Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to press President Biden to lift restrictions on Ukraine using U.S.-supplied weapons to strike within 300 miles of Russian territory, bolstered by Britain’s decision this week to lift similar restrictions on long-range Storm Shadow missiles. The Biden administration has given Ukraine permission to strike across the Russian border near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, but…

A US-built pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza “will soon cease operations” after failing to be reinstalled on Wednesday, the Pentagon said, bringing an end to the costly, trouble-plagued project. US Central Command (Centcom) personnel were attempting to reinstall a temporary pier on Gaza’s beach to resume humanitarian aid operations, but “technical and weather-related issues” prevented them from…

President Biden announced a new $225 million aid package for Ukraine during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, including Patriot air defense systems to further protect Ukraine’s skies from continuing Russian airstrikes. Zelensky, who met with Biden at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., hailed the announcement as “strong news,” but he continued to urge Washington for assistance.