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Netanyahu Says Gaza City Offensive Will Intensify in Threat to Palestinian Residents

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday threatened the Palestinian civilians in famine-stricken Gaza City, telling them to leave and warning that the assault on the city would intensify, comments that came after his defense minister said Israeli strikes on the city would increase. The Israeli leader claimed...

Report: US War Department To Deprioritize China, Focus on Homeland and Western Hemisphere

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The newly rebranded Department of War is expected to release a National Defense Strategy that prioritizes missions in the homeland and the Western Hemisphere over countering China and Russia, a shift from the Pentagon’s policy in recent years, which has placed China as the top priority, according...

Boston Facing Mass Deportations under ‘Operation Patriot 2.0’

(Christen Smith, The Center Square) Noncitizens in Massachusetts with prior arrests face escalating deportations under the Trump administration’s Operation Patriot 2.0. Modeled after its first round of mass roundups earlier this summer – particularly in sanctuary cities like Boston, New York and Los Angeles – Border Czar Tom Homan doubled...

US Troops in Southern Somalia Come Under ‘Indirect Fire’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US troops and allied forces in Kismayo, southern Somalia, came under “indirect fire” on September 4, US Africa Command said in a press release. The press release came after al-Shabaab said it attacked Kismayo’s airport, where US personnel are based, according to Somali media. Al-Shabaab claimed that it...

US Considers Bombing Venezuela as It Deploys F-35 Fighter Jets to Puerto Rico

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Trump administration is considering multiple options for launching military strikes against alleged drug cartels in Venezuela, including hitting targets that could weaken Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as it is deploying F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico, CNN has reported. US officials told CNN that the US bombing...

Pentagon-Funded Research at Colleges has Aided the Chinese Military, a House GOP Report Says

Over a recent two-year period, the Pentagon funded hundreds of projects done in collaboration with universities in China and institutes linked to that nation's defense industry…

Trump: Looks Like We Lost India and Russia to China

President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account that India and Russia are now firmly tied to China and have drifted away from the US orbit….

Sen. Rand Paul Criticizes the Trump Administration’s Bombing of Boat Near Venezuela

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday criticized the Trump administration’s decision to bomb a boat near Venezuela over claims that it was carrying drugs…

Pope Leo XIV Hosts Israeli President, Urges ‘Permanent’ Gaza Ceasefire

Pope Leo XIV discussed the “tragic situation in Gaza” and urged a “permanent ceasefire” in the Palestinian territory during a private audience with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday...

Palestinian American Mediator Says He Gave Hamas a US Proposal for Permanent Gaza Ceasefire

Bishara Bahbah has said that he passed to Hamas a US proposal for a deal that would involve the release of all remaining Israeli captives in Gaza and an end to Israel’s genocidal war…

Israeli Military Claims It Controls 40% of Gaza City

The Israeli military said on Thursday that its forces already control 40% of Gaza City as it continues its heavy bombardment and ground offensive in the city….

France’s Macron Says 26 Countries Willing To Send Troops as a US-Backed ‘Reassurance Force’ for Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that a number of countries have pledged to provide troops as part of a “reassurance force” to send to Ukraine after a peace deal was reached, a plan Russia has made clear it would never accept…
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