Congress unveiled on Tuesday a massive $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill that includes $45 billion in new Ukraine aid, which will bring total US spending on the war to about $112 billion. The $45 billion is over $7 billion more than the $37.7 billion in Ukraine aid...
Russia, Belarus Agree to Strengthen Cooperation During Putin’s Visit to Minsk
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday visited Minsk for the first time since 2019 to meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and the two leaders agreed to strengthen military and economic cooperation. Putin said that Moscow and Minsk would continue...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Targets Near Damascus, Two Syrian Soldiers Wounded
Israeli airstrikes hit targets near the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday night, wounding two Syrian soldiers, Syrian news agency SANA reported. The SANA report said some missiles were intercepted and that the strikes caused some damage but didn't specify what the...
House Republicans to Pressure Biden on China With New Panel
Republicans are forming a committee on China for when the GOP takes control of the House this January that will pressure the Biden administration to be more hawkish on China, Nikkei Asia reported on Monday. President Biden has pursued a hardline China policy by...
Moscow Says US Policies Have Put the US and Russia on Brink of ‘Direct Clash’
Russia's Foreign Ministry warned on Monday that Washington's policies have brought the US and Russia to the brink of a "direct clash." Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova made the comments in response to a statement from State Department spokesman Ned...
Russian Military Says US-Made Missiles Shot Down Over Western Russia
The Russian Defense Ministry on Monday said that four US-made AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles were intercepted over Belgorod, an oblast in western Russia that borders Ukraine. The AGM-88 HARMs are air-to-surface missiles that are designed to home in on electronic...
CIA Chief Says Russia-Iran Building ‘Full-Fledged Defense Partnership’
CIA Director William Burns said in an interview that aired on PBS that Russia and Iran are working toward a "full-fledged defense partnership" and that such an arrangement threatens the US and its allies in the Middle East. As an example of Russian and Iranian...
Japan Says China Is Unprecedented ‘Challenge’ in National Security Strategy
Japan released a new military strategy on Friday that labeled China as an unprecedented "challenge" and outlined a major overhaul of Japan's military that marks the biggest shift away from Tokyo's post-World War II policy of pacifism. The strategy includes policies...
State Department Launches New ‘China House’ Office to Focus on Beijing Policy
The State Department on Friday announced a new office to coordinate China policy, known as "China House," in the Biden administration's latest effort to focus on Beijing. In a press release, the State Department said the new office is meant to help the US government...
One Killed in Ukrainian Shelling of Russia’s Belgorod Region
One civilian was killed, another eight people were wounded, and a poultry farm was damaged in Ukrainian shelling in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, the region's governor said on Sunday. "One person died. It is known that the man came to us from Tambov and worked as a...