The US launched an airstrike in Somalia early in the morning on Saturday, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a press release. AFRICOM said the strike was launched about 28 miles northwest of the southern port city of Kismaayo. The command said its "initial...
On Sunday, Russian authorities said that genetic testing confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in an August 23 plane crash in Russia's Tver Oblast. "As part of the investigation into the plane crash in the Tver Region, molecular genetic examinations have...
Florida Governor Ron Desantis said on Wednesday night that he would send the military into Mexico to fight drug cartels on "day one" of his presidency if he wins the 2024 presidential election. At the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, DeSantis was asked if...
BRICS has invited six new members to join in the most dramatic expansion of the bloc since it was formed, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Thursday at the conclusion of the three-day BRICS summit in Johannesburg. Saudi Arabia, Iran, the UAE,...
The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that US and Ukrainian officials have clashed over the strategy for Ukraine's counteroffensive during behind-the-scenes conversations in recent weeks. The US has been pushing Ukraine to use "combined arms" tactics that...
Ukraine's military intelligence claimed on Thursday that Ukrainian troops landed on the western shore of Crimea overnight and inflicted casualties on Russian forces, an operation that has not been confirmed by Russia. "During the execution of the task, the Ukrainian...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin "a man of complicated destiny" a day after a plane believed to be carrying the mercenary leader crashed in Russia's Tver Oblast, killing everyone onboard. "I have known Prigozhin for a...
The Pentagon will begin training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets inside the US and could start as early as September, a US official told The New York Times on Thursday. The US initially said that the training would only be conducted in Europe unless the...
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that the US has expressed to Ukraine and European allies that Congress will back the new spending on the war in Ukraine that President Biden has requested despite "dissonant" voices among Republicans. An ambassador...
The Chinese Coast Guard said that on Tuesday, it allowed Philippine vessels to resupply a grounded Philippine warship on Second Thomas Shoal, a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. Liu Dejun, a spokesman for the Chinese Coast Guard, said a...
