UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world is heading toward a "wider war" as the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate. "The Russian invasion of Ukraine is inflicting untold suffering on the Ukrainian people, with profound global...
Report: US Considers Deploying Long-Range Missiles to Japan
The US is considering deploying new missiles to Japan as part of its buildup aimed at China, the Japanese Sankei reported on Saturday. The report cited sources involved in US-Japan relations and said the US might deploy medium-range missiles but is also considering...
US Ramps Up Operations Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
US Central Command announced last week that it was involved in 43 operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria in the month of January. Task & Purpose reported the monthly average for US operations against ISIS in 2022 was 26 per month, signaling that the US military...
Republicans Pressure Biden to Send More Advanced Weapons to Ukraine
Key Republican members of Congress are launching a two-front campaign to pressure the Biden administration to send Ukraine more advanced weapons, Defense One reported Saturday, citing people familiar with the plan. One aspect of the campaign is to pressure Biden...
Pentagon Says Chinese Balloons Have Traveled Over the US Before
When the Pentagon first announced a Chinese balloon was transiting US airspace, the official said that similar "instances" have happened in the past, including at times before the Biden administration. On Saturday, a senior Pentagon official briefing reporters was...
Iraq Central Bank Governor Urges US to Scale Back Dollar Restrictions
Hopes for Iraqi Currency Recovery After Meeting With US | New Central Bank governor aims to convince US to curb limits
Ukraine to Replace Defense Minister After Corruption Scandal
Ukraine's ruling political party, Servant of the People, said Sunday that they will remove Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov from his post and replace him with Kyrylo Budanov, who is currently serving as Ukraine's military intelligence chief. David...
Germany Open to Theories That a Western Country Attacked Nord Stream Pipelines
The Times of London reported Thursday that Germany is "open" to theories that a Western country attacked the Nord Stream pipelines in an attempt to blame the incident on Russia. The Times report reads: "The German investigation is thought to have made little progress...
Former Israeli PM Bennett Says US ‘Blocked’ His Attempts at a Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in an interview posted to his YouTube channel on Saturday that the US and its Western allies "blocked" his efforts of mediating between Russia and Ukraine to bring an end to the war in its early days. On March 5,...
New $2.2 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine Includes Longer-Range Rockets
The Biden administration on Friday announced a new $2.2 billion arms package for Ukraine that includes longer-range rockets, marking the latest US escalation, although they won't be delivered until much later this year. The Boeing-made Ground Launched Small Diameter...