Defense

Congress passes $886 billion defense policy bill, Biden to sign into law

More than two-thirds of the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a defense policy bill on Thursday that…

Congress could punt Ukraine aid to 2024, snarl government funding talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrapped up a series of high-profile meetings in Washington this week with no guarantees that a…

Yemen’s Houthi attacks Norwegian tanker after threat to target any Israel-bound ships

Yemen’s Houthi militants on Tuesday claimed an attack against a Norwegian tanker, days after the group pledged to target Israel-bound…

Can Hamas actually be eliminated? This is what military and security analysts think

Israel’s war against Hamas — which has turned the blockaded and then besieged Gaza Strip into a post-apocalyptic wasteland —…

U.S. has failed the Palestinian people, officials say after vetoed UN vote for Gaza Strip cease-fire

Palestinian officials expressed resounding disappointment after the United States vetoed a United Nations resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire…

U.S. government uses emergency authority to provide tank shells to Israel

The Biden administration has used an emergency authority to allow the sale of about 14,000 tank shells to Israel without…

U.S. issues strongest criticism of Israel yet as civilian deaths in Gaza surge

The Biden administration issued its strongest criticism yet of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza for its civilian death toll, as…

Biden’s support of Israel leaves him as isolated as Russia on the world stage, analyst says

The Biden administration’s steadfast support of Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza has cost him tremendous political capital…

Heavy fighting across Gaza halts most aid delivery, leaves civilians with few places to seek safety

Israeli forces battled Hamas militants across Gaza on Wednesday after expanding their ground offensive to its second-largest city, further shrinking…

U.S. ‘losing a tremendous amount of credibility in the Arab world,’ ex-Egyptian minister says

The current conflict in Gaza should provide a wake-up call to politicians in Washington, D.C, according to a former Egyptian…