New research shows the massive hole Dems are in

Even voters who previously backed Democrats cast the party as weak and overly focused on diversity and elites.

Greenland is not for sale, its leader says in response to Trump

Greenland is not for sale, its elected leader said on Monday, responding to comments made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump regarding the "ownership and control" of the vast Arctic island that has been part of Denmark for over 600 years.

Gaza situation ‘nothing short of an apocalyptic nightmare’

We reported earlier how Oxfam said Israeli authorities only allowed 12 aid trucks into besieged northern Gaza in the past two and a half months.

Opposition leaders accuse Netanyahu of sabotaging ceasefire negotiations with Hamas

The political opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have accused him of sabotaging talks to reach a captive-prisoner exchange deal with Hamas.

Pope condemns “cruelty” of Israeli attacks on Gaza

For the second time in as many days, Pope Francis has denounced the “cruelty” of the Israeli attacks on Gaza

Trump threatens to take back Panama Canal

Donald Trump has demanded that the Panama Canal be given back to the US if Panama did not manage the waterway in a fashion that was acceptable to him – and he accused the central American country of charging excessive rates for use of the ocean-connecting ship passage.

How did France get to this point?

After a shellacking for his centrist Ensemble (“Together”) Movement in the June 2024 European Parliament elections, French President Emmanuel Macron decided to call snap legislative elections to try to stabilize the domestic political situation. But Macron’s gamble that French citizens would reward him with a new majority and fresh mandate backfired, and he ended up with a “hung” National Assembly divided between three roughly equal and politically incompatible factions.

Several dead, more than 200 injured in car attack on German Christmas market

Five people have been killed, including a child, and more than 200 injured after a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg, officials said, BBC reported. 

Pakistan dismisses US official's warning over missile program as unfounded

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed as unfounded and "devoid of rationality" assertions by a senior US official that its missile program could eventually pose a threat to the United States, Reuters reported. 

By Dr. Mohammad Ali Senobari

Mossad behind the assassination of Russian nuclear defense forces commander

The assassination of General Igor Kirillov, the commander of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces, along with his aide in Moscow, has sparked intense speculation and discussions regarding the forces behind this bold operation. Kirillov was killed by an explosive device hidden in a motorcycle outside a residential building. The device was remotely detonated as he exited the building. While the Russian Investigative Committee has accused Akhmad Kurbanov, an Uzbek citizen, of terrorism under multiple articles of the Russian Criminal Code, the implications of this event extend far beyond an isolated act of violence.

Erdogan has used both subterfuge, alliance with motley band of jihadis in Syria: National Interest

TEHRAN – In a commentary on its website, The National Interest says the long-time Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan resorted to both ploy and union with a group of Jihadists to overthrow the Assad regime in Syria.

UNICEF: Gaza children face ‘unimaginable suffering’

UNICEF has condemned the dire conditions faced by children in Gaza, describing them as "cold, sick and traumatized", with 96 percent of women and children unable to meet basic nutritional needs.

US removes bounty from HTS leader's head after diplomats visit Damascus

The US announced on Friday that Washington was removing the $10 million bounty offered for Hayat Tahrir Al Sham leader Ahmad Al Shara after a milestone meeting in Damascus.

Israel kills 7 children from one family

An Israeli air strike has killed 12 members of a family, including seven children, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Civil Defence rescue agency has reported.

Yemeni missile fall in Tel Aviv-Jaffa area, injures 16

A Yemeni-launched missile landed in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa-areas on Saturday injuring 16 people.

MSF exposes Israel’s campaign of ethnic cleansing, total destruction in Gaza 

Repeated Israeli military attacks on Palestinian civilians over the last 14 months, the dismantling of the health care system and other essential infrastructure, the suffocating siege, and the systematic denial of humanitarian assistance are destroying the conditions of life in Gaza, Palestine, according to a new Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) report, Gaza: Life in a death trap. 

Nearly 650 athletes killed in Gaza

The Palestinian Football Association has reported that at least 644 athletes, including nearly 400 football players have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 2023.

There are reasons to doubt the sincerity of HTS’s moderate turn: analysis

TEHRAN - Sam Heller, an analyst and a fellow with Century International, doubts HTS, originally the Syrian vanguard of the Islamic State in Iraq and then al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, is sincere in its promising statements concerning running Syria in post-Assad Syria.

BBC investigation: Facebook has restricted news in Palestinian territories since Oct. 2023

Facebook has severely restricted the ability of Palestinian news outlets to reach an audience during Israel’s war on Gaza that began in October last year, according to BBC research.

Al Jazeera analysis: Israeli institutions received $250m from EU despite outrage over Gaza war

As Israel began its war of genocide on Gaza on October 7, 2023, the European Union’s position was immediately clear.