Ukrainian President Zelensky said he was willing to hold new presidential elections with US help early next year. The Ukrainian leader's remarks followed President Donald Trump's suggestion that Ukraine was sliding away from democracy. “Look, I am ready for the...
Kyle Anzalone | Dec 9, 2025
Ukrainian President Zelensky will meet with the leaders of France, the UK, and Germany in London on Monday. The summit follows President Donald Trump explaining that Zelensky was preventing an end to the war. Sky News international correspondent John Sparks said...
Kyle Anzalone | Dec 8, 2025
A proposal calls for nearly quintupling Israel’s public diplomacy - or hasbara - budget. The plan calls for increasing the propaganda budget to $729 million in 2026, up from $150 million this year. The significant boost to the public diplomacy fund comes as...
Kyle Anzalone | Dec 8, 2025
Leaders in Congress released the details of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) post-conference committee. The military spending bill will be voted on this week. The compromise NDAA will require President Donald Trump to keep at least 76,000...
Kyle Anzalone | Dec 8, 2025
A Hamas official explained the group was willing to take steps towards disarmament in an effort to progress negotiations on moving into the second phase of President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan. “We are open to have a comprehensive approach in order to...
Kyle Anzalone | Dec 7, 2025
The chief of the Israeli military said the IDF will not withdraw any further, and he considers the current partition line in Gaza as the new border. “We have operational control over extensive parts of the Gaza Strip and we will remain on those defence lines. The...
Kyle Anzalone | Dec 7, 2025
The US Ambassador to Turkey and Syria said that Israel can “claim” to be a democracy, but should aspire towards “monarchy.” “I don’t see a democracy [in the Middle East],” US envoy Tom Barrack told the Doha forum. “Israel can claim it’s a democracy but in this...
Kyle Anzalone | Dec 7, 2025
Israel is in the process of erecting a new 13-mile-long separation fence in the Jordan Valley. The wall will isolate Palestinian villages and cut off farmers from their land. According to Haaretz, the IDF is in the advanced stage of building the barrier. Last...
Kyle Anzalone | Dec 4, 2025
