Okinawa Governor Calls for Japan to Reduce China Tensions, Wants Fewer US Military Bases
About 70% of US bases in Japan are in Okinawa
Biden Already Willing to Increase His $813 Billion Military Budget Request
Congress is pressuring the administration to increase the massive request to match inflation, which reached 8.5% in March
Biden Signs New $150 Million Military Aid Package for Ukraine
The package includes additional artillery munitions, radars, and other equipment
China Says NATO Expansion Has ‘Sowed the Seeds of Conflict’
Saturday is the anniversary of the US bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Hungary’s Orban Says EU Dropping ‘Atomic Bomb’ on Economy by Trying to Ban Russian Oil
The EU has proposed a plan to phase out the use of Russian oil
Pentagon Draws $1.4 Billion to Replenish Weapon Stocks Sent to Ukraine
The funds will go to buying Javelin and Stinger missiles
Iraq Announces Ceasefire Deal With Yazidis
'Fragile' ceasefire would end fighting in Sinjar
Report: CIA Chief Told Bolsonaro Govt Not to ‘Mess’ With Brazil’s Election
Sources told <I>Reuters</I> CIA Director William Burns made the warning during a trip to Brazil last year
Solomon Islands Says Threatened With ‘Invasion’ by West Over China Security Pact
The US and Australia have put pressure on the islands over the pact
US Officials Claim US Intelligence Helped Ukraine Sink Russian Flagship Moskva
The US has expanded intelligence sharing with Ukraine
US Senate Passes Motion Barring Removing Iran’s IRGC From Terror List
Vote will loom large over any further negotiations with Iran
Zelensky Invites Germany’s Scholz and Steinmeier to Kyiv After Tensions
Ukraine previously rejected a visit from Steinmeier
