The Biden administration is adamant that no U.S. personnel will set foot in Gaza when it starts delivering humanitarian aid from a floating dock, but a proposal for workers from other nations to deliver the aid carries security risks, say one former and two current administration officials. The concerns are the latest wrinkle in the White House push to get aid to the enclave’s hungry population via a floating dock. U.S. military officials have told NBC News that the first time they heard that...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday vowed that the U.S. would not let Ukraine fail in its goal to drive out Russian invaders, despite the standoff in Congress over approving critical new funding for military weapons and ammunition for Kyiv.
Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) #1 lie: If Russia takes Ukraine, we’ll be next. There is zero evidence for this lie, and it is a lie that is even more outlandish than the lie that if Vietnam falls to the communists, that will be just the first “domino” and all the others will fall and […]
The U.S. government says it welcomes a decision this week by a new Argentinian government to acquire an undisclosed number of used F-16s from Denmark.
The warning from the national security advisor and the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and was sent to governors in a letter dated Monday.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, a show of support from Republicans amid growing Democratic criticism of Netanyahu's leadership. “I would love to have him come in and address a joint session of Congress,” Johnson said Thursday morning on
Ukraine succeeding against Russia in the war has become a question of U.S. credibility, Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland’s foreign minister, said Tuesday.
MONTREAL - Canadian authorities tried to reassure the public about the safety of bridges in the country following the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, Md., early Tuesday morning after it was rammed by a container ship. Halifax Harbour Bridges, which operates the two spans across the harbour between Halifax and Dartmouth, said it has taken steps to mitigate the risks of collisions between ships and bridges. The Crown corporation says it is notified by the port authority every time a...
U.S. fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier struck three underground storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen late Friday, according to a U.S. official. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a military operation not yet made public, said the ship is in
U.S. fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier struck three underground storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen late Friday, according to a U.S. official. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a military operation not yet made public, said the ship is in the Red Sea.
U.S. officials warned that President Joe Biden's plan to have the U.S. military build a floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza will put American lives at risk, even if he has pledged there will be "no boots on the ground," according to a report.
57% of Americans express some sympathy with both Israelis and Palestinians, including 26% who say their sympathies lie equally with both groups.