Israel said to be considering letting Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar flee in return for hostages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly contemplating a deal that could see the release of Hamas’ top terrorist chief, Yahya Sinwar, who plotted the savage 07 October attacks on Israel. The deal would involve freeing him in exchange for…
Biden to receive bodies of US service members killed in Jordan attack by radical Iran-backed militias and US response to widen
President Biden on Friday at 1:30 pm ET will oversee the transfer of the bodies of three American service members who lost their lives in a drone attack carried out by Iran-backed militants last Sunday at an air base in…
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urges Hamas to accept proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday met with 26 representatives of 18 families in Jerusalem who have family members still held captive in Gaza. US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, announced on Wednesday a robust initiative for a…
China Warns Iran-backed Houthis to ‘Show Restraint’
Chinese authorities are reportedly exerting pressure on Iran to curb the persistent attacks of Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists, who have been carrying out strikes on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, or risk harming business relations with Beijing. Discussions on the…
Feud between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Qatar Stalling Release of Hostages held by Hamas
A feud between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Qatari government could jeopardise international efforts to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of around 130 hostages still trapped in terror tunnels by Hamas terrorists. Qatar, which is home…
EXCLUSIVE: NSN speaks with Eric Patterson on the Just War Tradition & Quest for Peace
Today, NSN had the privilege of discussing ‘just war’ with Eric Patterson, President of the Religious Freedom Institute in Washington, DC. Patterson is an expert in two areas: the ethics of war and peace, and religious freedom policy. He has…
Unlawful Houthi Attacks Continue in a Significant Escalation Following the Assassination of Hezbollah and Hamas Commanders
Since the beginning of October, Houthi militants have initiated missile and drone assaults on US forces in the region and Israeli targets in response to the Israel-Hamas war. The impact is profound because the Red Sea is one of the…
Beijing’s Latest Military Purge and Missing Defence Minister Li Shangfu
In the latest restructuring under a new Defence Minister, China has removed nine senior military officials from its Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress. This includes the expulsion of four army generals from the army’s strategic missile unit, marking…
What we know about the Iranian-backed UAV Assault on US Forces in Iraq on Christmas Day
The Pentagon says it successfully carried out retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed terror group Kata’ib Hezbollah in Iraq on Christmas Day. The precision strikes came just hours after a self-detonating drone hit the US Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq wounding…
EXCLUSIVE: NSN speaks with former CIA expert Nicholas Eftimiades on Beijing’s sights on the Moon and NASA’s race back
NSN discusses China’s intelligence operations and motives in space exploration with author and educator Nicholas Eftimiades, an American government official who served in the CIA, DIA, and US Department of State, best known for his work on China and national…
