President Donald Trump secured $2 trillion worth of deals with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE during his trip to the Middle East last week in what some have argued is a move to counter China’s influence in the region. While China has increasingly bolstered its commercial ties with top …
Read More »North Korea’s new destroyer damaged in failed launch, drawing Kim Jong Un’s ire
North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un was left fuming this week when he attended the botched launch of a new 5,000-ton naval destroyer. The launch, at the northeastern port of Chongjin, was intended to tout the communist nation’s military advancement but ended in embarrassment for Kim after the ship slid …
Read More »DC couple targeted following dozens of attacks on Israeli embassies since 1969
Wednesday’s attack that killed two employees of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. is part of a long history of assaults against Israeli targets around the world. The victims, who were a soon-to-be-engaged couple, were identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. Their murders happened outside the Capital Jewish Museum, …
Read More »Red Cross official says Gaza humanitarian situation ‘catastrophic’ as war rages
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not had the opportunity for more than 590 days to visit hostages in Gaza and provide them with medical care. However, Communications Coordinator for the International Committee of the Red Cross Jacob Kurtzer tells Fox News Digital that the organization has …
Read More »Tigers, elephants among hundreds of animals escaping cartel violence in Mexico
Not even wild animals are safe from Mexico’s cartel violence. Tigers, elephants, lions and monkeys were evacuated this week from a wildlife refuge in Culiacán, Sinaloa, a city overrun by cartel gunmen. The animals, some of which were once kept as pets by drug lords, were moved to another facility …
Read More »Gaza aid stalled as Israeli strikes kill at least 82 amid famine warnings
Israeli strikes continued to pound the Gaza Strip Wednesday, despite a surge in international anger at Israel’s widening offensive. The attacks killed at least 82 people, including several women and a week-old infant, according to the Gaza Health Ministry and area hospitals. Israel began allowing dozens of humanitarian trucks into …
Read More »Israel’s military encircles last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza: report
Israel’s military encircled two of the last functioning hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip, staff and aid groups say, as the World Health Organization is warning that the activity is “stretching the health system beyond the breaking point.” The development comes as an Israeli military spokesperson said Wednesday that “We are …
Read More »Suicide car bomber attacks school bus in Pakistan, killing at least 5 people
A suicide car bomber struck a school bus in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people, including at least three children, and wounding 38 others, according to officials. This is just the latest attack in Balochistan province, which has seen a long-running insurgency, with an array of separatist groups carrying out …
Read More »Putin visits Kursk region for first time since booting Ukrainian forces from territory
US awaiting Putin proposal for ceasefire, Rubio says After President Donald Trump’s call with Vladimir Putin, the U.S. is waiting for the Russian president to submit a proposal “that would lead to a ceasefire,” Secretary Marco Rubio told senators on Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the western Kursk region …
Read More »White House braces for tense meeting between Trump and South Africa’s Ramaphosa
JOHANNESBURG — President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday for a make-or-break session, despite new accusations from the president this past Friday that South Africa is “out of control” and committing genocide. Speaking on Air Force One as it …
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