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US Designates Yemen's Houthis 'Foreign Terrorist Organization'
US Designates Yemen's Houthis 'Foreign Terrorist Organization'

The United States on Tuesday designated Yemen's Houthi militant group a foreign terrorist organization, conforming with an order by President Donald Trump in January. The Iran-backed insurgents control much of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, and have launched missile and drone attacks at Israel since the war in Gaza broke out in October ...

Zelensky Appeals to Trump After US Halts Ukraine Aid
Zelensky Appeals to Trump After US Halts Ukraine Aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he wanted to "make things right" with Donald Trump and to work under the US President's "strong leadership" to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine. In his first public comments since Trump halted US military aid to Ukraine overnight, Zelensky called for a "truce" in the sea and sky as a first ...

From 'The Pianist'  to ' The Brutalist,' Adrien Brody, Master of Immersion
PortraitFrom 'The Pianist' to ' The Brutalist,' Adrien Brody, Master of Immersion

Adrien Brody possesses the rare gift of completely disappearing into his characters. Since his Oscar triumph in 2003 — becoming the youngest Best Actor winner at 29 — to his resurgence with The Brutalist, he has excelled at portraying men molded by war. His extreme method-acting approach has led him to explore the psychological depths of ...

Partition of Syria, the 'David Corridor'… What’s Really at Stake?
Partition of Syria, the 'David Corridor'… What’s Really at Stake?

Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Israel has ramped up its operations in Syria, seemingly seeking to assert itself as the dominant player against Turkey, which is trying to fill the vacuum left by Iran’s retreat. It has carried out strikes on military positions of the former regime and pro-Iranian militias, expanded its presence in ...

Israel Says Expands West Bank Offensive Inside City of Jenin
Israel Says Expands West Bank Offensive Inside City of Jenin

The Israeli military said Tuesday it killed three Palestinians as it expanded its offensive in the occupied West Bank, currently in its 43rd day, to new parts of the northern city of Jenin. Israeli forces "expanded the counterterrorism operation in northern Samaria to additional areas in Jenin", the military said, using the Biblical name for that ...

Vance Denies having Criticized French, British Armies
Vance Denies having Criticized French, British Armies

US Vice President JD Vance insisted Tuesday he was not targeting France and Britain with remarks he made dismissing the military abilities of countries supporting a possible European peacekeeping force in Ukraine. Britain and France have said they would be willing to deploy ground troops in support of any peace deal -- a proposal Vance responded ...

Zelensky, the Antihero
ChronicleZelensky, the Antihero

The debate between US President Donald Trump and his vice president on one side and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the other is far from customary in diplomatic norms or political traditions. But isn’t Trump a unique figure, unlike anything we have seen in past years, or even decades, in terms of his approach to politics? Trump sat ...

Syria Forces Launch Latakia Operation after Deadly Ambush
Syria Forces Launch Latakia Operation after Deadly Ambush

Syrian forces launched a security campaign in the coastal city of Latakia after "militia remnants" supporting ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad killed two personnel in an ambush, state media reported Tuesday. "Groups of Assad militia remnants killed two members of the Syrian defence ministry in an armed ambush" in Latakia's Daatur district, the SANA ...