Category: FOREIGN NEWS

The United States has announced a new 1.3 billion dollar, military aid package for Ukraine featuring air defense systems, anti-tank missiles, drones, and other equipment.The Defense Department, in a statement, said the package is part of US efforts to meet Ukraine’s pressing requirements by committing critical near-term capabilities while also building the enduring capacity of Ukraine’s armed forces.It noted that the assistance will not immediately arrive on the battlefield, as it falls under the Ukraine Security Assistance initiative, under which...

An Italian appeal court has jailed a former crime boss for his role in the 1992 assassination of the anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.The court in Caltanissetta, Sicily, rejected the appeal lodged by the former head of the Cosa Nostra, Matteo Denaro, and upheld the life sentence handed down against him in October 2020. Denaro, who had been on the run, was only arrested in early 2023, and his lawyer Adriana Vella had argued for his acquittal, saying...

Senior officials from East African countries have suggested a military deployment to Sudan where a three-month war is escalating.Meeting in Ethiopia, the regional body said sending in an East African stand-by force could help protect civilians and guarantee humanitarian access.The meeting was meant to see face-to-face talks between the Sudanese army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).However, the bloc in a statement said it was regrettable that the army delegation chose not to attend.The Sudanese military leader, General...