Former Trump administration communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Thursday on MSNBC's "Deadline" that he is working to "split the Republicans" and make sure that "these people either don't vote or they vote for Joe Biden." | Clips
The Senate has agreed to vote for a $1.2tn package that will fund the US
The head of an Iraqi militia participating in a coalition of groups that have waged attacks against U.S. troops and Israel has told Newsweek that his forces are prepared to escalate their campaign significantly if President Joe Biden does not meet their demands.According to Sheikh Mohammed al-Tamimi, secretary-general of Faylaq al-Waad al-Sadiq, all they are asking for is the complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from their country.The group, whose name translates to the "True Promise Corps," is...
The US Congress will head out on a two-week break without any clear plan to provide military aid requested by the White House to help Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that his country is in dire need of support to replenish dwindling ammunition stocks. He has also voiced hope the United States will approve a $95 billion package stalled on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, Ukrainian PM Denis Shmygal said the financial aid provided to Ukraine by Western states and the IMF will...
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) — The Islamic State still poses a threat in Iraq and the
This live blog is now closed. For more on the US’s vetoed UN resolution, you can read our latest reporting:US resolution on Gaza ceasefire vetoed at UN by Russia and ChinaExplainer – Why did Russia and China veto US’s Gaza ceasefire resolution?The Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that “hundreds of worshipers” were “blocked” from reaching the al-Aqsa mosque compound by Israeli forces on Friday.According to Wafa: “Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli forces significantly increased their military...
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President Joe Biden will welcome Iraq's prime minister on April 15 for talks on the US troop presence, the White House announced Friday, as tensions subside following US clashes with pro-Iran militias.But calm has largely returned and tensions have subsided between the United States and Iraq, which have resumed talks on the future of the anti-jihadist coalition.
An American government delegation recently traveled to Niger to, according to the State Department, “continue ongoing discussions since August with leaders of the National Council for Safeguarding the Homeland (CNSP) regarding Niger’s return to a democratic path and the future of our security and development partnership.”The CNSP is the junta that took power in Niger in July 2023, in a coup that extended a trend of military takeovers in the Sahel. For the U.S., the Nigerien coup was the most...
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