Niger's military junta has ordered police to expel the French ambassador from the country and revoked his diplomatic immunity. Ambassador Sylvain Itte was ordered to leave the country within 48 hours last Friday, but Paris ignored the deadline. The order for Itte to...
A spokesman for the Chinese Defense Ministry on Thursday outlined "obstacles" that are preventing the resumption of high-level military talks between the US and China. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu both attended the...
The Biden administration has approved the first-ever military aid package for Taiwan using Foreign Military Financing (FMF), a State Department program that gives foreign governments money to buy US arms. The Associated Press noted that FMF is typically reserved for...
Ukrainian officials have sharply criticized Pope Francis for an address he gave to young Russian Catholics, accusing him of spreading "imperialist propaganda" for saying Russians should be proud of their heritage. "Never forget your heritage. You are the descendants...
Fresh from a trip to Kyiv, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is arguing that the US is getting its "money's worth" in Ukraine because Russia is taking losses and no Americans are dying, showing a lack of concern for Ukrainian lives. "Even Americans who have no particular...
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday that Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia would not be possible without help from the West, Russia's TASS news agency reported. "Zakharova stressed that the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
An influential group of British members of parliament referred to Taiwan as an "independent country" in a report issued Wednesday as British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting China. The language was used in a report issued by the Foreign Affairs Committee...
Russian authorities said early Wednesday morning that drones targeted an airport in Pskov, a Russian city about 20 miles from NATO member Estonia's border that's over 400 miles from Ukraine. Mikhail Vedernikov, governor of the Pskov Oblast, wrote on Telegram that the...
On Tuesday, UN officials said sanctions on Niger imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) were blocking aid deliveries and shipments of food into the country. "There is no way to bring humanitarian aid into the country," said Emmanuel Gignac,...
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new $250 million arms package for Ukraine that includes HIMARS ammunition, AIM-9 missiles, artillery rounds, and various types of other military equipment. The $250 million package is being paid for using funds made...
