Two Ukrainian pilots are in the United States for an assessment of their skills in flying fighter jets, according to three people familiar with the discussions, even as administration officials say there are no plans to send F-16s to Kyiv for now.
The White House has so far ruled out calls to provide the Ukrainian government with F-16 fighter jets, but clearly the idea is still on the table and Biden may be close to pulling the trigger amid intense administration discussions.
The images of a woman in saffron clothes, gold (or golden coloured) jewellery, rudraksh and a head gear, speaking at a United Nations event, claiming to be the representative of self-styled godman and rape-accused Nithyananda and his “country”, got the Indian internet talking.
The Pentagon developed a conceptual plan for war with Iran during the presidency of Donald Trump, The Intercept has reported, citing budgetary documents. The document is one of several indications of Washington’s increased hawkishness towards Tehran, the outlet argued.
According to Reuters, Russia has no immediate plans to repair or reactivate the Nord Stream pipelines and instead plans to seal them up.
Iran could make enough fissile for one nuclear bomb in "about 12 days," a top U.S. Defense Department official said on Tuesday, down from the estimated one year it would have taken while the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was in effect.
A top Chinese lawmaker and adviser, National People’s Congress deputy Li Yihu, announced this week that Beijing fast-tracks Taiwan reunification plans.
Biswajit Dhar, an economics professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, said that China has caught us by the neck and we have no way to escape.
In an address on state TV channel Russia 1, Putin said that the Ukraine war poses an existential threat to the survival of the Russian people.
Amid the unparalleled Western economic sanctions from Washington and the EU over the Ukraine war, the Indian government of BJP leader Narendra Modi has become one of Russia's most crucial economic partners. Here's how George Soros is plotting to overthrow Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
