Lutnick: “Remember, Americans don’t have millions of people to fasten tiny screws in iPhones — but we do have the capacity to run robotics.”

The Trump administration is preparing to appoint a U.S. two-star general to lead the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in the Gaza Strip, even as the White House continues to insist that no American boots will be deployed on the ground there, according to two U.S. officials and two Israeli officials who spoke with Axios.

Amnesty International has released a 173-page investigation concluding that Hamas committed crimes against humanity both on October 7 and throughout the ensuing conflict. The report details a wide range of abuses, including killings, forced detention, torture, rape, and other forms of sexual violence. Better two years late than never.

U.S. B-52 bombers flew alongside Japanese F-35 and F-15 fighters over the Sea of Japan, Tokyo announced Wednesday, in a pointed show of allied air power just days after Chinese and Russian aircraft conducted joint operations in the area. Japan’s defense ministry said the exercise was meant to underscore both nations’ determination to counter any coercive actions that threaten regional stability.