Update: the State Department said the Stinger shipment was part of a 2019 arms sale, not a new military aid package Taiwanese media has reported that Taiwan received delivery of Raytheon-made Stinger anti-aircraft missiles from the US as part of a $500 million package...
Drone Swarm Hits Moscow in Largest Attack on the City of the War
Russian authorities said Tuesday that eight Ukrainian drones targeted civilian areas of Moscow, marking the largest attack on the capital city since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last year. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the drones only caused...
Biden, McCarthy Agree on $886 Billion Military Budget
The debt ceiling agreement reached between the White House and House Republicans that was announced Sunday caps military spending at $886 billion for 2024, matching President Biden's requested budget. Republicans negotiating the debt ceiling deal only sought...
China Declines Meeting Between US and Chinese Defense Chiefs
The US said Monday that China has declined an offer for a meeting between Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Li Shangfu, who is under US sanctions. The US proposed for the two military leaders to meet on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue that...
US, Japan, Philippines to Hold First Joint Coast Guard Drills in South China Sea
The US, Japan, and the Philippines will hold their first-ever trilateral coast guard exercises in the South China Sea starting this week amid rising tensions with China in the region. The exercises will take place off the coast of the Philippines' Batan province and...
NATO Troops Injured in Kosovo After Trying to Disperse Crowd of Serb Protesters
NATO troops stationed in Kosovo under the alliance's Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission were wounded Monday while trying to disperse a group of ethnic Serb protesters in the town of Zvecan. Tensions escalated in Zvecan on Friday after Kosovo police used tear gas to disband a...
Russia Places Sen. Graham on Wanted List Over Dead Russians Comment
Russia has issued an arrest warrant for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) over his comments about Russians dying in Ukraine and calling US spending on the proxy war with Russia the "best money we've ever spent." "Lindsey Olin Graham, an American citizen, born on July 9,...
Israel Launches Airstrikes Targeting Syrian Capital of Damascus
Israel launched airstrikes in Syria on Sunday night, hitting targets near the capital Damascus that caused material damage, Syria's SANA news agency reported. A military source told SANA that the airstrikes were launched from the direction of the Golan Heights and...
Taiwan Says It’s in Talks on Being Brought Under US Nuclear Umbrella
Taiwan's foreign minister said last week that the US and Taiwan are in talks on the possibility of the island being brought under Washington's nuclear umbrella, a step that would make a catastrophic war between the US and China much more likely. Taiwanese Foreign...
State Department Won’t Say If It’s Working to Free US Citizen Detained in Ukraine
The State Department has refused to say if it's engaging with the Ukrainian government over American citizen Gonzalo Lira, who was detained by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) due to his political views on the conflict with Russia. Lira has a popular YouTube...