The US is increasing military assistance to the Mogadishu-based government in Somalia, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday. US airstrikes in Somalia have increased since President Biden ordered the redeployment of troops in May 2022 and the Somali government...
Zelensky Advisor Says Ukrainian Forces Might Pull Out of Bakhmut
An economic advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Ukrainian forces might pull out of the eastern city of Bakhmut, where they have been taking heavy losses. "Our military is obviously going to weigh all of the options. So far, they’ve...
House Overwhelmingly Approves Resolution to Maintain Syria Sanctions After Earthquake
The House this week voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution to maintain sanctions on Syria following a devastating earthquake that has killed at least 5,900 people in the country, The Cradle reported on Wednesday. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Joe Wilson...
US Intel Report Says ‘Havana Syndrome’ Not Caused By Foreign Weapon
A US intelligence report has concluded that headaches and other symptoms US diplomats have said they experienced, known as "Havana Syndrome," is not the work of a hostile foreign power using a mysterious energy weapon. US diplomats in Cuba first reported the symptoms,...
US Airstrike Against al-Qaeda Reported in Yemen
A suspected US airstrike hit Yemen's Maarib province, AFP reported Wednesday, citing sources in the Saudi-backed Yemeni government. The sources claimed the strike hit a house in Maarib and killed a senior leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Hamad bin...
Moscow Blames Ukraine for a Series of Drone Attacks Inside Russia
Russian authorities on Tuesday reported a series of Ukrainian drone attacks across the country, including one that fell within 60 miles southeast of Moscow, hundreds of miles from the Ukrainian border. A Russian official said the Ukrainian drone near Moscow attempted...
Stoltenberg Reaffirms Pledge That Ukraine Will Eventually Join NATO
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed on Tuesday that the alliance wants to eventually admit Ukraine, a promise first made in 2008 that was a major motive in Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to launch the war. "NATO allies have agreed that...
Exiled Belarusian Opposition Claims Attack on Russian Plane Near Minsk
Belarus' exiled opposition claimed on Sunday that "partisans" in Belarus destroyed a Russian A-50 military surveillance aircraft in an airfield near Minsk. "Partisans … confirmed a successful special operation to blow up a rare Russian plane at the airfield in...
US Doesn’t Want Countries Working With Syria’s Assad on Earthquake Relief
The State Department on Monday reaffirmed its opposition to countries upgrading their ties with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, even if it is an effort to aid Syria's earthquake relief. "Our position on the Assad regime has not changed. Now is not...
Zelensky Says Situation in Bakhmut ‘Getting More and More Difficult’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address on Monday that the situation around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut is getting "more and more difficult" as Russian forces are closing in. "The situation is getting more and more difficult. The...