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Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised sustained U.S. support for Ukraine in a meeting Tuesday with President Volodymyr Zelensky, despite a row in the U.S. Congress on approving new funding.

The son of the US president did not testify in the impeachment inquiry targeting his father, Joe Biden.

According to Voice of America, Biden did not address reporters and sat in the hall with his lawyer, while members of the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform argued and criticized him for his sudden appearance at the hearing.

The coming year is one of critically important elections. Those for the presidency of the United States, the Senate, the House of Representatives and state governorships (all on November 5) will determine the future of America and of the rest of the world.

The lower house of the US Congress voted to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The reason is his son Hunter Biden's international deals, which according to House of Representatives deputies are questionable.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an impassioned plea for continued US military support Monday in a Washington speech, warning that failure to help his country defeat Russian invasion is fulfilling the Kremlin's "dreams" of wrecking democracy in Europe.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Washington Tuesday to meet US President Joe Biden and plead his case before Republicans balking at sending more money for his fight against Russia, amid warnings aid will run out in weeks.

White House Budget Director Shalanda Young cautioned congressional leaders about dwindling funds for Ukraine in a letter to House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson. The allocated money for Ukraine assistance requested in October, around $106 billion, remains pending in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

At 65.2 million euros, the proposed budget of the Cypriot Deputy Ministry of Tourism for 2024 surpasses previous years, accounting for initial budgets and excluding additional expenditures.

Another 17 Israeli hostages and foreign nationals were exchanged for 39 Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas is willing to release more hostages but is demanding the release of more Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
Benjamin Netanyahu says he is open to extending the ceasefire.

"What is the greatest threat to the USA today?" a veteran American diplomat was recently asked at an international forum. Everyone expected him to say China, possibly Iran and the destabilization of the Middle East, perhaps even Russia. His answer caught everyone by surprise: "What's happening in Washington."