A NATO official who sparked a backlash from Kyiv for suggesting Ukraine could cede territory to Russia in exchange for NATO membership appeared to walk back his comments on Wednesday. "My statement about this was part of a larger discussion about possible future...
US Air Force Holds China War Drill Rehearsing Casualty Evacuations in the Pacific
The US Air Force last month conducted a drill rehearsing the evacuation of thousands of casualties in the Pacific as part of its preparations for a future war with China in the region, The South China Morning Post reported on Wednesday. The drills were part of...
US Cements ‘Game-Changing’ Military Ties Between Japan and Australia
A new US-backed military pact between Japan and Australia came into effect on Sunday that makes it easier for the two nations to deploy troops to each other's territory, a type of cooperation the Pentagon has called "game-changing." The Recipricol Forces Agreement...
Blinken Urges Congress to Approve New Ukraine Spending ‘Right Away’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Congress to approve President Biden's request for an additional $24 billion in spending on the Ukraine war "right away." The White House formally made the request to Congress last week. If approved, it will bring...
NATO Official Suggests Ukraine Could Cede Territory to Russia to Join Alliance
A NATO official has suggested Ukraine could cede some territory to Russia in exchange for joining the Western military alliance. The comments were made on Tuesday by Stian Jenssen, chief of staff for NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, and reported by the...
ECOWAS Military Chiefs to Discuss Possible Niger Intervention on Thursday and Friday
Military chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Ghana on Thursday and Friday to discuss potential military intervention in Niger to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday. ECOWAS leaders...
Bill Kristol-Led Group Launches Campaign to Rally GOP Support for More Ukraine Aid
A group of Republicans led by neoconservative Bill Kristol have launched a campaign to rally GOP support for President Biden's new request for an additional $24 billion in spending on the war in Ukraine. The organization, Defending Democracy Together, launched...
John Bolton Blasts Biden for Ukraine’s Failing Counteroffensive
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has blasted President Biden over Ukraine's stalling counteroffensive in an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal that was published on Sunday. While Ukraine has received tens of billions of dollars worth of weapons from the US,...
US Ambassador to Australia Hints at Plea Deal for Julian Assange
US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy indicated in comments to the Sydney Morning Herald that Washington might be open to a plea deal for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that could keep him from being extradited and imprisoned in the United States for exposing...
China Warns It Will Take ‘Strong Measures’ as Taiwan VP Arrives in US
China on Sunday vowed it would take "strong measures" as Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te stopped in the US on his way to Paraguay, one of the few nations that has diplomatic relations with Taipei. "The US and the Taiwan authorities arranged for Lai to engage in...