A majority of lawmakers in the US Senate on Friday confirmed retired US Army general and former Central Command (CENTCOM) commander as President Joe Biden’s first secretary of defense. Austin gained the support of an overwhelming majority of lawmakers, with 93 voting in favor of his confirmation and only two ...
The Kremlin welcomed on Friday the stated intention of US President Joe Biden to extend the New START arms control treaty with Russia, but said that Moscow wanted to see concrete proposals from Washington. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was important to see the detail of the US proposal. ...
