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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…
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have called on all states to prevent the placement of nuclear weapons in space and not take steps to develop weapons of mass destruction that could be deployed above Earth. Thirteen member nations voted in approval of the U.N. Security Council resolution, including…
GOP Senators Josh Hawley (Missouri) and Tom Cotton (Arkansas) have urged President Biden to deploy the National Guard to colleges, specifically Columbia University in New York City, where pro-Palestinian protesters have organized sit-ins and other disruptive activities to bring public attention to the war. “Eisenhower sent the 101st to Little Rock. It’s time for…
The United States has started discussing with Niger about bringing back the approximately 1,000 American soldiers from the country, a State Department official confirmed on Monday. This happened after Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell met with Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine, and they both agreed to start planning the orderly and responsible withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niger, the official told The Hill.
Israel’s military intelligence chief offered to resign on Monday and is expected to formally step down eventually for his leadership role during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks that killed some 1,200 people, which has been criticized as a major Israeli intelligence failure. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the head of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate, requested to…
President Biden marked the arrival of Passover on Sunday by connecting the Jewish holiday to the Israel-Hamas war and reinforcing his support for Israel in the conflict.
The Kremlin cautioned that American support for Ukraine could become a decade-long mistake, and urged the US not to oppose its invasion of the country as it appears that Congress is set to pass a $60 billion aid package. The aid deal comes after months of negotiations, with support for Ukraine wavering among American conservatives as the Russian…
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