Commenting on the top German diplomat’s statement that Russia should refuse from having military bases in Syria, Maria Zakharova noted German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock should better talk about the future of US bases in her country than speculate about Russian bases in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Commenting on the top…
According to the battlegroup’s spokesman Ivan Bigma, five Ukrainian counterattacks were repelled during the day Ukraine’s daily losses in the operational area of Russia’s Battlegroup West exceeded 550 troops, the battlegroup’s spokesman Ivan Bigma said. “The enemy’s losses included up to 550 troops, a Kozak armored combat vehicle, a pickup truck, anFH-70 howitzer, and an…
Washington will provide Israel with air-to-air missiles for fighter jets and attack helicopters, artillery shells, small-diameter bombs, additional JDAM ammunition kits, 500-pound bombs, and other munitions, Axios reported The outgoing administration of US President Joe Biden intends to sell an $8 billion arms package to Israel, Axios reported, citing sources. According to the news outlet, the US…
Republican Mike Johnson was returned as speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday with the crucial backing of incoming president Donald Trump, , ending a bitter standoff that threatened to see the 2025 session opening in chaos. Johnson had angered backbenchers by working with Democrats to pass legislation, and his victory was secured only after…
US Steel and Nippon Steel threatened legal action Friday after President Joe Biden blocked a controversial $14.9 billion deal for the Japanese company to buy its American rival. Biden cited a strategic need to protect domestic industry — but the move drew sharp criticism from both companies. The decision came after a government panel failed…
The top diplomat in Syria’s new leadership said Friday he will make official visits to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan this week, having just been to Saudi Arabia on his first trip in office. “This week, I will represent my country, Syria, on an official visit to our brothers in Qatar, the United…
Israel has carried out airstrikes on dozens of alleged Hamas targets in Gaza over the past 24 hours, it said on Friday, in attacks that Palestinian health authorities said had killed more than 110 people in two days. The surge in operations and casualties comes amid a renewed push to reach a ceasefire in the 15-month-old…
The Pentagon vehemently denied reports that it was setting up a new base in northeast Syria on Monday after videos emerged showing concrete barriers being transferred on a trailer with a US flag. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said there were no plans or intent to build a US base in Syria’s Kobani. A US defense…
The State Department approves the possible sale of 20 MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedoes to Saudi Arabia for $78.5 million, according to the Pentagon. “The proposed sale will improve Saudi Arabia’s capability to deter current and future threats by upgrading its anti-submarine warfare capabilities,” the Pentagon says. Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has repeatedly reaffirmed to Saudi…
Law-enforcement officials in US cities were beefing up security on Thursday after a deadly attack in New Orleans and an explosion outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas raised fears of more threats in a month packed with large-scale public events. Police in Washington, the site of the Jan. 9 state funeral for former President…
Law enforcement officials on Thursday said a US Army soldier from Colorado was likely the person inside a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, leaving the driver dead and seven people with minor injuries. The FBI said it had so far found no definitive link between the New Year’s…
A US Army veteran who drove a truck into a crowd of New Year’s Day revelers had pledged allegiance to ISIS, but acted alone in the attack that killed at least 14 people, the FBI said on Thursday. The suspect, who was shot dead at the scene after firing at police, has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview aired Thursday that US President-elect Donald Trump’s “unpredictability” could help end the war with Russia. Trump, who takes office on January 20, has said he will end the nearly three-year conflict in “24 hours” once in power, a claim that has drawn scepticism from Kyiv which fears it will be…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit South Korea for talks next week, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday, with the country mired in political turmoil as its impeached president resists arrest. South Korea is a key security ally for Washington, but the country has been wracked by a crisis sparked by President Yoon Suk…
