The US is close to an agreement with its NATO allies to provide Ukraine with a $50 billion loan that can be used to purchase more weapons. Washington will contribute the largest amount, $20 billion, and will use the interest from frozen Russian assets to repay the...

The Ukrainian prosecutor's office has opened 51,000 cases of desertion through the first nine months of 2024. The number of soldiers abandoning their posts is likely to double last year's total.  The Times of London reported data from the Ukrainian government...

Israel has banned six aid groups from providing medical care to the people of Gaza. Doctors who have worked inside the Strip have issued warnings about the massive human toll Israel’s onslaught has wreaked.  On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said it...

The North Atlantic Alliance has kicked off its yearly war games that simulate a nuclear conflict with Russia. The Kremlin denounced the drills, which Moscow views as an annual provocation.  On Monday, NATO began the war games - dubbed Steadfast Noon - involving 13...

Tensions are soaring on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea is threatening war with the South over drone flights near Pyongyang. Seoul says it is prepared for war should conflict break out.  On Monday, a spokesman for North Korea said tensions have reached a “grave...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be in an open war with the United Nations. Along with targeting UN aid workers in Gaza and peacekeepers in Lebanon, Tel Aviv is now seizing the headquarters of the UN aid agency for Palestinians.  Dan Iloz, a...

The top US military commander in Europe said that long-range cruise missiles were among the weapons systems that are crucial to send to Ukraine.  CNN obtained an annex from a classified report compiled by Commander of European Command, Gen. Chris Cavoli, that lists...

The Hungarian government announced it will seek to prevent a vote on the European Union’s participation in a $50 billion Group of Seven (G7) loan to Ukraine. The G7 will use frozen Russian funds to pay off the loans.  Finance Minister Mihaly Varga explained that...