Blinken says he’s made decision on Israeli human rights violations in West Bank

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday he has made “determinations” related to a set of accusations that Israel violated U.S. laws prohibiting the provision of military assistance to policy or security units that commit gross violations of human rights.

Ukraine weapons package ‘ready to go’ once aid bill clears Congress

It will take less than a week, U.S. officials say, for a resupply of some weapons to reach Ukraine once a $95 billion foreign bill clears Congress.

The US attempts a new military deal with Niger in a last ditch effort to stay

The United States is attempting to create a new military agreement with Niger that would allow it to remain in the country, weeks after the junta said its presence was no longer justified.

NATO secretary-general says some allies have air defense systems they could give to Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday pressed member countries to give more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeated Kyiv’s almost daily appeals for more Western air defense equipment.

Northern Ireland prosecutor says UK soldiers involved in Bloody Sunday won’t face perjury charges

Fifteen British soldiers who allegedly lied to an inquiry into Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest days of the decades-long Northern Ireland conflict, will not face perjury charges, prosecutors said.

Hungary’s Orbán launches EU election campaign with pledge to ‘occupy Brussels’

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday painted a grim picture of a continent teetering on the edge of armed conflict in a speech opening his party’s campaign for European Union elections.

The EV bust in Europe is a red flag for region’s climate goals

Europe’s falling electric-vehicle sales are painful proof the market isn’t ready to stand on its own, putting governments on notice for more support until affordable EVs become a reality.

Tiny Texas city repels Russia-tied hackers eyeing water system

When Mike Cypert got the call that utilities in remote Texas communities were being hacked, he raced across his office to unplug the computer that ran his city’s water system.

Germany weighs $1.3 billion Patriot air-defense system purchase

Germany is looking at buying four additional Patriot missile-defense systems at a cost of as much as $1.3 billion on top of the four Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government ordered in March.

G-7 warns China against aiding Russia in its war against Ukraine

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries leveled one of their strongest warnings yet against China, cautioning Beijing to stop helping Russia wage its war against Ukraine.

Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber as Moscow’s missiles kill 8 Ukrainians

Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission.

Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7

The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday that it received information at the “last minute” from Israel about a drone action in Iran but didn’t participate in the apparent attack, officials said.

Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend.

Russia ramps up weapons production, using mass quantity to outgun Ukraine

Russia has ramped up military production by replenishing stocks of standard weapons and ammunition to sustain its war in Ukraine. Late last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved increasing 2024 military spending to $115 billion, nearly one-third of the country’s total annual budget.

European Union official von der Leyen visits the Finland-Russia border to assess security situation

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that Finland’s decision to close its border crossings with Russia over a surge in migrants is a security matter for the whole 27-member bloc to consider.

101st Airborne soldiers run anti-drone drills following reports of activity near allied base

The 101st Airborne Division carried out live-fire counterdrone drills in Romania, the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest announced on the heels of reports that commercial drones have been buzzing around a large allied air base in the country.

Britain’s Prince Harry formally confirms he is now US resident

Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident. The acknowledgment underscores the prince’s increasing estrangement from Britain, after he and his American wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, walked away from royal duties.

Poland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia to aid Zelenskyy assassination plot

Poland’s prosecutors say that a Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to assist an alleged plot by Russia’s military intelligence to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

New phone app at Navy base in Italy puts info at service members’ fingertips

A new app aims to be a one-stop source for U.S. sailors and their families in Naples seeking information on base services and instructions on what to do in the event of a natural disaster.