Republican Mike Johnson, a staunch supporter of former US President Donald Trump, has been elected as speaker of the House of Representatives. The result comes after weeks of congressional gridlock and signals a noticeable shift towards the right for his party in the lower chamber.

The billionaire has urged the US to find a peaceful solution to the hostilities and restore relations with Russia to avoid WWIII Mikhail Podoliak, a senior aide to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, described Elon Musk’s calls for an urgent ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict to avoid a larger conflict as a “catastrophic mistake” with far-reaching…

The US provided some of its longer-range ballistic missiles to Kiev amid the faltering counteroffensive Russian forces have intercepted two ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles, the Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday in a press briefing. Last week Kiev announced that Washington delivered the weapons after months of Ukrainian requests.