Niger's ruling Junta on Wednesday accused France of violating Niger's airspace and freeing "terrorists" as tensions continue to rise in West Africa after the ousting of Nigerien President Mahamoud Bazoum. The coup leaders shut down Niger's airspace on Sunday to...
The US is considering using Australia as a missile testing ground as part of the AUKUS military pact, AFP reported on Wednesday. AUKUS is a three-way deal between the US, Britain, and Australia primarily focused on technology sharing with the goal of Canberra...
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that US-provided cluster bombs are fueling the Ukrainian counteroffensive and detailed how Ukrainian forces are using the civilian-killing munitions against Russian soldiers. Cluster bombs are designed to spread small...
The US deployed four Navy destroyers in response to Russian and Chinese vessels operating near Alaska's Aleutian Islands, which stretch far into the northern Pacific Ocean. The incident occurred last week when 11 Chinese and Russian warships were conducting joint...
Update: POLITICO reported on Wednesday that President Biden is expected to ask Congress to authorize more Ukraine funding on Thursday The White House is expected to formally ask Congress to authorize additional funding for the Ukraine war as soon as this week,...
The first batch of Abrams tanks that the US is providing Ukraine was authorized for shipment over the weekend and is expected to arrive in the country in early fall, the US Army's top acquisition official said Monday. "The last of the set was officially accepted by...
A Western official told CNN in an article published Tuesday that it's "extremely" unlikely that Ukraine will make progress in its counteroffensive in the coming weeks that will alter the balance of the war with Russia. "They're still going to see, for the next couple...
A Ukrainian official told POLITICO on Tuesday that all Russian ports and ships, including commercial vessels, are considered legitimate military targets as the war in Ukraine is escalating in the Black Sea. "Everything the Russians are moving back and forth on the...
Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland traveled to Niger's capital Niamey on Monday and held what she described as "difficult" talks with members of the junta that ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in a July 26 coup. "Traveled to Niamey to express...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold another emergency summit on the situation in Niger this Thursday after the Niger junta ignored the bloc's deadline to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum. After the military took power in Niger, ECOWAS...
