The US will run out of money to pay for Ukrainian government salaries and services within the next month if Congress does not authorize more Ukraine aid, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed US and Ukrainian officials. The US and Ukraine's other...
House Ousts McCarthy as Speaker
The House on Tuesday voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker, marking the first time in history a House speaker was removed through a resolution to oust them. The effort was launched on Monday by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who introduced a privileged...
Britain Has Run Out of Military Equipment to Give Ukraine
The UK has run out of military equipment that it can give to Ukraine, according to a senior British military source speaking to The Telegraph. "We’ve given away just about as much as we can afford," the unnamed source told the paper, adding that the UK had a role to...
Taiwan Tells US to Speed Up Weapons Deliveries
Taiwan's Vice Minister for National Defense Hsu Yen-pu has urged the US to speed up the delivery of weapons Taiwan has already purchased and asked for other forms of military assistance. Hsu made the comments on Monday at the annual US-Taiwan Defense Industry...
US, Philippines Begin Annual Naval Drills Amid Tensions With China
The US and the Philippines on Monday kicked off two weeks of annual naval exercises amid heightened tensions with China in the South China Sea. This year marks the seventh and largest-ever iteration of the "Sama Sama" drills, which comes as the US and the Philippines...
Two Syrian Soldiers Wounded by Israeli Airstrikes in Syria’s Deir Ezzor
At least two Syrian soldiers were wounded in an Israeli airstrike in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province late Monday night, Syrian state media reported. "At approximately 11:50 pm today, Monday 10/2/2023, the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack on some of our...
Rep. Gaetz Files Motion to Oust McCarthy Amid Ukraine Aid Questions
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Monday night filed a resolution to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after questioning if the House GOP leader cut a secret deal with the White House on Ukraine aid. A motion to vacate the speakership is considered a privileged...
White House Says US to Send More Weapons to Ukraine ‘Soon’
The White House said Monday that the US will be sending another weapons package to Ukraine "soon" to show continued support for the war after Congress did not include Ukraine aid in the short-term funding bill it passed over the weekend. "There is [a] strong, very...
Decades-Old US-Marshall Islands Agreement Lapses, Negotiations Ongoing
A long-standing agreement that gives the US military access to the Marshall Islands in exchange for financial aid and other benefits lapsed on September 30, The South China Morning Post reported on Monday. The Post quoted Cleo Paskal, a fellow at the hawkish...
UN Security Council Authorizes Sending US-Backed Force to Haiti
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted in favor of a US-sponsored resolution that authorizes a deployment of Kenyan-led troops to Haiti. The Washington-backed government in Port-au-Prince requested the mission after gangs captured large swaths of the capital...