Blinken to meet with leaders of Saudi Arabia, UAE

Blinken to meet with leaders of Saudi Arabia, UAE

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards an aircraft during his departure from Washington to travel to the Middle East, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 4, 2024.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to meet … Read more

South Korea evacuates Yeonpyeong Island after Pyongyang provocation

South Korea evacuates Yeonpyeong Island after Pyongyang provocation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits Korean People’s Army Air Force headquarters on the occasion of Aviation Day in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 1, 2023.  KCNA | Reuters South Korea has reportedly ordered civilians on the border island of Yeonpyeong to move … Read more

Killing of Hamas leader stokes fears of wider conflict

Killing of Hamas leader stokes fears of wider conflict

03 January 2024, Lebanon, Beirut: The destroyed Hamas’ office that was attacked by Israel on 02 January killing Palestinian leader Saleh al-Arouri and six others pictured from shattered glass in Beirut southern suburb. Photo: Marwan Naamnai/dpa (Photo by Marwan Naamnai/picture alliance via Getty Images) Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The killing of … Read more

No Labels will face ‘tough judgement’ on third-party ticket

No Labels will face ‘tough judgement’ on third-party ticket

Senator Joe Lieberman posing for a portrait in Beijing on October 15th 2023. (Gilles Sabrié for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Gilles Sabrié| The Washington Post | Getty Images No Labels founder Joe Lieberman is open to scrapping his bipartisan, third-party presidential ticket if the nonprofit political group cannot nail down the right candidates … Read more

With all eyes on Gaza and Ukraine, analysts fear these conflicts could erupt

With all eyes on Gaza and Ukraine, analysts fear these conflicts could erupt

Sudanese army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, sit atop a tank in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, on April 20, 2023. – | Afp | Getty Images With the eyes of the world on the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, an unprecedented number of potentially “catastrophic” conflicts are going … Read more

Houthi attacks, U.S. strikes spur concerns of wider Mideast conflict

Houthi attacks, U.S. strikes spur concerns of wider Mideast conflict

Houthi military helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released on Nov. 20, 2023. Houthi Military Media | Via Reuters Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched fresh attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea, while the U.S. carried out strikes against targets in Iraq, amid fears that the … Read more

Houthi attacks on Red Sea likely won’t end anytime soon

Houthi attacks on Red Sea likely won’t end anytime soon

Houthi military helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released on Nov. 20, 2023. Houthi Military Media | Via Reuters Drone and missile attacks by Yemen-based Houthi militants have upended shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, a narrow waterway through which some 10% of the … Read more

U.S. swaps Maduro ally for ‘Fat Leonard’ in Venezuela prisoner exchange

U.S. swaps Maduro ally for ‘Fat Leonard’ in Venezuela prisoner exchange

U.S. President Joe Biden pauses as he announces the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as part of administration efforts to lower gasoline prices, during remarks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, … Read more

Predatory Sparrow (Gonjeshke Darande) claim cyberattack on Iran’s gas stations

Predatory Sparrow (Gonjeshke Darande) claim cyberattack on Iran’s gas stations

08/16/2023 Tehran, Iran. A view of the single nozzle fuel dispenser of a gas station in Tehran. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) Hossein Beris | Afp | Getty Images A hacking group widely reported as being linked … Read more

U.S. expands Red Sea defense as Houthis disrupt trade

U.S. expands Red Sea defense as Houthis disrupt trade

Mock drones and missiles are displayed at a square on December 07, 2023 in Sana’a, Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images U.S. officials on Monday expanded a multinational maritime force in the Red Sea to defend against escalating attacks from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, which have impeded international shipping routes. “The recent escalation in reckless … Read more