Saudi Arabia has agreed to raise investment in the US to almost $1 trillion, the White House has announced. The Kingdom made the commitment as part of a series of “landmark” economic and strategic deals signed by US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the …
Read More »Putin-Trump meeting ‘imminent’ – White House official
US President Donald Trump will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to help Russia and Ukraine finalize a peace agreement, a deputy assistant to Trump, Sebastian Gorka, has said. The meeting between the two leaders is “imminent” he told a security summit organized by Politico. “Deals are all about timing. …
Read More »US can manipulate time and space – White House
The US possesses technology that can “manipulate” and “bend time and space,” White House innovation czar Michael Kratsios has claimed. Kratsios delivered the remarks at the Endless Frontiers Retreat in Austin, Texas, just weeks after being confirmed as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He …
Read More »Gaza truce could happen ‘this week’ – White House
Talks in Qatar about ending the conflict between Israel and Hamas are close to succeeding, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan has said. Israel declared war on the Palestinian group after the October 7, 2023 incursion from Gaza that claimed over 1,100 lives. More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed …
Read More »Gaza truce could happen ‘this week’ – White House
Talks in Qatar about ending the conflict between Israel and Hamas are close to succeeding, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan has said. Israel declared war on the Palestinian group after the October 7, 2023 incursion from Gaza that claimed over 1,100 lives. More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed …
Read More »White House mulls Russian uranium ban – Bloomberg
The Biden administration is considering a ban on enriched uranium from Russia using the president’s executive authority after congressional efforts stalled, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. A bill banning Russian nuclear fuel was passed by the House of Representatives in December but has since languished in the Senate. The White House …
Read More »US House approves Ukraine aid bill
US lawmakers have broken a logjam on providing more weapons and money to Ukraine by passing an emergency spending bill that had been stalled since last fall on concern that Washington was merely prolonging the conflict with Russia without offering a strategy for victory or a peace settlement. The bill …
Read More »US House speaker to put Ukraine aid bill to a vote – media
US House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised to finally advance the long-stalled Ukraine aid bill sought by President Joe Biden, multiple news outlets reported on Monday. The proposed legislation has been stuck in Congress for months due to the bitter in-fighting between Democrats and Republicans. According to reports, Johnson told …
Read More »Ukraine doesn’t have enough trained F-16 pilots – White House
An early delivery of US fighter jets would not have changed the course of Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive because there were not enough trained pilots to fly them, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has said. Speaking to ABC News on Sunday, Sullivan disagreed with the narrative that the White …
Read More »Ukraine set to lose key Donbass city – White House
Russian forces are preparing to capture the Donbass stronghold of Avdeevka after “particularly intense” fighting, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday. Fighting around Avdeevka is “particularly intense,” Kirby said at a press conference. “We’re getting reports from the Ukrainians that the situation is critical, …
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