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Category: War

Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska Ends Without Ceasefire
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Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska Ends Without Ceasefire

August 18, 2025August 16, 2025

A highly anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska ended Friday without…

Just the Facts: the Famine in Gaza
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Just the Facts: the Famine in Gaza

August 15, 2025

Israel’s siege on Gaza has been ongoing for approximately 1 year and 10 months. From the operational standpoint, the…

By the Time France and UK Recognize a Palestinian State, There Won’t Be One
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By the Time France and UK Recognize a Palestinian State, There Won’t Be One

July 31, 2025

Both the French and UK heads of state have announced that their governments will recognize a Palestinian state by…

New Intelligence Assessment Suggests Just One of Three Iranian Nuclear Sites Destroyed
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New Intelligence Assessment Suggests Just One of Three Iranian Nuclear Sites Destroyed

July 17, 2025

According to “five current and former US officials familiar” with the latest intelligence assessment on Iran’s nuclear program, just…

Ukrainian Forces Holding While Losing–Pressed in Three Major Areas
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Ukrainian Forces Holding While Losing–Pressed in Three Major Areas

July 1, 2025

The Gazans must have felt the umbrage as international media spotlights shifted to Tehran and Tel Aviv after the…

Iran Demonstrates it Can Strengthen its Retaliations While Israelis Question Leadership
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Iran Demonstrates it Can Strengthen its Retaliations While Israelis Question Leadership

June 20, 2025

Story at a glance… Israeli leadership is being questioned over the issues of inadequate protection from Iranian air strikes.…

Iranian Infrastructure and Israeli Confidence Heavily Damaged as Strikes Continue into Monday
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Iranian Infrastructure and Israeli Confidence Heavily Damaged as Strikes Continue into Monday

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025

As Iran and Israel traded missile strikes back and forth throughout the weekend, each has suffered significant damage—the former…

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

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

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

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

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…

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…

Israeli Losses in Trade and Soldiers Much Higher Than Previously Thought
War

Israeli Losses in Trade and Soldiers Much Higher Than Previously Thought

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025

Israel’s newly appointed Chief of Staff, Major General Eyal Zamir has stated Israel’s war dead at 5,942 from the…

Four Factions and Three Countries Poised for Small War Inside Syria: Reports
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Four Factions and Three Countries Poised for Small War Inside Syria: Reports

January 16, 2025

Further conflict seems inevitable in Syria two months after the collapse of the Assad regime and the rise of…

Russian Forces Close in on Last Major Donbas Town While Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Garners Little
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Russian Forces Close in on Last Major Donbas Town While Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Garners Little

January 14, 2025

The new year has seen a renewed effort by the Ukrainian army to advance into Russia’s home oblast of…

Leaked Iraqi Intelligence Report Implicates US-Forces in the Survival and Protection of ISIS
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Leaked Iraqi Intelligence Report Implicates US-Forces in the Survival and Protection of ISIS

January 2, 2025

According to a report from Iraqi intelligence seen by The Cradle, thousands of ISIS fighters emerged from the eastern…

BBC Journalists Reveal Editorial Policy of Whitewashing Israeli War Crimes, Matches New York Times Guidelines
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BBC Journalists Reveal Editorial Policy of Whitewashing Israeli War Crimes, Matches New York Times Guidelines

December 30, 2024

In a worrying trend for media integrity, another major Western news outlet has been revealed to have strict editorial…

Kurdish Commander Says They Have Agreement with HTS on Post-War Relations, Sending Delegation to Damascus
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Kurdish Commander Says They Have Agreement with HTS on Post-War Relations, Sending Delegation to Damascus

December 13, 2024

Throughout the whole of the conflict in Syria, the population in Kurdistan to the northeast has retained a degree…

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Iran War Reaches Critical Juncture in May

Suzanne Latre April 28, 2026

Nearly two months after the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran, the conflict is entering a…

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EU Citizens Gather 1 Million Signatures for Referendum to Repeal Israel’s European Relations

Andy Corbley April 19, 2026

It’s been reported to be the fastest that any petition to the European Commission has gathered 1 million signatures,…

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750 US Troops Injured or Killed since October 2023 – Investigation

Andy Corbley April 3, 2026

Investigative news outlet The Intercept has reported that the Pentagon and US Central Command (CENTCOM) are engaged in a “casualty cover-up”…

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