The U.S. announced on Friday that it will provide Ukraine with $820 million in new military aid, including new surface-to-air missile systems and counter-artillery radars to respond to Russia’s heavy reliance on long-range strikes in the war. All told, the U.S. has committed more than $8.8 billion in weapons and military training to Ukraine, whose […]
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Joe Biden’s Approval Rating Plummets Internationally
Confidence in Joe Biden has declined sharply around the world since his first year in office, even as global views of the United States continue to improve following record lows under Donald Trump, a recent survey has found. Among more than a dozen publics in North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific, median […]
‘Catastrophe’ from global food shortage imminent warns UN chief
The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces “catastrophe” because of the growing shortage of food around the globe. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war in Ukraine has added to the disruptions caused by climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and inequality to produce an “unprecedented global hunger crisis” already affecting […]
Biden ramps up US military across Europe
President Joe Biden is ramping up U.S. military deployments across Europe in the coming months, the White House announced Wednesday. According to a White House fact sheet, Biden has ordered additional bases, soldiers or assets to be set up in Poland, Romania, the U.K. and the Baltics. Poland will receive a permanent headquarters for the […]
Putin now has Nuclear-Capable Missiles 50 Miles From Poland
In 2018, Russia reportedly sent nuclear-capable missiles to Kaliningrad, a region sandwiched between NATO members Poland and Lithuania that does not share borders with Russia but is still part of the country’s territory. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti quoted a senior lawmaker as saying that the Iskander missiles had been deployed to the exclave […]
Russian Nuke-Capable Weapons moved to Belarus for new offensive
Nuclear-capable missiles will be moved onto the doorstep of two NATO nations as Russia rewards its ally Belarus. Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s announcement came on the same day Ukrainian officials said the first missile attack launched from Belarus struck Kyiv, according to Newsweek. On Saturday, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, who met with Putin in St. […]
US Rockets arrive in Ukraine – Russia warned of missile strikes
kraine’s Foreign Minister Oleksii Reznikov hailed the arrival of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) sent as military aid to the Eastern European nation from the U.S.—issuing a dire warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces attacking his country. Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, drawing swift international condemnation and global […]
How will Russia react if Ukraine joins the EU?
Ukraine is set to become an official candidate for European Union (EU) membership, the first step to joining the 27-country bloc. EU leaders are expected to back the move at a summit being held on 23 and 24 June. And the Ukrainian president has warned Russia may increase its military attacks in retaliation to the […]
US price tag on Ukraine currently 54 billion: They say they need much more
Ukraine has said it has only a fraction of the weapons it needs to take on Russia, and has urged the west to speed up the delivery of more arms as it faces a bitter fight in the eastern Donbas region. In an urgent televised plea, Ukraine’s deputy defense minister Hanna Maliar said on Tuesday […]
Are the US and China heading to war over the island?
Weeks after the US president warned China over Taiwan, Beijing has delivered its sternest rebuttal yet, saying it would “resolutely crush any attempt” at Taiwan’s independence. On Sunday, China’s Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe essentially accused the US of supporting the island’s independence, saying it was “violating its promise on Taiwan” and “interfering” in China’s […]
Trudeau’s gun crackdown sparks handgun panic-buying
Gun stores across Canada are reporting booming business, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he was introducing a freeze on all new sales of handguns. Trudeau on May 30 said he was introducing ‘a national freeze on handgun ownership.’ He added: ‘In other words, it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer, […]
Putin’s frightning warning to US over missile shipments
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a renewed threat to Western leaders that Moscow would order strikes on new targets should the U.S. supply Ukraine with long-range missiles, according to a state-owned mouthpiece. The TASS news agency quoted Putin’s comments from a Sunday, June 5, interview on Rossiya-1, where the Russian leader mentioned the delivery […]