The US State Department has approved the potential sale of military helicopters and related equipment to Australia, worth an estimated $1.95 billion, the US Pentagon announced. As part of strengthening its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia has requested to buy 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and the prime contractor will be Lockheed Martin, […]
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Accused of stealing Biden’s daughter’s diary plead guilty
40-year-old Amy Harris and 58-year-old Robert Kurlander pleaded guilty in the case of theft of personal belongings of Ashley Biden – daughter of current US President Joe Biden – in 2020, when he was a candidate in the presidential election. Personal items stolen included a handwritten diary, a mobile phone and a memory card with […]
State Department: Electricity generated by Zaporizhia belongs to Ukrainians
The State Department tonight described as “unacceptable” any attempt by Russia to appropriate Ukraine’s nuclear power, where earlier today the Russian-held Zaporizhia nuclear power plant was disconnected from the national grid. “The electricity it generates is de facto owned by Ukraine and any attempt to disconnect the station from the Ukrainian grid to redirect (the […]
US: House calls on Twitter to respond to revelations about security and privacy issues
The head of the US House Committee on Homeland Security and a subcommittee on Thursday demanded Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal respond and address “extremely troubling allegations by a former executive of the company for low standard security and privacy practices”. US lawmakers Bennie Thompson and Yvette Clarke also asked Twitter, according to Reuters, in a […]
US asks Russia for demilitarized zone in Zaporizhia
Russia should agree to create a demilitarized zone around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said today. Jean-Pierre also told reporters that President Joe Biden today reiterated the country’s support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion in a phone call with his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky earlier. Electricity has been restored […]
US forces killed four pro-Iranian fighters in eastern Syria
The US military said today it had killed four members of armed groups linked to Iran in eastern Syria in response to rockets fired by those groups, injuring several US soldiers in the area. “Over the past 24 hours, in response to yesterday’s rocket attacks at the Conoco and Green Village sites, US forces engaged […]
El Erian: The Fed has no room after ‘falling asleep at the wheel’
The Fed can’t even turn a blind eye to inflation after it “fell asleep at the wheel” and Jerome Powell faces a huge challenge to find a way to control prices without damaging the economy, says the famous economist Mohamed El Erian. “The Fed has delayed so long that it now faces two challenges. Putting […]
State Department: Right of Cyprus to exploit resources located within its EEZ
The right of Cyprus to exploit the resources located within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is underlined by the State Department, on the occasion of the recent announcement by the ENI-TOTAL consortium of natural gas discoveries in Block 6 of the Cyprus EEZ. As the State Department representative noted, the development of natural resources in […]
US: Smaller contraction of GDP in the second quarter compared to the initial estimate
LAST UPDATE 16:00 The US economy contracted in the second quarter at a slower pace than initially estimated as consumer spending proved strong, the US Commerce Department said in its second reading. In particular, GDP shrank by 0.6% in the previous quarter, instead of the previously reported 0.9%. The economy had contracted by 1.6% in […]
Iran aims to replace Russian oil in the European market
Iran aims to fill the gap left behind by Russia in the European oil market if the country can secure an agreement with world powers over its nuclear program, Bloomberg reports. Iran’s state oil producer will try to win back customers in countries including Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey if sanctions targeting the country’s energy […]
