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November 6, 2025 Israel banned UNRWA. A former IDF spokesman explains why Ever since Hamas took power over the Gaza Strip in 2007, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) – the controversial UN aid agency responsible for the welfare of millions... November 6, 2025 New Satellite Evidence Shows Mass Graves Following Paramilitary Massacre in Sudanese City Graves Located Near 2 Hospitals: New satellite images from North Darfur suggest an ongoing massacre in the city of el-Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary organization.... November 6, 2025 Israel Strikes Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon as Terrorist Group Warns Against Direct Negotiations With Jerusalem ‘Wave of Strikes’ Against Hezbollah: The IDF announced on November 6 that it had launched “a wave of strikes” targeting the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah... November 6, 2025 Hamas Official Floats Discussions for Decommissioning Group’s Long-Range Weapons Hamas Official Says Partial Disarmament ‘Reasonable To Discuss’: Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk claimed on November 5 that the group may be willing to negotiate partial disarmament.... November 6, 2025 Hegseth Visits Vietnam Looking To Pull Hanoi Away From Russia and North Korea Fifty years after the end of America’s war in Vietnam, Washington has returned with a long wish list for Hanoi. On November 3, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth concluded his two-day visit to Vietnam,... November 6, 2025 Hamas continues to return hostage remains as Gaza ceasefire holds On November 5, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the receipt of a coffin of a deceased hostage from the Red Cross in Gaza, the latest handover of these remains in Gaza. Since the ceasefire... November 6, 2025 Learning the Right Lessons From ‘A House of Dynamite’ Within three days of its debut on Netflix, “A House of Dynamite” rocketed to the top of the streaming service’s charts, with more than 22 million views. In the film, a nuclear-armed ballistic missile,... November 5, 2025 Solving for Hidden Huaweis: Sector Level Approaches to Protect the US Connectivity Market In October, the Texas Attorney General launched a probe into TP-Link Systems Inc. to assess whether the company’s networking gear assisted the Chinese government in accessing US consumer data.... November 5, 2025 Iran’s October Oil Exports Hit 2025 Peak, Reflecting Failure of U.S. Sanctions Enforcement Iran’s oil exports in October reached their highest monthly level of the year. This highlights the continued failure of the Trump administration to cut Tehran’s key financial lifeline. Tehran shipped... November 5, 2025 Iranians Challenge the Regime by Celebrating Cyrus the Great A tribute to an ancient and pre-Islamic king is now a form of protest against a modern Islamist theocracy. October 29 marked Cyrus the Great Day, celebrated by Iranians across the country. Though not... November 5, 2025 Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: October 27–November 2, 2025 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between October 27 and November 2, 2025. Israeli activities this week were particularly intense and concentrated... November 5, 2025 U.S. Administration Submits Proposal To End UN Sanctions on Syria Sharaa Heading to Washington: The United States has drafted a proposal to the UN Security Council to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Syrian Interior Minister... November 5, 2025 Norway Pauses Ethical Divestment by Sovereign Wealth Fund Amid U.S. Scrutiny Parliament Agrees on Pause: Norway’s parliament voted on November 4 to pause ethical divestment by its sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world with over $2.1 trillion... November 5, 2025 The US must not endorse Russia and China’s vision for cybersecurity Even as Russia and China wage a relentless cyber war against the West, the United Nations is celebrating a new cybercrime treaty whose chief architects were none other than Moscow... November 5, 2025 Meet the Muslim Brotherhood In 1918, V.I. Lenin renamed the Bolshevik Party the Russian Communist Party. Western scholars and policymakers soon began studying communism and the threat it posed to free nations. In 1920, the German... November 4, 2025 Dick Cheney Made the Most of the Vice Presidency Dick Cheney was the most consequential vice president in American history. He was also one of our most successful defense secretaries, a respected congressional leader, the youngest-ever... November 4, 2025 Aoun’s Push for Talks with Israel Must Overcome Hezbollah’s Ploys Hezbollah and Berri likely hope to use talks to get the US and Israel off their backs and keep Hezbollah armed. President Joseph Aoun said Lebanon has no choice but to enter into... November 4, 2025 U.S. Reportedly Drafts UN Security Council Resolution for Establishment of International Stabilization Force in Gaza Resolution