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The Biden administration told Congress it intends to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed off on Sweden’s accession to NATO on Thursday – a development that caps off more than a year of quiet‚ complicated negotiations. The State Department sent the formal notification about the proposed $23 billion sale to Congress on Friday after Turkey’s instruments of ratification were formally deposited at the department. The State Department also...

President Biden promised to shut down the border “when it becomes overwhelmed” if Congress passes a bipartisan border security bill. “Let’s be clear‚” Biden said in a statement Friday. “What’s been negotiated would — if passed into law — be the toughest and fairest set of reforms to secure the border we’ve ever had in our country.  It would give me‚ as President‚ a new emergency authority to shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed.  And if given that authority‚ I...

A missile fired by Iran-backed Houthis struck an oil tanker sailing in the Gulf of Aden late Friday night‚ U.S. officials said‚ and American forces quickly responded with another round of airstrikes targeting the rebel group in Yemen. U.S. Central Command said the Houthi anti-ship missile struck the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker M/V Marlin Luanda. The ship was damaged and its crew issued a distress call‚ CENTCOM said. No injuries were reported. U.S. and other allied ships in...

The MH17 killer has been sentenced‚ but not in the Netherlands‚ not for life‚ and not for the murder of 298 people.   Igor Girkin‚ a pro-war Russian nationalist‚ was instead found to be complaining too much on social media about President Vladimir Putin’s leadership of the war against Ukraine. A court in Moscow on Thursday found Girkin guilty on charges of inciting extremism after his series of diatribes against the Russian leader appeared to go too far.

EU president to stay in post amid fears of Viktor Orbán getting role Charles Michel’s decision comes ahead of EU meeting where Hungary’s PM is expected to block Ukraine support package The president of the European Council‚ Charles Michel‚ has abandoned plans to quit the position early amid fears it could have led to Hungary’s prime minister‚ Viktor Orbán‚ getting the role. His decision comes six days before a crunch meeting of EU leaders at which Orbán is expected to once again...

With the International Court of Justice having ruled Friday on South Africa's accusations that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza‚ the case is bringing to light questions regarding Pretoria's relations with Hamas and Iran‚ as well as the country's serious financial troubles and corruption allegations. The entire country of South Africa struggles with financial difficulties‚ with an estimated poverty rate of 62.6% in 2022‚ according to the World Bank. Additionally‚ due...