US State Secretary Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday for meetings with Israeli leaders, the first stop of a wider Middle East tour to launch another push for an elusive ceasefire. The top US diplomat’s latest trip – his 11th to the region since Palestinian Hamas terrorists attacked southern Israel on October 7 … Read more
Even as Blinken landed, Hezbollah fired waves of rockets at two sites near Tel Aviv: the Glilot base used by Israel’s military intelligence and the Nirit suburb. Rockets were also fired at a naval base outside the port city of Haifa, further north, and several sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, but there were no immediate … Read more
State Secretary Antony Blinken will remain in the Middle East through Friday to “discuss the importance of bringing the war in Gaza to an end,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement on Monday. Blinken will travel to Israel and other countries in the region though his official schedule has not yet … Read more
Egypt’s 69-year-old president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, enters the post-Nasrallah era on a high. Not only has he succeeded in pulling his nation back from the brink of financial collapse earlier in the year, he has also managed to achieve a new strategic partnership with the EU and place his country in pole position in … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping received a congratulatory message from US President Joe Biden to mark the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China this week, marking the latest top-level exchange as tensions persist in China-US relations. The news was made public by the Chinese foreign ministry in a statement published on its website on … Read more
The 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) has witnessed a surge in calls for reforming the UN Security Council, with a growing consensus among world leaders to expand its permanent membership. In a significant show of support, leaders from France, Russia, the United States, Portugal, and the United Kingdom have endorsed India’s candidacy as a … Read more
The United States warned all parties in the Middle East against escalation on Thursday as tensions between Hezbollah and Israel remained high, saying Washington’s priority is to find a diplomatic solution. “We will continue to stand by Israel’s right to defend itself, but we don’t want to see any party escalate this conflict, period,” … Read more
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the BRICS summit of emerging economies in Russia, Tehran’s ambassador in Moscow confirmed Sunday, amid growing tensions with the West over military cooperation between the two countries. Pezeshkian will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit, which is scheduled for Oct. 22-24 in the Russian city of Kazan, … Read more
The Iranian missiles, equipped with 150-kilogram warheads, pose a much greater threat to Ukraine than the Shahed drones Iran has previously been selling to Russia. While less accurate than cruise missiles, the Iranian missiles approach their targets at speeds of up to 3,200 kilometers per hour and are difficult to shoot down. Blinken, on the … Read more
While no announcement was made in the Ukrainian capital, the White House is looking at expanding the area inside Russia that Ukraine can hit with American and British-made weapons, officials told POLITICO. Ukraine is pushing hard for the weapons ban to be dropped, arguing that it can’t defend itself against the rain of Russian missiles, … Read more
