While the Biden administration has expressed concern about the judicial overhaul being pushed forward by the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it has made clear US military aid to Israel will not be affected. "There is not going to be any cut or...
China Hits Back at Japan Over Comments on Aiding Taiwan
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday hit back at Japan over comments made by a Japanese official about Tokyo potentially assisting Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack. Toshiro Ino, Japan's minister of state for defense, made the comments in an interview with...
US Announces $400 Million Arms Package for Ukraine
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new $400 million weapons package for Ukraine that includes ammunition for artillery and air defense systems, anti-tank weapons, and other types of equipment. The arms are being provided through the Presidential Drawdown...
Beijing Vows Countermeasures After CIA Says It’s Rebuilding Spy Networks in China
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Monday that Beijing would take countermeasures in response to the CIA saying it's making progress on rebuilding spy networks inside China after losing assets in the country over a decade ago. CIA Director William Burns made the...
Report: US Holding Off Giving Ukraine Longer-Range Missiles
The Biden administration is holding off on sending Ukraine longer-range missiles, The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing unnamed US officials. Other recent media reports said that the administration was moving closer to arming Ukraine with Army Tactical Missile...
US Nuclear-Powered Submarine Docks in South Korea in Latest Provocation
A US submarine arrived in South Korea on Monday, less than a week after the US sent a nuclear-armed submarine to the Korean Peninsula for the first time since 1981. The USS Annapolis, a Los Angeles-class submarine, which is nuclear-powered but not nuclear-armed,...
Zelensky Says Ukrainian Offensive Was Delayed Due to Lack of Weapons
Ukrainian President Voldymr Zelensky said in an interview aired on Sunday that the Ukrainian counteroffensive started later than he wanted due to a lack of weapons and training. "We did have plans to start it in spring. But we didn’t, because, frankly, we had not...
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence: Drone Attacks on Moscow Will ‘Increase in Scale’
After two drones targeted Moscow early Monday, a Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman warned such attacks on the Russian capital city will "continue and increase in scale" in a rare Ukrainian admission of responsibility for attacks inside Russia. "The strikes on...
Russia Accuses Ukraine of Killing Journalist With US Cluster Bombs
Russia on Saturday accused Ukrainian forces of killing a Russian journalist in the southern Zaporizhzhia region using US-provided cluster munitions, which are widely banned due to the harm they cause civilians. The Russian Defense Ministry said that Rostislav...
US, Australia Launch Largest-Ever Joint Military Exercise
The US and Australia on Friday launched the largest-ever iteration of their Talisman Sabre exercise as the US is increasingly focused on building alliances in the Asia Pacific against China. The Talisman Sabre started in 2005 as a biennial exercise between the US and...