WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that is stalled on Capitol Hill. The weapons, worth up to $250 million, include an array of air munitions and other missiles, artillery, anti-armor systems, ammunition, demolition and […]
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that about 300,000 workers are currently involved in the defence sector, so there are now significantly more Ukrainian-made weapons. Source: Zelenskyy at a meeting with defence industry workers Quote from the President: “Ukraine’s task is as clear as possible: we must make our state so strong and effective that Russia feels […]
Ukraine has recorded 465 cases of Russia’s use of ammunition containing poisonous chemicals since the start of the full-scale invasion in February last year, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Dec. 27. Russian forces are increasing their use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, with 81 cases documented only in December, according to […]
FILE – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with foreign correspondents, July 6, 2023, in Minsk, Belarus. On Monday, Dec. 25, Lukashenko said that Russia has completed its shipments of tactical nuclear weapons to his country, an initiative that raised strong concerns in neighboring Poland and elsewhere in the region. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, […]
Pope Francis blasted the weapons industry and its “instruments of death” that fuel wars as he made a Christmas Day appeal for peace in the world and in particular between Israel and the Palestinians. Speaking from the loggia of St Peter’s Basilica to the throngs of people below, Francis said he grieved the “abominable attack” […]
A Cleveland, Georgia man is facing drug and gun charges after authorities received a tip he was possibly selling illegal drugs at his home. On Tuesday, Dec. 19, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Michael Thompson, 56 after the White County Sheriff’s Office and the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) executed a search warrant […]
Israel’s ambassador to Ireland has said the conflict in Gaza “could be over tomorrow” if Hamas laid down their weapons. Dana Erlich said Palestinian civilians were hostages of Hamas and they needed to be liberated. “Their aim is to perpetuate the poverty of their own people.” Israel could not support any calls for a ceasefire […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has a policy of not hesitating to launch a nuclear strike on its rivals if provoked, state media reported. It comes as he praised troops involved in the country’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test. Since adopting an escalatory nuclear doctrine last year, Mr Kim has […]
A crewmember of the 122-mm self-propelled howitzer 2S1 Gvozdika prepares the howitzer for firing onto Russian positions near the occupied Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on December 18, 2023, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images The US has only one aid package left for Ukraine this month, a White House official says. […]
A crewmember of the 122-mm self-propelled howitzer 2S1 Gvozdika prepares the howitzer for firing onto Russian positions near the occupied Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on December 18, 2023, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images The US has only one aid package left for Ukraine this month, a White House official says. […]
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the sea on Monday in a resumption of its high-profile weapons testing activities, South Korea said. South Korea’s military said in a statement that the North Korean missile flew about 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) before landing in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. It […]
North Korea has fired a second ballistic missile into the sea off the coast of South Korea, the South’s military said. Officials said in a statement that the launch was made on Monday morning without giving further details. The reported launch came hours after Seoul reported that North Korea had conducted a short-range ballistic missile […]