House tees up votes on Ukraine and Israel aid as Speaker Mike Johnson defies his right flank

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — The House voted 316-94 to tee up votes on four separate bills that include aid to Ukraine and Israel, a good sign for the prospects of Congress approving U.S.…

US intelligence finding shows China surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine

apnews.com China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow in turn is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry…

Trump Jr. Shares Clip Mocking Speaker Johnson For Saying The U.S. Isn’t Going to Let ‘Putin March Through Russia’

mediaite.com Donald Trump Jr. joined the chorus of MAGA Republicans fuming on Friday that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) advanced bipartisan foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel. Trump…

Ukraine and Israel aid clears procedural hurdle, House pushes toward weekend votes

pbs.org With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a coalition of…

Poland, Germany nab alleged anti-Ukraine spies

theweek.com Poland said Thursday it arrested a Polish man who was collaborating with Russian military intelligence to aid in a plot to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

National Security Implications Of Baltimore Bridge Catastrophe

zerohedge.com National Security Implications Of Baltimore Bridge Catastrophe Authored by Rob Maness via RealClearDefense, The Port of Baltimore is “closed until further notice” following…

Mike Pence Says Russian President Would Attack A NATO Ally Post-Ukraine Conflict: 'I Have No Doubt In My Mind'

benzinga.com In a compelling appeal, former Vice President Mike Pence has called on the U.S. Congress to bolster support for Ukraine, warning of the potential broader implications for…

Putin could control Ukraine "by the end of 2024": CIA director

newsweek.com Russian President Vladimir Putin could oversee a de facto victory in Ukraine this year, a leading figure in the United States' intelligence community has said. CIA Director…

The Authoritarian Threat Is Real

newsweek.com Authoritarianism is on the march, worldwide. No one is immune, whether you live in Washington, D.C., or Tbilisi, Georgia. Georgia's ruling party—Georgian Dream, led by…

Mysterious accidents at US, ally's defense facilities spark sabotage fears

newsweek.com A recent string of mysterious accidents at defense facilities in the U.S. and U.K. that have been producing weapons and equipment for Kyiv's forces in the war in Ukraine has…

Freedom Caucus' new 'FART' team sparks avalanche of jokes, memes

newsweek.com A report that the House Freedom Caucus has activated its Floor Action Response Team (FART) has sparked a wave of mockery on social media as a result of the body's acronym.…

Russians arrested in Germany over bomb plot

theregister.com Bavarian state police have arrested two German-Russian citizens on suspicion of being Russian spies and planning to bomb industrial and military facilities that participate…

China hits back at Mike Johnson

newsweek.com China issued a stern rebuke to the U.S., after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) referred to the country's leader Xi Jinping, Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, and Iran as…

Ukraine is losing its war against Russia. Here's what its defeat might look like

businessinsider.com A fire at an oil depot following a Russian drone strike on February 10, 2024, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Ukraine is on the ropes amid a $60…

It’s hard to find the truth when authoritarians like Putin ‘factcheck’ their own propaganda

theguardian.com Asked by sociologists about his views on the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a Russian in his early 70s shifted the conversation to the massacre in Bucha – one of the worst…

Russia's Zircon ballistic missile could hit Kyiv in minutes

newsweek.com Ukraine has said that Russia has stockpiled Zircon cruise missiles in Crimea which it could use to target Kyiv within a matter of minutes. Part of a generation of "super…

A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules

apnews.com Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial…

US supporting Ukraine for own benefit: Russia

newsweek.com A spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that a renewed effort in Congress to send more military aid to Ukraine is about "putting guaranteed money"…

Ukraine to receive more Patriot systems to bolster air defense

newsweek.com German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday said European Union (EU) leaders are planning to provide Ukraine with seven additional Patriot air-defense systems, according to…

Russia denounces France's seizure of villa linked to Putin's ex-wife

newsweek.com The Kremlin on Thursday denounced French authorities for seizing a villa reportedly owned by the new husband of Russian President Vladimir Putin's ex-wife. The property is…

Europe wants 2 things from China. It may not get far on either of them

abcnews.go.com Europe wants two things from China: First, a shift in its relatively pro-Russia position on the war in Ukraine Europe wants 2 things from China. It may not get far on either…

Matt Gaetz reveals new plan for Ukraine aid money

newsweek.com Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, revealed a new plan for the money that the U.S. may get back from Ukraine if a new aid bill gets passed. On Wednesday, House…

Marjorie Taylor Greene Files Amendment to Israel Aid Bill for Space Lasers

mediaite.com Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury Signifying nothing. — William Shakespeare, Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 5, lines…

Tucker Carlson sparks conservative fury

newsweek.com Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has sparked conservative ire on social media after going after Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican. On Wednesday evening, Carlson…

Mike Johnson’s Game of Chicken

vanityfair.com Mike Johnson is a lot of things—a right-wing zealot and a shameless enabler of Donald Trump among them. But it looks like he's finally grown something of a backbone, teeing…

How would we know if World War Three had started?

theweek.com The notion of a "first" world war only came into being retrospectively, upon the outbreak of the second. For nearly 20 years the 1914-18 conflict with its many millions of…

How Russia targeted France and radicalised Emmanuel Macron

economist.com ON JANUARY 16th the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced that he would send another 40 long-range Scalp cruise missiles to Ukraine. Later that day Russia bombed…

Russian TV decries Crimea attack: "Target practice" for Kerch bridge strike

newsweek.com A guest on Russian state TV has decried Ukraine's attack on a large Russian airfield in annexed Crimea that is reported to have killed up to 30 Russian personnel and wounded…

Frozen Russian assets will soon pay for Ukraine’s war

economist.com After Russia destroyed the Trypilska power plant on April 11th, Ukraine blamed a lack of anti-missile ammunition. The country’s leaders are also desperate for more financial…

