Military Aid Ukraine

German chancellor Olaf Scholz pledges €650m in military aid to Ukraine on Kyiv visit

Scholz said Germany was ‘strongest supporter of Ukraine in Europe’ and promised speedy arms deliveries. Olaf Scholz has met the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an unannounced visit to ...

The Guardian - 1d

Biden administration announces additional $725m in military assistance to Ukraine

The White House is trying to disburse last $7bn in aid approved by Congress before Trump begins second term. The Biden administration is rushing military equipment to Ukraine in a last-ditch ...

The Guardian - 3h

Lebanon ceasefire under strain after Israeli strikes and Hezbollah mortar fire

Lebanon says 11 people were killed in Israeli strikes after Hezbollah fired mortars at an Israeli army post.

BBC News - 8h

Migrants brought to UK from remote military island

Their journey to the UK marks the end of years of complex legal battles.

BBC News - 11h

Earn $800,000? You Might Get Financial Aid at an Elite N.Y.C. School.

The average tuition of $65,000 a year at private schools has separated New York’s truly rich, who can afford to pay full tuition, from its merely wealthy.

The New York Times - 2h

Experts create controllable gastric balloon to aid weight loss

Device inflates before eating and contracts afterwards, simulating the effects of having a meal, say scientists. From weight loss jabs to vibrating pills , the obesity crisis has spawned myriad ...

The Guardian - 3h

Is the Ukraine conflict a proxy or direct war against Russia?

The difference between them is a matter of perception and interpretation by the (indirect and direct) belligerents involved.

The Hill - 3h

Democrats press Biden to limit Trump's ability to use military domestically

Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) sent a letter to President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week calling for a policy directive that would ...

The Hill - 1d

Russian Propaganda Claims Stalker 2 Is Drafting Players Into The Ukrainian Military

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl may have arrived with more issues than the developers would have liked, but it's almost a miracle it came out at all considering the ongoing war in Ukraine. Now, ...

GameSpot - 23h

FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel

The FTC is targeting data brokers that monitored people’s movements during protests and around US military installations. But signs suggest the Trump administration will be far more lenient.

Wired - 1h

Ukraine’s exhausted troops in Russia told to cling on and wait for Trump

Ukrainian soldiers paint a bleak picture of a battle they don't understand, and fear they will lose.

BBC News - 1d

U.S. Sending $725 Million in Arms to Ukraine, Including More Land Mines

The package, the largest since April, comes amid deep concerns in Ukraine that the Trump administration may cut off aid. The president-elect has vowed to end the war quickly, but has not said how.

The New York Times - 17h

Nato’s Rutte says Ukraine needs more weapons, not new ideas

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Financial Times - 14h

Investigation Into Forced Adoptions From Ukraine Points Finger at Putin

Yale researchers traced hundreds of children taken to Russia in the war, finding what they described as “a higher level of crime than first understood.”

The New York Times - 1h

NATO chief wants less talk of peace process in Ukraine, more arms

NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte argued that Ukraine needs to be put in a “position of strength” instead of being pushed toward peace talks, while speaking at a Tuesday conference ahead of the ...

The Hill - 1h

NATO Chief Urges More Weapons for Ukraine Ahead of Any Peace Talks

Mark Rutte said it was up to Ukraine to decide when it was ready to begin negotiations with Russia — and that the West should help strengthen Kyiv’s position beforehand.

The New York Times - 1h

My criticism of the Band Aid charity single caused a storm. Now let’s talk about the way forward for Africa | Fuse ODG

Band Aid was well meaning, but it has done more harm than good. We in the diaspora are taking back control of the narrative. Fuse ODG is a British-Ghanaian Afrobeats artist This Christmas, ...

The Guardian - 11h

Israeli military says Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone, the group's first attack since a ceasefire began

ABC News - 1d

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol says he will lift martial law hours after imposing it – live

Reversal comes after protests and 190 lawmakers voting to lift the president’s martial law decree. The White House has said it is “closely” monitoring the situation in South Korea.. “The ...

The Guardian - 18m

Norway sends F-35s, 100 soldiers to guard Polish airport near Ukraine

Yahoo News - 15h

Russian overnight drone attack hit Ukraine 'critical infrastructure,' air force says

Ukraine's air force said it shot down 22 of 28 Russian drones in Moscow's overnight barrage, though acknowledged "several hits on critical infrastructure facilities."

ABC News - 11h

NATO's chief avoids talk of Ukraine's membership. He says the priority is helping Kyiv defend itself

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has sidestepped questions about Ukraine’s possible membership in the military alliance

ABC News - 6h

A Trump-Biden tag-team can make our Ukraine and China policies great again

Trump has a choice of either burnishing or blemishing his foreign policy record, and instead can chart a uniquely new course that will put him on the heroic side of history.

The Hill - 5h

FT readers: your favourite off-the-beaten-track eateries and bars in Venice

Top tips on authentic places to dine and drink in La Serenissima

Financial Times - 15h

FirstFT: Critics see chance to close US accounting regulator

Also in this newsletter, Nato’s new chief warns of ‘dire threat’ of a bad Ukraine peace deal and China hits back against chip sanctions