President Joe Biden has declared that the United States is still at the pinnacle of global power and best suited to “lead the world,” despite the Supreme Court’s recent “destabilizing” ruling on abortion, soaring inflation and growing civil unrest.
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News Roundup 7/1/2022
US News Biden argued that the “outrageous behavior” of the Supreme Court is “the one thing that has been destabilizing” for the US. POLITICO Europe Greece has sent a letter of request to the United States to buy 20 F-35 fighter jets. AP Polish Prime Minister Mateusz...
News Roundup 6/30/2022
US News Senator Van Hollen and Cardin, both from Maryland introduced the “Service to the Fleet Act,” a $632 million spending bill for the Coast Guard’s Baltimore-based shipyard. Forbes Russia Reuters reported on Wednesday that European officials are in talks on a...
US, South Korea & Japan Increase Military Ties Over Concerns About North Korean Weapons Tests
On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid, President Joe Biden spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. While the summit's focus is on Moscow, Washington is taking advantage of the gathering of world leaders to...
Ukraine Sees Finland & Sweden NATO Membership as New Prospect to Join
Russia and Ukraine are reacting to Turkey lifting its weeks-long hold on Finland and Sweden's NATO bids. Kiev views NATO opening the door for Helsinki and Stockholm as a new chance at entering the alliance. In contrast, Moscow considers the latest round of NATO...
G7 Countries Look to Combat Rising Russian Oil Revenue with ‘Price Caps’
Leaders in the Group of Seven (G7) have vowed to impose “price caps” on Russian oil, hoping they will stop Moscow from reaping the benefit of soaring energy prices and help Europe to wean itself off the country’s exports.
UN Will Cut Food Aid for Millions of Yemenis, Again
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) will drastically scale back its humanitarian aid to Yemen – where it provides emergency food assistance to more than 13 million people – citing funding shortfalls and soaring prices around the globe.
News Roundup 6/29/2022
Ukraine War According to a report from CNN, White House officials are losing confidence that Ukraine will be able to retake all the territory Russia has captured since it invaded on February 24 as Russian forces continue to make gains in the eastern Donbas region. AWC...
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