While Western media portrays the Sunni Muslims who control Damascus as “moderate,” reports from regional media that armed Sunni groups are attacking Shias and Christians across central and western Syria.Continue Reading
Given the anger of Los Angeles residents at the incompetence that led to the destruction of wildfires there, it’s safe to say California Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass are watching the final chapter of their political careers.Continue Reading
Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelensky’s “plan for victory” boils down to dragging NATO into World War 3.
Germany has issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian citizen in connection with the destruction of of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. It appears Kyiv will not receive any new military aid from the Germans.
A 5.0M earthquake in central Syria shook the northern Levant late Monday, an area that’s already on edge because of a looming war between Israel and Iran.
Iran has yet to respond to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The attack may come Monday, the 9th of Av, the date of the destruction of the first and second temples in Jerusalem.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas flies to Russia Monday to meet with Vladimir Putin. That’s Tisha B’Av on the Hebrew calendar, the date of the destruction of the Temple of Solomon and the Second Temple—and it may be the day Iran attacks.
Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 presidential election. Other than being very liberal, it’s not yet clear what Walz brings to the ticket.Continue Reading
Left-wing parties colluded to prevent the conservative National Rally party from winning a majority in parliamentary elections in France Saturday. Supporters rioted in Paris anyway, so it’s a good thing they didn’t lose.
A Ukrainian missile from a US-supplied ATACMS system hit a beach on the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014, with a cluster bomb Sunday, killing five and injuring dozens more.