EC’s new Winter Forecasts show eurozone economy is expected to fare better than previously feared this year, thanks to high levels of gas storage and mild winter
A U.S. Air Force fighter jet on Saturday shot down the balloon off the coast of South Carolina, a week after it first entered U.S. airspace near Alaska, triggering a dramatic spying saga that has further strained American-Chinese relations. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday the U.S. military was able to collect "valuable" intelligence by studying the balloon, and that three other Chinese surveillance balloons had transited the United States during the presidency of Biden's predecessor Donald Trump, something Republican Trump denied.
A cadre of bipartisan lawmakers met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid reports that Iran has begun training Russian soldiers on how to operate armed drones.
House Republicans are calling on the Biden administration to release information related to the chaotic withdrawal of US troops almost a year ago that preceded the collapse of the former Afghan government. According to the Washington Examiner, GOP members of the House Intelligence Committee sent a letter to the secretaries of defense and state, urging