The EU successfully pressured Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to approve a 50 billion euro ($54 billion) aid package to Ukraine, and EU leaders agreed to push through the spending on Thursday. Ahead of the summit, Financial Times reported that the EU was...
US Establishes New Stockpile in Australia to Prepare for War Over Taiwan
The US created a new stockpile of military equipment during drills in Australia last summer to prepare for a future war with China over Taiwan, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The stockpile was left behind after the Talisman Sabre exercises, which ran from July 22 to...
Report: Iraqi Government, Iran Pressured Kataib Hezbollah to Stop Attacking US
The Iraqi government and Iran pressured Kataib Hezbollah and other Iraqi Shia militias to suspend attacks against US forces in an effort to de-escalate tensions in the region, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Kataib Hezbollah, one of Iraq's main Shia militias, announced...
Rep. Massie Hints at Impeachment if Biden Starts a War With Iran
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Wednesday appeared to threaten to pursue the impeachment of President Biden if he started a war with Iran. Massie posted a video from 2007 on X of then-Senator Biden threatening President George W. Bush with impeachment if he went to war...
Zelensky Expected to Oust His Top General
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to fire Ukraine's top general, Valery Zaluzhny, a move that could backfire due to Zaluzhny's popularity inside Ukraine. Ukrainian media outlets reported that Zelensky told Zaluzhny that he would be moved to another...
Report: US Plans Weeks-Long Bombing Campaign Against Iranian Targets
US officials told NBC News that the US is planning to launch a weeks-long bombing campaign in the Middle East in retaliation for the drone attack in northeast Jordan that killed three American soldiers. The officials said that the targets are expected to include...
US Launches 11th Round of Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen
The US launched more strikes against the Houthis on Wednesday, marking at least the 11th time the US has targeted Yemen since President Biden started the bombing campaign on January 12. US Central Command claimed the strikes targeted a Houthi surface-to-air missile....
US Troops Put on Standby for Potential US Ground Involvement in Gaza
US Air Force personnel in Iraq received a memo in January ordering them to be on standby to support potential US ground involvement in Gaza, The Intercept reported on Tuesday. The memo contained orders for the airmen to be placed "on standby to forward deploy to...
Netanyahu Says He Won’t Withdraw From Gaza for New Hostage Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday again rejected the idea of withdrawing from Gaza and releasing thousands of Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostage deal with Hamas and vowed his massacre would continue. "We will not remove the IDF from the Gaza...
US to Deploy Nukes in the UK for the First Time in 15 Years
The US will deploy nuclear weapons to the UK for the first time in 15 years in a move Russia will view as a provocation, The Telegraph reported, citing Pentagon documents. Pentagon procurement contracts show that the US is planning to station B61-12 nuclear warheads...