Friday, August 15, 2025

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Ahead of Alaska Summit, Putin Says Trump Making ‘Sincere’ Effort Toward Ending Ukraine War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Trump administration was making “sincere” efforts toward ending the war in Ukraine, comments that came a day before the two leaders hold a highly anticipated summit in the US state of Alaska. “The current American administration… is making, in...

Mike Huckabee Justifies Israeli Military Killing of Aid Seekers in Gaza

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) In an interview published by The Times of Israel on Wednesday, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee justified the Israeli military’s shooting of unarmed Palestinians attempting to get aid in the Gaza Strip. Defending the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Huckabee downplayed the reports of people being killed...

Report: US Deploys Air and Naval Forces to Southern Caribbean To ‘Address Threats from Cartels’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Trump administration has ordered the deployment of US air and naval forces to the Southern Caribbean Sea to “address threats from Latin American drug cartels,” Reuters reported on Thursday, citing two sources briefed on the decision. The report didn’t specify what sort of action the US forces...

IDF Chief Says He’s Approved Plans for the ‘Conquest of Gaza’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Wednesday that the Israeli military has approved plans for the “conquest” of Gaza as Israel is planning a significant escalation of its genocidal war. “This morning, we approved plans for the conquest of Gaza, and now we are...

Headline Geopolitics: Jenin Younes on the Gaza Atrocities

(José Niño, Headline USA) From COVID-19 lockdowns to the Gaza genocide, Jenin Younes has never been afraid to challenge government overreach, no matter which party is in power. As a prominent civil liberties attorney, Younes has built a reputation for defending the First Amendment against the censorship-industrial complex.  In this...

Netanyahu Says He’s ‘Very Much’ Attached to the Vision of ‘Greater Israel

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he considers himself to be on a “historic and spiritual mission” and that he is “very” connected to the idea of “Greater Israel,” a vision for significant Israeli territorial expansion in the region. In the modern political context,...

Trump Speaks with Zelenskyy, European Leaders Ahead of Putin Meeting in Alaska

(Carolina Boda, The Center Square) President Donald Trump met virtually with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other European leaders before flying to Alaska for a U.S.-Russia bilateral meeting Friday. European leaders outlined five principles during the emergency summit, including that Ukraine must be involved in future...

Netanyahu Releases Video Urging Iranians To Revolt Against Their Government

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video on Tuesday where he spoke in English and urged the “people of Iran” to revolt against their government. “As our founding father, Theodor Herzl, said of the Jewish state, ‘If you will it, it is no dream,'” Netanyahu said in...

Pentagon to Create ‘Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force’

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) The Department of Defense is planning to create a rapid response force of National Guard troops to quickly deploy to American cities where protests or unrest are occurring. On Tuesday, The Washington Post reported that it obtained documents showing the Pentagon is creating a “Domestic Civil...

US Reactivates Military Intelligence Unit on Korean Peninsula

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) The Pentagon activated a military intelligence unit in South Korea. The move comes after the US established a second fighter “super squadron” on the Korean Peninsula. According to a statement from the US Army, the 528th Military Intelligence Company (MICO) is now operating in South Korea....

Grok AI Briefly Suspended on X After Gaza Genocide Posts

(José Niño, Headline USA) X’s moderation systems briefly removed Grok from the platform after mass reports targeted the AI’s responses on the Israel-Gaza conflict.   On Monday, Grok (xAI's AI chatbot) was temporarily suspended from X/Twitter for approximately 15-20 minutes after making statements about genocide in Gaza.  https://twitter.com/Villgecrazylady/status/1955003947774534010 Upon reinstatement, Grok claimed it...

Trump Delays China Tariffs by 90 days

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The deadline to enact further reciprocal tariffs against China will be extended by 90 days, President Donald Trump announced Monday night. “ continues to take significant steps toward remedying non-reciprocal trade arrangements and addressing the concerns of the United States relating to economic and national...
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