Canada will donate $3 million to support drone production in Ukraine, officials said Friday as western allies committed billions of dollars in additional aid for Kyiv to fight Russia’s invasion. Defence Minister Bill Blair said the financial assistance is being made in collaboration with the United Kingdom. It marks the first time Canada, which has … Read more
In Shreveport, Louisiana, across the street from House Speaker Mike Johnson’s hometown church, an unusual billboard would pop up occasionally. During weeks when Congress was out of session and Johnson was home, it showed a picture of a bombed-out church in the southeastern Ukraine city of Berdyansk, next to a caption: “Speaker Johnson, ‘For a … Read more
Ukrainian servicemen practice combat drills involving a BMP-1 in Donbas, Ukraine as Russia-Ukraine war continues on March 19, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images With yet another tranche of U.S. aid on its way to Ukraine, Kyiv can breathe a sigh of relief that its forces will receive new weapons supplies and equipment to … Read more
US President Joe Biden speaks after signing the foreign aid bill at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law measures to provide aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, as well as compel Chinese TikTok parent company ByteDance to sell … Read more
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference after the senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Senate on Tuesday advanced a package to provide billions in aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, sending the legislation on a glide … Read more
Soon after Iran’s April 13 attempted airstrike on Israel — a massive bombardment of about 300 missiles and drones — a Ukrainian YouTuber couldn’t help but notice the difference in global reaction. U.S. forces, including fighter jets, joined by French and British forces, helped Israel down almost all of the incoming fire in an impressive … Read more
A food shopper searches for vegetables July 1, 2023 at the Hannaford supermarket in South Burlington, Vermont. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images Rising food prices around the world may finally be seeing a bottom this year. According to Oxford Economics, global food prices are expected to decline in 2024, offering some relief for shoppers. “Our … Read more
Three servicemen are staying in a tank of the 1st Tank Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, concealed by camouflage nets in Ukraine, on March 31, 2024. (Photo by Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Ukrinform | Nurphoto | Getty Images Global military spending reached a record high of $2,443 billion in 2023 amid a “global deterioration … Read more
Ukrainian servicemen monitor the situation along the front via drones in the direction of Kreminna, Ukraine as Russia-Ukraine war continues on 31 March 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukraine received a vital reprieve from the U.S. at the weekend after the House of Representatives passed a $61 billion foreign aid package for Kyiv … Read more
The House of Representatives approved a $60.8 billion package of aid for the embattled country of Ukraine on Saturday, ending a monthslong attempt by Republicans to leverage the Ukraine money to extract concessions on border security from the White House. The overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, 311 to 112, was never in doubt even as the path … Read more
