Al Jazeera reported that the US Senate passed a USD 95 billion package of aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan earlier this week, the bill faces a difficult road in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
Following Ukraine's withdrawal of troops from the key eastern town of Avdiivka, Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed his army's capture of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka as an "important victory", as reported by Al Jazeera.
US President Joe Biden said that he is "outraged" by the reported death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. He blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for Navalny's death.
A former FBI informant, Alexander Smirnov, has been charged with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden's involvement in business dealings with Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday rejected a plan for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state and international dictates regarding a permanent settlement with the Palestinians.
The planned meeting on the sidelines of the security conference (February 16-18) is part of efforts to increase high-level engagements after months of heightened tensions over issues ranging from a suspected Chinese spy balloon and Taiwan to trade restrictions, according to Kyodo.
Following his call with Biden, the Israel PM said that Israel will "continue to oppose the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state" as it would be a "huge reward to unprecedented terrorism".
Former US President Donald Trump criticised the New York criminal trial, calling it election interference by US President Joe Biden "because it's the only way he can think to get elected because he's accomplished nothing."
Former US President Donald Trump is set to undergo his first criminal trial, as jury selection is slated to commence on March 25 in New York, CNN reported, adding that the decision follows a ruling by Judge Juan Merchan, who dismissed a motion by the magnate to have the charges dropped in