U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday charged five Russian nationals for sanctions evasion and other violations related to shipping military technologies bought from U.S. manufacturers to Russian buyers, some of which ended up on the battlefield in Ukraine

The Biden administration plans to sell oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a bid to dampen fuel prices before next month's congressional elections

Washington’s decision to lift restrictions on the Greek Cypriot administration and open the door to arms sales does not signal a change in the US position on a possible settlement on the divided island

"The United States must immediately freeze all aspects of our cooperation with Saudi Arabia, including any arms sales and security cooperation beyond what is absolutely necessary to defend US personnel and interests," Menendez said.

Ukraine vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and prompting Kyiv to halt electricity exports to Europe.

US stocks of ammunition for Himars which fires GPS-guided rockets known as GMLRS, with a range of more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) are dwindling.

The United States, Canada and Britain were among the countries that brought the motion.

Now Iran is awaiting the release of about $7 billion in funds frozen abroad

America's fully prepared, with our NATO allies, to defend every single inch of NATO territory," he said. "Mr Putin, don't misunderstand what I'm saying: every inch."

On Monday, she will meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who took over after Abe's shocking murder while on the campaign trail in July.

Blinken met for 90 minutes with Chinese FM Wang Yi in New York on the sidelines of the UNGA, in talks a US official described as "extremely candid" and focused largely on Taiwan.

The SEC said both Boeing and Muilenburg, in agreeing to pay the penalties, did not admit or deny the agency's findings.