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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed replacing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with former vice prime minister Andrei Belousov, according to an official post by the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, on Telegram. Shoigu was appointed to lead the Kremlin’s security council, Russian state media reported, citing spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. The announcement comes…
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) described the Biden administration’s review of Israel’s war conduct in the Gaza Strip — which acknowledged the likely violation of international humanitarian law using U.S. weapons — as “woefully inadequate,” but did not indicate a ban on arms transfers. “If this conduct complies with international standards, God help us all,”…
Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who leads the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, had a heated exchange with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about the migrant crisis at the southern border on Capitol Hill. Tester, who is one of the Senate’s most at-risk current officeholders, made it clear to Austin that he's tired of the…
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) declared on Friday that the PACT Act has led to a 30 percent increase in its health care system enrollment in the last year. The department revealed that in the last 365 days, over 401,000 veterans have joined the VA health care system. In its first year, the newly…
A recent report on the situation in Haiti, where there is intense gang violence, found that sexual violence is severely underreported. The report stated that gangs in the Caribbean country…
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) met Thursday to discuss border security legislation. “During the meeting, Governor Abbott told Speaker Johnson that the border crisis is both unacceptable and avoidable, urging the Speaker to pass border security legislation that will help stop illegal crossings between ports of entry along the…
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has once more ordered Israel to take further actions to protect civilians in Gaza and ease the difficult situation in the coastal area, where Israeli forces are clashing with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. It has instructed Israel to make it easier for humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, emphasizing that…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his petition for more U.S. aid, arguing his embattled nation is not prepared to defend against a “major” Russian offensive anticipated in the months ahead. Zelensky, in an interview with CBS News published Thursday, said Ukrainian forces were able to fend off Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces through the winter…
Most of Americans now don't approve of Israel’s conflict with Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, with support dropping from 50 percent in November to 36 percent this month, according to a new Gallup poll. The number of people who don't approve increased from 45 percent in November to 55 percent in March. About 9 percent of respondents…
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