Russia has initiated its largest military draft in 14 years as reports indicate Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing a spring assault on Ukraine despite ongoing peace negotiations to end the three-year war. Putin has called up 160,000 men as part of the country’s bi-annual conscription drive as Russia seeks to…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Israeli police of trying to “topple” his government over what he believes is a “political witch hunt.” In a video statement released on Monday, Netanyahu claimed the police had no evidence against the two aides who were arrested.Netanyahu was summoned on Monday to testify as…

Iranian military commanders are considering a preemptive strike on a joint U.S.-U.K. base on the Chagos Island located in the Indian Ocean in an apparent attempt to deter President Donald Trump from launching a military attack on Iran, a report by the Telegraph first said.”Like any Iranian military threat, the…

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Burma on Friday, killing more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war.The death toll is expected to rise, but the earthquake hit a wide swath of the country, leaving many areas without power, telephone or cell connections and damaging roads…

Tensions are running high as the U.S. works to broker a deal to end the years-long Ukraine-Russia war. While a German official expressed doubt about the efficacy of the Washington-led talks, a Chinese official gave a more optimistic outlook on the ceasefire efforts.German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who arrived in…

China’s military launched large-scale drills around Taiwan Tuesday to send a “severe warning” and a message of “forceful containment against Taiwan independence,” Beijing officials said. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said it had tracked 19 Chinese navy vessels in the waters surrounding the island in a 24-hour period from 6 a.m. Monday…

JERUSALEM — The stunning court conviction of popular right-wing politician Marine Le Pen on Monday for embezzlement sparked outrage from President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency head, Elon Musk, who compared her fate to Trump’s legal troubles.Musk said after the verdict that, “This will backfire, like the legal attacks against…

The president of Finland is urging President Trump to impose a deadline on Vladimir Putin of April 20 to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine.Speaking to Fox News in London following a weekend visit with Trump in Florida, Alexander Stubb praised Trump’s negotiating efforts, saying Trump is “probably the only person…

A Palestinian man protesting Hamas, the terror group that rules the Gaza Strip, was fatally tortured, with his body left on his family’s doorstep as a warning to others who are thinking of publicly opposing the organization. Uday Al Rabay, 22, was beaten and died after participating in an anti-Hamas protest…

President Donald Trump on Monday touted the success of the U.S.’s two-week-long offensive against the Houthis in Yemen and issued a clear message: “Stop shooting at U.S. ships, and we will stop shooting at you.”The Trump administration launched its operations earlier this month after the Houthi terrorist group once again…