US boosts alliance with the Philippines with $500 million funding and pact amid concern over China
MANILA, Philippines -- Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief announced $500 million in military funding Tuesday to boost Philippine defenses...
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Israeli settlers in the West Bank were hit with international sanctions. It only emboldened them
SOUTH HEBRON HILLS, West Bank -- For weeks after being sanctioned by the United States, Yinon Levi struggled to pay...
US postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against Palestinians
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has determined that an Israeli army battalion committed grave human-rights abuses against...
Israel-Hamas war: Russia, China veto US cease-fire resolution
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored United Nations resolution supporting “an immediate and sustained...
Senators push forward with Ukraine aid package as their leaders say the world is watching
WASHINGTON -- As former President Donald Trump and a growing number of Republicans oppose U.S. aid to Ukraine, the Senate's...
EU leaders paper over differences after a cacophony mars their response to the Israel-Hamas war
BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders struggled Tuesday to paper over their differences as a cacophony of opinions and reactions marred...
