Haim Regev said his country would “prevail and win” militarily during an exclusive interview with POLITICO, but fretted about Israel’s “legitimacy war” on the global stage.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators were marching in cities across the globe to demand an end to the conflict.
Escalated bombings come on eve of anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel last October.
Josep Borrell loves to condemn things โ sometimes in the “strongest possible terms.” Does it ever have any impact?
A Saudi move to grab market share will squeeze the Kremlin’s finances, experts argue.
Vance, unlike Trump, delivered a sharply focused critique of Kamala Harris.
A review of the vice presidential contendersโ past debates suggests a fiery clash is likely.
Prime Minister Netanyahu warns Iran’s clerics their days are numbered and boasts there is “nowhere” Israel cannot target.
The White Houseโs initial reaction to the news was positive, even as it scrambled to figure out if this could spur wider war in the Middle East.
Shootings by Swedish gang members in other countries ups pressure on government in Stockholm.
WikiLeaks founder will deliver a speech next week in Strasbourg.
The previously unreported DHS monitoring effort aims to scrutinize Americans who joined the fight in Kyiv โ and identify if any could pose a threat when they return home.
Leaders of both parties have ignored pleas to prep.
When the dust settles, will the Westโs media coverage get a passing grade, or will we find, at times, we allowed our sympathy for the Ukrainian cause to overlook matters we shouldnโt?
When the dust settles, will the Westโs media coverage get a passing grade, or will we find, at times, we allowed our sympathy for the Ukrainian cause to overlook matters we shouldnโt?
Reform UK leader hits out at “growing hawkishness” over Russia’s invasion.
Where was the president in the eight hours after the Sept. 11 attacks? The strange, harrowing journey of Air Force One, as told by the people who were on board.
Meet the leadership hopefuls vying to bring the U.K’s Conservatives back from the brink.
As Chicago made clear, Harrisโ gifted nomination gives her a chance to be whatever people want her to be.
As Chicago made clear, Harrisโ gifted nomination gives her a chance to be whatever people want her to be.
Attacks over the military are part of a decades-old political playbook. This year, both candidates are vulnerable to military-based attacks โ and neither is pulling punches.
Minnesota governor says heโs proud of his 24 years in the National Guard.
The approach is supported by top National Guard leaders, lawmakers and top leaders in both parties from states with space missions.
She understood the need to tie her story to yours.
The serial entrepreneurโs business ventures are entangled in the worlds of both U.K. and U.S. intelligence.
The rise of the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket filled an already chaotic campaign year with โbratโ and โweirdโ and flipped the Democratic Partyโs misery into a cautious euphoria.ย Now, the pair has 11 weeks to sell voters on what a Harris-Walz administration might actually mean.ย There are areas where the duo are effectively in lockstep [โฆ]
The UK foreign secretary and his French counterpart write in the Observer about their fears over Israelโs escalating tensions with Iranโข Itโs never too late for peace in the Middle East โ we must break the cycle of violenceThere is a rising risk of โfu…
It can be hard to understand some of the accusations aimed at the vice presidential candidates, so we asked a veteran to decipher them.
The vice presidential nominee appeared on three Sunday shows in pre-recorded interviews from Cincinnati.
The update comes a day after Republicans escalated attacks on his record in the Army National Guard, accusing Walz of inflating his rank at retirement.
The broadside is similar to the campaign to discredit 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry over his Vietnam service.
In rural Colombia, a converted bus and a 30-strong interdisciplinary team are bringing basic healthcare services to pregnant women affected by poverty.
U.S. forces have launched roughly 800 missiles and seven rounds of air strikes against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels that have controlled Yemen since November.
Rasmus Paludan was charged with hate crime and insult by the Swedish prosecutorโs office.
U.S. officials see ties to Iran, but no link to the assassination attempt on the former president last month.
At least five US personnel were injured in an attack against a military base in Iraq on Monday (5 August), US officials said, as the Middle East braced for a possible new wave of attacks by Iran and its allies.
Rockets struck the Al-Asad Airbase.
Pentagon deploys the USS Abraham Lincoln, currently operating in the Pacific, to the Middle East along with additional fighter planes.
Top Iranian officials will meet the representatives of Iran’s regional allies from Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen to discuss potential retaliation against Israel after the killing of the Hamas leader in Tehran, five sources told Reuters.
Kamala Harris’ national security adviser is one of a dying breed of top U.S. officials with deep knowledge of Europe.
American officials donโt seem to have a realistic plan B and are not thrilled with Israelโs suspected actions.
Escalation or even all-out war is likely more than ever in recent years, after the killings on Tuesday and Wednesday (30 and 31 July) of two senior commanders of forces hostile to the state of Israel.
Turkey โmust be very strong so that Israel can’t do these ridiculous things to Palestine,” the president said.
China contacted lawmakers in a bid to pressure them to not attend a democracy summit on the island of Taiwan.
Jonathan Gorse believes the Russian position is understandable, while Karen Miller says placating Putin will not work. Plus a letter from Dr Wolfgang HeinemannSimon Jenkins, describing his horror at our new prime minister considering whether to allow U…
Political analysts and historians weigh in on an unprecedented moment in American politics.
She would likely stay tough on Russia and China, and has rebuked Israelโs handling of aid into Gaza.
