Bloomberg US President Joe Biden announced a $2.98 billion weapons and equipment package for Ukraine on the six-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the biggest tranche of American security assistance to date. The announcement came as Ukraine celebrates the anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The White House said the latest package will allow Ukraine to purchase ...

Bloomberg US forces carried out airstrikes in Syria against groups tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, US Central Command said, a move that comes as Washington and Tehran weigh a new nuclear agreement. The strikes at Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria were “intended to defend and protect US forces from attacks like the ones on Auguat 15 against US ...

  Bloomberg Eight years ago, then-army chief Prayuth Chan-Ocha staged a coup in Thailand and ripped up the constitution. On Tuesday, he was suspended as prime minister until a court determines whether he violated the new charter produced by his allies. The surprise action by Thailand’s Constitutional Court puts Prayuth on the sidelines at least temporarily until it rules on ...