Sweden has given Ukraine the green light to use Swedish weapons in attacks on Russian territory, a move that's seen as an effort to influence other NATO countries that supply long-range missiles to do the same, The Defense Post reported on Monday. Swedish Defense...
Rep. McCaul Leads Congressional Delegation to Taiwan After Major Chinese Military Drills
Rep. Michael McCaul, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is leading a bipartisan congressional delegation in Taiwan, a trip that came after China concluded two days of major drills around the island that it launched in response to the inauguration of...
Report: IDF Negotiator Says There Will Be No Hostage Deal Under Netanyahu Govt
An Israeli military officer involved in the indirect hostage deal negotiations with Hamas has expressed frustration with the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a report from Israel's Channel 12. The report said that Maj. Gen. Nitzan...
US Expected To Resume Sale of Offensive Weapons to Saudi Arabia
The US is expected to resume the sale of "offensive" weapons to Saudi Arabia, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. US officials told the paper that President Biden was expected to lift a ban on the sale of offensive weapons to Riyadh that he put in place over three...
US Gives Ukraine New $275 Million Weapons Package
On Friday, the Biden administration announced a new $275 million weapons package for Ukraine that includes ammunition for the HIMARS rockets systems, artillery shells, anti-tank weapons, and other types of military equipment. The weapons are being provided under the...
Russian Jamming Makes Some US Weapons Ineffective in Ukraine
Russian electronic warfare has rendered some US-made precision-guided weapons ineffective on the battlefield in Ukraine, causing Ukrainian forces to stop using certain munitions altogether, The New York Times reported on Saturday. One weapon that Ukrainian forces...
Israeli Strikes Kill Eight in Southern Lebanon
A series of Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks on southern Lebanon included hits on three motorbikes in different border towns and villages on Sunday. Altogether, at least eight people were killed and a number of civilian bystanders wounded. The first motorbike...
Stoltenberg Joins Calls for NATO Weapons To Be Used on Russian Territory
On Friday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joined calls for Ukraine to be able to use NATO-provided weapons to strike Russian territory, a step that would mark a major escalation in the proxy war. "The time has come for allies to consider whether they should...
US Vessels Supporting Gaza Pier Wash Ashore
Four vessels, part of the US-built pier stretching from Gaza thousands of feet into the Mediterranean Sea, have broken off and washed ashore. In early March, Joe Biden used his platform at the State of the Union to order the military to create a sea route to bring aid...
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Two Hezbollah Members in Syria
For the third time in just a over a week, Israel carried out a drone strike inside Syria today. The strike targeted a truck and car believed to belong to Hezbollah traveling near the city of Qusayr, in Homs Province. The vehicles were said to be en route to al-Dabaa...