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Russian drones struck Kyiv on September 2, 2026, during a seventh consecutive day of major attacks against the Ukrainian capital. Ukrainian authorities reported that at least 11 people were wounded and that residential and other infrastructure was damaged. ...

Allison Alon, formerly known as Avishay Alon, is an Israeli national and former Israeli military intelligence officer who has been detained in the United States while subject to an immigration detainer issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Alo...

Taiwanese forces conducted a large-scale military exercise on the Penghu Islands on August 10, 2026, simulating the defense of the islands against an amphibious assault. The exercise involved M60A3 tanks, artillery, anti-aircraft weapons, ground forces, ...

Yemen's Houthi movement said on August 9, 2026, that it attacked an Aramco oil refinery in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, using a drone. Saudi authorities reported that a fire occurred at the facility and was extinguished without reported injuries. The Houthis sai...

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, 2026, during a summit at Al-Safa Palace in Mecca. The agreement was signed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakist...

CNN reported on an incident that occurred in Hebron in the West Bank in which a 7-month-old Palestinian child, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was shot during an encounter involving Israeli soldiers. According to the report, the family was traveling in a vehicle when ...

The Israel Defense Forces stated that fully disarming Hezbollah in Lebanon is not considered achievable under current military operations, according to reports published on April 3, 2026. Military officials indicated that such an objective would require a f...

Israel’s defense minister stated on March 30, 2026, that the military has developed plans to occupy portions of southern Lebanon. The remarks were made amid ongoing tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border and continued hostilities involving Hezbollah force...

U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has faced scrutiny in 2026 following financial disclosures showing investments in defense contractors, including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris, and Honeywell International. These companies supply equip...

On March 19, 2026, an 18‑month‑old Palestinian toddler was reportedly returned to his family in Gaza with injuries following detention by Israeli forces during a security operation near the Al‑Maghazi refugee camp. The child had been taken along with his fa...

Israel loses operational access to Dimona nuclear facility On March 9, 2026, Israeli authorities confirmed the temporary loss of operational access to the Dimona nuclear facility located in the Negev desert. The disruption followed a series of missile and ...

As of early March 2026, the United States’ military operations against Iran have been estimated to cost approximately $891.4 million per day, based on an analysis of the first 100 hours of conflict. The figure was reported by the Washington‑based Centre for...

On February 28, 2026, an airstrike struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in the city of Minab in southern Iran during the opening phase of military hostilities between Iran and a coalition involving the United States and Israel. Iranian auth...

Lindsey Halligan, an attorney who has represented former United States President Donald Trump, became the subject of a professional conduct review by the Florida Bar in March 2024. The inquiry began after complaints were submitted concerning her activities ...

On March 3, 2026, the Israeli Air Force conducted an airstrike on a building in the holy city of Qom that housed Iran’s Council of Experts, the clerical body responsible for selecting the next supreme leader. An Israeli defense official said the strike o...

On March 2, 2026, Lebanese health authorities reported that at least 31 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in Israeli airstrikes conducted in multiple areas of southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut. The Israeli military state...

The United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026. The operation targeted Iranian military facilities, missile capabilities, government leadership, and other strategic sites. The United States military iden...

Indian Prime Minister :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} arrived in :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1} for an official visit as military operations continue in Gaza. According to official statements from the Government of :contentReference[oaicite:2]...

Iran Nears Deal to Acquire Chinese CM-302 Supersonic Missiles In February 2026, multiple international news outlets reported that Iran is close to finalizing an agreement to purchase **CM-302 supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles from China**. The reported ...

North Korea displays 50 new large‑calibre rocket systems ahead of party meeting On February 18, 2026, the government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea presented 50 newly produced large‑calibre multiple rocket launcher vehicles during an event in...

Trump Order Boosts Glyphosate Production On February 18, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to designate glyphosate herbicides and elemental phosphorus as critical to national security and the do...

Over 25,000 tonnes of explosives dropped on Gaza since October 7 Since October 7, 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have conducted air and artillery strikes on the Gaza Strip, deploying over 25,000 tonnes of explosives according to estimates ...

On February 8, 2026, popular film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes publicly addressed widespread claims that the unusually high audience scores for the documentary “Melania” were fake or manipulated. The film, directed by Brett Ratner and chronicling the l...

North Korea announces late‑February 9th Congress meeting On February 7, 2026, state media in North Korea reported that the country will convene its 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party in late February 2026 in Pyongyang. The congress, held every five years, ...

