Iraq Rejects US Threats, Backs Saudis on Oil Production | US struggles to bring influence to bare with Mideast allies
Iraq Rejects US Threats, Backs Saudis on Oil Production
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Lockheed Martin Gets Contracts to Replace HIMARS Sent to Ukraine
The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin with $179 million in contracts to replace High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) that it has sent to Ukraine from its own stockpiles, Defense News reported...
Rep. Waltz Says ‘Vast Majority’ of Republicans Favor Ukraine Aid
Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) said Wednesday that the "vast majority" of Republicans favor sending aid to Ukraine amid questions of how a GOP-controlled House will approach the issue. Waltz, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the comments to The Hill and...
American Advisor to Ukraine Commander Thinks Russia Wants Talks to Return to ‘2014 Lines’
Dan Rice, an American serving as an advisor to the commander of Ukraine's armed forces, told CNN's Outfront on Tuesday that he believes Russia is looking to negotiate to return to positions it controlled before the February 24 invasion. Rice made the comments when...
US Ambassador to UN Proposes Military Intervention in Haiti
At the UN on Monday, the US and Mexico said they are preparing a resolution to authorize military intervention in Haiti to help the government deal with protesters and armed groups that are calling for Prime Minister Ariel Henry's resignation. US Ambassador to the UN...
Ukraine Aid May Be More Difficult to Pass in Republican-Controlled House
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) suggested on Tuesday that major Ukraine aid may be more difficult to pass if the House is controlled by Republicans after the upcoming mid-term elections. "I think people are gonna be sitting in a recession and they’re not...
Blinken Claims China Wants to Take Taiwan On a ‘Much Faster Timeline’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday claimed that China is looking to take Taiwan "on a much faster timeline" and accused Beijing of wanting to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait. Blinken didn't provide evidence for the claim but insisted that...
Ukraine Says It Will Formally Request Air Defenses From Israel
On Tuesday, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Kyiv will formally ask Israel to provide air defense systems amid a flurry of Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure. Up to this point, Israel has not provided Ukraine with weapons, and Israeli...
Nearly 60 Killed in Intra-Rebel Fighting in NW Syria
Nearly 60 Killed in Intra-Rebel Fighting in NW Syria | Fighting rages between Turkey, al-Qaeda Islamists
Australia Infuriates Israel By Reversing Recognition of Jerusalem as Capital
Australia on Tuesday said that it was reversing its recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a move that has infuriated Israeli officials. The government of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is reversing a decision made by his predecessor,...
