Biden to host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos for White House summit

President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program, provocative Chinese action in the South China Sea and differences over a Japanese company’s plan to buy an iconic American steel company. Eugene Hoshiko … Read more

U.S. pushes for U.N. to support temporary Gaza ceasefire, oppose Rafah assault

A general view of the UN Security Council meeting (UNSC) on the situation in the Middle East on Nov.29, 2023 in New York, United States. The U.S. has proposed a rival draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and opposing a major ground offensive by its ally Israel … Read more

Egypt setting up area at Gaza border which could be used to shelter Palestinians: Reuters

Children stand outside their tents at a camp set up for people displaced from Khan Yunis and areas north of Rafah, in the southern Gaza border city with Egypt on Feb. 15, 2024, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.  Mohammed Abed | Afp | Getty Images Egypt is preparing an area at the Gaza border which could accommodate Palestinians in case … Read more

U.S. President Joe Biden again tells Netanyahu that Rafah civilians must be protected

President Joe Biden (L) listens to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he joins a meeting of the Israeli war cabinet in Tel Aviv. U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday again told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he should not proceed with military action in Rafah without a credible and executable plan to protect … Read more

U.S. in new strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen

This handout screen grab captured from a video shows Yemen’s Houthi fighters’ takeover of the Galaxy Leader Cargo in the Red Sea coast off Hudaydah, on November 20, 2023 in the Red Sea, Yemen. Handout | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. military said on Wednesday that its forces conducted strikes on 14 Houthi missiles that were loaded … Read more

U.S. says Houthis launched missiles at tanker ship but no damage caused

Members of the Yemeni Coast Guard affiliated with the Houthi group patrol the sea as demonstrators march through the Red Sea port city of Hodeida in solidarity with the people of Gaza on January 4, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza. – | Afp | Getty Images … Read more

U.S., Britain carry out strikes against Houthis in Yemen- officials

INTERNATIONAL WATERS RED SEA, YEMEN – NOVEMBER 20: This handout screen grab captured from a video shows Yemen’s Houthi fighters’ takeover of the Galaxy Leader Cargo in the Red Sea coast off Hudaydah, on November 20, 2023 in the Red Sea, Yemen. Handout | Getty Images News | Getty Images The United States and Britain … Read more

Bombs batter Gaza Strip after truce collapses

Israeli bombs hit the Gaza Strip Friday morning after a week-long truce with Hamas expired and Israeli forces accused the Palestinian militant group of breaching the terms of their agreement. “Following sirens that sounded in communities near Gaza, the IDF Aerial Defense Array successfully intercepted a launch from Gaza,” a post on the Israeli Defense … Read more