Electronic devices detonated across southern Lebanon and in Beirut’s southern suburbs for the second day in a row on Sept. 18, according to Lebanese officials and witnesses who spoke with Reuters. Lebanon’s Health Ministry says at least 14 people were killed and more than 450 were injured in the second wave of explosions. Several of […]
Thousands of people across Lebanon were reported injured as their handheld pagers exploded on Sept. 17, Lebanese state media and security officials have said. By Tuesday evening local time, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that some 2,800 people were injured in the pager blasts and eight more were killed, including a child. The National […]
The U.S. military believes it has identified four high-profile suspects from a group of 14 ISIS terrorists killed during an operation last month in western Iraq. “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a partnered raid in Western Iraq that resulted in the death of 14 ISIS operatives on 29 August,” CENTCOM […]
Iran launched a new research satellite into space on Sept. 14, according to state media reports. Iran’s official Islamic Revolutionary News Agency (IRNA) reported the satellite, dubbed the Chamran 1, flew to an altitude of 550 kilometers (341 miles) above the Earth’s surface. IRNA reported the satellite was carried on a Qaem-100 satellite carrier, a […]
Russian and Ukrainian authorities exchanged 206 prisoners of war on Sept. 14, marking their second such swap in two days, in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. Ukrainian forces released 103 Russians they had taken captive, while Russian forces turned over 103 Ukrainians they been holding. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a Saturday […]
Thousands of Brazilians gathered in Sao Paulo on Sept. 7 to protest the Brazilian Supreme Court’s recent decision to impose a nationwide ban on the X social media app. The protests coincided with Brazilian Independence Day celebrations, and many in attendance wore the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag as they expressed support for […]
The United States is set to send a new package of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine, to assist in its war with Russia. The Department of Defense announced the military assistance package, which it valued at $250 million, in a Sept. 6 press statement. The military assistance package draws from the Presidential Drawdown Authority, […]
The U.S. government announced website seizures and sanctions actions on Sept. 4, to foil alleged Russian government efforts to shape the outcome of the 2024 U.S. elections. The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the seizure of 32 internet domains it alleged were being operated in a Russian government-directed foreign malign influence campaign. The […]
The U.S. Department of Justice announced multiple criminal charges against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and five other living and deceased senior Hamas officials on Sept. 3 for alleged terrorist activity from the 1990s to the present day. The seven-count complaint, unsealed in a federal court in New York City on Tuesday, charges Sinwar alongside Ismail […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy relieved a top Ukrainian Air Force official days after a deadly crash involving one of Ukraine’s few F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets. Zelenskyy’s office published a presidential decree on Aug. 30, announcing the dismissal of Lt. Gen. Mykola Mykolayovych Oleschuk from his post as the commander of Ukraine’s Air Force. The […]
French authorities on Aug. 28 issued preliminary charges against Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, accusing him of permitting alleged criminal activity on the messaging app. The charging decision comes four days after French authorities detained Durov at the Paris–Le Bourget Airport, as he arrived on his private jet from Azerbaijan. Earlier on Wednesday, Durov was released […]
The FBI has launched an investigation into reports that hackers, potentially tied to Iran, may have targeted former President Donald Trump’s campaign. Microsoft’s cyber threat assessment office issued a report on Aug. 9, assessing that a group dubbed “Mint Sandstorm” used a spear-phishing email tactic to target a high-ranking official in an unspecified U.S. presidential […]
Four U.S. troops and a U.S. contractor were injured when a pair of rockets struck the Asad Airbase in Iraq’s western Anbar province Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh announced on Aug. 8. The casualty assessment has fluctuated since the Aug. 5 attack, as U.S. military personnel continue to assess the troops deployed there. Singh […]
Senate appropriators advanced their proposal for the 2025 national defense budget this week, with $21 billion more on the table than under the House version of the defense budget bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee held a mark-up hearing on Aug. 1 to advance their proposal for the 2025 Defense Appropriations Act. The Senate version of […]
The Israeli military has said it killed Mohammed Deif, a commander of the Hamas terrorist group, in a July 13 airstrike in the Khan Yunis area of the Gaza Strip. Israeli military and intelligence officials had suspected Deif was killed in the strike but had not previously been able to corroborate this belief. The Israel […]
Thousands of demonstrators gathered around the U.S. Capitol on July 24 as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress on the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group. D.C. Metropolitan Police arrested five people who chained themselves together to block an intersection near the capitol on Wednesday. A few hours […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for U.S. support amid his country’s ongoing war with terror group Hamas in an address to a joint session of U.S. Congress on July 24. “America and Israel must stand together,” said Mr. Netanyahu. “When we stand together something really great happens: we win, they lose.” The Israeli prime […]
U.S. President Joe Biden is anticipating meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 22 to discuss ending the war in the Gaza Strip. White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan affirmed the meeting plans during an interview with the Aspen Security Forum on July 19. Mr. Netanyahu is already slated to address a […]
The U.S. Department of Defense has proposed a new framework for determining whether a film or television production receiving U.S. military assistance is bowing to the demands of Chinese communist regime censors. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2023 included a provision barring the U.S. military from providing film production assistance for […]
A federal appeals court has reversed a criminal conviction against a former University of Kansas professor for concealing his ties to a university in China. The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on July 11, ruled 2–1 in favor of tossing out the criminal conviction against Feng “Franklin” Tao for making a false statement […]