Update: POLITICO reported on Wednesday that President Biden is expected to ask Congress to authorize more Ukraine funding on Thursday The White House is expected to formally ask Congress to authorize additional funding for the Ukraine war as soon as this week,...
US Approves First Batch of M1A1 Abrams Tanks for Shipment to Ukraine
The first batch of Abrams tanks that the US is providing Ukraine was authorized for shipment over the weekend and is expected to arrive in the country in early fall, the US Army's top acquisition official said Monday. "The last of the set was officially accepted by...
Western Officials Tell CNN Ukraine’s Counteroffensive ‘Extremely Unlikely’ to Succeed
A Western official told CNN in an article published Tuesday that it's "extremely" unlikely that Ukraine will make progress in its counteroffensive in the coming weeks that will alter the balance of the war with Russia. "They're still going to see, for the next couple...
Ukraine Declares War on Russian Shipping in the Black Sea
A Ukrainian official told POLITICO on Tuesday that all Russian ports and ships, including commercial vessels, are considered legitimate military targets as the war in Ukraine is escalating in the Black Sea. "Everything the Russians are moving back and forth on the...
Victoria Nuland Meets With Niger Junta Leaders
Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland traveled to Niger's capital Niamey on Monday and held what she described as "difficult" talks with members of the junta that ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in a July 26 coup. "Traveled to Niamey to express...
ECOWAS to Hold Second Emergency Summit on Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold another emergency summit on the situation in Niger this Thursday after the Niger junta ignored the bloc's deadline to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum. After the military took power in Niger, ECOWAS...
China Tells the Philippines to Remove Grounded Ship from Disputed Reef in South China Sea
China has called on the Philippines to remove a grounded warship from a disputed reef in the South China Sea after an encounter in the area between Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels. Over the weekend, Chinese vessels fired water cannons at Philippine boats...
Zelensky Aide Vows There Will Be ‘No Compromise’ With Moscow
An aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Monday that there will be "no compromise" with Moscow to end the fighting in Ukraine and rejected the idea of a ceasefire. Mykhailo Podolyak said the only "foundation for negotiations" could be Zelensky's "peace...
Over 3,000 US Marines and Sailors Arrive in Middle East in Deployment Aimed at Iran
Over 3,000 US Marines and Navy sailors arrived in the Middle East on Sunday as part of a previously announced deployment aimed at Iran as tensions are rising in the region. The troops are part of an Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU) and...
Four Syrian Soldiers Killed by Israeli Airstrikes on Damascus
Israeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian capital of Damascus early Monday morning, killing four Syrian soldiers and wounding four more, Syria's SANA news agency has reported. "At around 02:20 am on Monday, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial act of aggression from...