A US judge has determined that families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks are not entitled to Afghan central bank funds that the Biden administration has seized. During the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the US withdrawal in 2021, the Biden...
In Kyiv, Rep. McCaul Says Ukraine More Likely to Get ATACMS, F-16s
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, visited Ukraine on Tuesday and said he sensed a shift in Washington that could lead to arming Kyiv with F-16 fighter jets and longer-range missiles. According to Reuters, McCaul said the...
Tsai Ing-wen Tells Rep. Ro Khanna Taiwan Is Increasing Military Exchanges With US
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday met with a US bipartisan congressional delegation in Taipei led by Rep. Ro Khanna (R-CA) and told the American lawmakers that Taiwan is boosting military exchanges with the US. "Taiwan and the United States continue to...
Israel, Saudi Arabia Hold Talks on Increasing Military Ties
Israel's new government under Benjamin Netanyahu has stepped up US-backed talks with Saudi Arabia on forging stronger military and intelligence ties, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The talks are part of an effort to forge a NATO-style anti-Iran alliance in the region...
Putin Announces Suspension of the New START Treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced that Moscow is suspending its participation in New START, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia. "In this regard, I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its...
Victoria Nuland Says US Supports Ukrainian Attacks on Crimea
Victoria Nuland, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, said last week that the US is "supporting" Ukrainian attacks on Crimea and called Russian military installations on the peninsula "legitimate targets." Nuland made the comments when asked about a...
Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Defend Bakhmut But ‘Not at Any Price’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine would continue to defend the eastern Donetsk city of Bakmut but "not at any price," signaling that Ukrainian forces might be considering a withdrawal. "Yes, it is not a particularly big town. In fact, like...
China Rejects US Claim That It’s Considering Arming Russia
China on Monday rejected a claim from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Beijing was considering providing Russia with weapons to use in its war in Ukraine. "It is the US, not China, that has been pouring weapons into the battlefield. The US is in no position...
IAEA, Iran in Talks Over Highly-Enriched Uranium Finding
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Rep. Ro Khanna Leads Congressional Delegation to Taiwan Amid Simmering US-China Tensions
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is leading a bipartisan congressional delegation in Taiwan, a visit that comes amid soaring tensions between the US and China. Khanna and Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), and Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) arrived in Taiwan on...