EU Backs Off Russian Energy Price Cap At least 10 EU countries expressed opposition to the price cap plan which would have sent energy prices skyrocketing
State Department Approves $1.1 Billion Weapons Package for Taiwan, Pentagon to Speed Up Arms Sales The Department of Defense has set up the "tiger team" to accelerate global weapons sales in a bid to compete with Russia and China.
Moscow Accuses Kiev’s ‘Special Services’ in Russian Journalist’s Car Bombing The FSB says the assailant was a member of the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion
Daughter of Putin Ally Killed in Car Blast Outside Moscow Daria Dugina was the daughter of Alexander Dugin, the Russian nationalist and philosopher. She was driving his car when an explosive device detonated underneath the vehicle, she was burned beyond recognition.
Putin Warns Macron of ‘Large-Scale Catastrophe’ at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Putin wants IAEA mission to visit the power plant "as soon as possible"
Pelosi’s Potential Taiwan Provocation Raises South China Sea Tensions NSC Spokesman Kirby says there’s no evidence Beijing is planning military action against Taiwan
Blinken Holds First Call With Lavrov Since February, Ceasefires Not Discussed FM Lavrov pressed Blinken to ease sanctions on Russian food and fertilizer