President Joe Biden dispatched his CIA Director to Kiev with a proposal to end the war in Ukraine last month, according to the Swiss outlet Neue Zürcher Zeitung. The peace plan was offered at the same time the White House was preparing significant escalations in...
Amid Concerns Over a Balloon, US Cancels High-Level Meeting with China
UPDATE: The Pentagon announced on Saturday that a US fighter jet shot down the balloon after it drifted over the Atlantic off the coast of the Carolinas. After the Pentagon claimed there was a Beijing-operated surveillance balloon hovering over American skies,...
Growing Number of Americans Say US Is Giving Ukraine Too Much Aid
As the war in Ukraine nears the end of its first year, Americans are starting to believe Washington is sending too much support to Kiev. Pew Research conducted a poll in January and found the number of Republicans that are opposed to the current level of support for...
Pentagon Claims It’s Tracking a Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Over the US
The Pentagon on Thursday claimed that it is tracking a spy balloon that has been spotted over the US for several days. A senior Pentagon official told reporters that the US has "high confidence" the surveillance balloon belongs to China, but the claim hasn't been...
Aiming to Harm Iran and Syria, US Federal Reserve Strangles Iraq’s Economy
Aiming to Harm Iran and Syria, US Federal Reserve Strangles Iraq’s Economy | Iraq’s growing currency reserves mostly stuck abroad
Zelensky Warns Major Russian Offensive Is Looming
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday warned that Russia is amassing troops and that a major Russian offensive is coming. "Now Russia is concentrating its forces. We all know that. It is preparing to try to take revenge, not only against Ukraine, but...
Pentagon Tells Lawmakers Ukraine Unlikely to Retake Crimea
Senior Pentagon officials told lawmakers in the House Armed Services Committee last week in a classified briefing that Ukraine is unlikely to retake Crimea from Russia, POLITICO reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the briefing. The briefing reflects...
North Korea Warns of ‘Toughest Reaction’ to Bigger US-South Korea Drills
North Korea on Thursday responded to the US and South Korea announcing they would be expanding joint military exercises, warning the steps are pushing toward an "extreme red-line" and will provoke the "toughest reaction." "The military and political situation in the...
Iran Formally Blames Israel for Drone Attack in Isfahan
Iran on Thursday formally blamed Israel for the weekend drone attack on a military facility in the Iranian city of Isfahan a few days after US officials speaking to the media said Israel was responsible. In a letter to the UN Security Council, Iranian Ambassador Amir...
Former British Minister Says NATO Should Consider Ground Troops in Ukraine
A former British MP that held a position in Britain's Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that NATO should consider sending troops into Ukraine. "I think that is something we now have to consider, certainly if you were to put a NATO force in there," Gerald Howarth...