
Announcing the aid, US President Joe Biden said, “I am proud to announce aid for Ukraine, as the people of Ukraine continue to defend their independence and freedom from Russian aggression.”
The US Treasury Department said that it was the target of a cyber attack sponsored by China. A department spokesperson said the incident occurred earlier this month, when a hacker remotely accessed a Treasury workstation and some unclassified documents.
The Israeli army said that it stopped a missile launched from Yemen before it could enter Israeli territory. The army said in a statement that a missile launched from Yemen after sirens sounded in central Israel was intercepted by the Air Force before it could enter Israeli territory. Israel has also claimed to have stopped two projectiles fired from northern Gaza.
An Argentine judge has ordered the arrest of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega for alleged human rights violations. A lawyer who filed the case against Ortega told AFP about this. Lawyer Dario Richarde said the warrant also applies to Ortega’s wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo.
Iran has confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala on charges of violating the law. Italy has called this step unacceptable. “Cecilia Sala, an Italian citizen, traveled to Iran on December 13, 2024 with a journalist visa and was arrested on December 19, 2024 for violating the law of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” news agency IRNA quoted the Culture Minister as saying. It has been done.”