Kuwait School Bombed in Northern Gaza, Casualties Reported On February 6, 2026, the Kuwait School in northern Gaza was struck by aerial bombing, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries. Local health authorities reported at least 18 deaths, including ...

Isaac Herzog photographed signing artillery shells destined for Gaza On February 5, 2026, images and reports circulated during the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia showing him writing on artillery shells that were to be used b...

Former Israeli soldier Adi Karni becomes subject of U.S. war crimes complaint On February 4, 2026, the Hind Rajab Foundation, a Brussels-based human rights organization, filed a legal complaint in the United States against Adi Karni, a former ser...

Israeli Military Strikes Continue in Gaza Despite Ceasefire Agreements Reports from Gaza’s health authorities indicate that Israeli air and military strikes have continued in multiple locations across the Gaza Strip despite a ceasefire agreement ...

IDF Blocks Palestinian Bedouins From Rebuilding Homes Burned By Settlers In early February 2026 the Israel Defense Forces issued orders preventing Palestinian Bedouin residents of the West Bank village of Mukhmas from rebuilding homes that were burned in r...

U.S. approves 15.7 billion arms sales for Israel and Saudi Arabia amid shutdown talks On January 31, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense and State Department approved a set of proposed arms sales totalling $15.7 billion for Saudi Arabia and Isra...

Vietnam and EU Elevate Diplomatic Relations Amid Strategic Realignment On January 29, 2026, Vietnam and the European Union officially upgraded their diplomatic relationship, announcing broader strategic cooperation across political, economic, and...

On January 28, 2026, Israeli media outlets reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was presented with multiple opportunities in early 2023 to authorize an assassination of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, before the October 7, 2023 attack....

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a series of strikes against Hezbollah targets near Tyre in southern Lebanon, including weapons storage sites, command infrastructure, and suspected militant leadership, following repeated alleged ceasefire violation...

Israeli Army Investigates Soldier After Fake Kidnapping and Ransom Demand The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that it launched an internal investigation into a soldier accused of fabricating the kidnapping of a Palestinian detainee and dema...

Since 2022, Sri Lanka has seen a growing influx of Israeli tourists, particularly in surf towns like Arugam Bay, with reporting indicating that a significant portion are former Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) personnel. Viral social media and local journalism ...

A district court in central Israel convicted a 22-year-old Israel Defense Forces reservist of dozens of sexual offenses in what prosecutors described as an unprecedented large-scale online child sexual abuse case. The conviction followed a plea agreement. ...

Russian forces launched a series of large-scale aerial and missile attacks against Ukraine overnight, using updated tactics that targeted critical energy infrastructure and nuclear power plant substations, plunging many regions including Kyiv into widesprea...

Russia Intensifies Strikes on Ukraine Energy Infrastructure On January 19, 2026, Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces conducted a large drone strike against Ukraine’s energy system, resulting in widespread power outages across several major reg...

On January 15, 2026, tensions between the United States and Iran escalated following renewed threats from U.S. leadership and regional military repositioning. Iran temporarily closed portions of its airspace amid security concerns before reopening them late...

A major geopolitical event in early January 2026 — the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. special operations forces — triggered rapid shifts in international financial markets. The military operation led to significant volatility, partic...

Settlers Cross Into Gaza as Hundreds of Far‑right Israelis Hold Event Vowing Resettlement On December 18, 2025, a group of Israeli civilians from the far‑right Nachala movement crossed from Israeli territory into the Gaza Strip and raised an Israeli flag, ...

On December 10, 2025, federal prison officials informed a U.S. District Court in New York that former Abercrombie & Fitch chief executive officer Mike Jeffries is now competent to stand trial on federal sex trafficking charges. The letter to the court state...

Months after the September 10, 2025 assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk while speaking at Utah Valley University, investigators and legal proceedings continue to leave key questions unanswered. Prosecutors have charged 22‑year‑old Tyler Robi...

Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the former Military Advocate General of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), was arrested following the leak of a video showing alleged abuse of a Palestinian detainee by soldiers at the Sde Teiman base. She had resigned last w...

On October 30, 2025, around 200,000 ultra-Orthodox men gathered in Jerusalem to protest against military conscription policies. The event was presented as a prayer rally but included demonstrations blocking the city’s main entrances. Portions of the crowd c...

Dovid Akiva Shenkman, a former Chicago resident, pleaded guilty to federal charges involving possession and transportation of child pornography and was sentenced in September 2025 to nearly eight years in federal prison. He had been arrested in November 202...

Netanyahu Meets Trump in Washington Following United Nations Session Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on September 29, 2025, following his participation in the United Nations General Assembly sess...

