French, Dutch ministers visit NATO battlegroup in Romania
The foreign ministers of France and the Netherlands have paid an official visit to a military base in Romania where both nations station troops as a part of a NATO battlegroup that was bolstered in the wake of Russiaโs invasion of neighboring Ukraine
washingtonpost.comBiden announces U.S. will send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Speaking at the White House on Wednesday, President Biden said the U.S. will send 31 Abrams tanks to support Ukraine in its battle against Russiaโs invasion. In his remarks, Biden also praised German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for agreeing to contribute tanks to support Ukraine, saying, โGermany has really stepped up.โ
news.yahoo.comIntelligence reveals how many high-precision missiles Russia has left
Russia has about 550 high-precision missiles left, or about 20% of the number it had before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate spokesman Vadym Skybytskyi said in an interview with news website Delfi on Jan. 20.
news.yahoo.comMedvedev complains that Russia "will struggle" due to Ramstein meeting
Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, claimed that "Russia will struggle, and there should be no illusions". Source: Medvedev on Telegram Quote: "The Ramstein meeting and allocation of heavy armament to Kyiv leave no doubt that our enemies will be trying to exhaust us for an indefinite amount of time, or better yet, to destroy us.
news.yahoo.comWNBA star Brittney Griner to land at San Antonioโs Kelly Field, head to BAMC for medical care after release from Russia
Griner, who was released by Russia on Thursday in exchange for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, will be taken to a medical center in San Antonio for a routine evaluation, according to reports from NBC and Politico.
Ukraine war, tensions with China loom over big Bali summit
A showdown between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin isnโt happening, but the fallout from Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine and growing tensions between China and the West will be at the fore when leaders of the worldโs biggest economies gather in tropical Bali this week.
EU pledges $250m to Moldova to tackle acute energy crisis
European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has paid an official visit to Moldova and announced a 250 million-euro (-dollar) support package to help the small nation overcome an acute winter energy crisis amid Russiaโs war in Ukraine.
US economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6%
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of contraction and overcoming high inflation and interest rates just as voting begins in midterm elections in which the economyโs health has emerged as a paramount issue.
New this week: Scary movies, Lainey Wilson, 'Call of Duty'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Lainey Wilson and a Garbage anthology, the video on demand releases of horror films โPearlโ and โBarbarianโ and the latest installment of the โCall of Dutyโ video game franchise.
Venezuela swaps 7 jailed Americans for Maduro relatives
Venezuelaโs government has freed seven Americans imprisoned in the South American country in exchange for the release of two nephews of President Nicolรกs Maduroโs wife who had been jailed for years by the United States on drug smuggling convictions.
Judge tosses Trump's Russia probe suit against Clinton, FBI
A federal judge in Florida has dismissed Donald Trumpโs lawsuit against 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and former top FBI officials, rejecting the former presidentโs claims that they and others acted in concert to concoct the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his administration.