The UN's special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said Monday that he was encouraged by a push to end the war as Oman has renewed its efforts to mediate between the warring parties. "We are witnessing a potential step change in the trajectory of this...
US Begins Expanded Training of Ukrainian Forces in Germany
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told reporters on Sunday that the US has begun its expanded training program of Ukrainian soldiers in Germany, representing Washington's ever-growing involvement in the war. On Monday, Milley visited Ukrainian...
CNN: Ukraine Has Become a ‘Weapons Lab’ for Western Arms
Ukraine has turned into a "lab" for Western arms as the war has given the US and its allies an opportunity to see how their weapons fare in a conflict with a major military power like Russia, CNN reported on Monday. A source familiar with Western intelligence on the...
China Holds Live-Fire Drills in South China Sea After US Warships Enter Region
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) held live-fire naval exercises in the South China Sea a day after the US Navy announced a US aircraft carrier strike group was operating in the disputed waters. The PLA said the "live-fire confrontation drill" was carried out on...
Ukraine DM Says It’s a ‘Fact’ That Kyiv Is a ‘De Facto’ NATO Member
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told BBC on Friday that Ukraine is a "de facto" NATO member since it's equipped with so many of the alliance's weapons and dismissed the idea that his comments were controversial. Reznikov said he was confident that...
Turkey Says Unlikely to Approve Sweden, Finland NATO Bids Before June
A spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara is unlikely to approve Sweden and Finland joining NATO before June. Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Sweden needs time before it can codify new counterterrorism measures into law, changes Ankara wants to...
US to Boost Aid to Micronesia in Exchange for More Military Access
The US and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) are nearing a deal that would give more economic aid to the Pacific nation in exchange for more US military access to the islands, FSM President David Panuelo said on Friday. The deal will be an extension of an...
Israel’s Outgoing Army Chief Says Israel Has Three Plans to Attack Iran
Aviv Kohavi, the outgoing head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), warned Friday that Israel has three operational plans drawn up to attack Iran. In an interview on Friday, Kohavi said that Israel drew up these plans to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb,...
Russia Launches New Round of Missile Strikes Across Ukraine
Russia on Saturday launched missile strikes across Ukraine that targeted energy infrastructure after a two-week lull in such attacks. The strikes hit energy facilities in the capital Kyiv and in the regions of Ivano-Frankivsk, Vinnytsia, Lviv, and Kharkiv. A Russian...
British PM Sunak Confirms the UK Will Provide Ukraine With Tanks
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday pledged in a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that London will provide Kyiv with its main battle tank, the Challenger 2. "The Prime Minister outlined the UK’s ambition to intensify our support to Ukraine,...