On August 16, 2025, Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, an Israeli cybersecurity official and senior executive at the Israel National Cyber Directorate, was arrested in Henderson, Nevada, as part of a multi-agency U.S. law enforcement operation targeting online child...

A group of Israeli teenagers burned their army draft orders in Tel Aviv on July 15, 2025, as part of a protest against compulsory military service and actions by the Israel Defense Forces. The act of burning draft notices came during demonstrations where yo...

US warns ICC member states against proceedings targeting Israel On July 10, 2025, the United States government issued warnings to member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC), urging them not to support or participate in proceedings against Isra...

Netanyahu Meets Trump at White House Amid Ceasefire Negotiations Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on July 7, 2025. The meeting occurred during ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at securing a c...

Netanyahu Visits White House to Discuss Trade and Gaza Developments Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on April 7, 2025. The visit included bilateral meetings with senior officials from both go...

Netanyahu Meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago Following Inauguration Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on February 4, 2025. The meeting took place shortly after Trump began his second presidential...

On December 9, 2024, Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was fatally shot outside a Manhattan hotel in New York City. Mangione was accused of using a 3D‑printed f...

Netanyahu declared an ICC war crimes suspect On November 21, 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity co...

Nikki Haley writes “Finish Them” on Israeli artillery shell during Israel visit On May 28, 2024, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley visited Israel and wrote a message on an Israeli artil...

Doctors Allege Children Shot During Gaza Fighting as Israeli Military Rejects Claims Medical professionals working in Gaza said they have treated children with gunshot wounds that they believe were caused by Israeli sniper fire during the ongoing...

Increased Censorship on TikTok After Sale to Larry Ellison: What You Need to Know TikTok, one of the most popular social media platforms worldwide, has been under intense scrutiny due to concerns over data privacy, its Chinese origins, and its influence on...

U.S. Representative Brian Mast, a Republican from Florida and chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, drew attention on Capitol Hill when he appeared in an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military uniform inside the U.S. Capitol. The incident took place o...

Rachel Corrie, an American activist, was killed in Rafah, Gaza Strip, while participating in a protest against the demolition of Palestinian homes. The incident occurred on March 16, 2003. Corrie, a member of the International Solidarity Movement, was repor...

In January 2023, Ukrainian authorities announced a series of corruption investigations and dismissals involving senior government and military officials during the presidency of Volodymyr Zelensky. The actions followed reports by Ukrainian law enforcement, ...

U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul That Killed Civilians Including Children On 29 August 2021, a drone strike conducted by the United States Central Command in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed ten civilians, including seven children. The strike occurred in a r...

Gaza and US immigration policies affected by data analytics tools On December 5, 2020, analysts reported that U.S. immigration enforcement and counterterrorism operations in Gaza and other regions increasingly relied on advanced data analytics pl...

Palantir expands influence under Trump administration On November 12, 2020, reports indicated that Palantir Technologies, a data analytics and software company, significantly increased its contracts with U.S. federal agencies during the Trump adm...

On July 2019, renewed media reporting documented repeated visits by former Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak to Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan residence. Photographs published by multiple outlets showed Barak entering Epstein’s property on...

Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier, was arrested on July 6, 2019, by federal authorities in New York for sex trafficking of minors. Epstein had previously faced charges in Florida in 2005–2008 but received a controversial plea deal, which allowed him to...

Harvey Weinstein, an American film producer and co-founder of Miramax and The Weinstein Company, was arrested on October 10, 2017, in New York following numerous allegations of sexual harassment, assault, and rape spanning decades. Weinstein, born March 19,...

Ofek Buchris Pleads Guilty To Sexual Offenses In Israeli Military Court On January 17, 2017, Brigadier General (res.) **Ofek Buchris**, a former officer in the Israel Defense Forces, admitted to sexual offenses during a sentencing hearing at the ...

Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan publicly acknowledged that he spent years working for Israeli intelligence in a capacity that included acquiring military equipment and technology for his home country. His remarks were made in an interview broadcast on Isra...

Amendment of the Smith–Mundt Act in the National Defense Authorization Act On 28 December 2012, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 into law. The legislation was designated H.R. 4310. Section ...

Asia Bibi, also known as Aasiya Noreen, is a Pakistani Christian woman whose prosecution under Pakistan's blasphemy laws became an internationally recognized legal and religious controversy. The case began in June 2009 after a dispute involving drinking wat...

Lebanon Arrests Ali And Youssef Jarrah On Espionage Charges On October 25, 2008, Lebanese security forces arrested two Lebanese brothers, Ali Dib El‑Jarrah and Youssef Dib El‑Jarrah, in the Beqaa Valley on charges of operating a spy ring for the ...

