The US is stepping up its efforts to turn Taiwan into a major weapons depot, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. US officials have long called for turning Taiwan into a "porcupine" that could withstand a Chinese attack, but support for Taiwan has intensified in...
Report: US Looking to Ease Sanctions on Venezuela to Allow Chevron to Pump Oil
The Biden administration is preparing to ease sanctions on Venezuela to allow Chevron to pump oil in the country under a potential deal with the Venezuelan government, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Trump...
Report: US Intelligence Believes Ukraine Was Behind Killing of Darya Dugina
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that US intelligence agencies believe parts of the Ukrainian government were behind the slaying of Darya Dugina, the daughter of the prominent Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin. Dugina, who was a political scientist and...
EU Agrees on Sanctions to Impose Price Cap for Russian Oil
EU ambassadors agreed on Wednesday on a new round of sanctions on Russia that includes a price cap on Russian oil. The officials agreed on a draft text for the sanctions that is expected to be released on Thursday, according to Politico. Some countries had concerns...
Poland Says It’s Discussed Hosting Nuclear Weapons With the US
Polish President Andrzej Duda said in an interview published Wednesday that Poland is open to hosting US nuclear weapons and has approached Washington about the idea. Currently, NATO members Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey host...
Putin Signs Law Formalizing the Annexation of Four Ukrainian Territories
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a law formalizing the absorption of four Ukrainian territories into the Russian Federation after the annexation was approved by both houses of Russia's parliament. The move means that the Russian-controlled areas in...
Gazprom Says Undamaged Nord Stream 2 Line Could Ship Gas to Europe
Russia's Gazprom said Monday that it could potentially ship gas to Europe via an undamaged line on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which has never made deliveries after Berlin paused the project around the time Russia invaded Ukraine. Both Nord Stream pipelines came under...
British Defense Secretary Says Putin Is a ‘Gift’ to NATO
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a "gift" to NATO as the war in Ukraine has made many alliance members make plans to increase military spending. Wallace made the comments at the Warsaw Security Forum, a...
Taiwan Says China Wants to ‘Normalize’ Increased Military Activity
China regularly flies over the median line
UN Envoy to Yemen Pushing for Peace Deal After Truce Expires
The six-month ceasefire expired on Sunday