On January 17-18, Brussels will host a meeting of the highest military body of NATO, the Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session. The event will include the first meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council held on the level of commanders of the armed forces. Source: This was reported by the press service of the Alliance, […]
New York Republicans have selected Nassau County legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip as their nominee in the special election to replace ousted GOP Rep. George Santos, setting the stage for a competitive race in February. County party leaders selected Pilip, an Ethiopian immigrant who served in the Israel Defense Forces, one week after Democratic leaders selected […]
Some countries are contemplating sending their armed forces to Ukraine, and the United Kingdom is the first on this list, Ukrainian diplomat, and former Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK Vadym Prystaiko said in an interview with Radio Liberty on Dec. 15. Answering a clarifying question about whether Britain is ready to send its soldiers […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Friday said it was opening a military police investigation into the killing of two Palestinians in the West Bank after an Israeli human rights group posted videos that appeared to show Israeli troops killing the men — one who was incapacitated and the second unarmed — during a military raid […]
A “Christmas convoy” comprising hundreds of Philippine volunteers cut short its mission to deliver humanitarian supplies to disputed territories in the South China Sea on Sunday after alleged interference by Chinese forces. The civilian-led fleet—more than 40 boats—set sail from the island province of Palawan on December 10 with the aim of “exercising our right […]
More than achieving vindication, Stefanik opened a new front in the culture wars — all while scrambling the Democratic Party’s traditional coalition of well-educated voters and their institutions of higher education. Mitch Daniels, the retired former president of Purdue University and a former Republican governor of Indiana, called it “higher ed’s Bud Light moment” — […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said he has determined members of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have committed war crimes in Sudan. Bloodshed, violence and displacement escalated after fighting between the Sudanese army and RSF erupted in April, driving the country to the brink […]
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces announced Tuesday that they had captured the city of Raqqa from Islamic State militants. “Everything is finished in Raqqa, our forces have taken full control of Raqqa,” SDF spokesman Talal Sello told AFP. A formal declaration would be announced after operations to clear any remaining sleeper cells and to remove landmines in the city […]