Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that the Turkish parliament will ratify Sweden's NATO membership as long as the US follows through on its plans to sell Turkey F-16 fighter jets. Erdogan told NATO in July that Turkey's parliament would approve...
Philippines Wants to Retake Shoal from China in South China Sea
The Philippines is taking steps to retake Scarborough Shoal, a disputed chain of rocks and reefs in the South China Sea that has been effectively controlled by China since 2012. "Since the new administration took office, we have already strategized how we can take...
Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Attends Meeting After Ukraine Claimed He Was Killed
The commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet attended a Russian Defense Ministry video conference on Tuesday, a day after Ukraine claimed he was killed in a September 22 missile strike on the fleet's headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea. The Russian Defense Ministry...
US Taxpayer Dollars are Subsidizing Small Businesses in Ukraine
A report from 60 Minutes that aired Sunday detailed how US taxpayer dollars are not only funding weapons in Ukraine but are also subsidizing small businesses and paying first responders salaries, among other things. While the bulk of US support for Ukraine has gone...
Ukraine Claims It Killed Russia’s Black Sea Commander in Missile Strike on Crimea
Update 9/26/23 9:05 EST: Russia's Black Sea Fleet Commander appeared at a meeting on Tuesday, a day after Ukraine claimed he was killed Ukraine has claimed an attack it launched on the Crimean peninsula on Friday killed 34 Russian officers, including the head of...
Biden Administration Not Pushing Ukraine to Hold Elections
A senior US official told The Washington Post that the Biden administration is not pressuring Ukraine to hold elections, while some Western officials do want to see a wartime vote. "We’re not pushing them to have an election," the unnamed official said. The Post...
Biden Hosts Pacific Island Leaders as Part of Strategy Against China
President Biden is hosting Pacific Island leaders for a second annual summit in Washington that's part of his administration's strategy to counter China in the Asia Pacific. The two-day US-Pacific Islands Forum Summit kicked off Monday and started with President Biden...
US Announces $2 Billion Loan for Poland to Spend on Military
The Biden administration on Monday announced a $2 billion loan for Poland that will go toward modernizing Warsaw's military. "Today, the United States is proud to announce the signing of a milestone $2 billion Foreign Military Financing (FMF) direct loan agreement to...
First Batch of US-Made Abrams Tanks Arrive in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that the first batch of US-made Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine, which are armed with toxic depleted uranium (DU) ammunition. "Abrams are already in Ukraine and are preparing to reinforce our brigades. I am...
Zelensky Says He Met BlackRock CEO and Other Finance Leaders in US Trip
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that during his recent trip to the US, he met with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and other US business and finance leaders to discuss investment in Ukraine's reconstruction. "The American entrepreneurs and financiers...