A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced a piece of legislation on Thursday that would give President Biden the power to confiscate frozen Russian Central Bank assets and send them to Ukraine. The Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) for...
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan discussed boosting military ties with India during a visit to the country this week to prepare for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first official state visit to the US. The White House said while Sullivan was in India from...
The State Department on Thursday said reports of a potential agreement between the US and Iran related to Iran's nuclear program are "not true." "With respect to Iran's nuclear program, there is no deal. The reports that there is a deal or some agreement or some other...
The US military has gained "unimpeded access" to sites in Papua New Guinea under a new military pact Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed in the Pacific island nation last month. AFP obtained a copy of the full deal, which confirmed the US can deploy troops and...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley predicted Thursday that Ukraine's counteroffensive will be long and "very violent" following a meeting of military officials in Brussels. Milley made the comments when asked how long he expects the...
Czech President Petr Pavel has said that Russians living in Western countries should be "monitored" similar to the way people of Japanese descent were in the US during World War II. "All Russians living in Western countries should be monitored much more than in the...
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that President Biden is under pressure from many of the US's European allies to support giving Ukraine a clear path toward NATO membership. NATO first pledged that Ukraine would eventually become a member in 2008, and the...
Ukraine is eyeing dozens of US-made F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets that have been retired by the Australian Royal Air Force as part of its efforts to secure more Western-made aircraft. According to AFP, Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko said Kyiv has...
The State Department confirmed on Wednesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be visiting China, making him the highest-level Biden administration official to make the trip. Blinken was supposed to visit China in February but canceled the trip over the...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that Sweden should not expect Ankara's approval to join NATO at the alliance's upcoming summit that will be held in Vilnius this July. Erdogan said the Swedish government must do more to curb anti-Turkish protests....
