Trump admin pressures Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah as envoy calls nation ‘failed state’

Trump admin pressures Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah as envoy calls nation ‘failed state’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the Lebanese government to disarm the Iran-backed terrorist movement, with one senior U.S. official terming Lebanon a “failed state” for its inaction. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack, who also serves as envoy to Syria, said Saturday in Bahrain that Lebanon…

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War Department escalates campaign against narco-terror at sea with 15th strike: ‘They will not succeed’

War Department escalates campaign against narco-terror at sea with 15th strike: ‘They will not succeed’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military has launched another strike on what it calls a narco-terror vessel in the Caribbean, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday, underscoring a widening campaign against drug-linked militants. The attack killed three suspected smugglers, Hegseth said, adding that it was carried out “at the direction…

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Red Cross confirms remains of three hostages return to Israel ‘for the first time’ as families await answers

Red Cross confirms remains of three hostages return to Israel ‘for the first time’ as families await answers

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed Thursday it facilitated the transfer of three bodies to Israeli authorities “at the request and with the approval of the parties,” marking the first such return since fighting resumed. The organization said it acted in its role as…

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Trump has ‘leverage’ to stop Sudan killings as satellite images reveal mass deaths: Yale researchers

Trump has ‘leverage’ to stop Sudan killings as satellite images reveal mass deaths: Yale researchers

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New satellite images show what appears to be bloodstains on sand and bodies strewn across El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan, amid reports of mass killings by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the war-torn region. Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) published the images Tuesday in a…

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Pakistan threatens to ‘obliterate’ Taliban after peace talks fall apart

Pakistan threatens to ‘obliterate’ Taliban after peace talks fall apart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pakistan’s defense minister on Wednesday threatened to “obliterate” the Taliban, which controls neighboring Afghanistan, after negotiations toward lasting peace between the two sides failed. Peace talks wrapped up in Istanbul, Turkey, without a “workable solution,” according to Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, which comes after deadly clashes…

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu orders ‘immediate and powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip’

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu orders ‘immediate and powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “immediate and powerful strikes” in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday after an Israeli military official told Fox News that Hamas violated the ceasefire. The official said the terrorist group attacked Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in Rafah.  “Following the security consultations,…

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Taiwan general warns China’s military drills could be preparation for blockade or war, vows to resist

Taiwan general warns China’s military drills could be preparation for blockade or war, vows to resist

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said China has been conducting training missions in the western Pacific aimed at limiting U.S. and allied military access. The exercises reflect Beijing’s effort to expand its anti-access/area-denial, or A2/AD, capabilities – a strategy meant to keep opposing forces…

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