A huge $61bn support package that could help reshape Kyiv's war effort will go to a vote in coming days.
Much-vaunted US-supplied glide bombs given to Ukraine “didn’t work” due to a combination of mud and Russian signal jamming, the Pentagon has admitted. ]]>
Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the US to speed up weapons deliveries, warning that advancing Russian forces are trying to take advantage of Ukraine’s shortfall.]]>
A sweeping foreign aid package easily passed Congress late on Tuesday after months of delay, clearing the way for fresh Ukraine funding amid advances from Russia's invasion force and Kyiv's shortages of military supplies, as well as billions in aid to Israel amid its war against Hamas. The Senate approved by 79 to 18 four […]
A new law in Britain aims to send people arriving on small boats to Rwanda to have their asylum claims processed. The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the plan made clear that people who arrived in Britain illegally would not be able to stay. The United Nations says the bill is the wrong solution and sets a dangerous precedent. Also in the programme: What Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline think about the supply of new American weapons; and Aboriginal people reclaim spears taken from Australia...
The deal with Rwanda has been plagued by setbacks since it was signed two years ago.
Shafaqna English- After two years, three prime ministers, four (or five) home secretaries, one cancelled flight and about 75,000 more people crossing the Channel in small boats, and months of wrangling, UK Parliament passed the government’s controversial plan to tackle small boats. The endless Westminster fight over the policy has
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. A controversial law is dividing public opinion in Britain today. Asylum seekers in the United Kingdom will start being shipped off to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks. It comes after the country’s House of Parliament finally passed the required legislation. Tens of thousands of migrants – many fleeing wars and poverty in Africa, the […]
A court in Russia on Monday convicted the spokesperson of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism, and sentenced him to six years in prison in a swift trial in absentia, Russia’s independent news site Mediazona reported. According to the outlet, the charges against Meta communications director Andy Stone stem from his remarks in 2022 following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24 that year. Stone, who is based in the United...
The US House passed $61 billion in fresh aid for Ukraine on Saturday, ending a six-month political impasse during which Kyiv’s stockpiles dwindled in its war against Russia.
The House of Representatives has voted to pass roughly a $95 billion
Even though Russia invaded Ukraine over two years ago, the ongoing war between the two countries still has many people confused. Who’s the good guy in this situation? Surely, it’s not Putin. But Zelenskyy? What about the U.S. and the other countries offering aid to Ukraine? According to founder and CEO of “Truth in Media” Ben Swann, "none of the above" is the answer. Despite the various narratives surrounding the war, Swann claims that Ukraine is actually a pawn in a much bigger game. ...