The United States intends to provide Ukraine with US$1 billion in military help. This will be the first instalment of the US$61 billion aid plan, which the Senate is expected to approve. Source: Reuters, as reported by European Pravda Details: In recent months, the United States has effectively halted the transfer of military aid to Ukraine due to opposing views in the Congress.
Mexico is the "champion" of production of synthetic drugs including fentanyl, the head of the country's criminal investigation agency acknowledged Tuesday, at international talks aimed at fighting the problem."Mexico has been the champion of the production of methamphetamine, and now fentanyl," Felipe de Jesus Gallo said.
The United States has begun talks with Niger to withdraw the roughly 1,000 American troops in the country, a State Department official confirmed Monday. The development comes after Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell met with Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine on Friday, with the two on Monday committing “to initiate conversations in Niamey to begin…