Outlined: The United States has reportedly sent UN Security Council member states a preliminary draft of a resolution establishing an International Stabilization Force... November 4, 2025 ‘Either We Are the Strongest or We Don’t Exist’: Gantz Presents Plan for Israel’s Continued Security Aim To Isolate Iran: Benny Gantz, Israel’s former defense minister and the leader of the opposition Blue and White Party, presented his “Israel’s Security Vision 2040” plan... November 3, 2025 Israel Rejects Safe Passage To Allow Terrorists To Return to Hamas-Controlled Gaza Hamas Terrorists on Israeli Side of ‘Yellow Line’: Israel will not grant safe passage to an estimated 200 Hamas terrorists currently positioned behind the “yellow line” in IDF-controlled areas of the Gaza Strip, an Israeli official stated on November 3. The clarification came in response to condemnation by Israeli lawmakers of earlier media reports that Israel would consider granting the terrorists — believed to be hiding in tunnels mostly in southern Gaza — safe passage to Hamas-controlled parts of Gaza if they surrender their weapons and release additional bodies of slain Israeli hostages. Israeli media reported that the United States is pressuring Israel to permit the exchange in the hope that doing so will allow the Trump administration’s 20-point plan for Gaza to progress into subsequent stages. November 3, 2025 How the U.S. Can Stay Ahead of China in Space Space has gone from frontier to front line. But despite this increased urgency and promises to remain first in flight, the Trump administration recently cut the Office of Space Commerce’s... November 3, 2025 Turkey Hosts Meeting of Leading Islamic Foreign Ministers To Discuss Future of Gaza 'Palestinians Should Govern Palestinians’: Turkey convened a meeting of foreign ministers of Muslim-majority countries on November 3 to discuss the future of the Gaza ceasefire... November 3, 2025 PKK announcement of withdrawal from Turkey has ramifications for Iraq, Syria On October 26, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said it was withdrawing its fighters from Turkey. The withdrawal is part of a peace process that has seen the group say it will disarm... November 3, 2025 Don’t let Congress punt on cyber insurance reform Sixty million school children’s personal information exposed. Thousands of flights canceled. A venerated retailer brought to its knees. Dire warnings from public officials... November 1, 2025 Palestinian Islamic Jihad shows signs of renewed activity in the West Bank An unidentified Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) field commander announced on October 29 that the organization had launched “Operation Blinding Vision” against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).... October 31, 2025 South Africa’s Removal from Anti-Money Laundering Watchlist Warrants Unilateral U.S. Action South Africa has an illicit finance problem, and despite what an international monitoring group says, it’s far from over. On October 24, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — the intergovernmental... October 31, 2025 Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: November Trend Overview Welcome back to the Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines... October 31, 2025 Israel Eliminates Hezbollah Officer Rebuilding Terror Infrastructure in Southern Lebanon Hezbollah Terrorist Eliminated: The IDF announced on October 31 that it had eliminated Hezbollah terrorist Muhammad Raslan, a maintenance operative in the group who was actively... October 31, 2025 The Hanoi Convention: Russia’s Blueprint for an Authoritarian Cyberspace Russia is celebrating a major win in cyberspace. On October 25 and 26, representatives from 110 countries convened in Hanoi, Vietnam, to sign the Russian-drafted UN Convention on Cybercrime. Under the... October 31, 2025 Islamic State redoubles call for jihad in Sudan, urges foreign fighters to migrate As news of more mass atrocities committed by the United Arab Emirates-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) circulates, the Islamic State has again called for jihad in Sudan. In this week’s Al... October 31, 2025 Russia deploys new, longer-range bombs in war against Ukraine The Russian Air Force has begun employing new, longer-range bombs in Ukraine, possibly including a jet-powered version of the UMPK, a kit that turns dumb bombs into satellite-guided glide munitions. These... October 31, 2025 Trump and Xi call truce for now, but this ‘12 out of 10’ meeting leaves a lot unanswered President Trump appeared buoyant after concluding his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since retaking the White House, confident in having achieved a breakthrough. Yet... October 31, 2025 Gaza “Stabilization Force” Has a Problem: No One Wants to Go First The Gaza Deal Is Stuck on Step One—Here’s Why The agreed-upon Gaza deal, set on October 8, is facing several challenges. This has occurred around twenty days after the cease-fire helped