Friday, October 30, 2026

After calling for cease-fire, Biden releases $3.5 billion in military aid to Israel amid...

The move has raised questions about the consistency of U.S. foreign policy, particularly as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues to escalate, resulting in massive civilian casualties.

Trump signals possible US entry into Israel Iran war as death toll rises and...

As Israel expands its military assault on Iran, President Trump suggests US forces “could get involved,” sparking warnings from lawmakers and experts of illegal war and regional catastrophe.

Biden administration advances $1 billion arms sale to Israel amid ongoing Gaza conflict

As the U.S. prepares to ship another billion dollars’ worth of arms to Israel, progressive voices question the alignment with international humanitarian standards and the potential impacts on Palestinian civilian areas.

World Central Kitchen halts operations after Israeli airstrike kills staff in Gaza

Humanitarian efforts in Gaza face new challenges after an Israeli airstrike kills aid workers, highlighting the dangers of delivering aid in conflict zones.

‘Bone-chilling’ violence in Israel, Gaza has pushed region to a ‘tipping point’: UN relief...

"My message to all sides is unequivocal: The laws of war must be upheld," Martin Griffiths, the U.N.'s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, who called the scale and speed of the ongoing violence "bone-chilling."

Beyond ISIS

For a rich and powerful nation to conclude that it has no choice but to engage in quasi-permanent armed conflict in the far reaches of the planet represents the height of folly. Power confers choice.

Can the nuclear weapons genie be put back in the bottle?

The vehicle today for eliminating nuclear weapons is the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, passed at the United Nations by a vote of 122 nations in 2017 - and it's not supported by the U.S., Russia, or China.

Pardoning war criminals is a monstrous way to honor Memorial Day

Glorifying serial killer-type behavior most service members would find appalling is a strange way to honor them.
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‘Break the blockade and end the siege’: Nelson Mandela’s grandson speaks from Gaza Aid...

A nearly 50-boat flotilla carrying humanitarian aid is currently some 150 nautical miles from Gaza.

The Qatar crack-up

Those who called the President’s stop in Riyadh a success may have been premature in their assessment.