Hundreds of veterans and current and former US officials want President-elect Donald Trump to preserve US special visa and resettlement programs for Afghans at risk of retribution for working for the United States during the 20-year war against the Taliban, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters. The letter, signed by the veterans, officials and others, will be sent to…
The United States warned on Wednesday that North Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience that makes Pyongyang “more capable of waging war against its neighbors.” Russia has forged closer diplomatic and military ties with North Korea since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022. More than 12,000 North Korean troops are in…
US President-elect Donald Trump paid tribute to the late Jimmy Carter as he lay in state in Washington on Wednesday. Stony-faced and silent, Trump stood with his wife Melania for several minutes before former president Carter’s flag-draped coffin in the soaring Rotunda inside the US Capitol, then took a deep breath and Melania’s hand as they turned…
Sever fighters in the Kursk region have also defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kazachya Loknya, Kubatkin, Lebedevka, Nikolskoye, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, the Russian Defense Ministry reported The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 49,830 servicemen during the hostilities in the Kursk direction, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. “In total, during…
On the day of his death the founder of the National Front party was in a medical facility in Garches Jean-Marie Le Pen, who founded the National Front party, now known as the National Rally, has died at the age of 96, AFP reported, citing his family. “Jean-Marie Le Pen was called back to God at 12:00…
It may take place in January Another round of talks on delimitation and demarcation of the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia may take place in January, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with local TV channels. “This month – at least on our initiative – another meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian delimitation…
As the ministry noted, the strike from the Su-34 was carried out using universal planning and correction modules A Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber, escorted by a Su-35S multirole fighter, hit a stronghold and manpower of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kursk border area, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. “A Su-34 multirole supersonic fighter-bomber, escorted by…
The Pentagon representative said that eight “capabilities coalitions” have been created within the Ukraine Defense Contact Group Western countries will divide Ukraine’s military needs into several types and define NATO countries responsible for deliveries in each of these areas, a high-ranking Pentagon representative told a briefing on Tuesday. The Pentagon representative said that eight “capabilities…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday dismissed a suggestion by US President-elect Donald Trump that he might use “economic force” to make Canada the 51st US state. “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States,” he said in a post on X. “Workers and communities in both our…
Syria will take its time to organize a landmark national dialogue conference to ensure that the preparations include all segments of Syrian society, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Tuesday, according to state media. The conference is meant to bring together Syrians from across society to chart a new path for the nation after opposition forces…
US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Europe, the Middle East and Asia from Jan. 13 through Jan. 17, the White House said on Tuesday. The trip, which will likely be Harris’ last as vice president before leaving office on Jan. 20, will have stops in Singapore, Bahrain, and Germany, according to the White House. She will…
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold its confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees to be Secretary of State and US ambassador to the United Nations next week, a committee spokesperson said on Tuesday. The hearing for Republican US Senator Marco Rubio, a senior member of the foreign relations panel, to be Secretary…
Israel said on Tuesday pressure groups were pushing foreign courts to take action against Israelis over alleged war crimes in Gaza but described the actions as “propaganda activity” and said no warrants had been issued. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant,…
US leaders on Tuesday paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter — who had the longest and most admired post-presidency in history — as he laid in state at the US Capitol on Tuesday ahead of his funeral on Thursday. Members of Congress and several Supreme Court justices gathered around Carter’s flag-draped coffin under the Capitol dome. Several praised…