end... October 30, 2025 Israeli-Lebanon Ceasefire Shows Cracks as Aoun Calls on Lebanese Army To Confront IDF Response to IDF Operation Against Hezbollah: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun instructed the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to “confront” IDF troops when they cross the border into... October 30, 2025 RSF seizes El Fasher, forcing Sudanese Armed Forces withdrawal The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has captured El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State, forcing a complete withdrawal of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). On October 26, RSF personnel stormed the... October 30, 2025 New LNG Terminal Will Help Extricate Iraq From Iran’s Energy Orbit Iraq is slowly taking steps to wrench its energy sector free from Iran’s influence, but it will require both American support and strong encouragement to do so. Excelerate Energy, an American company,... October 30, 2025 Kidnapping of U.S. Missionary Shines Light on Persecution of Christians in Africa Concern is growing over the whereabouts of Kevin Rideout, an American missionary abducted on October 21 in the West African state of Niger. The seizure of this 48-year-old pilot, who works for... October 30, 2025 2 Caskets Reportedly Containing Slain Hostages Returned to Israel After Hamas Ceasefire Violations Caskets Returned for Identification: The IDF announced on October 30 that two caskets reportedly containing the remains of slain Israeli hostages were released by Hamas. The remains... October 30, 2025 The Regime’s Reformists Are Back, but Iranians Rejected Them Long Ago Once more, the Islamic Republic cloaks repression in the guise of reform. The Islamic Republic, which has long banned public dancing, unveiled women, and mixed-gender celebrations, is now projecting an... October 30, 2025 U.S. Cuts Tariffs, Lowers Trade Tensions With China After Trump-Xi Meeting Trump and Xi Meet: President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on October 30, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. When... October 30, 2025 Report: Iran rebuilding its ballistic missile program Iran is rebuilding its ballistic missile program despite recently imposed United Nations (UN) sanctions, CNNreported on October 29. Citing European intelligence sources, Iran imported shipments of... October 29, 2025 Trump rallies the allies to break China’s dangerous mineral, rare earths monopoly As President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepared for their Thursday meeting in South Korea, trade talks between Washington and Beijing had fallen into a familiar pattern. Trump’s... October 29, 2025 Is Trump Getting Played by Xi? In a matter of hours, President Donald Trump will sit down with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time in six years to determine whether America will remain a technological superpower... October 29, 2025 Polish Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Spy Plane Over Baltic Sea Plane Flew Without Flight Plan or Transponder: Polish MiG-29 fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 spy plane over the Baltic Sea on October 29 and escorted it out of the area.... October 29, 2025 New Tech Transfer Between UAE and China Should Throw Sand in the Gears of U.S. AI Exports to the Gulf The United States may have inadvertently green-lit funding for Chinese missile technology. On October 25, the Financial Times reported that U.S. intelligence agencies had collected information in 2022... October 29, 2025 Hamas Chooses Half of Technocrats in New Gaza Governing Body “We will hand over the rule in Gaza to the Administrative Committee,” said Khalil al-Hayya, the head of Hamas’ negotiating team, on October 26. The statement came on the heels of a meeting between... October 29, 2025 Israeli soldier killed in Gaza attack, IDF responds with airstrikes An Israeli soldier was killed on October 28 in an attack in Gaza, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) responded with “a series of significant strikes.” The strikes also came after Israel... October 29, 2025 ‘Valuable Model’: Taiwan’s President Lauds Israel’s Air Defenses After Announcing Iron Dome Style System Taiwanese President Says Country Can Learn From Israel: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te praised Israel’s military defenses as a model for his country while speaking to an American... October 29, 2025 Somalia reports death of Shabaab co-founder in ‘precision airstrike’ The Somali government stated on Monday that another co-founder of Shabaab is dead. The individual, identified as Mahmoud Abdi Hamud, better known as Jaafar Gurey, was reportedly killed in a “precision... October 29, 2025 America needs energy dominance National security requires energy security. American greatness – by which I mean the maintenance of American power second to none in a world where despotic regimes threaten free nations – requires...

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