and French warplanes struck an underground facility believed to have been used by Islamic State militants to store weapons...
Blackwater Successor Hunts Immigrants for ICE
A military contractor with a lineage going back to the notorious mercenary firm Blackwater will help U.S. Immigration and Customs...
Pope Leo XIV opens 2026 urging world to reject violence in powerful New Year’s Day message
Pope Leo XIV opened the new year Thursday with an appeal to the world for peace and urging people everywhere...
AIPAC Is Retreating From Endorsements and Election Spending. It Won’t Give Up Its Influence.
The pro-Israel lobby is confronting a growing problem. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee waged a proud and public campaign...
Trio of Palestinians arrested for allegedly torching Christmas tree at Catholic church in West Bank
Three Palestinians were arrested on accusations of lighting a Christmas tree on fire and damaging part of a Nativity scene...
International Pressure Was Building to Hold Israel Accountable. What Happened?
In September, the European Union seemed poised to suspend trade agreements with Israel over its human rights violations in Gaza....
Former Australian minister says ‘radical Islam pulled the trigger’ in nation’s worst terror attack
EXCLUSIVE: A former Australian government minister said a combination of Islamic extremism, government inaction and lax security screening measures for...
