House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) publicly confirmed Tuesday what many in Washington and Europe privately fear: a Republican-controlled House could shut off the spigot funding Ukraine's efforts to defend itself against Russia's invasion.
Why it matters: Unlike aggressive oversight hearings or political messaging bills, a Republican majority's approach to Ukraine would reverberate far beyond the Beltway. A reduction or halt in U.S. military aid would create a geopolitical earthquake with the potential to alter the trajectory of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war.
Government forces in Ethiopia have successfully captured three cities in the country's northern Tigray region from rebel forces, the government announced in a statement Tuesday.
Driving the news: "The ENDF (Ethiopian National Defence Force) has taken control of the towns of Shire, Alamata, and Korem without fighting in urban areas," the government said in a statement, Reuters reported.
The syndicated radio show led by the late Art Laboe, a pioneering DJ who read song dedications to generations of loyal listeners, will live on.
Driving the news: Joanna Morones, a spokesperson for Laboe's production company, Dart Entertainment, tells Axios that 14 radio stations in California and Arizona have committed to continue to air his syndicated show.
A French cement company agreed to pay roughly $778 million in financial penalties after pleading guilty in U.S. federal court on Tuesday to paying off terrorist groups in Syria to keep a plant there operational.
Driving the news: The company, Lafarge, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and the Al-Nusra Front, the Justice Department said in a press release.
The latest FBI crime dataonce more shows how some communities along the U.S.-Mexico border have lower violent crime rates than other U.S. cities similar in size.
The big picture: Many Republicans have focused on illegal immigration during this year's midterms, often portraying border communities as dangerous and lawless.
The British government has summoned a Chinese diplomat to answer questions about Sunday's violent attack on a pro-democracy Hong Kong protester on the Chinese consulate grounds in Manchester, a British foreign office minister said Tuesday.
Driving the news: A "small group of men" came out of the building during Sunday's "peaceful protest" and "dragged" the man onto the consulate grounds and assaulted him, according to British police investigating the incident.
Russian attacks on Ukraine over the past eight days have destroyed 30% of the country's power stations, causing "massive blackouts across the country," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted on Tuesday.
Kyiv was hit Monday by multiple explosions in which at least five people died and that Ukrainian officials said were caused by Iranian drones sent by Russian forces.
China's ruling party plans to annex Taiwan on a "much faster timeline" under Chinese President Xi Jinping than previously thought, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday.
Of note: Blinken's comments at an event at Stanford University in California come days after Xi said during a Chinese Communist Party congress speech that the "wheels of history are rolling on toward China's reunification" with Taiwan and "we reserve the option of taking all measures necessary."
A Russian military plane on Monday crashed into an apartment building in the southwestern port city of Yeysk, on the Sea of Azov, Russian news agency Interfax reported, citing the Russian Defense Ministry.
The latest: After spending hours combing through wreckage at the crash site, officials said three children and 10 adult residents were confirmed dead and 19 others were being treated for injuries in local hospitals, per AP.
British police said Monday they're investigating the assault of a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester on Chinese consulate grounds in Manchester, northwest England, during a demonstration against China's President Xi Jinping.
Driving the news: Greater Manchester Police said a "small group of men" came out of the building during Sunday's "peaceful protest" and "dragged" the man who's in his 30s onto the consulate grounds and assaulted him. Police intervened and removed him from the grounds due to "fears for the safety of the man," the statement added.