Mike Johnson gives impassioned Ukraine speech as he defies MAGA

newsweek.com Speaker Mike Johnson said he will "take personal risk" by pushing ahead with his plans for a House vote on foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as fellow Republican…

Marjorie Taylor Greene Confronted By Moskowitz Over Nazis In Ukraine Claims: 'Disgusting Behavior'

benzinga.com In a recent House Oversight Committee hearing, Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) took a stand against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for her baseless claims about the…

‘Stop Bringing Up Nazis and Hitler’: Moskowitz Goes Off On Marjorie Taylor Greene In Tense Hearing

mediaite.com Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) went off on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) during a Wednesday hearing after the Republican congresswoman repeated her regular claim that…

Ukraine drone strike hits Kremlin bomber factory in Russia

newsweek.com Ukrainian forces struck a factory in eastern Russia charged with producing bomber aircraft for Moscow's military, according to Kyiv officials. The Main Intelligence…

‘That’s Russian State Television!’ Erin Burnett Aghast at Marjorie Taylor Greene Clips Making the Rounds in Russia

mediaite.com CNN’s Erin Burnett was aghast at the fact that clips of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) have been making the rounds on Russian state television. Greene is a fierce…

Refugees would get millions for housing under new bill

newsweek.com Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday that his chamber will finally hold a vote this weekend on passing additional foreign aid including support for…

Marjorie Taylor Greene challenged by Democrat to visit Holocaust museum

newsweek.com Jewish congressman Jared Moskowitz, a Florida Democrat, challenged Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, on Wednesday to visit a Holocaust museum…

‘Get Out of Here With That Damn Hypocrisy’: Maxwell Frost Skewers Marjorie Taylor Greene For Speaking at White Supremacist Confab

mediaite.com Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) pulled no punches on Wednesday during a House Oversight Committee hearing as he responded to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) — who spoke before…

US government tried to spy on people, Telegram founder claims

newsweek.com The United States government wanted a so-called "backdoor" in to Telegram to potentially spy on its users, according to the messaging app's founder. Pavel Durov, who…

Russia will grow faster than the US and all other advanced economies this year, the IMF says

aol.com None Russia's economy is predicted to grow by 3.2% in 2024, outpacing all advanced economies, including the US, the IMF said. • None Despite the war, high investment and…

Ukraine frets over Speaker Mike Johnson's "last chance" to pass aid bill

newsweek.com Ukraine's supporters are anxiously awaiting to see if House Speaker Mike Johnson's plans for a new U.S. aid package for Ukraine can succeed and help Kyiv fight Vladimir…

Ukraine may have just crossed Putin's nuclear red line

newsweek.com Ukraine's reported kamikaze drone attack on a Russian radar site earlier this month may have crossed one of Moscow's red lines for potential nuclear weapon use — the…

Xi Jinping is hyping China as Ukraine's peacemaker

businessinsider.com By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on…

Critical raw materials: how the EU hopes to secure supplies

euronews.com If Russia's war on Ukraine shocked Europe into realising the folly of its dependence on Moscow for gas suppplies, growing geopolitical uncertainty has forced the EU to…

War maps show Russia's creeping advance in Ukraine

newsweek.com Russia's forces continue to exert momentum along the front line in Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has said, as a comparison of the think tank's maps show…

Putin faces new rebellion in Russia's back yard

newsweek.com Fresh protests against a Russian-inspired security law are roiling Georgia—a small but strategically located nation in the South Caucasus—as the Black Sea nation struggles…

Will Iran attack hinder support for Ukraine?

theweek.com Supporters of Ukraine have condemned the hypocrisy and double standards of the US and its allies to rush to Israel's air defence, while refusing to intervene in missile…

Ukraine's Chances of Pushing Russia Out Look Increasingly Grim

wsj.com Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategy of outlasting Ukraine’s Western support is proving durable, and the coming months could turn the tide of the war decisively in…

Many Russian opposition groups in exile are riven by infighting over how best to weaken Vladimir Putin

wsj.com Many Russian opposition groups in exile are riven by infighting over how best to weaken Vladimir Putin.

China proposes new four-point peace plan for Ukraine-Russia

newsweek.com Chinese leader Xi Jinping has laid out four principles that he says are imperative to finally achieve peace between Russia and Ukraine. Xi proposed his new peace plan during…

Date for Putin's Türkiye visit to be set soon: Erdoğan

dailysabah.com President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the date for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Türkiye will soon be set, as he touched upon his busy agenda in meeting with…

Europe, US divided over support for Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from the The Washington Post, Kyiv Post, and the Institute for the Study of War The News Repeated Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries…

Lessons from my father, Alexey Navalny

ted.com Dasha Navalnaya is the daughter of Alexey Navalny, the politician and leader of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin. Sharing the story of her father's poisoning,…

Western multinationals’ Russian dilemmas

economist.com Doing business with an autocracy is always tricky. Doing business with a brutal warmongering one like Russia confronts bosses with unusually stark moral quandaries. They…

France, Germany and Poland try to patch differences over Ukraine

economist.com The leaders of the three pivotal European powers informally known as the Weimar Triangle gathered to show strength and unity in the face of Russia’s war against Ukraine.…

Vladivostok is a window into wartime Russia

economist.com Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is transforming the far-eastern city

Meet Boris Nadezhdin, Vladimir Putin’s brave challenger

economist.com “Idon’t have the charisma of Alexei Navalny or Boris Nemtsov. You can’t make Che Guevara out of me, no matter how hard you try. I have no illusions and don’t pretend to be a…

A New Year’s interview with Volodymyr Zelensky

economist.com The president of Ukraine is angry; not about the successes of his enemies (he sees none) nor even about his own army’s lack of progress on the battlefield. Instead,…