Ofek Buchris was a senior officer in the Israel Defense Forces, serving as a brigadier general and commanding a major unit. During his military career, allegations of sexual misconduct were brought against him. In June 2007, Buchris entered a plea agreem...

On February 4, 2004, the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) canceled its LifeLog research program, which had been launched in 2003. The program was designed to explore technologies capable of collecting and organizing large amou...

Background and Decision-Makers On March 20, 2003, the United States, the United Kingdom, and coalition allies launched a military invasion of Iraq. The primary justification presented to the public was that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein possessed weapo...

September 11 Attacks 2001 September 11 Attacks 2001 On September 11, 2001, nineteen militants associated with the Islamist extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four commercial airliners in the United States. The attacks are collectively known a...

Yitzhak “Itzik” Mordechai was a senior Israeli military and political figure, serving as a Major General in the Israel Defense Forces and later as Minister of Defense, Minister of Transport, and Deputy Prime Minister during the 1990s. In January 2001, an...

Palestinian children are regularly arrested and detained by Israeli authorities, primarily for security-related offenses, but there is no separate prison exclusively for them. They are held in military detention centers or Israeli prisons, often alongside a...

During the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995, reports and court filings alleged that weapons of Israeli origin were transferred to Serbian forces. In 2016, Israeli human rights attorney Eitay Mack filed petitions in Israeli courts requesting the declassifica...

Jonathan Pollard, an American Jew and civilian intelligence analyst for the U.S. Navy, pleaded guilty to passing classified military and nuclear documents to Israel in 1985. He claimed he acted out of ideological support for Israel rather than personal gain...

Hannibal Directive. Israeli military procedure and revocation The Hannibal Directive was a reported operational procedure of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) developed in the mid-1980s following incidents involving the capture of Israeli sol...

Israel’s National Skin Bank and Controversy Over Organ Sourcing The Israel National Skin Bank (INSB) was established in 1986 jointly by the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps and the Ministry of Health. Its primary purpose is to store human skin for medic...

The Sabra and Shatila massacre took place between September 16 and 18, 1982, in the Sabra neighborhood and the adjacent Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. The massacre was carried out by a Lebanese Christian militia, the Phalange, with the Israeli Def...

Event Overview On June 5, 1967, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched coordinated air strikes against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, marking the beginning of the Six-Day War. Details Israeli warplanes attacked Egyptian airfields early in the morning,...

Journalist Dorothy Kilgallen became one of the few reporters to directly question Jack Ruby during his 1964 trial for the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald. Kilgallen, a well known investigative reporter and columnist, privately interviewed Ruby twice while the ...

The Vietnam War was a prolonged armed conflict fought primarily between North Vietnam, led by the Communist Party under Ho Chi Minh, and South Vietnam, supported by the United States and allied nations. The war emerged from the collapse of French colonial r...

What it was The Lavon Affair, also known as Operation Susannah, was a failed Israeli covert operation in Egypt in 1954, carried out by Israeli military intelligence. What happened In 1954, Israel secretly recruited Egypti...

Operation Cast Thy Bread: Poisoning of Palestinian Wells In April 1948, during the Arab–Israeli War following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine, personnel associated with the Haganah and later the Israel Defense Forces carried out an operation k...

During World War II (1939–1945), the Allied forces of the United States and the United Kingdom carried out a widespread strategic bombing campaign against German cities. The campaign targeted industrial centers, transportation hubs, and military facilities,...

Joan Barry was an American actress who became involved with Charlie Chaplin during the early 1940s. Their relationship later resulted in a highly publicized paternity dispute and a criminal prosecution of Chaplin under the Mann Act. Barry was born Mary Loui...

The Arab Revolt in Palestine was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs against British colonial rule and mass Jewish immigration under the British Mandate, which followed the 1917 Balfour Declaration. The revolt was primarily aimed at ending Jewish im...

Meir David Kahane (August 4, 1932 – November 5, 1990) was an American-born Orthodox rabbi and political activist. He founded the Jewish Defense League (JDL) in 1968 to advocate for Jewish security and self-defense. Kahane later emigrated to Israel, foundin...

The Battles of the Isonzo were a series of twelve military engagements between the Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary during World War I. They took place along the Isonzo River, on the then Austro-Hungarian border.Beginning in June 1915, Italian forces ai...

Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, filmmaker, composer, and producer who became one of the most prominent figures of twentieth-century cinema. His career included silent films, sound films, and major productions such as The Kid, The Gold Rush, City Light...