The State Department announced in August that it will no longer publish World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers (WMEAT) reports, which have been released by the US government since the 1960s. The WMEATs detail US global military spending, arms transfers, and...
China said Monday that it lodged "stern representations" to the US in response to President Biden saying that the US would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. "We are willing to do our best to strive for peaceful reunification. At the same time, we will...
Raisi will attend the General Assembly
In an interview with 60 Minutes that aired Sunday, President Biden said the US would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack, marking the fourth time of his presidency that he's made the pledge despite the long-standing US policy of strategic ambiguity. When...
He says Ukraine attacking Russian infrastructure
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) led a congressional delegation to Armenia, from where she slammed on Sunday Azerbaijan's "illegal" attacks on the country. Pelosi's visit came after clashes erupted on the Azeri-Armenian border in the heaviest fighting in the region...
The Biden administration is hesitant to give Ukraine the longer-range missiles it is asking for as Russia has warned providing such arms would make the US a party to the conflict. Ukraine has asked the US for Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, which have a range...
Talks to revive the nuclear deal has stalled
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday called for more cooperation between countries that are targeted by US sanctions in a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. "The...
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced a new weapons package for Ukraine worth $600 million, bringing the total US military aid pledged to Kyiv since Russia invaded on February 24 to $15.1 billion. The new package is being sent to Ukraine through the...
