Israel abandoned plans for a much broader counterstrike against Iran after diplomatic pressure from the United States and other foreign allies and because the brunt of an Iranian attack on Israeli soil had been thwarted, according to three senior Israeli officials. Israeli leaders initially discussed bombing several military targets across Iran, including near the Iranian…
Soon after the House approved a long-stalled aid package, U.S. arms shipments could begin flowing again to Ukraine, U.S. officials say, with goods from Pentagon stockpiles in Germany being quickly shipped by rail to the Ukrainian border. The measure would bring about $60 billion to Ukraine’s war effort. A significant amount will be allocated to…
Im Herbst 2016 schloss die Obama-Regierung ein großes Militärabkommen mit Israel ab, das die Vereinigten Staaten dazu verpflichtete, dem Land über einen Zeitraum von zehn Jahren Waffen im Wert von 38 Milliarden US-Dollar zu liefern. „Die kontinuierliche Versorgung mit der weltweit fortschrittlichsten Waffentechnologie wird sicherstellen, dass Israel in der Lage ist, sich gegen alle Arten…
A JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter aircraft takes off from Sweden’s Lulea-Kallax Airport March 4, 2024, during the NATO military exercise Nordic Response 24, a Norwegian national exercise conducted in northern Sweden, Norway and Finland with associated airspace and waters . Anders Wiklund | AFP | Getty Images Sweden officially joined NATO as the 32nd…
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…
US President Biden boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on December 20, 2023 and travels to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Almond Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s $140 million campaign war chest has been bolstered by a group of loyal advisers and fundraisers that some party strategists are calling a…
Die Biden-Regierung und europäische Verbündete bezeichnen den russischen Präsidenten Wladimir V. Putin als Tyrannen und Kriegsverbrecher. Aber er genießt eine ständige Einladung in die Hallen der Macht in Brasilien. Der Präsident Brasiliens sagt, dass sowohl die Ukraine als auch Russland für den Krieg verantwortlich seien, der mit der Invasion des russischen Militärs begann. Und die…
An Israeli national flag over products for sale at the Carmel market in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 7, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images According to official figures, Israel’s gross domestic product contracted by almost 20% in the fourth quarter of 2023. The decline was significantly larger than expected, with analysts predicting a…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting on October 18, 2023 in Beijing. Sergei Guneev | Afp | Getty Images MUNICH, GERMANY (AP) — The U.S. is considering imposing sanctions on Chinese companies it believes are helping Russia fuel its war in Ukraine, members of Congress told CNBC,…
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…
