Washington is more than capable of supporting country’s overseas interests, Janet Yellen has said US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that Washington can “certainly” afford to support wars on two separate fronts, saying that its coffers are in good shape to continue backing US interests overseas in its support for Ukraine and amid…
The ex-president won’t be able to criticize the federal prosecutor, his staff, or the court Former US President Donald Trump will not be allowed to criticize the special counsel, the court, or any of their staff members or families, Judge Tanya Chutkan announced on Monday. The gag order also applies to any witnesses and the…
Lindsey Graham has vowed to introduce a resolution calling for US military action, should the Tehran-backed Hezbollah attack Israel US Senator Lindsey Graham has warned Iran that the American military could target its oil industry in response to any escalation in the Middle East. The lawmaker said he would put forward a resolution to this…
The Ukrainian president was reportedly told “the time is not right” to visit amid the conflict with Hamas Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky had reportedly wished to visit Israel as a gesture of solidarity in the aftermath of the conflict between the country and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. However, Israeli media reported on Monday that…
For ten years, Beijing’s most ambitious infrastructure project has been giving the Global South an alternative to West-dominated development Representatives from more than 140 countries will convene in China this week for another edition of the Belt and Road Forum, an international political and economic meeting designed to work out action plans for Beijing’s Belt…
A Reuters reporter was killed on Lebanese territory on Friday by suspected Israeli shelling An attack on Sunday on the northern Israeli town of Shtula that killed one person was a response to the death days earlier of a Reuters journalist and Lebanese national, the militant group Hezbollah said, as cross-border tensions ramp up amid…
Russian news outlets are too popular in South America for the US military’s liking The US government is not doing enough to counter the messaging of Russia and Venezuela in Latin America, a senior Pentagon official has claimed. Washington should “do better” in the “informational domain,” four-star general Laura Richardson believes. The commander of United…
The vote took place against the backdrop of a series of political assassinations Banana fortune heir Daniel Noboa won the second round of Ecuador’s presidential election on Sunday, national officials reported. The elections took place amid unprecedented violence, which had claimed the lives of two politicians, including one candidate. Noboa, 35, will become the youngest…
Unlike Russia during his trip to Kiev in February, Hamas may target the US president, sources told the outlet US President Joe Biden wants to accept an invitation by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the country in a gesture of support, but White House officials are concerned for his safety there, Politico has…
Washington “had never committed to defend” Kiev, so failure to do so wouldn’t hurt America’s credibility, according to Elbridge Colby Ukraine has never enjoyed the status of a US ally, meaning that Washington has no obligation to defend it per se, ex-Pentagon defense strategist Elbridge Colby has argued. The former official, who now heads The…
