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U.S. Delaying Arms Shipments to Israel Pending Rafah Invasion

The US has confirmed that they delayed last week an arms shipment to Israel out of concern that the weapons would be used in an Israeli invasion of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The US further added that an Israeli invasion of Rafah could further alter future US shipments of arms to Israel. Delayed Shipments Last week, the US delayed...

Israel Seizes Control of Rafah Crossing

Israel has seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, effectively isolating Gaza from the world. Establishing Control Israel occupied the Palestinian side of the crossing point after claiming it was being used for "terror purposes," and that Hamas had launched attacks from the area of the crossing, including Hamas' attack on...

Four Colombian Soldiers Killed in Combat With FARC-EMC

Four Colombian soldiers were killed in action while undergoing an operation against a splinter group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the Estado Mayor Central (FARC-EMC), on Friday. The Battle: Colombian authorities arrived in Argelia, a small town in Colombia's south-western Cauca Department, a region known for the FARC's large presence, in order to seek out any members...

Israeli Invasion of Rafah Imminent

Signs are pointing to the Israeli invasion of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, beginning soon. The proposition of the invasion has been highly controversial. Imminent Invasion The IDF has began dropping leaflets on eastern areas of Rafah, and published maps online ordering civilians within the area to evacuate. The map shows red zones within Rafah, and areas within Gaza that...

Thousands, Not Millions, of Colombian Munitions Missing

The Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, stated that over 1.3 million rounds of ammunition had disappeared from military bases in the Cundinamarca and La Guajira provinces on Tuesday, claiming that the missing ammunition was due to corruption within the Colombian armed forces. However, according to the military report obtained by Reuters, the number of missing munitions is truly in the...

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Google’s YouTube Restricted Videos of Glory to Hong Kong After Court Ruling

On May 15th, YouTube blocked 32 videos of the song Glory to Hong Kong after Hong Kong’s (HK) High Court overturned a previous verdict. The High Court rejected the government’s initial bid in a...

US Removes Cuba From List of Countries Not Fully Opposing Terrorism

The United States officially removed Cuba from a list of countries it deems to not fully oppose terrorism on Wednesday, in a move that may pave the way for Cuba to be removed from...

Kenya’s Haiti Deployment Faces Further Legal Challenges as Police Expected on the Ground Soon

Kenyan opposition politicians have filed yet another legal challenge to Kenya's planned deployment of police to Haiti in order to assist them in regaining control against the many different gangs which plague the nation. More...