Defense
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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Putin may propose a cease-fire after taking all of the Donbas, says analyst
With the Luhansk region under Russian control, President Vladimir Putin may now focus on seizing all of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine before offering a cease-fire, a defense policy analyst told CNBC’s “Capital Connection” on Tuesday. “Putin [may] offer the potential for a cease-fire if only to give him[self] an opportunity to fortify the […]
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Russian forces shift target to Donetsk as Zelenskyy vows Ukraine will win back captured Luhansk
A grain silo destroyed by Russian airstrikes in the Donbas. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated troops for “liberating” Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk province after several weeks of brutal fighting. A huge proportion of the area’s infrastructure, including residential buildings, is destroyed, and numerous civilians have been killed, […]
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British Army’s Twitter and YouTube accounts hacked to promote cryptocurrency scams
A screenshot of the British Army’s Twitter profile when it was hacked, via Wayback Machine. Its profile and banner pictures were changed to resemble a nonfungible token collection called “The Possessed.” A hacker compromised the social media accounts of the British Army to push people toward cryptocurrency scams. The army’s Twitter and YouTube profiles were […]
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The Quad is going beyond military exercises — and China is watching
Over the years, the Quad has been incorrectly called an “Asian NATO,” especially when it comes to security concerns about another big power in the region — China. The Quad, or the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, comprises four big, democratic economies: the United States, Japan, India and Australia. Over the years, the Quad has been incorrectly […]
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Putin needs to be stopped in the battlefield — not with sanctions, says ex-president of Lithuania
It’s important to beat Russian President Vladimir Putin on the battlefield in Ukraine, as international sanctions alone won’t work, former president of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite told CNBC. “From the very beginning of the war, I [have] said that [Putin] only understands the language of strength, and he can be stopped [only] on the battlefield — […]
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