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Israel “Fully Ready” to Launch Strike on Iran Trusting the US Will Be Attacked and Forced to Help
Foreign Policy

Israel “Fully Ready” to Launch Strike on Iran Trusting the US Will Be Attacked and Forced to Help

June 12, 2025

Reports from the Washington Post and others suggest that the US is anticipating an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and…

New S. Korean President Discusses Closer Ties and Peaceful Peninsula with China’s Xi
Foreign Policy

New S. Korean President Discusses Closer Ties and Peaceful Peninsula with China’s Xi

June 10, 2025

The newly-elected President of South Korea, Lee Jae-myong, called Beijing today to solicit help in bringing about his policy…

France and UK Mull Recognizing Palestinian State–Israel Has No Problem Saying it Will Never Happen
War

France and UK Mull Recognizing Palestinian State–Israel Has No Problem Saying it Will Never Happen

June 9, 2025

It was originally planned that at an upcoming conference in New York, heads of state from France and the…

Fed up with Genocide, European Regions Sever Ties to Israel in Largely-Ceremonial Uptick in Rhetoric
Foreign Policy

Fed up with Genocide, European Regions Sever Ties to Israel in Largely-Ceremonial Uptick in Rhetoric

June 2, 2025

The Western World has been slow to react to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. With the siege, bombing, and blockade…

65% of Israelis Agree that God’s Command to Exterminate Amalek Applies to Palestinians, 80% for Ethnic Cleansing
War

65% of Israelis Agree that God’s Command to Exterminate Amalek Applies to Palestinians, 80% for Ethnic Cleansing

May 26, 2025May 26, 2025

A poll by Penn State University has found that two thirds of Israelis support extermination of the Palestinians in…

Peace Pope Leo XIV Hints Vatican Could Host Russia-Ukraine Talks, While Condemning Gaza War in Inaugural Mass
World News

Peace Pope Leo XIV Hints Vatican Could Host Russia-Ukraine Talks, While Condemning Gaza War in Inaugural Mass

May 19, 2025

On Wednesday, WaL explored whether Pope Leo XIV could, more than any other pope before him, have a unique voice in…

Could the First American Pope Reduce His Home Country’s Militarism?
Foreign Policy

Could the First American Pope Reduce His Home Country’s Militarism?

May 13, 2025

Days after the shock announcement from the Vatican that the first American pope in history had been elected, Chicago’s…

Nuclear Powers Fire on Each Other: India Bombs Deep Inside Pakistan, Loses Jet in the Attack
War

Nuclear Powers Fire on Each Other: India Bombs Deep Inside Pakistan, Loses Jet in the Attack

May 7, 2025

With a series of missiles and warplanes, India has struck “terrorist targets” inside Pakistan’s Punjab state, and Pakistan-administered Kashmir,…

Turkish Jets Intercept, ‘Warn Off’ Israeli Warplanes Bombing in Syria
Foreign Policy

Turkish Jets Intercept, ‘Warn Off’ Israeli Warplanes Bombing in Syria

May 5, 2025

Another of what may become many in-theater confrontations between Turkish and Israeli militaries inside Syria took place on Sunday…

Trump’s “Golden Dome” Is a Scam: Just Look at the Pentagon’s Other Future Weapons Programs
Foreign Policy

Trump’s “Golden Dome” Is a Scam: Just Look at the Pentagon’s Other Future Weapons Programs

April 30, 2025

Chinese military technology includes hypersonic glide cruise missiles, a working prototype 6th generation warplane, and a reliable indigenously-built, stealth-capable…

Houthis Wreck $60 Million American F/A-18, Strike Israeli Base for a Second Time, Says Spokesman
War

Houthis Wreck $60 Million American F/A-18, Strike Israeli Base for a Second Time, Says Spokesman

April 29, 2025

Story at a glance…  Strikes from Yemen’s Houthi government resulted in the loss of a US F/A-18 fighter jet,…

400 US Troops to Remain in Syria After Upcoming “Relocation” to Kurdish-Controlled Areas
War

400 US Troops to Remain in Syria After Upcoming “Relocation” to Kurdish-Controlled Areas

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

An upcoming relocation of US forces will see the majority or all of the remaining soldiers and supplies in…

Chinese Scientists Successfully Test Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb
World News

Chinese Scientists Successfully Test Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb

April 20, 2025April 21, 2025

According to results published in a Chinese military-science journal last month, chemists have detonated a non-nuclear hydrogen-based bomb that…

US “Open to Supporting” Ground Invasion of Yemen by al-Qaeda-Linked Yemeni Separatists
Foreign Policy

US “Open to Supporting” Ground Invasion of Yemen by al-Qaeda-Linked Yemeni Separatists

April 16, 2025

In a recent Wall Street Journal exclusive, US officials working closely under President Trump’s Middle East policy team said that the…

Setbacks and Distractions Risk Total Unraveling of Trump Foreign Policy Aims
Foreign Policy

Setbacks and Distractions Risk Total Unraveling of Trump Foreign Policy Aims

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

On the campaign trail, Trump talked of having learned lessons from his first term in office, that he “didn’t…

Trump Doubles Down on Biden-Era Policy of Missiles in the Philippines
Foreign Policy

Trump Doubles Down on Biden-Era Policy of Missiles in the Philippines

March 31, 2025

In his first major trip to Asia since taking the role as civilian leader of the US military, Sect.…

Israel Warns ‘People of Gaza’ of ‘Far Harsher Devastation’—CNN Calls it an ‘Offensive’
War

Israel Warns ‘People of Gaza’ of ‘Far Harsher Devastation’—CNN Calls it an ‘Offensive’

March 24, 2025

In a statement of genocidal intent as the International Court of Justice would describe it, Israeli Defense Minister Israel…

New Syria Constitution Consolidates Total Power, Rejected by Country’s Religious and Ethnic Minorities
World News

New Syria Constitution Consolidates Total Power, Rejected by Country’s Religious and Ethnic Minorities

March 17, 2025

On March 13th, Syria’s new ruler the former al-Qaeda member and terrorist leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, signed into law the…

Terrorism on the Rise in Europe, Africa, and Syria While the World Struggles with Record Conflict Numbers
War

Terrorism on the Rise in Europe, Africa, and Syria While the World Struggles with Record Conflict Numbers

March 10, 2025March 9, 2025

A recent report found that deaths by terrorism have risen to their highest levels in Africa, while also recording…

EU Chief Wants to Unleash Deficit Spending to “Re-Arm Europe” with an €800 Billion Military Build-up
Foreign Policy

EU Chief Wants to Unleash Deficit Spending to “Re-Arm Europe” with an €800 Billion Military Build-up

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a triple legislative mechanism to gensis €800 billion…

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Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

Andy Corbley May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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