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US lawmakers seek $750 mln for Ukraine, rename Pentagon 'Department of War' in defense billThe US Senate Armed Services Committee has voted to extend security aid to Ukraine, allocating $750 million. This move signals continued co...
'Absolutely NOT self-defence': Iran slams US military campaign as 'act of aggression'Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson condemns US military strikes as aggression, questioning self-defense claims. The US administration mai...
Trump signs $1 trillion annual defence bill without fanfareThe sweeping legislation determines everything from how many ships, aircraft and missile systems are bought, to a pay raise for the troops,...
South Korea's acting leader to veto opposition-sponsored bills, deepening political strifeSouth Korea's acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, vetoed several bills. The opposition aimed to increase financial aid for agricult...
What military support does the US provide to Israel?The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has sparked calls for the U.S. to impose conditions on its significant military aid to Israel, the largest ...
Volodymyr Zelenskiy pushes US for more aid, invites Donald Trump to UkraineUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the U.S. to provide more funding to help his forces counter Russia, and invited former U....
White House says Biden will veto Republican-backed defense bill"The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veteran...
IMF fees on loans to war-torn nations closer to eliminationTreasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo said in Aspen last month that finance ministers of several countries realize they have to pay a pri...
Trump says Big Tech is dividing the country, after his supporters attack Congress"I think that Big Tech is doing a horrible thing for our country and to our country, and I believe it's going to be a catastrophic mistake ...
Defying Donald Trump, Republican-led U.S. Senate presses ahead to override his vetoPresident Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate are expected to take steps toward overriding his veto of a major defence bil...
In dueling New Year messages, Donald Trump reflects while Joe Biden looks aheadAfter weeks of vowing to win his fight to remain in office, Republican Trump said in a video posted on Twitter: "We have to be remembered f...
Donald Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defence billTrump on Tuesday slammed GOP lawmakers on Twitter, charging that "Weak and tired Republican leadership will allow the bad Defence Bill to p...
Donald Trump lashes out at Republican leaders over looming veto overrideUS President Donald Trump lashed out at the Republican leadership in Congress on Tuesday as he faces a humiliating first veto override in t...
In final days, a weakened Trump faces first veto overrideA two-thirds majority vote is needed in the 435-member House of Representatives and the 100-seat Senate, which appear able to strike down a...
Trump veto threat raises the prospect of year-end government shutdownThe package, which includes $892 billion for responding to the Covid-19 virus was the result/ of months of negotiations between congression...
Donald Trump's presidential legacy, by the numbersTrump's presidency is reflected in a broad range of numbers representing everything from the U.S. death toll during the coronavirus pandemi...
Donald Trump raises China concerns as reason to veto defense billThe president has made numerous threats over Twitter to veto the bill over a requirement that military bases honoring Confederate leaders e...
Trump vows defense bill veto unless internet liability shield scrapped"If the very dangerous & unfair Section 230 is not completely terminated as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), I will b...
- US House passes $643 bn defence bill; defies veto threat
The National Defence Authorization Act 2013, passed by the House - 299 votes to 120 - now heads for a showdown with the Democrat-majority S...
- US House rejects most Obama weapons cuts
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives went along with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates' plans to kill the over-budget F-22 fi...