Nikki Haley hosts a rally in Conway as part of her swing in the Palmetto State ahead of the state’s primary election on January 28, 2024 in Conway, SC, USA. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Former South Carolina governor and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley delivered a clear message Tuesday: She has the resources…
The DOJ alleges that a high-ranking Yakuza member, Takeshi Ebisawa, was the central figure in a plot to funnel American weapons to ethnic militias in Myanmar in exchange for heroin and meth. Ebisawa is accused of drug importation, money laundering and conspiracy to purchase surface-to-air missiles. NBC News Federal prosecutors in New York said on…
Iran showcases its first hypersonic ballistic missile “Fattah” (Conqueror) at an event attended by President Ebrahim Raisi and other government officials in Tehran, Iran, June 6, 2023. Sepah News | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Iran has sent hundreds of its powerful ballistic missiles to President Vladimir Putin’s government in Russia, boosting military cooperation between…
A Ukrainian soldier in a shelter at his combat position towards Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, February 20, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images When Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, strong resistance from the country’s armed forces and overwhelming Western support for Kiev – along with some apparent military overreach by Moscow – raised…
Turkish President Recep Erdogan speaks to journalists during the final national press conference during the NATO high-level summit at the Litexpo conference center in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 12, 2023. Dominika Zarzycka | Photo only | Getty Images Turkey, along with Hungary, spent almost two years delaying Sweden’s entry into NATO. It has purchased powerful Russian…
Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are seen following Navalny’s death as people gather near the Russian embassy in Paris, France, on February 16, 2024. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters The White House plans to announce new sanctions against Russia in response to the death of prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny…
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 8, 2023. Sarah Meyssonnier | Reuters Munich, GERMANY – Should we, as a united company, borrow on global markets and take on new debt together? That’s the question on EU…
Germany’s defense minister said Saturday that his country’s pledge to spend 2% of GDP on defense was just the starting point and that more was likely needed. Previously, Chancellor Olaf Scholz had insisted that the 2% spending target would be achieved “in the 2020s, 2030s and beyond”. However, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius emphasized that…
Former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press at Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida, on February 16, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images MUNICH, Germany (AP) — NATO members on Saturday mulled a possible U.S. withdrawal from the military alliance if Donald Trump returns…
Anti-Kremlin activist Bill Browder said he believes Alexei Navalny’s death was intended as a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s political opponents ahead of next month’s election. Dissident Navalny, who died on Friday, was serving a 19-year prison sentence on charges of extremism in Russia, which he vehemently denied. World leaders reacted to the death…
