Friday, December 19, 2025

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Thousands of Afghan Refugees Qualified for Slew of Costly Benefits

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees, including the gunman charged in the shootings of two National Guard members, killing one just blocks from the White House, were eligible for a slew of benefits, including housing and medical at the expense of the American taxpayer. Following...

Senate Democrats Unite to Condemn Tucker Carlson Over Controversial Podcast Interview

(José Niño, Headline USA) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer just forced Republicans into an uncomfortable corner over antisemitism, and the silence from the GOP side of the aisle speaks volumes. On Monday, Schumer introduced a resolution condemning nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes for his antisemitic views and Tucker Carlson for...

New Book: Palantir Helped Israel Carry Out Its Pager Attack in Lebanon

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Technology developed by the US firm Palantir was deployed by the Israeli military during its attacks on Lebanon in 2024, including the infamous pager attack, which Israel has nicknamed “Operation Grim Beeper,” according to a new book. The book, a biography of Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex...

New York Times Editorial Board Urges US To Prepare for Future War With China

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The New York Times editorial board released a video on Monday calling for the US to “prepare for the future of war” and urged the Pentagon to take drastic steps to be better prepared for a potential fight with China, a conflict that could quickly turn...

Trump Says US Forces Seized an Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Venezuela in Latest Escalation

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Wednesday that US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, marking the latest US escalation in its push toward a regime change war aimed at ousting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker...

Zelensky Rules Out Ceding Territory for Peace Deal

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday ruled out the idea of ceding any territory to Russia, a key term of a US-drafted peace proposal to end the war. “Russia is insisting that we give up territories, but we don’t want to cede anything,” Zelensky told reporters after meeting...

US Flies Two Fighter Jets Deep Into Gulf of Venezuela in Closest Approach to Country’s Coast

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Two US Navy F/A-18 fighter jets were spotted by flight trackers on Tuesday flying deep inside the Gulf of Venezuela, a body of water surrounded by Venezuelan territory on three sides, marking the latest US provocation amid threats of a potential regime change war aimed at ousting...

Report: Israel Is Spying on US Troops at Gaza Monitoring Base in Southern Israel

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Congress has released its 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and is preparing to pass the sweeping spending bill, which will give President Trump a total military budget of over $1 trillion. Earlier this year, a supplemental for an additional $156 billion was included in the so-called “Big...

Report: Israel Is Spying on US Troops at Gaza Monitoring Base in Southern Israel

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli operatives are conducting widespread surveillance of US troops and allies at the new US base in southern Israel meant to monitor Gaza, The Guardian reported on Monday. The report said that the scale of spying was so widespread that the US commander of the base, Lt. Gen....

Zelensky Had ‘Difficult’ Discussion With Witkoff and Kushner on Territorial Lines for Potential Peace Deal

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a “difficult” conversation with US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, on the issue of territory during a two-hour call on a potential Ukraine peace deal, Axios reported on Saturday. The call came at the end of three days of...

Catholic Archbishop for US Military Speaks Out Against US Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Catholic Archbishop for the US Military Services has spoken out against the US bombing campaign against alleged drug boats in Latin America and said it would be “illegal and immoral” to order the bombing of survivors on a boat that poses no threat. Archbishop Timothy Broglio made...

US Watchdog Rips Failed Nation-Building Effort in Afghanistan in Its Final Report

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), a US government watchdog established in 2008 to oversee US reconstruction spending in Afghanistan, has issued a scathing final report on the US’s failed nation-building effort. SIGAR will be closed down on January 31, 2026, and was required to...
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