MOSCOW - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday it had conducted a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kapustin Yar rocket launch complex in the southern Astrakhan region. REUTERS at straitstimes.com.
Paris agreement negotiator Todd Stern attacks premiers who say that decarbonisation programmes are unrealistic and should be slowed downPolitical leaders who present themselves as “grownups” while slowing the pace of climate action are pushing the world towards deeper catastrophe, a former US climate chief has warned.“We are slowed down by those who think of themselves as grownups and believe decarbonisation at the speed the climate community calls for is unrealistic,” said Todd Stern, who...
Many viewers were unimpressed with the financial theory.Oleg Dubyna / 500px Market chaos could come next year if the US doesn’t adjust its fiscal path, Joao Gomes told CNBC. The Wharton professor pointed to the UK mini-budget crisis as a warning. The US can’t afford to extend tax cuts next year, he said. Congress needs
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A second US soldier has been caught smuggling illegal immigrants in two weeks in Texas. Cartels are luring service members with the promise of easy money.
Steve Bannon, right-wing media personality and former White House chief strategist under the Trump administration, wrote on social media on Sunday that the United States is "not a democracy."Bannon took to Gettr on Sunday and shared a Semafor article titled, "Could Trump really 'end democracy?'" that was published on Friday. Bannon, who was seen by many as a key driving force behind former President Donald Trump's ideological stance during the latter half of his 2016 campaign and the first part...
The Israeli military’s troop reduction in the southern Gaza Strip appears to be a “rest and refit” and not necessarily indicative of any new operations, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby has said.]]>
US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis emphasized the significance of Greece’s strategic partnership with the US at the 9th Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday. “Greece is NATO’s most southern flank,” Tsunis said, underlining its crucial role as an ally for the US. He highlighted Greece’s participation in the planned co-production of Constellation-class frigates as pivotal to bolstering NATO capabilities, positioning the country at the forefront of defense cooperation. Tsunis also praised...
US 'Considering' Dropping Prosecution Of Assange, Biden Says Wednesday saw a rare and unexpected positive development in the Julian Assange extradition case. President Joe Biden has affirmed the US is "considering" dropping its prosecution of the WikiLeaks founder. Currently, Assange is awaiting a final ruling from the UK high court over his possible extradition to the US, coming at the end of a lengthy appeals process. But the following exchange with President Biden and reporters...
The United States has delivered over 5,000 firearms and hundreds of thousands of rounds to Ukraine's military after obtaining the weapons from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).According to U.S. Central Command, over 5,000 AK-47s, machine guns, sniper rifles and RPG-7s were sent to the Ukrainian armed forces last week, alongside 500,000 rounds of ammunition. The equipment is enough to arm one Ukrainian brigade, read a post to X, formerly Twitter from Central Command, who added that...
WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) – The United States has said that it “will not get into the middle of the situation” between India and Pakistan. The response by US Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller came after he was asked about Washington’s stance on the recent […]
United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told Chinese Premier Li Qiang that the ability to have difficult conversations has put the two economic superpowers on a more stable footing. At the start of a bilateral meeting in Beijing on Sunday, Yellen said that the two countries had a duty to responsibly manage a complex […]