Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, said Tuesday that he wants Congress to pass a supplemental spending bill this year to address so-called threats from China, Defense News reported. Rogers' comments come after President Biden signed...
WaPo: US Knew Ukraine Planned to Attack Nord Stream Pipelines
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the US received intelligence in June 2022 about a Ukrainian plot to bomb the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline that connects Russia to Germany. The report omitted the fact that investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has sources...
Iran Reopens Embassy in Saudi Arabia
On Tuesday, Iran reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia after a seven-year closure, the result of the normalization deal between Tehran and Riyadh that was brokered by China. During a ceremony at the embassy in Riyadh, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Bigdeli...
US Not Concerned About Ukrainian Attacks in Russia Escalating the War
The New York Times reported Monday that the Biden administration has "shrugged off" Ukrainian attacks inside Russia as US officials are no longer as concerned about escalation as they were earlier in the war. The report said that during the first year of the war,...
Critical Dam in Southern Ukraine that Provides Water to Crimea Destroyed
The Nova Kakhovka Dam, located in southern Ukraine along the Dnipro River, was destroyed on Tuesday. While Kiev and Moscow are accusing each other of the attack, Russia will suffer more consequences of the dam’s destruction. The dam was built by the USSR during the...
US Accuses China of ‘Aggressiveness’ in Taiwan Strait, South China Sea
The White House on Monday accused the Chinese military of being more "aggressive" in waters near China's coast following two encounters between the US and Chinese militaries in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. In recent years, the US has been increasing its...
Milley Says Ukraine ‘Well Prepared’ for Counteroffensive Due to US, NATO Support
On Monday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Ukraine was "well prepared" to launch a counteroffensive against Russian forces thanks to the support the US and NATO have provided. "So, I think it's too early to tell what outcomes are going to...
France Objects to NATO Opening Liaison Office in Japan
French President Emmanuel Macron objects to NATO's plans to open a liaison office in Japan and thinks the alliance should stay in the North Atlantic, Financial Times reported on Monday. NATO's push to open its first office in the Asia Pacific is part of the US's plans...
Zelensky Says Ukraine Won’t Attend NATO Summit If Not Given ‘Signal’ Toward Membership
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Saturday that his country will sit out the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius this July if Kyiv is not given a "signal" toward full membership in the alliance. Zelensky said he...
Belgium Asks Ukraine If Belgian Rifles Were Used in Attack on Russia
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Monday that his government is asking Ukraine if Belgian rifles were used by pro-Kyiv fighters in a recent attack on Russia's Belgorod region. De Croo's comments came after US officials told The Washington Post that groups...