KYIV—Ukraine has received cluster bombs from the United States, munitions banned in more than 100 countries, but has pledged to only use them to dislodge concentrations of enemy soldiers. Valeryi Shershen, a spokesman for the Tavria, or southern, military district on Thursday confirmed an announcement by his commander that the weapons had arrived a week…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted down an amendment that would have prohibited the transfer of controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine. On Thursday night, the House voted 147-276 on an amendment to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to stop the flow of U.S. cluster munitions to Ukrainian forces. The amendment, introduced by Rep….

Major U.S. allies responded negatively to Washington’s decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine, with some citing the danger of such weapons to civilians while others pointing to international treaty violations. Cluster bombs release a large number of smaller bombs, referred to as bomblets, which can kill indiscriminately over a large area. On Friday, the…

Major U.S. allies responded negatively to Washington’s decision to include cluster munitions in a new, $800 million military aid package for Ukraine, with some citing the danger of such weapons to civilians while others pointed to international treaty violations. On July 7, the United States announced that it will send such weapons to Kyiv. The…

WASHINGTON—The United States is considering providing cluster munitions to Ukraine, the top American military officer said Friday. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. has been thinking about providing the munitions “for a long time.” He noted that Russian troops are using them on the battlefield in Ukraine…

Northern Territory (NT) authorities have said they will know if the source of the Katherine outbreak is linked to the growing second cluster there and the one in Robinson River after the results of genomic testing come back on Thursday. This comes after the original outbreak was seeded by a 21-year-old woman from Cairns, who spent…

HONG KONG—Some law firms and banks in Hong Kong face compulsory COVID-19 testing as most of the 47 news cases recorded on Saturday were linked to a gym used by the financial and expatriate community. The city’s government said 35 of the new cases were related to the outbreak at Ursus Fitness, a gym in…

The Queensland government is lifting its CCP virus restrictions in the greater Brisbane region from 1 a.m. on Friday as there were no new locally-transmitted cases in the last 14 days, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on Thursday morning. “Of course yesterday we said we were 100 percent on track to have our restrictions lifted at…