News Roundup 5/23/2025

by | May 23, 2025

News Roundup 5/23/2025

by | May 23, 2025

US News

  • President Trump Unveils Plans for ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense System AWC

Russia

  • Putin Says Russia Will Create a ‘Buffer Zone’ Along Ukraine Border AWC
  • Europe May Use Fighter Jets to Down Russian Drones, Missiles in Ukraine The Institute 
  • Former US Envoy to Ukraine Says Ending War Must ‘Send Right Signal to China’ The Institute 

Gaza

  • UN Says No Aid Distributed Yet in Gaza AWC
  • Israeli Opposition Leader Says Israel Is Killing Palestinian Babies as a ‘Hobby’ AWC
  • Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill 87 More Palestinians Over 24 Hours AWC
  • Pope Leo XIV Renews Call for Gaza Ceasefire, End To Israeli Blockade on Aid AWC
  • Israeli Military Fired Near European Diplomats Who Diverted From Pre-Approved Route The Institute 
  • Rep. Randy Fine Implies Gaza Should Be ‘Nuked’ Like Japan After DC Shooting AWC
  • Netanyahu Says Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan Is a Condition To End Gaza War AWC
  • Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill 82 as Aid Still Hasn’t Reached Palestinians AWC
  • Netanyahu: Trump Told Me ‘I Have Absolute Commitment To You’ AWC
  • Israeli Strikes Kill 104 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours AWC

Iran

  • Iran’s Khamenei Says US Demands About Nuclear Enrichment Are ‘Nonsense’ AWC
  • Iran Says It Will Hold US Accountable for Any Israeli Attack AWC

Lebanon

  • One Killed, Nine Wounded in Israeli Drone Strikes in Southern Lebanon AWC
  • Israeli Drone Strikes Kill at Least Two in Southern Lebanon AWC
  • Israel Pounds South Lebanon, Several Sites Reported Struck AWC

Syria

  • Syrian Troops Clash With Kurdish SDF as Tensions Rise in Northern Syria AWC
  • Sectarian Tensions Erupt Across Syria, Posters Call for Religious Tax on Christians AWC
  • Rubio Warns Syria Could Descend Into ‘Full-Scale Civil War’ Within Weeks AWC

Somalia

  • Navy Chief Says US Recently Launched the ‘Largest Airstrike in the History of the World’ on Somalia AWC
  • US Launches Another Airstrike in Somalia, Says Al-Shabaab Targeted AWC

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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