Ukraine
Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine on Thursday to help Kyiv repel Russian invaders, using a visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to make a major commitment. The […]
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Putin reveals new rules on nuclear weapons in Russia’s latest warning to the West
Russian President Vladimir Putin at an expanded Prosecutor General’s Office meeting on March 26, 2024, in Moscow. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin announced proposed changes to Moscow’s rule book on the use of nuclear weapons in another thinly-veiled warning to Western nations that continue to back Kyiv in […]
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Trump says Zelenskyy insulted him; House GOP to probe Ukraine leader’s PA trip
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 22, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | Reuters House Oversight Chair James Comer is opening an investigation into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Sunday visit to an ammunition factory in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Comer claims that the trip was organized to campaign […]
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Biden’s UN speech will highlight his diplomatic successes, amid wars in the Middle East, Ukraine, Sudan
U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters President Joe Biden will attempt to square the diplomatic achievements and goals of his presidency with the grim reality of wars in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan during a […]
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Russia turns the tables on Ukraine, launching counterattacks to retake Kursk after incursion stalls
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches with binoculars the Tsentr-2019 military exercise at the Donguz range near Orenburg city on September 20, 2019. Alexey Nikolsky | Afp | Getty Images Russia said Wednesday it launched a major counteroffensive to retake large areas of its Kursk region that were seized by Ukrainian forces in the border incursion […]
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Putin would ‘eat you for lunch’ Harris tells Trump, in bitter clash over Russia and Ukraine
Former US President Donald Trump and US Vice President Kamala Harris are shown on screen during a debate watch party at the Cameo Art House Theatre in Fayetteville, North Carolina, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris enter Tuesday’s debate in search of the same goal, a moment that will help […]
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Sixty countries endorse ‘blueprint’ for AI use in military; China opts out
Speakers including Dr. Radha Plumb, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, U.S. Department of Defense, discuss responsible AI use in a plenary session at the Responsible AI in the Military domain (REAIM) summit in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 9, 2024. Reuters About 60 countries including the United States endorsed a “blueprint for action” to govern responsible use of artificial intelligence […]
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U.S. believes Iran transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei receives the Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his cabinet members on the occasion of Government Week, in Tehran, Iran on August 27, 2024. Iran’s Supreme Leader Press Office | Anadolu | Getty Images The United States has informed allies that it believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for […]
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CIA director saw ‘genuine risk’ of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons early in Ukraine war
CIA Director Bill Burns testifies next to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines during a House (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing on diversity in the intelligence community, on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 27, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters CIA Director William Burns believed there was a real risk in the fall of 2022 that Russia […]
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Mongolia was meant to arrest Russia’s President Putin last night. It didn’t, and now it’s in trouble
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Mongolia’s President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh walk past honour guards during an official welcoming ceremony in Ulaanbaatar on September 3, 2024. Sofia Sandurskaya | Afp | Getty Images There’s nothing remarkable about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Mongolia on Tuesday […]
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