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Kremlin says presidents agree to continue US-Russian talks on Ukraine
Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden laid out their opposing positions on Ukraine in a video call on December 7 and agreed that Russia and the United States should continue talking to each other, the Kremlin said.

NATO chief: Alliance charts the way forward in a changed security environment
These are hectic times. The world is becoming more and more competitive, unstable and unpredictable.

Business

Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors
U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker in Augusta, Georgia has issued a stay to prevent the nationwide warrant from being executed.

US Senate backs sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia
The US Senate on Dec. 7 rejected a resolution that would have banned the proposed sale of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, missile launchers and other weapons, and support to Saudi Arabia.

Defense

Troops sacked for refusing vaccine guaranteed at least one general discharge under defense bill
Servicemen separated from the military for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine are expected to receive honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions under a must-see defense bill unveiled on December 7.

Pentagon rapid response teams commanded by Congress
Teams of experts from the Pentagon and the intelligence community would react quickly to military UFO sightings and conduct field investigations under new defense legislation expected to be passed by Congress.

Radical reforms of military justice, project to add women to the project withdrawn from the compromise authorization bill
But it’s unclear whether these changes will be enough to push the bill forward for the 61st year in a row.

Air Force outlines plan to phase out enlisted drone pilots
The Air Force wants to give up 24 or its 31 RQ-4 Global Hawks in the coming year, which would hijack the careers of about 75 enlisted airmen who fly the drone.

NDAA house would halt A-10 planes’ withdrawal, but let others go
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently cited the A-10 as an example of the older type of aircraft the service wants to withdraw to free up resources to modernize for high-end combat.

Space Force launches experimental payloads into orbit
The US Space Force launched a multitude of experimental payloads into orbit with a NASA satellite on December 7 as part of the space test program.

Veterans

Bidens pays tribute to those who died at Pearl Harbor on visit to WWII memorial
The December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and other locations in Hawaii killed 2,403 military and civilian personnel and was a defining moment that led to the United States entering World War II.

Plan to expand medical care, benefits for military toxic exposure could cost nearly $ 300 billion
Up to one in five living U.S. Veterans could receive some sort of new disability or medical award under the proposal.