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N. Korean Warplanes Fly Near S. Korean Border, US & Allies Conduct Naval Drills

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Oct 6, 2022 | News

Military activity on the Korean Peninsula saw another round of escalation on Thursday. Pyongyang flew 12 warplanes near its border with South Korea, prompting Seoul to scramble dozens of fighter jets in response. Meanwhile, Washington, Seoul and Tokyo conducted joint war games. Tensions between Washington and Pyongyang have steadily increased since President Joe Biden took office, seeing a major spike over the past two weeks. In that time, North Korea has conducted six missile tests, with one projectile launched over Japan for the first time since 2017. On Thursday, South Korea reported...

North Korea Launches Missiles Towards Japan for Second Time This Week

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Oct 5, 2022 | News

Pyongyang test-fired two short-range missiles that flew in the direction of Japan on Thursday, after a similar launch earlier this week reached Japanese airspace and prompted a show of force from Washington and Seoul in response. The latest missile test was the DPRK’s twenty-fourth so far this year, a record number since supreme leader Kim Jong-un took power in 2011. Initially, Tokyo warned that the missiles would likely cross Japanese territory, but the projectiles fell short of the county’s waters. Pyongyang’s rash of missile tests comes after a period of relative quiet and even...

VP Harris Delivers Fiery Speech at DMZ, North Korea Responds with Missile Test

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Sep 29, 2022 | News

US Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to the border of North Korea and slammed the government in Pyongyang. After she departed South Korea, the DPRK carried out its third missile test this week. Military activity around the Korean Peninsula has escalated in recent weeks. In August, Washington and Seoul conducted live-fire war games for the first time in five years. This week, the USS Ronald Reagan made the first port call by an American aircraft carrier in South Korea since 2018. Since taking office, President Joe Biden has committed to deploying more weapons to the Asia-Pacific. In...

White House Approves Over $1 Billion in Military Aid to Egypt Despite Human Rights Abuses

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Sep 15, 2022 | News

The White House on Wednesday announced it would send over $1 billion in security assistance to Egypt. The Joe Biden administration approved the aid as several top Democratic lawmakers pushed to reduce security assistance for Egypt by $300 million. While Egyptian military dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's government is creditably accused of severe human rights abuses, Cairo is the third-largest recipient of US aid. Washington sends military aid to Egypt to bribe the government in Cairo to adopt policies favorable towards Tel Aviv. Egypt’s tight control over a key border crossing in the heavily...

Ukraine Asks Europe for More Weapons, Offers Gas to Curb Rising Prices

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Sep 5, 2022 | News

On Monday, Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with European leaders to request more weapons and suggest Kiev could help bring down gas prices. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell pledged the bloc would continue to support Ukraine no matter what. Shmyhal made the proposal while attending the EU-Ukraine Association Council summit in Brussels. "We need more modern weapons, such as air defense, missile defense and ship defense," he said. Shmyhal additionally requested aircraft and armored vehicles. The government in Kiev has relied on America and its European partners to...

Afghan Refugees Say US Base in Kosovo Has Become a Prison One Year After Evacuation

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Aug 28, 2022 | News

The Department of Defense has routinely touted the success of flying tens of thousands of Afghans from Kabul as the country fell to the Taliban. A year later, thousands of the refugees are languishing in camps worldwide as they wait for Washington to allow them to enter America.

America Imported Over $6 Billion in Goods From Russia Since Ukraine Invasion

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Aug 26, 2022 | News

In response to Russia's attack on Ukraine, US President Joe Biden vowed to isolate and “cripple” the Russian economy. However, Moscow has been able to maintain its economic strength, in part by exporting over $1 billion per month in wood, metals, food and other goods to the US. More than 3,600 ships from Russia have arrived at US ports since February 24, according to statistics cited by the Associated Press. While that is nearly half of the shipments over the same period compared to last year, it still amounts to over $6 billion in imports. The number of Russian products entering US ports...

Stranded Afghan Refugees Protest Prison-Like Conditions in UAE

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Aug 24, 2022 | News

Hundreds of Afghans waiting for resettlement in the US held protests in the United Arab Emirates on Monday and Tuesday, with one angry demonstrator likening poor conditions in custody to a “modern prison.”