The Latest Breaking News from John Kirby

More than 20,000 Russian soldiers killed in five months in Ukraine, US says

Figure is acceleration in casualties, with most troops killed in brutal trench warfare for eastern city of Bakhmut

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023

20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine invasion since December, says White House

US officials say Russian attempted offensive in Donbas ‘has failed’ and come at ‘terrible cost’

Evening Standard · May 1, 2023

US believes 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December

Casualties come amid intense fighting in eastern Ukraine over the past five months, according to US estimates.

Al Jazeera · May 1, 2023

White House welcomes Xi-Zelenskiy phone call

The White House on Wednesday welcomed a phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskiy but said it was too soon to tell whether it would lead to a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2023

US had ‘no involvement’ in Taliban killing of Kabul bombing mastermind, White House says

The White House says the US has confirmed the death of the Isis-K bomber

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

Taliban Kill Mastermind of Suicide Bombing at Kabul Airport

A ground assault by the Taliban killed the ISIS militant who spearheaded the August 2021 suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that left 13 US troops and about 170 Afghans dead during the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, US officials said Tuesday. Initially, neither the US — nor apparently the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2023

Taliban kills ISIS chief who murdered 13 US troops and 170 Afghans in bombing

US officials said on Tuesday he was killed during a series of battles early this month in southern Afghanistan between the Taliban and the Islamic State group's affiliate

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

Aid groups raise alarm as Sudan fighting eclipses shaky truce

Sudanese caught in the crossfire are struggling to find food, shelter, and medical care as conflict in Sudan continues.

Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2023

US ‘confident’ of influence to bring down violence in Sudan

White House spokesperson tells Al Jazeera the US is working with regional partners to stop the violence as primary goal.

Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2023

US prepares to extract its diplomats from Khartoum as fighting worsens

The US is preparing contingency plans to evacuate the US embassy in Sudan as fighting in the capital intensifies.

The New Daily · Apr 22, 2023