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Updated January 30, 2025 - 9:05 PM EST

Hamas Frees 3 Israeli Hostages, 5 Thai Nationals

		*Witkoff Pushes for Full Gaza Truce Deal*
		*Israel Killed Over 80 in Gaza Since Ceasefire Went Into Effect*
		*Trump Signs Executive Order To Target Pro-Palestine Activists*
		Knesset Debates Israeli Reliance on US Aid

Israel Hints at Extended Lebanon Occupation

West Bank: Israeli Airstrike Kills 10 Palestinians in Tammoun

Leaked Alleged Trump Plan To End Ukraine War

Russia Says Ukrainian Drones Target Nuclear Power Plant

Syria's AQ Branch Dissolves, Says Goals Complete

Syria Asks Russia To 'Pay Compensation, Hand Over Assad': Report

Philippines To Train With US Typhon Missile System

Former Sen. Bob Menendez Sentenced to 11 Years

Black Hawk Army Copter Collides With AA Jet, All 67 Dead

Viewpoints

	NATO: The Case To Get Out Now by David Stockman
	Israel's 'Genocide General' Welcomed in London – and the Media Yawns by Jonathan Cook

	A Republic of Spies by Andrew P. Napolitano
	The Tears of Our Children by Vijay Prashad
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

New Neocon Manifesto: Keep US Troops in the Middle East
by Jim Lobe

Frontline

	Trump Orders Preparation of Guantanamo Bay Facility to House Migrants
	Ali Abunimah Reveals How He Was Ambushed by Swiss Police
	Paramilitary Attacks Displace Thousands in Sudan's North Darfur

Full F-35 Upgrade Package Might Not Happen This Year, Lockheed Says

Gaza

	'A City of Ghosts' – Returning to Rafah To Find Death and Destruction
	Fact Check: $50 Million for Condoms in Gaza? Five Big Reasons To Be Skeptical Trump's Story Is True
	They Thought It Was Safe To Walk Home. Instead, She Was the Last Child Killed Before Gaza's Truce.
	Indonesia Plans To Build 100 Mosques in Gaza Strip
	Hamas Officials Say Israel Delaying Aid Delivery to Gaza, May Affect Hostages' Release
	New Nakba?: Experts Warn Trump 'Extremely Serious' on Gaza Displacement Plan
	'He Is Delusional': Palestinians in Gaza React to Trump's 'Clean Out' Plan
	US-Based Doctors in Gaza Allowed To Leave After Israel Ends Blockade
	After Gaza Ceasefire, Israel Turns Its Firepower on the West Bank
	Jordan Launches Air Corridor for Life-Saving Medicines Into Gaza

Israel/Palestine

	Hamas Is Set To Free Three Israelis and Five Thais in Next Hostage Release, Officials Say
	Two Palestinians Killed as Israeli Army Expands Deadly Raids in West Bank
	What Israel's UNRWA Ban Means for Millions of Palestinians: By the Numbers
	Israeli Army To Stay in Jenin and Syria, Says Defense Minister
	Israel Arrests 12 Palestinians for Celebrating Release of Detainees Under Gaza Ceasefire Deal
	Threat of Explosive Ordnance in Gaza, West Bank Affects Lives, Humanitarian Aid: UN Official

Syria

	70,000 Kurds Return to Afrin Since Fall of Assad
	Syria Says Ready To Cooperate With UN if Israel Withdraws From Demilitarized Zone
	Russia Wants To Reopen Its Embassy in Syria
	Russia To Withdraw From Tartus as Israel Cements Syria Occupation

Middle East

	Iran Unveils 'Gaza' Super-Heavy Drone, Said To Have 1,000 Km Range
	Angered by Baghdad, Kurds Vow Not To Back PM Sudani's Quest for Second Term
	EU Pledges 3-Billion-Euro Investment Package to Jordan
	Six US, UK Ships Successfully Transit Red Sea After Houthis Vow To Halt Attacks

The War at Home

	USAF F-35 Fighter Jet Crashes in Alaska, Terrifying Moment Caught on Video
	F-35 Fighter Jets: 11 Crashes in 7 Years Raise Alarm Over Safety
	Donald Trump Asks Elon Musk to 'Go Get' NASA Astronauts Stuck in Space
	US Revokes Security Clearance of Former Military Chief Milley

Russia/Ukraine

	Over 800 Civilians Killed in Ukraine's Attacks on Russia Last Year: Moscow
	Putin Says Talks With Ukraine Possible, but Not With 'Illegitimate' Zelensky
	Western Officials Warn Ukraine Over Weapons Procurement Dispute
	Ukraine's Zelensky Says War Means Mobilization Rules Cannot Be Changed

Poland

	Poland Buys Over 200 AGM-88G Anti-Radiation Missiles From US
	Poland Refurbished 150 Soviet BTR-70 Vehicles for Military Partner

China

	US Commerce Secretary Pick Favors Sweeping Tariffs, Hawkish China Stance
	DeepSeek's 'Sputnik Moment' Exposes Holes in US Chip Curbs

Asia

	North Korea's Kim Vows Nuclear Program To Continue
	Philippines and New Zealand in Talks for Defense Pact

DR Congo

	M23 Rebels Appear To Seize Most of Goma in Eastern DR Congo
	US Asks Its Citizens To Leave DR Congo After Attacks
	Romanian Security Contractors Surrender Amid DR Congo Fighting

Sudan

	RSF Commander 'Jalha' Killed Under Unclear Circumstances
	Sudanese Army Advances in Khartoum, Claims Control of Key Areas

Africa

	Al-Sisi Says Egypt Will Not Participate in 'Act of Injustice' Displacing Palestinians
	Nigerian Air Force Strikes Kill at Least 30 Boko Haram Militants
	Somali Army Kills 16 Al-Shabaab Terrorists

Turkey

	Turkey Detains Journalists and Replaces Mayor Amid Crackdown
	Turkey Deepens Ties With Somalia and Ethiopia Through Political Deals
	Turkey, Morocco Begin Expanded Arms Collaboration