The World Health Organization is working to enact a pandemic treaty that would require countries like the United States to hand over 20% of their health supplies and vaccines for what’s described as equitable distribution in the event of a pandemic.  But Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., is expressing concern about the treaty and argues it…

Hunter Biden’s laptop continues to be a source of political intrigue. Emails from the laptop purportedly implicated President Biden and his son in questionable business dealings with Ukraine while Biden was vice president. Now the House Judiciary Committee has asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a former advisor to then-VP Biden, to provide documents related…

Russia is accusing Ukraine of an assassination attempt on President Vladimir Putin after reporting multiple drone attacks over the Kremlin walls overnight. Video, tweeted out by an independent journalist, shows what looks like one drone exploding near the dome of the Kremlin.  The Kremlin said two drones were used in the alleged attack on Putin’s…

The United States suspended embassy operations in Sudan on Sunday, April 23, and sent troops on three Chinook helicopters to evacuate approximately 70 employees. But an estimated 16,000 private U.S. citizens remain in the country and the State Department said they should not expect a government-led evacuation. “It’s not safe to undertake a U.S. government-coordinated…

The U.S. military successfully evacuated American government employees from the U.S. Embassy in Sudan’s capital, as infighting has killed hundreds of people in the country this month. And an American Airlines plane was forced to turn around mid-flight after one of its engines caught fire. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Monday,…

The United States is reportedly deploying additional military forces to an East African base as part of preparations for a possible evacuation of American diplomatic officials from Sudan. Three U.S. defense officials who confirmed that the troops would be based in nearby Djibouti, according to NBC News. “We are deploying additional capabilities nearby in the…

The State Department officially determined Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is wrongfully detained by Russia. Gershkovich was arrested in March and accused of espionage by Russia’s Federal Security Bureau.  “Journalism is not a crime. We condemn the Kremlin’s continued repression of independent voices in Russia, and its ongoing war against the truth,” State Department…

The addition of Finland as the 31st member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) doubles the alliance’s border in northeastern Europe and provides a significant setback to Russia and Vladimir Putin. During the ceremony in Brussels on April 4 that officially welcomed Finland into the NATO ranks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…

The Taliban claims to have repaired and put back to use around 300 U.S. military vehicles. The vehicles were left behind in Afghanistan from when the U.S. withdrew its last remaining troops in 2021. In a Twitter post, the Afghanistan Defense Ministry shared photos of rows of purported U.S. vehicles which the Taliban says have…