Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday that Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia would not be possible without help from the West, Russia's TASS news agency reported. "Zakharova stressed that the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
British Parliament Calls Taiwan an ‘Independent Country’ as FM Visits China
An influential group of British members of parliament referred to Taiwan as an "independent country" in a report issued Wednesday as British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting China. The language was used in a report issued by the Foreign Affairs Committee...
Drones Target Western Russian City Near Estonia Border
Russian authorities said early Wednesday morning that drones targeted an airport in Pskov, a Russian city about 20 miles from NATO member Estonia's border that's over 400 miles from Ukraine. Mikhail Vedernikov, governor of the Pskov Oblast, wrote on Telegram that the...
ECOWAS Sanctions Preventing Food and Aid Deliveries to Niger
On Tuesday, UN officials said sanctions on Niger imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) were blocking aid deliveries and shipments of food into the country. "There is no way to bring humanitarian aid into the country," said Emmanuel Gignac,...
US Announces $250 Million Arms Package for Ukraine
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new $250 million arms package for Ukraine that includes HIMARS ammunition, AIM-9 missiles, artillery rounds, and various types of other military equipment. The $250 million package is being paid for using funds made...
Biden Looks to Prevent Future President From Ending Ukraine War
The Biden administration is working to reach a deal with Ukraine for long-term military support to keep backing the war with Russia that would be difficult for a future president to exit, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The effort is part of a commitment...
Philippines, Australia Plan to Conduct Joint Patrols in South China Sea
The Philippines and Australia plan to conduct joint maritime patrols in the South China Sea, disputed waters that are increasingly becoming a potential flashpoint for a conflict between the US and China. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., commander of the Armed Forces of the...
Report: Ukrainian Drone Attacks Inside Russia Use Western Intelligence
The Economist reported Sunday that Ukraine's increasing drone attacks inside Russia are carried out using intelligence gathered by Kyiv's Western backers. The report cited sources close to Ukrainian drone developers and Ukrainian military insiders, including a drone...
Macron Says France Will Support ECOWAS Military Action in Niger
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said that his country would support a military intervention in Niger to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted in a July 26 coup. "We support the diplomatic action, and when it decides to do so militarily, of...
Iran Summons Swiss Diplomat Over Iranian Oil Stolen by US
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Tehran summoned a Swiss diplomat over the discharging of a tanker carrying Iranian oil that was seized by the United States. Kanaani said Iran summoned the chargé d’affaires at the Swiss embassy to...