President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that will dismantle Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia, and other US state media outlets. A press release from the White House said that the outlets have adopted an increasingly progressive...

A bloc of Western countries held a security conference to discuss their role in enforcing a future ceasefire in Ukraine. European leaders have debated troop deployments to the war-torn nation and even considered strikes on Russian forces.

A report published by the United Nations Human Rights Council found that Israeli security forces (ISF) had engaged in systemic sexual and reproductive violence against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

After phase one of the hostage exchange and ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel expired, Tel Aviv refused to continue on to step two of the deal and demanded new negotiations. To pressure Hamas to agree to Israel’s new demands, Tel Aviv has stopped all aid and power from entering the Strip. 

President Volodymyr Zelensky explained his understanding of the ceasefire proposed by Ukrainian and American officials this week, saying his country would not make any territorial concessions. Additionally, Kiev expects “strong steps” from President Donald Trump should Moscow reject the plan.

Moscow is reporting that its military drove Ukrainian forces out of 12 villages in the Kursk Oblast. Last year, Ukraine seized a large swath of sparsely defended Russian territory along the border region.

Budapest voiced its opposition to Ukrainian attacks on Russian pipelines that bring oil to Hungary. A Ukrainian attack on a pipeline briefly paused oil deliveries to the neighboring country.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that President Donald Trump’s proposal to remove all Palestinians from Gaza and build refugee cities in other Arab states was slowly coming together.