Military aid
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The State Department ordered a sweeping freeze Friday on new funding for almost all U.S. foreign assistance, making exceptions for emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt. The U.S. provides more foreign aid globally than any other country, budgeting about $60 billion in 2023, or about 1% of its overall budget. Secretary…
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In case you missed it, Joe Biden has asked his defence team to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine. After condemning Russia’s Christmas Day attack, Biden said he has already responded by reaffirming Washington’s commitment to Ukraine’s defence. “The purpose of this outrageous attack was to cut off the Ukrainian people’s access to…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed defense issues in a phone call, Zelensky’s press service reported Wednesday. During the conversation, Zelensky expressed gratitude to the United States for the new defense package worth 425 million U.S. dollars, which includes additional air defense systems and long-range weapons. He urged the United States…
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The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around the Middle East, according to a report for Brown University’s Costs of War project, released on the anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel. An additional $4.86…
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The European Union said on Sunday that it has inaugurated newly constructed facilities at the General Dhagabadan Training Center (GDTC) in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The EU said the training camp, managed by Somali Armed Forces, is used by EU Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM-S) to train Somali National Army and Somali Police Force,…
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Speaker Mike Johnson ultimately succeeded in passing foreign aid Saturday, after months of fierce infighting over sending additional funds to Ukraine. Whether he can survive a looming effort to boot him from the speakership still remains to be seen. Johnson had plowed ahead with the votes to send money to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan despite rising conservative…
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy has arrived in Saudi Arabia for a previously unannounced meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In a Telegram post, the Ukrainian president said the working visit was to continue “regular dialogue” with the Saudi leader, with a “peace formula” being the main topic. “Topic number two is the return of prisoners and…
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