US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine
US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine

The United States is expected to announce that it will send $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Friday, as the Biden administration pushes to get as much aid to Kyiv as possible before leaving office on Jan. 20, reports AP. The large package of aid includes a...

Syria's new leader says all weapons to come under 'state control'
Syria's new leader says all weapons to come under 'state control'

Two weeks after seizing power in a sweeping offensive, Syrias new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday said weapons in the country, including those held by Kurdish-led forces, would come under state control. Sharaa spoke alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, after earlier meeting with...