The members of the bloc agreed that all arms for Ukraine would flow through NATO The US took a significant step towards preventing a future American president from curtailing weapon transfers to Ukraine by allowing NATO to coordinate the arms shipments. Washington and...
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US Signs $23 Billion F-16 Deal with Turkey
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 13, 2024 | News
The US has inked a $23 billion deal with Turkey for 40 F-16 warplanes. Washington promised to sell dozens of the advanced fighter jets to Ankara and upgrade scores of Turkish F-16s in exchange for Turkey approving Sweden's NATO membership. The AFP reported the deal...
UN Report Details Israeli War Crimes During First Months of War on Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 12, 2024 | News
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) provides a detailed analysis of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and the Israeli assault on Gaza. The report finds both sides committed war crimes but concludes there is no evidence to support the...
Finnish Forces Conduct First NATO Deployment
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 11, 2024 | News
For the first time since joining the alliance last year, Finland has deployed its fighter jets to another NATO nation. When Helsinki joined the bloc, it ended a decades-long policy of neutrality and doubled the length of the border between NATO and Russia. On...
Biden to Offer Saudi Arabia Treaty In Exchange for Official Ties with Israel
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 9, 2024 | News
The White House is prepared to roll out a plan that will make Saudi Arabia a Japan-style ally in exchange for new official ties between Riyadh and Tel Aviv. While the Biden administration has invested substantial effort to get the deal inked, it is likely dead on...
US Bombers Drop Live Munitions in Threat to North Korea
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 6, 2024 | News
Two US B-1 strategic bombers dropped live munitions on the Korean Peninsula in a show of force eyeing Pyongyang. Tensions in the region have ratcheted up during the Biden administration as the president has taken a hardline approach toward the DPRK.
Report: Saudis Still Slaughtering Migrants at Yemeni Border
by Dave DeCamp | Jun 5, 2024 | News
On Wednesday, the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) published a report that said Saudi Arabia is still slaughtering African migrants and Yemenis at its border with Yemen nearly a year after the indiscriminate killings were revealed.
Zelensky Fears Trump Will Make Peace Deal with Russia
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 5, 2024 | News
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said he believes if former President Donald Trump is elected in November, then he will make a peace deal with Russia. Trump has previously claimed he will end the war if reelected but has not detailed how he will achieve that. In...