US Indo-Pacific Command accused a Chinese warship of acting in an "unsafe manner" when it passed a US Navy guided-missile destroyer that was transiting the Taiwan Strait with a Canadian frigate on Saturday. The command said in a statement that the Chinese warship...
US Officials Confirm NATO Weapons Were Used in Attack on Russia’s Belgorod Oblast
US officials confirmed to The Washington Post that US and other NATO equipment was used in a cross-border attack in Russia's Belgorod region that was launched on May 22. The fighters used at least four US-made Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, known as MRAPs....
Iran Says It Will Form Naval Alliance With Gulf Arab States
Iran's navy commander said Friday that Tehran was working to form a naval alliance with several Gulf Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iraq. "The countries of the region have today realized that only cooperation with each other brings...
US and Taiwan Sign First Trade Agreement Under New Initiative, Angering China
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced Thursday that the US and Taiwan signed the first trade agreement under a new economic initiative that was launched last year. The deal was signed in Washington by representatives of the US and Taiwan's...
Russia Says It Repelled Another Cross-Border Raid in Belgorod
Russia said Thursday that its forces repelled another cross-border attack from Ukraine in Russia's Belgorod region, the second such incident within two weeks. Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that over 30 Ukrainian "terrorists" were "eliminated" in the attempted...
SpaceX Lands Pentagon Contract for Starlink Terminals for Ukraine
The Pentagon Thursday said it's awarded a contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX to ship Starlink satellite internet terminals to Ukraine. "Satellite communications constitute a vital layer in Ukraine’s overall communications network and the department contracts with Starlink...
Mexican TV Spots Anti-Tank Missile Launcher That Has Been Sent to Ukraine in Hands of Cartel
Mexican TV has reported that a militant affiliated with Mexico's Gulf Cartel was spotted carrying an advanced rocket launcher, the same type that the US has shipped thousands of to Ukraine. Azucena Uresti, a news anchor for Milenio TV, identified the rocket launcher...
FBI Looking to Gather New Information About Julian Assange
The FBI is looking to gather new information about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported on Thursday. According to a front-page story in the SMH, the FBI may be trying to build its case up against Assange, who was indicted by...
Debt Ceiling Deal Puts No Limits on Ukraine Aid
The debt ceiling agreement reached between the White House and House Republicans places no constraints on spending on the war in Ukraine, a White House official told Bloomberg. The $113 billion that has been authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine so far was passed...
US Says Stinger Shipment to Taiwan From 2019 Sale, Not Part of New Military Aid
The State Department said Wednesday that a shipment of US-made Stinger anti-aircraft missiles that arrived in Taiwan last week was part of a $223.56 million arms sale to Taipei that was approved in 2019. Taiwanese media reported that the Stinger shipment was part of a...