France to provide €12 million in emergency aid to Syrians struck by quake
France has promised €12 million in emergency aid to Syrians after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week, killing more than 21,000 people.
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Zelensky tells EU summit Ukraine needs more weapons, more quickly
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was given a hero’s welcome by EU heads of state at a summit in Brussels on Thursday as he lobbied the regional bloc to speed the delivery of modern weapons to halt a Russian offensive.
Zelensky to attend EU summit to press for more weapons, fighter jets
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to attend an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. He is expected to ask allies to deliver fighter jets “as soon as possible” to help Ukraine in the war against Russia.
WHO sends medical supplies to Turkey, Syria as earthquake toll tops 16,000
Freezing temperatures deepened the misery of survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 16,000 people, as rescuers struggled to save countless people still trapped under rubble.
Chinese Balloon Was Part Of Larger Surveillance Program, Pentagon Says
The Chinese high-altitude spy balloon the U.S. shot down over the weekend and several similar incursions in recent years are part of a larger surveillance program run by Beijing, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, …
Race against time for rescuers in Turkey, Syria as quake toll tops 8,700
Rescuers worked through the night into Wednesday to reach survivors trapped in the rubble of Monday’s devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria. As the death toll surpassed 8,700, despair and anger were growing over the …
State Department Approves $10 Billion Deal With Poland For HIMARS Launchers, Munitions
The State Department has approved a potential $10 billion deal with Poland for the sale of 18 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and associated munitions. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Tu…
China Now Has More ICBM Launchers Than U.S., STRATCOM Tells Lawmakers
China has surpassed the U.S. in its number of land-based fixed and mobile launchers for intercontinental continental ballistic missiles, a group of Republican lawmakers said on Tuesday. Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), chair of th…
UK and EU look for new roles after Brexit
Britain has made moral and military support for Ukraine a fundamental plank of its post-Brexit foreign policy, winning support in Eastern Europe and aligning itself with the US.
French, German ministers in Washington to defend EU economies
The French and German economy ministers, Bruno Le Maire and Robert Habeck, kick off high-stakes talks with US officials Tuesday to underscore European concerns over President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate action plan.