U.S. Defense & Military Politics - Page 457

March 15, 2024

Gaza Strip receives nearly 200 tons of food and supplies, UN describes 'huge obstacles' to getting relief

A humanitarian aid ship carrying nearly 200 tons of supplies arrived in the Gaza Strip using a new route as officials report having a difficult time delivering aid.

March 15, 2024

Russian forces coerce thousands of Ukrainians into accepting Russian passports

Russia has coerced hundreds of thousands of people in occupied Ukraine into accepting Russian passports by making survival without them nearly impossible.

March 15, 2024

Australia resumes funding to UN agency months after staffers accused of participating in Oct. 7 Hamas attack

Australia has decided to reinstate funding to a United Nations agency and increase aid to Gaza. This decision follows allegations made by Israel against some UNRWA staff.

March 15, 2024

German, French and Polish leaders convene to solidify support for Ukraine

Leaders of Germany, France and Poland are set to meet in Berlin to discuss supporting Ukraine as it faces a military resource shortage, according to officials.

March 14, 2024

Manhattan DA Bragg asks for delay to Trump's hush money trial

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Thursday his office was not opposed to delaying the start of former President Trump’s New York hush-money criminal trial.

March 14, 2024

Hamas ‘welcomes’ the ‘consequences’ of war: Dan Hoffman

Former CIA Station Chief Dan Hoffman joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines saying the war in Gaza ‘galvanized violence’ around the world.

March 14, 2024

Lawmakers blast Biden Gaza port plan as political move to win back progressives

House Republicans are accusing President Biden of putting American lives at risk for political reasons with his plan to build a temporary floating port off the Gaza coast.

March 14, 2024

Pentagon commander warns of 'alarming' number of drone incursions at US-Mexico border

Gen. Gregory M. Guillot said Thursday that there are probably over a thousand drone incursions at the U.S.-Mexico border every month, though the exact number is unknown.

March 14, 2024

Ukrainian artist-turned-soldier uses mud and ash from the front lines to paint nature, war

Oleg Bazylewicz was an artist and writer before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While in the trenches, he uses ash and mud from the front lines to paint.

March 14, 2024

US imposes sanctions on 3 Israeli West Bank settlers for violence against Palestinians

The Biden administration imposed sanctions on three Israeli settlers and their farms in the occupied West Bank for harassing and attacking Palestinians.