A former FBI agent who was previously accused of lying about President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, has been indicted on tax evasion charges. The former agent, Alexander Smirnov, is alleged to have evaded paying income taxes of more than $2 million that he received from multiple sources between 2020 and 2022,

The former FBI informant charged by special counsel David Weiss for allegedly lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden's business dealings is facing a separate new indictment on tax-related charges,

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday, as the outgoing president seeks to bolster the government in Kyiv before leaving office in January.

The new aid package would include landmines, drones, Stinger missiles, and ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), an official familiar with the plan told Reuters.

The US government is sending a substantial weapons package to Ukraine. The package includes anti-tank weapons, drones, missiles, and ammunition. Controversially, it also includes landmines and cluster munitions.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday celebrated the acceptance of a ceasefire deal brokered by the United States to end the "devastating conflict" between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah after more than a year of fighting.

The Biden administration kept President-elect Donald Trump’s administration closely apprised of its efforts to broker the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect early Wednesday.