Many Palestinian detainees will resume terrorist attacks, former Israel Prison Service assistant commissioner says.   Israeli officials confirmed on Thursday night that a hostages-for-ceasefire agreement was reached with Hamas, hours after the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem said that the Palestinian terror group had reneged on parts of the deal announced the previous day in an effort to extort last-minute concessions. With the gaps between the sides finally bridged,...

Five hundred Navy SEALs, veterans, and other supporters are planning to march in support of Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth as he appears before senators for his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.   That morning, his supporters will meet at the Vietnam Memorial Wall at 9 a.m. EST and march to different war memorials, including the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the D.C. War Memorial, and the World War II Memorial, and conclude near Capitol Hill with remarks from military leaders...

The winners and losers of 2024, here they are!   The Beltway consensus is that Americans will look back fondly on 2024. Other than the major war or two, the Biden years were a welcome interlude in Washington from the chaos and tumult of Donald Trump’s hyperactive tweeting. THE WINNERS: DONALD TRUMP: After the tumultuous 2016 and 2020 elections, the last thing the country needed was a contested election result. Donald Trump obliged, winning bigly in both the Electoral College...

The last meeting with the three European nations took place in November 2024   Iran will participate in another round of talks on its nuclear program with Britain, France and Germany in Geneva on Jan. 13, the Islamic Republic’s semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday. The last meeting with the three European nations took place in November. London, Paris and Berlin last month called on Tehran to “reverse its nuclear escalation,” saying that there is no...

Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands told Newsmax Friday that President-elect Donald Trump's interest in purchasing Greenland may be a "real threat to the Kingdom of Denmark," but U.S. acquisition of the territory is a "common-sense solution" to combating the presence of China and Russia in the region.   Sands explained to Newsmax's "Wake Up America" that Greenland is a country that falls under the umbrella of Danish control. "Denmark is a kingdom, and it has three...

As tensions continue to rise between the United States and Mexico over drug trafficking and cartel violence, Mexican officials have expressed deep concerns regarding the potential of a military strike ordered by President Trump against drug cartels operating within their borders.    This apprehension reflects both the ongoing security crisis in Mexico and the complex relationship between the two neighboring countries.   BACKGROUND Mexico has long struggled with the...

The domestic political crisis in South Korea continues. Today, lawmakers in parliament announced the impeachment of acting President and Prime Minister Han Dok-soo.   This is the first time in the history of the Republic of Korea. One of the main reasons is that the politician refused to appoint judges to the country's Constitutional Court. It seems that the acting president is somewhat siding with Yoon Suk-yeol, who was recently temporarily suspended from office. 🔻The thing is that...

Middle East countries are the most likely venues for a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump  Switzerland is ready to host talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, the Swiss Foreign Ministry’s spokesman confirmed to Izvestia. However, Moscow will hardly agree to that because Switzerland has lost its neutrality. Experts see Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates as the most likely host countries. The likelihood of a Putin-Trump meeting taking place in a...

President Donald Trump made fighting antisemitism a cornerstone of his 2024 presidential campaign, and now it looks like he is making good on that promise by quickly filling one of the State Department’s most important diplomatic posts..   Professor Alan Dershowitz has reportedly emerged as a leading contender to serve as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. Dershowitz rose to prominence as one of America’s most notable legal scholars and defense attorneys...

In an extensive interview, Jared Kushner, former senior advisor and son-in-law of President Donald Trump, discusses Trump plans when return to the White House and promises a dramatic expansion of the peace circle in the Middle East.   "The agreement with Saudi Arabia will be the key," Kushner states, "because ten other countries will join right after it, including Pakistan and Indonesia. We had many countries eager to join." Kushner reveals that during the transition between...

If you had asked Donald Trump’s former Iran envoy Elliot Abrams last year how he assessed Iran's strength, he would have told you its fearsome array of armed affiliates was a powerful guarantee of its staying power.   “I would have thought Iran is riding high," the veteran US foreign policy hawk said. "Their system of terrorist proxies in the region is a brilliant system and it's working,” Abrams, the former special representative for Iran during the first...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Thursday for talks focused on a critical aspect of establishing stability in Syria: clashes in the north of the country between U.S.-backed Kurdish forces and Turkey-backed rebels.   As HTS and other groups gradually settle in the Syrian capital and other captured territories, various external players are actively establishing contacts with militant leaders. ▪️Yesterday, the head of the Turkish intelligence agency MIT,...