Defense

Yellen: More Ukraine aid can be backed by frozen Russian assets after initial $50 billion loan

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the $50 billion loan to Ukraine that President Joe Biden and other…

Biden cheers cooling inflation ahead of key Fed interest rate decision

President Joe Biden on Wednesday took a victory lap on the latest inflation report, which found that consumer prices did…

Russian warships enter Havana harbor under Washington’s watchful eye

Russian navy ships churned into Havana harbor on Wednesday, a stopover the U.S. and Cuba said posed no threat but…

Hungary agrees not to veto NATO’s deepening support for Ukraine in exchange for nonparticipation

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Hungary will neither block nor participate in the military alliance’s deepening support for Ukraine, as he…

Trump says he will eliminate taxes on workers’ tips in a play for Nevada voters

Former President Donald Trump said he would eliminate taxes on tipped income if he wins a second White House term,…

Israel thrust between far-right support and Gaza cease-fire, as Netanyahu rival quits war cabinet

Israel’s war cabinet minister Benny Gantz resigned from the emergency government, dealing a decisive blow which is expected to entrench…

Centrist member of Israel’s war cabinet resigns over lack of plan for postwar Gaza

Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, announced his resignation on Sunday. The move does not immediately…

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says Trump choosing a woman VP would help him win

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, once a strong contender to be former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, suggested on…

Ukraine says it hit latest-generation Russian fighter jet for first time

Ukrainian forces have for the first time hit a latest-generation Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet at an air base inside…

Trump claims credit for Biden’s insulin price cap

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday recognized that the price of insulin is lower under President Joe Biden, but he…