Blinken announces $1 billion Ukraine aid package during surprise visit
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than $1 billion during a…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Black Sea grain deal can be revived soon following talks with Putin
WASHINGTON — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that a resolution to…
Russia’s Putin says he will soon meet with China President Xi as war in Ukraine drags on
WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he will soon meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the Kremlin’s war…
Biden says he’s ‘forever grateful’ to forces in Afghanistan on two-year anniversary of exit
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration acknowledged on Thursday the two-year anniversary of Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban, a somber milestone following a…
Food insecurity from Russia’s war in Ukraine has triggered instability in vulnerable countries, spy agency says
WASHINGTON — America’s top spy agency says Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted global food security and triggered not only higher prices…
Days after Wagner chief Prigozhin’s reported death, Putin demands mercenaries swear allegiance to Russia
WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Friday requiring all mercenaries to swear allegiance to Russia, a revelation that comes…
Putin says Prigozhin ‘made serious mistakes’ in first remarks since plane crash that likely killed the Wagner boss
WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin broke his silence Thursday in quick, impersonal remarks to the families involved in the fatal…
Ukrainian lawmaker says GOP debate comments on reducing military aid ‘concerning and upsetting’
Ukrainian lawmaker Lesia Vasylenko on Thursday said some U.S. Republican presidential candidate comments over support for her country are concerning.…
Ukraine war divides Republicans heading into first GOP debate
WASHINGTON — The Republican primary debate in Milwaukee Wednesday is expected to showcase the deep divisions within the party over America’s role…
U.S. approves shipments of F-16s to Ukraine in major gain for Kyiv
The United States has given its approval for the Netherlands and Denmark to deliver F-16s to Ukraine, officials in Washington…
