Ukraine is hosting a summit with the European Union in Kyiv on Friday and is hoping to receive news and a timeline on its potential membership. But according to a draft EU statement seen by POLITICO, the bloc is expected to pour cold water on Kyiv's hopes. Ukrainian...
The US on Thursday opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands as part of its strategy to counter China in the region, as Beijing has forged stronger ties with the Pacific island nation in recent years. The State Department notified Congress early last year that it would...
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Wednesday that sending fighter jets to Ukraine isn't the right approach "for now," but stressed that nothing should be ruled out. "I've been involved with this for a pretty long time. And I've learned two things; never rule...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with CNN on Tuesday that the best way to deal with Iran is with sanctions and a "credible military threat." "If you have rogue regimes that are (intending to get) nuclear weapons, you can sign 100...
The head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, thinks Ukrainian forces will be able to take Crimea from Russia, and he hopes it will happen by this summer. But Ukraine's backers in Washington as well as other Ukrainian officials, don't hold the same...
The American weapons maker General Atomics is offering to sell Ukraine two of its MQ-9 Reaper drone for only one dollar, a move that will put pressure on the Biden administration to approve the deal, which would mark another major escalation of military aid. According...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Tuesday that Ukraine expects to receive between 120 and 140 Western-made tanks in the "first wave" of deliveries. "The tank coalition now has 12 members. I can note that in the first wave of contributions, the Ukrainian...
The US is preparing another major escalation of military aid to Ukraine as Reuters reports the next arms package will include rockets that have a range of 94 miles, almost double the range of the munitions Ukraine was provided for the HIMARS rocket systems. Citing two...
A US drone gave support to an assault against jihadists in the Lake Chad basin region of Africa that involved the governments of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, AFP reported on Monday. The report said that the militaries of the four nations announced the...
A suspected US drone strike killed three alleged al-Qaeda members in the Yemeni province of Maarib, AFP reported Tuesday, citing officials from the Saudi-backed Yemeni government. "Three Al-Qaeda members were killed in a strike by...
