SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — Maryam Aminu was hardly surprised when the last of her six children was diagnosed with malnutrition in April for a second time. She was barely feeding the 18-month-old regularly, let alone with nutritious foods.
The Israeli government this week stripped Nile crocodiles of their protected status in order to advance a proposal that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said was inspired by the Trump administration’s now-shuttered Alligator Alcatraz to build a prison for Palestinians surrounded by a moat full of the ravenous reptiles.
We have seen a major escalation between the US and Iran over the past 24 hours, but it is likely only a prelude to what appears to be coming next week.
The State Department announced on Wednesday that it approved a potential $1.96 billion weapons sale for Saudi Arabia, just days after Riyadh bombed the Sanaa International Airport in Yemen, shattering a fragile truce with Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, that had held relatively well since 2022.
As Washington celebrates tactical wins against Islamic State affiliates in Nigeria, Americans should demand policymakers pause. What began as advisory support, intelligence sharing, and targeted strikes now risks expanding across the Lake Chad Basin. Americans should watch closely for the familiar signs of mission creep: initial “capacity building” evolving into direct involvement, with vague goals, shifting objectives, and no clear exit.
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna said Saturday that he was detained by settlers and the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank and released only after calls to the American Embassy in Jerusalem. The Israeli Defense Forces denied detaining any visitors in the incident, the latest example of escalating political tensions involving Israel and its ally's Democratic Party.
While Trump Administration officials continue to provide low-ball figures for how much the Iran war has cost the United States, a thorough look at this “most unpopular war in US history” reveals an astronomical price tag that will only get bigger over time. The next generation will be left holding the bill from this suicidal folly.
An Israeli news report has offered a rare insight into how civilian activity is being used to strengthen Israeli occupiers’ hold over occupied Syrian territory, describing the deployment of a 140-head cattle herd as part of a strategy to establish a permanent presence beyond the Golan border fence.
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Israel’s Security Cabinet on 2 July approved the construction of 13 new illegal settlements in the central occupied West Bank, a move that threatens to isolate occupied East Jerusalem from the rest of the Palestinian territories.
The UN's top investigative body on Palestine and Israel has concluded that Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children, committing genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza, as well as additional war crimes in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli attacks in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire deal was signed in October 2025 have now killed more than 1,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, as the IDF has continued its constant violations of the agreement.
In the wake of the US and Iran announcing a Memorandum of Understanding to end the conflict between the two nations that includes a ceasefire in Lebanon, Israeli ministers have said Israel isn’t bound by the agreement.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Tuesday responded to an Axios report that alleged President Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s escalations in Lebanon, saying that it was “all talk” and pointing out that the US could withhold military aid if it actually wanted to see an end to Israel’s wars.
Kuwait said Wednesday that an Iranian missile and drone attack hit its international airport, killing one person and wounding dozens more, as the ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. looked increasingly fragile after yet another exchange of fire.
Israeli soldiers went door to door in the border village of Ain Arab, forcing residents from their homes at gunpoint as part of a systematic campaign to empty large swathes of southern Lebanon.
LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Britain has blocked Cenk Uygur, a left-wing Turkish-American media personality, and his nephew, Hasan Piker, a U.S. left-wing commentator and influencer, from entering the country to speak at events, both said on Monday.