โA lot of my conservative worldview was influenced by Tolkien.โ
His presence in the White House will supercharge a Trump administrationโs NATO skepticism and fuel its demand for Europe to take on more responsibility for its defense.
US vice presidents are doomed to marinate as a mouthpiece for their boss. But if they bide their time, power may come.
Donald Trumpโs pick for vice president made a 180-degree turn from fierce critic to bulldog surrogate for the former president.
The Nato summit offered a chance to work towards resolution. But instead, Starmer talked about long-range missilesWhen Keir Starmer entered Downing Street, a few foreign events were arranged to glamorise his arrival. He visited a Nato summit and promis…
How a gunman could scale a roof where Trump was speaking prompts calls for investigation.
Turkey and Hungary are preparing for a Trump presidency and charting their own course in the alliance.
Hundreds of the party’s brand-new MPs are finding their feet in the British parliament following its landslide election victory.
Trump or not in the White House, NATO has to embrace some hard realities to survive another five โ much less 75 โ years.
A tour of Britain’s provincial towns reveals a restless nation with no love for its political class.
French and British efforts to stop small boats have done little to prevent migrants from crossing the Channel.
Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage walk into a bar. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.
Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar is following in the footsteps of his legendary political father.
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claims have been gaining momentum in EU law. O…
Even Democrats are sounding alarms about foreign wars hurting Biden in November.
The move comes amid warnings Moscow is seeking to destabilize the EU candidate country.
Even Democrats are sounding alarms about foreign wars hurting Biden in November.
Five years after the fall of the so-called Islamic State caliphate in Iraq and Syria, the EU’s anti-terrorism coordinator sees a more diffuse threat, coming from many different directions and spreading online. This is what Bartjan Wegter calls “mutant…
Biden administration officials still fear Iran could blame the U.S. or Israel for the helicopter crash that killed Ebrahim Raisi.
The WikiLeaks founder can now launch a full appeal against his extradition.
This year, we should remember Benjamin Berell Ferencz who led the Nuremberg prosecution of two dozen SS commanders, and his legacy: Law, not war.
The veterans minister is refusing to hand over names of military informants alleging major wrongdoing in Afghanistan โ and the clock is ticking.
Ahmed Alhashimiโs seven-year-old daughter Sara was crushed to death after group of men rushed on to dinghyThe father of a seven-year-old girl crushed to death on a small boat has said they tried to cross the Channel after being informed his young fami…
Washington remains deeply anxious and more determined than ever to find an end to the escalatory pressures in the Levant.
The Revolutionary Guards’ commander suggests Iran could review long standing “doctrine and nuclear policies.”
World is waiting to see how Israel will retaliate after Iranโs attack, and if Bibi will match the forbearance of a legendary predecessor.
Washington wants to prevent the conflict from escalating.
Israelโs multilayered air defenses and close cooperation with allies kept the impact to a minimum.
The U.S. has downed some of the incoming drones.
U.S. president said his grim outlook was based on intelligence reports that he was not at liberty to describe further.
The Biden administration expects Iranโs response in the coming days, and as early as this weekend.
Prosecutors accuse couple of enslaving two Yazidi girls before handing them over to other Islamic State members.
U.S. troops are already on high alert in the region for attacks by Iran-backed forces.
The SPD chancellor has drawn a line in the sand. But playing the peace card to win back anti-war voters could cast his party into the political wildernessA Social Democratic German chancellor lagging in the opinion polls vows adamantly not to join a wa…
Olivier Vรฉran and Nick Clegg are just two of the ex-politicians who’ve gone off to make the big bucks.
The WikiLeaks founder could face a full appeal hearing in May to consider his legal challenge.
Police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse crowd, according to media reports.
After decades of building a โclose, personalโ friendship with Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden has had it with the Israeli prime minister. Now heโs hitting him hard โ and it may be working.
Opposition movements, especially those based abroad, rarely succeed.
Burns addressed the Israel-Hamas conflict in his testimony at the intelligence communityโs annual worldwide threats hearing.
Galloway’s return to the House of Commons comes after his victory in the Rochdale by-election.
Victory for pro-Palestinian firebrand follows the ugliest by-election campaign in living memory.
Galloway was kicked out of Tony Blair’s Labour in the 2000s โ but he’s heading back to the UK parliament on a pro-Palestinian ticket.
Labour says sorry as veteran left-winger who ran a stridently pro-Palestine campaign grabs seat.
How Assange went from being questioned in Sweden to living for years in Ecuadorโs embassyJulian Assange supporters gather outside court as extradition hearing startsJulian Assange is to make his final bid for an appeal against a UK judgeโs ruling over …
Other Arab countries are restricting operations as well, according to people familiar with the matter.
Washington’s track record suggests it’s better at fighting wars than dealing with what follows.
A look at the love matches wielding political power.
The British prime minister is on a collision course with England’s clergy, who are no longer ‘the Conservative Party at prayer.’
This is the second time this week that the U.S. president has mixed up European leaders.
US president commits new gaffe.
The United States intends to launch further strikes at Iran-backed groups in the Middle East, the White House national security adviser said on Sunday (4 February), after hitting Tehran-aligned factions in Iraq, Syria and Yemen over the last two days.
Deterrence isnโt working, and if allowed to by the U.S., Tehran can play a taunting game in the Middle East forever.
