Israel Launches Ground Invasion of Lebanon

Putin Floats 'Chance' At Peace, While Ukraine Cites 'New Dynamic' To Get To Table Russian President Putin is this week attending the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, where he has issued key statements and at times fielded questions from the press. Among the most important questions asked from the press pool were on the matter of whether peace in the Ukraine conflict is still possible, given that this very week things have drastically escalated. Handout/Reuters Among the major escalations include Zelensky's threat to 'close Russian skies' through ramped-up drone and missile attacks, or in...

US Sanctions 3 Groups Accused Of Supporting Far-Left Terrorism Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on three organizations it accuses of supporting far-left terrorism. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces a new set of sanctions against Iran, describing them as "an economic D-Day," in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department in Washington, on Aug. 24, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control on Aug. 26 sanctioned Italy-based Autistici/Inventati, the UK-based Palestine Action, and the transnational organization Masar Badil under executive...