Gen. Michael Langley, the head of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), was grilled by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Thursday about African soldiers who received US military training and went on to carry out coups. Langley insisted only a "very small number" of Africans who...
The World Bank said in a new report that Ukraine's reconstruction will cost at least $411 billion over the next ten years, a number that will rise as the war drags on. The report said the $411 billion figure should be seen as a "minimum as needs will continue to rise...
Saudi Arabia and Syria have agreed to establish ties and reopen their embassies after over a decade of not having formal diplomatic relations, Reuters reported on Thursday. Unnamed sources told Reuters that contacts between Riyadh and Damascus gained momentum...
The Senate on Wednesday voted down an amendment introduced by Sen. Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was passed in the wake of the September 11 attacks to invade Afghanistan and is still used to justify wars today....
China on Wednesday hit back at US criticism of Beijing's efforts to push for peace talks to end the fighting in Ukraine as Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his three-day visit to Moscow. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday...
South Korea's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that the US and South Korea will hold their "largest-ever" live-fire drills this June, a move that will anger Pyongyang and ensure tensions on the Korean Peninsula will remain high. The ministry said the drills would be...
The US has offered Slovakia attack helicopters and Hellfire missiles as a reward for sending Ukraine Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets. Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said the deal would be for 12 Bell AH-1Z attack choppers, 500 AGM-114 Hellfire II missiles, and...
Ukrainian officials have said the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant that was issued last week for Russian President Vladimir Putin has made negotiations with the Russian leader impossible. Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President...
Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh published an article on Substack on Wednesday that said the CIA was instructed to come up with a cover story for the Nord Stream bombings that was fed to The New York Times and the German newspaper Die Zeit. The cover-up story...
Israeli airstrikes hit Syria's Aleppo airport early Wednesday for the second time this month as the region is still recovering from a devastating earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey on February 6. "At about 03:55 am on Wednesday, the Israeli enemy launched an...
