Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reaffirmed his position that the war in Ukraine will not end until Ukrainian forces take Crimea, which Russia has controlled since 2014. "We cannot imagine Ukraine without Crimea. And while Crimea is under the Russian...
State Department Approves $440 Million Arms Sales for Taiwan
The Biden administration last week approved two potential arms deals for Taiwan worth $440 million amid heightened tensions between the US and China. According to the Pentagon's Defense Security and Cooperation Agency (DSCA), one deal is for 30mm ammunition and...
US Nuclear-Capable B-52 Bombers Fly to Korean Peninsula in Latest Provocation
US nuclear-capable B-52 bombers flew to the Korean Peninsula on Friday in the latest US provocation against North Korea. The South Korean Defense Ministry and the US military said the bombers participated in exercises and were joined by US and South Korean fighter...
Ukraine’s Top General Says He Needs More Western Arms for Counteroffensive
Even though the US and its NATO allies have provided a massive amount of arms to Ukraine, the country's commander-in-chief has said more is needed for Ukrainian forces to advance more rapidly in their counteroffensive. In an interview with The Washington Post...
Report: US Close to Providing Ukraine With Widely Banned Cluster Bombs
The US is moving closer to sending widely-banned cluster bombs to Ukraine as the Biden administration is pushing Congress to put aside concerns about the harm the munitions cause to civilians, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The report said senior Biden...
Israel to Get New Fleet of F-35s Financed by US Aid
The Israeli Defense Ministry said Sunday that Israel will acquire a third fleet of Lockheed Martin-made F-35 fighter jets using US military aid funds. The deal for 25 F-35 fighter jets is estimated to cost about $3 billion and will be purchased through Foreign...
Israeli Airstrikes Target Syrian City of Homs
Israeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian city of Homs early Sunday morning, Syria's SANA news agency reported. "At around 12:20 am today, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression from the direction northeast of Beirut, targeting some points in the vicinity of the...
NATO To Pledge Future Membership to Ukraine, But No Timeline
Washington expects Kiev will receive a stronger commitment from the North Atlantic alliance at an upcoming summit, an American official told reporters on Thursday. However, Ukraine will not be given a timeline on when it will receive membership in the alliance. US...
Letter Calls for Pentagon to ‘Make Amends’ for Killing Civilian in Syria Drone Strike
Twenty-one organizations have sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin calling for the Pentagon to conduct a transparent investigation into a May 3 drone strike that killed a civilian in northwest Syria's Idlib province. When the strike was first launched,...
Pentagon Says Chinese Balloon Did Not Collect Data While Over US
The Pentagon said Thursday that the Chinese balloon that wound up over the US in February did not collect data while it flew over US territory. "We believe that it did not collect while it was transiting the United States or flying over the United States, and...