Update: The Washington Post restored the excerpt of the interview that was deleted earlier The Washington Post deleted a portion of an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where he accused the paper of helping Russia by posing a question about...
Deal Could Give US Military Access to Papua New Guinea Ports and Airports
The Defense Cooperation Agreement the US and Papua New Guinea are set to sign later this month could give the US military access to some of the Pacific Island nation's ports and airports, Nikkei Asia reported Sunday. President Biden will become the first sitting...
Russia Says Ukraine Used British Storm Shadow Missiles in Luhansk
The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday said Ukrainian forces have already used British-provided long-range Storm Shadow missiles in attacks on the Russian-controlled Donbas city of Luhansk. The claim from Moscow came just a few days after British Defense Minister...
Germany Announces $2.9 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine
Germany on Saturday announced its largest package of military aid for Kyiv worth $2.95 billion, Berlin's largest since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. According to Defense Post, the massive arms package includes 30 Leopard 1 tanks, Marder fighting vehicles,...
Zelensky Privately Plotted Bold Attacks on Russian Territory
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has privately plotted major attacks inside Russia while pledging publicly that his forces won't use Western-provided arms to target Russian territory, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. The report cited leaked Pentagon...
Spanish PM Will Ask Biden to Listen to China and Brazil on Ukraine
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will meet with President Biden in Washington on Friday and plans to urge the American leader to listen to China, Brazil, and other non-NATO countries on Ukraine, Reuters reported Thursday, citing a Spanish diplomatic source....
Zelensky Says Ukraine’s Military Needs More Time Before Counteroffensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the Ukrainian military needs more time before launching its long-awaited counteroffensive, warning that doing it too early would result in a lot of casualties. "We can advance with what we've got and I think we can be...
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Combat Syria Normalization
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House have introduced a bill aimed to combat Syria's normalization with regional countries that would expand sanctions and prohibit the US from establishing diplomatic ties with the government of Bashar al-Assad. The bill was...
Saudi Envoy Says Yemen Peace Talks are ‘Serious’ But Unclear When Deal Will Come
Saudi Arabia's envoy to Yemen said Thursday that all sides engaged in talks to end the war in Yemen are "serious," but the next steps are unclear. "Everybody is serious. Serious means everybody is looking for peace," Mohammed al-Jaber told AFP. "It's not easy to be...
US Ambassador Accuses South Africa of Supplying Russia With Weapons
The US ambassador to South Africa has accused the nation of secretly supplying Russia with weapons, a claim that drew a rebuke from Pretoria. US Ambassador Reuben Brigety said he knew that a Russian ship that docked in South Africa in December was loaded with weapons...