• Flying over Gaza, US military officer calls aid airdrops ‘a drop in the bucket’

    AP reporters join US Air Force flight dropping humanitarian assistance into Strip, get aerial view of extensive damage in enclave after months of fighting between Israel and Hamas

  • US defense chief vows continued aid to Ukraine, even as Congress is stalled on funding bill

    Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vows the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding for additional weapons. Austin and other defense leaders are meeting in Germany to discuss aid for Ukraine. The meeting comes a week after U.S. defense officials found and used $300 million in contract savings to fund a new package of military aid for Ukraine, pulling weapons from Pentagon stocks. It was the first tranche of weapons...

  • Biden Calls on Congress to Pass Ukraine Aid

    Michael RaineyMarch 15, 2024At an early St. Patrick’s Day event with the Irish prime minister and officials including House Speaker Mike

  • US envoy meets with Indian officials to discuss Afghanistan

    Thomas West, the Special Representative of the United States for Afghanistan, held discussions with Indian officials on developing a unified diplomatic approach to support shared interests. He emphasized the need for humanitarian assistance and a “way forward” in Afghanistan for the current year. On Friday, March 22, he said on his social media platform X, […]

  • Russian attacks kill three as Ukraine calls for more air defenses

    Russian attacks on eastern and southern Ukraine killed at least three people on Wednesday, officials said, as Kyiv called for more Patriot air defense systems to battle a surge in missile strikes. Moscow has escalated aerial attacks on Ukraine in the past few weeks, targeting key infrastructure -- including power

    • WNYC

    Monday Morning Politics: US Ceasefire Resolution, Ukraine Aid, and more

    Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent for USA Today, talks about the news from Washington including the United State's shifting policy on a ceasefire for Israel and Palestine, updates about aid to Ukraine, and more.

  • Germany announces €500 million military aid package for Ukraine

    Germany has prepared a new military aid package for Ukraine worth €500 million, announced German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at a press conference during a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine, reports Tageschau. At the 20th meeting of the "Ramstein" format, Pistorius promised continued support. The head of the defense ministry emphasized that Germany would support Ukraine's defense against the ongoing Russian aggression by supplying further ammunition in the short term. He also...

    • CNN

    Niger ends military agreement with US, calls it ‘profoundly unfair’

    Niger’s military government announced that it has ended an accord with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defense to operate in Niger – days after holding high-level talks with US diplomatic and military officials this week. “The government of Niger, taking into account the aspirations and interests of its people, decides with full responsibility to denounce with immediate effect the agreement relating to the status of military personnel of the...

    • KTVZ

    Niger ends military agreement with US, calls it ‘profoundly unfair’

    By Mitchell McCluskey and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s military government announced that it has ended an accord with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defense to operate in Niger – days after holding high-level talks with US diplomatic and military officials this week. “The government of Niger, taking into account the aspirations and interests of its people, decides with full

    • KIFI

    Niger ends military agreement with US, calls it ‘profoundly unfair’

    By Mitchell McCluskey and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s military government announced that it has ended an accord with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defense to operate in Niger – days after holding high-level talks with US diplomatic and military officials this week. “The government of Niger, taking into account the aspirations and interests of its people, decides with full

    • KEYT

    Niger ends military agreement with US, calls it ‘profoundly unfair’

    By Mitchell McCluskey and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s military government announced that it has ended an accord with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defense to operate in Niger – days after holding high-level talks with US diplomatic and military officials this week. “The government of Niger, taking into account the aspirations and interests of its people, decides with full

  • Ukraine aid back on US agenda – but still at mercy of unruly Republicans

    Speaker Mike Johnson averted government shutdown but faces far-right threat of removal over $60bn national security packageWith the government funding fight resolved, the US House of Representatives is expected to soon turn to a long-stalled national security package that would send military assistance to Ukraine, as well as Israel and other US allies.Despite increasingly desperate pleas from Kyiv, the Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, had refused to bring the wartime aid bill to the floor...