IDF Destroys Three Hamas Weapons Storage Facilities in the Gaza Strip
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it struck and dismantled three Hamas weapons storage facilities across several areas of the Gaza Strip over the past week. According to the military, the facilities contained a range of weapons and military equipment, including explosive devices, assault rifles, sniper rifles, and other combat materials. In one of […]
State media: Iran stops negotiations; Vows to ‘completely’ block Strait of Hormuz
Iranian negotiators will stop exchanging messages with the U.S. through intermediaries, and Tehran will move to fully close the Strait of Hormuz, in retaliation for ongoing ceasefire violations, Iran’s state-affiliated news outlet Tasnim said Monday. The report, in a translated post on the social media site Telegram, homed in on Israel’s military operations in Lebanon […]
Satellite Imagery Shows Tehran’s Speedy Recovery After Strikes
Iran quickly recovered long-range missiles buried by U.S. strikes, using bulldozers and dump trucks to quickly regain access to underground sites, according to satellite imagery. President Donald Trump, his Department of Defense chief, and many others within the administration have repeatedly claimed that Iran’s military has been “decimated,” almost wholly crippled by U.S. strikes. Secretary […]
Russia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is Unaffordable
Senior government officials have warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that spending on the war in Ukraine is on an unaffordable path, the most serious sign of internal division in Moscow since the full-scale invasion began. Officials in Russia’s Finance Ministry and central bank have advised the Kremlin that the current level of projected defense expenditure […]
Are Texans Ready for Talarico’s Kind of Christianity?
On a recent Sunday morning at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, Jim Rigby asked his congregation to share what came to mind when he mentioned the Apostle Paul, the major Christian figure to whom 13 books in the Bible are attributed. They cheerfully complied: “Villain!” “Homophobic!” “He’s a jerk.” Paul’s attributed writings include […]
LGBTQ Commission asks Seattle to declare state of emergency to increase resources for trans refugees
The Seattle LGBTQ Commission has petitioned the city’s mayor, Democratic Socialist Katie Wilson, to declare a civil state of emergency to accommodate the massive influx of LGBTQ+ people. More specifically, the group hopes to make available resources to support the trans, nonbinary, and two-spirit refugees the city has received from Republican-led states that have threatened […]
UK military looks at allowing lethal strikes without human approval
UK defence ministers are re-examining one of the central ethical constraints of modern warfare — that lethal weapons systems should always require humans to choose the targets. Current UK military policy, published in 2022, said there would be “context-appropriate human involvement” in the selection and engagement of targets. Following rapid advances in drone warfare, some […]