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New York Times | Biden seeks $24 billion more for Ukraine in test of bipartisan support
The spending package comes as polls have detected growing weariness over the war among an American public focused on problems at home.
Stars and Stripes | US troop surge to aid Middle East shipping echoes past confrontations with Iran
Approximately 3,000 Marines and sailors landed in the Middle East this week, ostensibly to prevent Iranian interference with commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf.
The Hill | One year of the PACT Act: VA scrambles to meet demand from veterans
President Biden this week touted the year-old law meant to deliver the biggest expansion of veterans benefits in decades, though the effort is off to a rocky start.
CNN | Americans moved out of prison in deal that could see US releasing Iranian funds and prisoners
Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran are now under house arrest – the first step in a deal between the United States and Iran that would include making $6 billion in Iranian funds more accessible to Tehran in exchange for their return to the US
Associated Press | Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus
Poland intends to put 10,000 soldiers along its border with Belarus, the country’s defense minister said Thursday as Warsaw worries about the presence of Russian-linked mercenaries in Belarus and migrants trying to cross the border without authorization.
NBC | Blindsided: Hours before the coup in Niger, U.S. diplomats said the country was stable
Hours before the recent coup in Niger, American diplomats painted a picture of a democratic government that, while imperfect, was more stable than others in the region.
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