China and Russia used their veto power at the UN Security Council to kill a US-sponsored resolution that said there was a need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
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Fearing Spike in Oil Prices, US Tells Ukraine To Halt Attacks on Russian Energy
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 22, 2024 | News
US officials are losing patience as Kiev fails to heed American demands to stop attacking Russian energy infrastructure.
Israel Bombed Over 400 Healthcare Facilities, Killing Nearly 700
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 21, 2024 | News
Israeli strikes have hit over 400 healthcare facilities in Gaza, killing nearly 700 people. Most of the medical infrastructure in the Strip is damaged and inoperable. The World Health Organization released statistics on the impact on medical facilities in Gaza during...
Rights Groups Demand US End Weapon Shipments to Israel
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 21, 2024 | News
Oxfam and Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a joint letter calling for President Joe Biden to halt arms transfers to Israel. Over the past five months, Washington has shipped weapons to Tel Aviv on a near-daily basis. The rights groups documented Israel conducting...
Pentagon Still Open to US Troops in Haiti
by Will Porter | Mar 20, 2024 | News
A senior US military official said the Pentagon has not yet ruled out an American deployment to Haiti, which has seen a spike in violent unrest that prompted the resignation of the country’s prime minister last week.
Physicians Describe ‘Most Appalling Atrocities’ in Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 20, 2024 | News
A group of four critical-care doctors who were recently in Gaza spoke on a UN panel about the horrors they witnessed in the besieged Strip. The doctors described multiple war crimes, horrendous injuries to children, kids dying of treatable wounds, and a shortage of...
Austin Doubles Down on Military Aid for Israel and Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 19, 2024 | News
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pledged that the US would continue to ship weapons to Ukraine and Israel. Washington has provided Kiev with over $100 billion in aid over the past two years. Additionally, after October 7, the US began providing a significant number...
Blinken Acknowledges Starvation of Palestinians in Gaza, Blames Hamas
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 19, 2024 | News
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the entire population of Gaza was in a hunger crisis but placed blame on Hamas for the situation. After October 7, Israel severely reduced aid entering Gaza and destroyed most of the infrastructure in the Strip needed to...