“The U.S. is putting the finishing touches on one of its largest Ukraine military aid packages to date, preparing to ink contracts for as much as $6 billion worth of weapons and equipment for Kyiv’s forces,” Politico reports. “The package, which could be finalized and announced as soon as Friday,

“French President Emmanuel Macron said the American security umbrella is a thing of the past and that the continent needs to build its own credible defense strategy if it wants to survive,” Bloomberg reports. “In a speech setting out his vision for Europe, six weeks ahead of European Parliament

“Israel seems ready to start moving civilians out of Rafah, a prelude to an assault on the Gazan city that would probably erode much of any remaining international sympathy over its stand-off with Iran,” Bloomberg reports. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who’s vowed to wipe out the 5,000-8,000

A new Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll find 51% of registered voters “in the seven states that will decide the 2024 presidential election said they either strongly or somewhat support aid to Israel.” “That’s down 11 percentage points from November, when 62% of respondents said they supported the

“Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hungary from May 8 to 10 as part of a trip to Europe,” Bloomberg reports. “Prime Minister Viktor Orban is seeking to expand economic ties with China, including by broadening Hungary’s participation in the Belt and Road Initiative to include further rail