More artists are pulling out of performing at the Kennedy Center after the prestigious cultural arts hub was renamed to honor President Donald Trump.  The Cookers canceled two shows scheduled for New Year’s Eve, the acclaimed jazz ensemble announced on Monday. Drummer Billy Hart told the New York Times that the historic arts center’s recent […]

Hamas vowed not to disarm after confirming the deaths of five of its senior leaders, complicating President Donald Trump’s peace plan. In a statement, Hamas’s Izz ad-Din al Qassam Brigades announced the deaths of five prominent leaders, including two of its most famous. Among those killed was Mohammed al Sinwar, the brother of former Hamas […]

The father-son team accused of slaughtering 15 Jews at an Australian Hanukkah celebration does not appear to be connected to a wider terrorist network, authorities announced Tuesday. Police found two homemade Islamic State flags in the suspects’ vehicle following the targeted shooting at Bondi Beach, with Australian officials describing the incident as “a terrorist attack […]

Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes targeting Emirati equipment unloading at the port of Mukalla in Yemen on Tuesday after accusing its ally of “extremely dangerous” actions, a major escalation in the war-torn nation. After weeks of high tensions following the Emirati-backed Southern Transition Council’s seizure of eastern Yemen, hopes of de-escalation have collapsed after Riyadh launched […]