Take the example of the European Union, which built on the more than US$100 billion the bloc has already provided in financial, humanitarian, emergency, budget and military support to Kyiv. …
Spain on Monday pledged one billion euros (US$1.1 billion) in military aid to Ukraine as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a security deal in Madrid. …
Israel said Hamas had rejected the latest ceasefire proposal from mediators, as tensions escalate following Iran’s mostly foiled assault against the Jewish-majority state overnight. Hamas, a militant group supported by …
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