TAIPEI—A Chinese investigation into purported lip syncing by a rock band from Taiwan is aimed at pressuring the band into supporting Beijing’s stance on the island and is part of a broad effort to interfere in its politics, Taiwanese officials said. Mayday, one of Taiwan’s most commercially successful rock bands, is under scrutiny from authorities … Read more
Updated Dec. 26, 2023 10:15 am ET Iran has tripled production of nearly weapons-grade uranium in a move likely to deepen its confrontation with the West as Tehran helps allied militias to attack Israel and U.S. forces in the region. Iran’s decision to triple its production rate of near-weapons-grade uranium marks the collapse of quiet … Read more
Updated Dec. 22, 2023 4:08 pm ET Iran’s paramilitary forces are providing real-time intelligence and weaponry, including drones and missiles, to Yemen’s Houthis that the rebels are using to target ships passing through the Red Sea, Western and regional security officials said. Tracking information gathered by a Red Sea surveillance vessel controlled by Iran’s paramilitary … Read more
Updated Dec. 22, 2023 11:13 am ET TOKYO—Japan will provide Patriot missiles to the U.S., bolstering global stocks as Ukraine defends itself from a new wave of Russian missile attacks, the U.S. and Japanese governments said. Tokyo is set to transfer dozens of the interceptor missiles, which are used to shoot down ballistic missiles and other aerial threats, … Read more
Opinion | Hezbollah Has Already Opened the Northern Front The Wall Street Journal Israel and Hezbollah trade fire in escalating conflict PBS NewsHour Israeli strike kills elderly woman in southern Lebanon – state news agency Reuters Hamas, Hezbollah claim credit for attacks in south, north The Times of Israel Hezbollah’s threat to Israel is formidable Miami Herald Source link
Dec. 17, 2023 11:38 am ET Most Americans probably heard of the Harvard Corp. for the first time last week, when it issued a supercilious statement affirming its support for Harvard President Claudine Gay. The corporation, Harvard’s governing body, wrote that Ms. Gay “is the right leader to help our community heal and to address … Read more
Updated Dec. 15, 2023 5:51 pm ET RAMALLAH, West Bank—National security adviser Jake Sullivan Friday pressed Palestinian leaders to help provide security for the postwar Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said, a day after pushing Israel to wind down its campaign against Hamas. The U.S. and Arab allies fear that chaos will reign and Hamas could … Read more
Updated Dec. 14, 2023 12:21 am ET WASHINGTON—The House narrowly approved opening an impeachment probe into President Biden on Wednesday, hours after his son, Hunter Biden, defied a congressional demand to testify on Capitol Hill, marking a sharp escalation in the battle between the White House and Republicans. The House voted 221-212 along party lines to formally … Read more
Updated Dec. 5, 2023 7:01 pm ET The Cuban espionage case involving former U.S. Ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha might turn out to be the most egregious in terms of how long it is said to have gone on, but it is far from being the first. In what Attorney General Merrick Garland called one of the … Read more
Listen to article (2 minutes) Talks between Israel and Hamas to hand over hostages held in Gaza in return for a pause in fighting there have stalled, a senior U.S. official said Sunday, while Israeli forces step up attacks and direct Palestinians in the enclave to move into a narrower strip of land. “The negotiations … Read more