WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate whisked a $40 billion package of military, economic and food aid for Ukraine and U.S. allies to final congressional approval Thursday, putting a bipartisan stamp on America’s biggest commitment yet to turning Russia’s invasion into a painful quagmire for Moscow. The legislation, approved 86-11, was backed by every voting Democrat … Read more
Russia claims that it has a new laser weapon that can cook drones over three miles away in seconds. A senior US defense official said there was nothing to corroborate these claims. Ukraine’s president ridiculed the Russian claims, comparing them to those of Nazi Germany. LoadingSomething is loading. A senior Russian official claimed this week … Read more
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox worshipers broke through police barricades to enter the tomb site of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on Mount Meron on Thursday afternoon, nearly trampling the people inside, in a chaotic capstone to the Lag B’Omer holiday after police had successfully managed to restrict crowd sizes from Wednesday evening. Footage showed the throngs of … Read more
China warned the U.S. that President Biden’s visit to East Asia this week could put their relations in “serious jeopardy” if officials play the “Taiwan card” during the trip. In a phone call with national security adviser Jake Sullivan, China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi warned the U.S. against speaking out on the independent sovereignty of Taiwan, … Read more
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s leader flatly opposes having Sweden and Finland join NATO, but the military alliance’s chief said Thursday he was confident the standoff would be resolved and the two Nordic nations would have their membership requests approved soon. Turkey’s approval of Finland and Sweden’s application to join the Western military alliance is crucial … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday derided Russia’s claims this week that it had deployed a laser weapon in Ukraine as a sign of its “complete failure” in the war. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov told Russian state media that Moscow had deployed a laser weapon … Read more
A 21-year-old Russian soldier asked a Ukrainian widow to forgive him for the murder of her husband, as a court in Kyiv met for a second hearing on Thursday in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia’s 24 February invasion. Vadim Shishimarin, a tank commander, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing Oleksandr Shelipov, an … Read more
Finland and Sweden submitted their historic applications on Wednesday. 19 May 2022, 16:45 • 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article President Joe Biden welcomed Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö to the White House on Thursday to discuss their historic bids to join NATO. All three leaders … Read more
The “Terminator” tank-support fighting vehicle during the Victory Day military parade in Red Square on June 24, 2020, in Moscow.Iliya Pitalev – Host Photo Agency via Getty Images Russia has deployed its “Terminator” armored fighting vehicle to the Donbas. Photos and videos on social media show the vehicles near a Donbas town. The vehicles are … Read more
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Twitter announced the roll-out of a “crisis misinformation policy” which will seek to suppress posts the company deems “viral misinformation.” The social media platform announced the policy Thursday with an official blog post. The feature would allow Twitter representatives to censor or handicap posts they determine to be misleading … Read more