Day: February 22, 2025

Ukraine’s lithium deposits are among biggest in Europe and the US is looking for ‘payback’ for previous military assistance

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In a break from a long US tradition of retaining previous appointments to the country’s top military post, President Donald Trump has named a new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Thanking incumbent General Charles Q. Brown for 40 years of service – including in his most recent position – the president on Friday night wished him and his family a “great future” in a post on his Truth Social platform. Trump nominated former Air Force Lieutenant General Dan Caine to succeed Brown in the post,

The body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas was said to have been returned earlier this week, but Israeli forces said it was the body of an unidentified Gazan woman.