Four high-ranking Republicans in Congress sent a letter to President Joe Biden demanding more military aid for Taiwan. In their letter, the legislators claimed the White House is not doing enough to respond to the growing threat from Beijing. The four Congressmen who...
US Raid Kills ISIS Leader in NW Syria; Four US Troops Wounded
US Raid Kills ISIS Leader in NW Syria; Four US Troops Wounded | ISIS figure oversaw network in eastern Syria
68 Killed in Central Syria Raid, ISIS Blamed
68 Killed in Central Syria Ambush, ISIS Blamed | ISIS attacked town east of Homs
Blinken Might Meet With China’s FM at Munich Conference Amid Balloon Tensions
Secretary of State Antony Blinken might meet with his Chinese counterpart this week at the Munich Security Conference, which will be held from Friday to Sunday. Blinken canceled a planned trip to China after the Pentagon announced a Chinese balloon was floating over...
The US May Have Shot Down a Small Hobby Balloon With a Sidewinder Missile
President Biden on Thursday acknowledged that the three unidentified objects he ordered the US military to shoot down were likely harmless weather balloons. "The intelligence community’s current assessment is that these three objects were most likely balloons tied to...
US Endorsement Fails to Help Iraqi Currency Exchange Rate
US Endorsement Fails to Save Iraqi Currency Exchange Rate | Hopes for recovery fail to materialize, dinar continues to drop
US Launches Another Airstrike in Somalia, Claims 5 al-Shabaab Killed
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced it launched an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab on Wednesday, the second known US airstrike in the country this month. In a press release on Thursday, AFRICOM claimed the strike killed five al-Shabaab fighters and said it...
Ukraine Launches Joint Production of Artillery Shells With a NATO Country
Ukraine's state arms producer, Ukroboronprom, announced Wednesday it was launching joint artillery shell production with an unnamed NATO country, a step that reflects the alliance's deepening cooperation with Kyiv. Ukroboronprom said it began producing 120-mm mortar...
UN Experts: Iranians With Blood Disorder are Dying Due to US Sanctions
Sanctions have reduced their access to medication
Blinken Warns Attempting to Retake Crimea Is a ‘Red Line’ for Putin
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday warned that a Ukrainian attempt at retaking Crimea would be a "red line" for Russian President Vladimir Putin and risks a major response. POLITICO reported that Blinken made the comments during a Zoom call Wednesday with...