Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and leading officials from several Middle Eastern countries in Madrid on Wednesday after Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized a Palestinian state. The diplomatic move by the three western European nations on Tuesday was slammed by Israel and will have little immediate impact on its grinding war in Gaza, …
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Ukraine to receive fighter jets soon, despite delays in crucial military aid
Ukraine will receive its first supplies of F-16 fighter jets “very soon”, but around half of its desperately needed foreign military aid is arriving late, Kyiv’s defense minister has said. Rustem Umerov, 42, told Reuters in an interview in Kyiv late on Monday that Russia was deploying more manpower and equipment to the front, more than 27 months after its …
Read More »Ukraine secures $1B in military aid from Belgium as Zelenskyy continues EU tour
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday picked up a second $1 billion promise of military aid in as many days for his war with Russia during a whirlwind tour through the European Union. The pledge came from Belgium, which topped up the money with a commitment to give 30 F-16 fighter jets over the next four years. The Netherlands added …
Read More »Biden missing upcoming Ukraine talks would be 'applauded' by Putin, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that if U.S. President Joe Biden missed a peace summit organized by Kyiv in Switzerland next month, Russian President Vladimir Putin would applaud his absence. Ukraine hopes to host as many countries as possible in an attempt to unite opinions on how to halt the war and pile pressure on Russia, which has seized …
Read More »Iran increases uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, seeks to have sanctions lifted: watchdog
Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels and is seeking to have economic sanctions imposed over the Islamic nation’s controversial nuclear program lifted in exchange for slowing the program down, according to a United Nations’ nuclear watchdog. A report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) obtained by the Associated Press said that as …
Read More »American Culture Quiz: Test your command of Hollywood's hottest soundtracks, high cost of freedom and more
APP USERS: Click here to get the quiz! The American Culture Quiz from Fox News Digital offers eight new questions each week that test your command of our unique national traits, trends, history, people and popular interests. This week’s quiz looks at the joyful 1980s movie soundtracks that moved Americans to dance in theater aisles — it tackles, too, the …
Read More »Finding Sgt Frith: A Civil War soldier to remember on Memorial Day
This weekend, Americans set aside a day to honor the memory of those who sacrificed their lives in defense of their country: Memorial Day. The federal holiday only became official in 1968, but this national day of remembrance traces its origins to over 160 years ago, to the Civil War, when a grieving country sought to honor the many brave …
Read More »Jack Carr's take on John A. Logan's Memorial Day order: 'Guard their graves with sacred vigilance'
“Guard their graves with sacred vigilance.” Memorial Day marks a time for us as a nation to remember, honor and mourn those members of the U.S. armed forces who died in service to the country throughout our history. Its origins lie with a war that took place within our own borders. JACK CARR, BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND FORMER SEAL, ANNOUNCES NONFICTION …
Read More »US agency identifies 3 soldiers who went missing during their service
On Memorial Day, Americans honor those who sacrificed their lives for our country. Many of the families of those who went missing in action have not had the full opportunity to say goodbye to their loved ones. The Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency is working to change that. “It really is a fulfillment of a promise made …
Read More »Georgia WWII hero's grave inspires songwriter ballad decades after soldier killed in combat
FIRST ON FOX: A World War II hero from backwoods Georgia inspires Americans today even from the grave. The story of U.S. Army PFC Ervin O. Jones is worthy of a song. Craig Gleason, a Georgia songwriter, penned “The Ballad of Ervin O. Jones” in 2014, after he and his daughter came across the soldier’s headstone in a churchyard cemetery …
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