Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree banning the sale of oil to countries participating in the Western-imposed price cap on Russian crude that was pushed by the US and its G7 partners. Putin's ban will take effect on February 1 and last through...
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen announced Tuesday that Taiwan will extend compulsory military service from four months to one year starting in 2024 as part of her plans to prepare for a future conflict with China. The extended mandatory service applies to men born...
China on Sunday launched major drills around Taiwan in response to the new US military aid for Taipei that's included in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) President Biden signed into law on Friday. "The Eastern Theatre Command of the PLA organized...
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a press release that it conducted an airstrike in Somalia on December 23 against al-Shabaab, marking the third known US strike in the country this month. AFRICOM said the strike was launched in support of the Mogadishu-based...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told The Associated Press on Monday that Russia must face a tribunal for alleged war crimes in Ukraine before direct peace talks can be held between Kyiv and Moscow. The comments are the latest sign that there's no end in sight...
Three Russian soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Engels airfield in Russia's Saratov Oblast early Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Engels airfield is about 300 miles from the Ukrainian border and was targeted by a similar attack...
The CIA has been using a European NATO country's intelligence services to conduct sabotage attacks inside Russia since the February invasion of Ukraine, investigative journalist Jack Murphy reported on Saturday, citing unnamed former US intelligence and military...
President Biden on Friday signed the massive $858 billion 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is $45 billion more than he requested. Also on Friday, the House passed the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill that includes funding for the NDAA, sending the...
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has repeated a call for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be assassinated, saying that the only way the war in Ukraine could end is if Russia "breaks" and someone "takes Putin out." "How does this war end? When Russia breaks, and they...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that Russia's goal was to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible and that the fighting would inevitably end through a diplomatic solution. "So we will seek to make sure that it all ends, and the sooner, the better,...
