US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a visit to China - offering a mixture of friendliness and warnings. We assess US-China relations and ask what, if anything, this visit could change.Also in the programme: the father of a US-Canadian aid worker killed in Gaza tells us the message he'd like today’s memorial service to send to the world; and the possible dangers of yet another artificial sweetener - one that's hard to avoid if you like soft drinks, cakes or chewing gum.(MAGE: U.S....
Chinese media reported that Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, arrived in Shanghai today. According to reports by Chinese media released today, Blinken is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart and possibly with President Xi Jinping during this trip. Media reports stated that earlier, the US State Department announced that Mr. Blinken would […]
John Bass, the Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of State, is traveling to Qatar and Pakistan to support Afghanistan and engage in discussions about the country. The US Department of State recently announced that John Bass will visit Qatar and Pakistan from April 26 to April 30. In a press release, the department […]
Any bid by the West to put boots on the ground in Ukraine to 'inflict a strategic defeat on Russia' would result in Armageddon, warned Dmitry Kiselyov.
Former president’s comments are being described as a shift in tone days before Republicans vote on a multibillion-dollar aid package. What we know on day 786See all our Ukraine war coverageDonald Trump has said the survival of Ukraine is important to the US, in what Reuters describes as a shift in tone days before Republicans are due to vote on a $61bn aid package in the US House of Representatives. “As everyone agrees, Ukrainian Survival and Strength should be much more important to Europe than...
Much-vaunted US-supplied glide bombs given to Ukraine “didn’t work” due to a combination of mud and Russian signal jamming, the Pentagon has admitted. ]]>
While American football reigns supreme, soccer is steadily gaining traction across the United States. Interest varies regionally, with some states embracing the "beautiful game" more than others.
Before we get to today's What in the Actual Hell? story, I have to give you some background. I promise to keep it as light and breezy as possible, in that classic VodkaPundit style.
Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) According to Stephen Bryen, whose extensive experience has been as a U.S. armaments-manufacturing high executive as well as in both the Executive and Legislative ends of the U.S. Government, headlined on April 25th, “NATO is starting to deploy Troops in Ukraine and Russia is Racing to Win”, and he reported: […]
US to deliver more arms to Ukraine after Congress approved multi-billion dollars aid package to Kyiv; also in the programme we look into claims of mass graves in Gaza; why have Tesla’s profit’s dropped?; and a lost Klimt painting goes on auction in Vienna.(Photo: Ukraine supporter holding American and Ukrainian flags outside Congress. Credit: Shutterstock)
A spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that a renewed effort in Congress to send more military aid to Ukraine is about "putting guaranteed money" back in U.S. pockets.Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced this week that he would be putting forward a series of standalone bills on foreign aid and border security, finally allowing a House vote on President Joe Biden's requested $61 billion Ukraine aid package after months of partisan gridlock.Dmitry Peskov, Putin's...