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Updated February 21, 2025 - 10:36 AM EST

Hegseth Order Redirects Spending, Doesn't Cut It

Netanyahu Adds New Demands for Gaza Deal

		*Hamas Hands Over Bodies of Four Israeli Captives*
		*Israel Drops Leaflets on Gaza Threatening 'Existence' of Palestinians*

Israel To Escalate in W. Bank After Bus Bombing

Israeli Army Kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank Refugee Camp Assault

Waltz Says Trump Is 'Frustrated' With Zelensky

		*European Military Chiefs Propose Sending 30,000 Troops to Ukraine*
		*Republicans Demand US Troops Remain in Eastern Europe*

Yves Engler Arrested in Canada for Pro-Palestine Posts

Engler: I'm Charged With Responding to Anti-Palestinian Hate on X

Turkey, Kurdish SDF Trade Fire in North Syria

Elon Musk: Cartels Are 'Eligible for Drone Strikes'

Viewpoints

	Gaza Has Changed the Discourse on Popular Resistance, but Are We Truly Listening? by Ramzy Baroud
	US Tried 'America First' Tariffs in 1930s – Guess What Happened Next? by Thomas Gift & Michael Plouffe

	Why I Can't Speak Out for 'Defend the Guard' by Anonymous Guardsman
	Could the US Military's Recruitment Problem Be a Good Thing? by Robert Koehler
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

The First Draft of the Ukraine War's History
by Scott McConnell

Frontline

	Swiss Federal Police Opposed Ali Abunimah Entry Ban, Files Reveal
	Fetterman Staff Quit Amid Frustration 'Just Working on Israel All the Time'
	UN Confirms Famine in Five Areas of Sudan, Warns of Catastrophic Hunger

Pentagon Says Hegseth's Order Will Redirect Spending, Not Make Actual Cuts

Russia

	Russia Dangles Arctic Oil To Lure Back US Firms
	Americans, Russians Have Discussed Ukraine War Through Swiss Side Channel, Sources Say
	Russia's Lavrov Plans To Visit Turkey Amid Ukraine Talks
	Deployment of NATO Countries' Troops to Ukraine Unacceptable for Russia: Kremlin

United Kingdom

	UK Army's Poor Handling of Sexual Assault Complaint 'Played Part in Soldier's Death', Coroner Says
	UK Military 'Too Run Down' To Lead Peacekeeping Mission in Ukraine: Ex-Army Chief

Europe

	US OKs $84 Million Sale of 400 Small Diameter Bombs to Romania
	Trump To Host French, UK Leaders Next Week Amid Row With Europe
	Spain 'Major Transit Port' for Weapons Shipments to Israel
	US Donates 29 Humvees Worth $8 Million to Moldova

DR Congo

	M23 Fighters Press Locals Into East DR Congo City Clean-Up
	DR Congo Army Runaways Loot and Sow Panic in North Kivu Town
	Boat Fleeing Rebel Offensive Capsizes in Congo, Killing 22
	Photos: UN Warns M23 Advances Threaten Regional Conflict in Eastern DR Congo
	Burundi Forces Flee DR Congo as Conflict Sparks Refugee Wave
	Boat Traffic Between Eastern Dr Congo Cities of Goma and Bukavu Resumes

Sudan

	After Splinter, Can Sudan's Antiwar Coalition Reinvent Itself?
	Sudanese Refugees in Egypt Face Detention and Human Rights Violations, UNHCR Reports

Ivory Coast

	France To Keep 80 Military Personnel in Ivory Coast, Defense Minister Says
	France Hands Over Its Last Military Base to Ivory Coast

Africa

	UN Says 93 Bodies Were Found in Mass Graves in Libya
	Diplomats Walk Out of Morocco Conference Over Israel's Presence
	Niger Junta Poised To Keep Power for Five Years
	US Sanctions Rwanda Minister Over DR Congo Fighting

Asia

	China Protests Against Change to US State Department Fact Sheet: 'Halt the Smear Campaign'
	US To Ax China-Based Diplomats To Cut Size of Mission by 10%: Sources
	Yoon Appears in Two Different South Korean Courts While Defending His Martial Law Decree

Mexico

	Mexico's President Warns US Against Invading to Fight Cartels After Washington Designates Them as Terrorist Groups
	US and Mexico Agree to Military Collaboration on Patrols, Communication for Border Security

Brazil

	Brazil's Former President Jair Bolsonaro Slams Coup Accusations Against Him
	'I Will Not Sell Weapons To Kill Russians': Brazilian President

Israel/Palestine

	'We Do Not Feel Safe': Israelis Reluctant To Return to North
	Israel's Losses 'Higher Than Announced': Palestinian Resistance
	Armenian Patriarchate Warns of Israeli Threat To Seize Properties in Jerusalem
	Israeli Settlers Escalate Attacks Against Palestinians in the West Bank
	Gaunt-Faced Gaza Doctor Hussam Abu Safiya Seen Shackled in Israeli Prison Video
	Why Have Israeli Military Aircraft Been Landing at a UK Air Base?
	Fair, Lasting Peace Cannot Be Achieved by Expelling Palestinians From Their Lands: Turkish Foreign Minister
	Arab Leaders Set To Meet To Counter Trump's Gaza Plan
	Netanyahu Vows Retaliation Against Gaza After Hamas Returns Bodies of Four Israeli Prisoners
	Hamas Future To Dominate Gaza Talks in Cairo as Arab States Plan
	Egypt Gaza Plan Faces Arab Split Over Reconstruction
	Israel Drops in Soft Power Index as Global Reputation Deteriorates
	Gaza Accuses Red Cross of Double Standards in Handling Prisoners' Bodies
	Palestinians Forced To Flee US-Armed Israeli Military in West Bank

Lebanon

	Hezbollah Readies Massive Funeral for Slain Leader Nasrallah
	Qatar Offers $100 Million Lebanon Rebuild After Israel Carnagage
	France Imposes New Delay on Release of Lebanese 'Resistance Icon' Georges Abdullah, Held Since 1982

Syria

	Two-Thirds of Syrians at Risk of Unexploded Bombs: NGO
	Two Women and a Child Among Four People Killed in Explosion at a House in Northwestern Syria
	Seven Civilians Killed in 'Unexploded Munitions' Blast: Syrian War Monitor

Middle East

	Turkey's Foreign Minister Calls for Immediate Initiation of Peace Process in Russia-Ukraine War
	Arab League Arrest Warrants Facilitating Repression, Rights Groups Warn

The War at Home

	The AI Weapon Army Goes to Ohio
	Mitch Mcconnell, 83, Won't Seek Reelection in 2026
	Air Force Awards Pratt $1.5 Billion To Keep F-22s Flying
	Trump Administration Has Cleared Migrants Out of Guantanamo Bay
	Trump Administration Weighing C-UAS Role in Iron Dome for America, Two-Star General Explains
	Confusion Over VA Worker Dismissals Irks Advocates, Lawmakers
	Kash Patel, President Trump's Nominee To Lead the FBI, Confirmed by Senate
	Trump Says He's Considering Buying Used Planes To Serve as Air Force One Amid Boeing Delays