Defense
‘He simply cannot be trusted:’ World leaders slam Putin’s attack on Odesa following sea corridor deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs the supervisory board meeting of the presidential forum “Russia – Land of Opportunity” at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 20, 2022. Mikhail Tereshchenko | Sputnik | via Reuters WASHINGTON – World leaders swiftly condemned the Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian port, a dramatic revelation amid a U.N.-brokered deal […]
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Ukrainian first lady urges Congress to send more weapons for fight against Russia
Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska speaks to members of the US Congress about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in the US Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on July 20, 2022, in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, on Wednesday urged bipartisan lawmakers to send more weapons to her […]
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China threatens ‘strong measures’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan
Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Thursday, July 14, 2022. China will take “resolute and strong measures” should the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi proceed with reported plans to visit Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images China will take “resolute and […]
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Russia is laying the groundwork to annex Ukrainian territory, White House says
Britain’s Ministry of Defense has said that Russian forces, having seized the Luhansk province in the Donbas after weeks of intense shelling, are likely to employ the same tactics to seize Donetsk Scott Olson | Getty Images WASHINGTON – The White House said Tuesday that it has intelligence to indicate Russia is taking steps to […]
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Biden to sign executive order aiming to deter taking of U.S. hostages, wrongful detentions
US WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on July 7, 2022. Kirill Kudryavtsev | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will sign an executive order that will expand the administration’s available tools to deter hostage-taking and the wrongful detention of U.S. nationals. The […]
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Biden speaks after meeting with Crown Prince MBS in Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden spoke from Jeddah on Friday following several highly criticized meetings with Saudi Arabia’s royalty. Biden’s address from Saudi Arabia, largely clouded by concerns over the kingdom’s human rights abuses, comes hours after the president fist bumped Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. U.S. intelligence concluded that the prince, known as MBS, […]
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U.S. calls on Russia to halt forced deportations of Ukrainians, citing war crimes
Russian servicemen stand guard at the destroyed part of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol on May 18, 2022. Olga Maltseva | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON – The Biden administration called on Russia to immediately release civilians that it says were forcibly deported from Ukraine, an accusation that […]
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UN expects India to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023
A photo shows a view from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus as Indian people waiting for local trains, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, July 09, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Getty Images UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. projects in a new report that India will replace China as the world’s most populous country next year. According to the […]
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UN to investigate the killing and wounding of children in Ukraine
A woman holds a child next to Russian soldiers in a street of Mariupol on April 12, 2022, as Russian troops intensify a campaign to take the strategic port city, part of an anticipated massive onslaught across eastern Ukraine, while Russia’s President makes a defiant case for the war on Russia’s neighbour. – *EDITOR’S NOTE: […]
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U.S. to send 15th military package to Ukraine, bringing total aid in Russia war to $7 billion
US military personnel stand by a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during Saudi Arabias first World Defense Show, north of the capital Riyadh, on March 6, 2022. Fayez Nureldine | Afp | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is set to send its 15th security assistance package to Ukraine, bringing the tally of […]
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