US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy indicated in comments to the Sydney Morning Herald that Washington might be open to a plea deal for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that could keep him from being extradited and imprisoned in the United States for exposing...
China Warns It Will Take ‘Strong Measures’ as Taiwan VP Arrives in US
China on Sunday vowed it would take "strong measures" as Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te stopped in the US on his way to Paraguay, one of the few nations that has diplomatic relations with Taipei. "The US and the Taiwan authorities arranged for Lai to engage in...
Biden to Strengthen Alliance With South Korea and Japan at Camp David Summit
President Biden will spend his first-ever Camp David summit working to form a new trilateral alliance between the US, Japan, and South Korea as part of his strategy against China in the Asia Pacific. Biden has invited Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South...
New US Arms Package for Ukraine Uses Money Made Available by Pentagon ‘Accounting Error’
The Biden administration on Monday announced a $200 million arms package for Ukraine using funds made available by a Pentagon "accounting error" that includes munitions for Patriot air defense systems, HIMARS rocket systems, and other equipment. In June, the Pentagon...
Biden Asks Congress for Additional $24 Billion to Spend on Ukraine War
The White House on Thursday asked Congress to approve a $40 billion bill that includes nearly $24 billion for additional spending on the war in Ukraine. According to CNN, the $24 billion for the Ukraine war includes $13 billion in military aid and $7.3 billion in...
ECOWAS Activates Standby Force for Potential Niger Intervention
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday ordered the activation and deployment of a reserve force to "restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger" while also saying it would seek peaceful means to restore Niger's President Mohamed...
Poland to Deploy 10,000 Additional Troops to Belarus Border
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said Thursday that Warsaw plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus as part of a buildup that began after Wagner fighters traveled to Belarus. "About 10,000 soldiers will be on the border, of which 4,000 will...
Report: Niger Junta Told Nuland They’d Kill Bazoum If There’s Military Intervention
The Associated Press reported Thursday that the Niger junta told Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if neighboring countries launched a military intervention to reinstate him. After meeting with junta...
Report: US, Iran Reach Deal on Prisoner Release and Frozen Funds
The US and Iran have reached a deal that will free five Americans in exchange for the US releasing some Iranians and granting Tehran limited access to $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds, The New York Times reported Thursday. Sources told the Times that the...
Israeli FM Calls for US to Give Saudi Arabia a Defense Commitment
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has called for the US to provide Saudi Arabia with defense commitments as Israel is vying for a normalization deal with Riyadh. While an Israeli-Saudi normalization deal is expected to be a long way off, Saudi Arabia has been looking...