The State Department has confirmed that American citizen Gonzalo Lira is being held in a Ukrainian prison over charges related to his speech and views on the war in Ukraine. Lira is a popular YouTuber and journalist who was arrested by the Ukrainian Security Services...
The Pentagon has said that the government shutdown that will happen if Congress doesn't pass a funding bill by September 30 could hinder US support for Ukraine. Pentagon spokesman Chris Sherwood told POLITICO that the Defense Department's suspension of what is...
President Biden took aim at Russia at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday in a speech that revealed US hypocrisy on the war in Ukraine and other issues. Discussing arms control, President Biden accused Russia of "shredding longstanding arms control...
Negotiators representing Yemen's Houthis left Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after five days of talks aimed at reaching an agreement to end the eight-year conflict between the two parties. No deals were signed after the talks, but two sources told Reuters that some progress...
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that he would question Ukrainian President Volodoymr Zelensky about the money the US has spent on the war in Ukraine when the two meet later this week. When asked if he would commit to more aid for Ukraine, McCarthy said, "Is...
Azerbaijan on Tuesday launched a new assault against Nagorno-Karabakh in what appears to be the start of a new major war over the ethnic Armenian enclave. Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said it started an "anti-terrorist" operation against Nagorno-Karabakh and demanded...
US and Saudi officials are discussing the terms of a potential mutual defense treaty that would be similar to pacts the US has with South Korea and Japan, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. The discussions are part of a US effort to broker a normalization deal...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday insisted the Ukrainian counteroffensive will continue despite the upcoming change in weather, which US officials have said will impede Ukraine's ability to continue the assault. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told reporters Monday that he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington this week as Congress is debating new spending on the proxy war in Ukraine. Zelensky arrived in New York on Monday where he will...
A drone carrying an explosive device was found on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast on Sunday evening, an incident Bulgaria's defense minister said was likely "related" to the war in Ukraine. The drone was found on rocks next to a boat mooring in the resort town of...
