The US-installed government in Haiti has turned to American mercenaries, including Blackwater founder Erik Prince, to fight against armed groups that now control nearly all of Port-au-Prince. Drones operated by Prince’s firm have killed hundreds, but no high-value targets.
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Russia Calls for Second Round of Peace Talks With Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | May 28, 2025 | News
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow has prepared a document outlining its position on ending the war in Ukraine, calling for another round of negotiations in Turkey early next week.
Former Israeli PM Says Tel Aviv Is Committing War Crimes in Gaza
by Connor Freeman | May 27, 2025 | News
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert penned an op-ed in Haaretz on Tuesday that, among other things, accused Tel Aviv of systematically carrying out war crimes in the Gaza Strip. He called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “crime boss” fighting a “private...
Israeli Bombs, Gas Nearly Killed American Held By Hamas in Month Before Release
by Kyle Anzalone | May 27, 2025 | News
The father of Israeli-American IDF soldier Edan Alexander revealed that his son was nearly killed in an Israeli attack one month before Hamas released his son. The attack happened after Tel Aviv shut down the initial talks between Hamas and the Trump administration to...
US Has 500 Troops in Taiwan in Major Challenge to China
by Dave DeCamp | May 26, 2025 | News
A retired US Navy admiral recently revealed that the US has 500 troops in Taiwan, a major challenge to Beijing’s red lines related to the island.
Israel’s Top Diplomat Threatens to Illegally Annex Large Swathes of the West Bank
by Connor Freeman | May 26, 2025 | News
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer have threatened to annex illegal Jewish-only settlements in the occupied West Bank along with the Jordan Valley. These statements come amid growing international support for recognizing a...

Iran Says Nuclear Talks With US Have ‘Possibility of Progress’
by Kyle Anzalone | May 25, 2025 | News
Tehran said the fifth round of negotiations with Washington on the Iranian nuclear program was conducted professionally. The Iranian foreign minister expressed optimism that the US and Iran could reach an agreement over his country’s nuclear energy program. Italy...
Iran Says It Will Hold US Accountable for Any Israeli Attack
by Dave DeCamp | May 22, 2025 | News
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi has said in a letter to the UN that Tehran would hold the US responsible for any Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities.