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Ukrainians protest Zelenskyy's ouster of his popular defense minister

KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his wartime government, drawing thousands into the streets Thursday across Ukraine to protest the ouster of his youthful defense minister — seen as an innovator of the country’s successful drone technology but who clashed with the traditional military establishm…

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Zionism is a verb - opinion

In 1897, Theodor Herzl entered the Stadtcasino in Basel and turned it into the first headquarters of the modern Zionist movement. The delegates gathered there had no army, no government, no sovereign territory and no assurance that history would take them seriously. They possessed little more than an idea, a congres…

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European agency advocates using military force to stop maritime 'cocaine highway' - report

Europe’s lead agency fighting drug trafficking, the Maritime Analysis and Operations Center (MAOC), released a “call to action memo” this spring, urging countries to allow the “use of force during maritime pursuits, allowing for engine-disabling tactics and shooting,” confidential documents seen by the Washington Po…

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US military delayed intelligence review tied to Iran's Minab school strike, CNN reports

US military leadership has held off on ordering an intelligence review to help determine the events surrounding the US-attributed strike that hit a school in Iran in the initial strikes during Operation Epic Fury, CNN reported on Thursday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.

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Iranian foreign minister visits Doha amid missile strikes on Gulf states, release of US citizen

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Doha on Wednesday, just days after Tehran fired missiles toward Qatari territory and other Gulf states, in a visit that underscored the Islamic Republic's attempt to produce a specific narrative for its Arab neighbors and send a message to Washington.

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