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Record-Breaking Heat Wave Grips US Phoenix for 19th Straight Day
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 11:46pm EDTThe heat wave in Phoenix stands out even amidst sweltering temperatures experienced worldwide, as it reached a staggering 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47.2 degrees Celsius) by mid-afternoon.
Austrian Foreign Minister Urges Yerevan, Baku to Discuss Unblocking of Lachin Corridor
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 11:33pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Armenia and Azerbaijan will have to discuss a lot of issues, in particular the need to unblock the Lachin corridor, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said on Tuesday.
Report: Texas Agents Told Not to Give Migrants Water, Push Them Back Into Rio Grande
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 11:15pm EDTIn 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a border emergency in 34 counties, giving him millions in funding for building border barriers and the use of private property unauthorized by the landowner. Abbott renewed the order in May.
Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Undergoes Alarming Decline, Scientists Find
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 9:47pm EDTThe North Atlantic right whales give birth in the waters off Florida and Georgia, while they feed off the coast of New England and Canada. They have been protected under the Endangered Species Act for decades, and federal authorities reaffirmed their protected status in December last year.
Pentagon’s Indo-Pacific Command Chief: North Korea Has Missiles That Can Reach US
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 9:20pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – North Korea has developed intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach the United States, but it’s still questionable they can carry a nuclear payload, US Indo-Pacific Command Commander Admiral John Aquilino said during a think-tank event.
US Lawmaker Files Subpoena Against Blinken Over Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 9:14pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced on Tuesday that he issued another subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting documents related to the Biden administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 and the tragic death of 13 American service members in Kabul.
Milley: It Would Take Years, Billions of Dollars for Ukraine to Match Russian Airpower
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 7:53pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – It would take years and billions of dollars for the West to help Ukraine match the Russian fleet of fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft, train Ukrainian pilots and facilitate the necessary maintenance, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said on Tuesday.
Las Vegas Police Execute Search Warrant in Probe Tied to Tupac Shakur’s Murder
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 7:17pm EDTDespite extensive investigations over the years, no arrests have been made in connection with the murder case. The incident remains one of the most high-profile unsolved mysteries in the history of hip-hop.
POTUS Mugshot Fever
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 7:13pm EDTOn Tuesday, former US President Donald Trump confirmed on Truth Social that he received a letter telling him he is a target in special counsel Jack Smith’s grand jury investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
Michigan AG Hits 16 People With Felony Charges Over ‘False Elector’ Scheme
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 7:00pm EDTFake electors allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election were reported in Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New Mexico and Georgia. However, in Pennsylvania and New Mexico the documents included a clause that they would only be valid if Donald Trump’s court challenges to the election results were approved by the courts.
Trump Admits He Received Target Letter From Special Counsel Over Next Possible Indictment
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 5:40pm EDTFormer US President Donald Trump is facing multiple cases at the moment, the most significant of which are focused on his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House and hush payments made to an adult film star.
New Evidence Shows Ancient Mammal Preyed on Dinosaurs, Scientists Say
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 5:20pm EDTThe fossilized remains of dinosaurs provide valuable insights into the past, allowing researchers to piece together the story of these ancient creatures and their interactions millions of years ago.
Presumed North Korean Ballistic Missile Test Lands Outside Japanese Waters – Tokyo
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 5:12pm EDTMilitary authorities in South Korea and Japan said on Wednesday morning they were tracking a projectile as it flew from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) into the Sea of Japan.
Three Potential ‘Dark Stars’ Powered by Dark Matter Spotted Using Webb Telescope
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 4:32pm EDTAstronomers believe they have found three candidates for the first so-called “dark stars” ever spotted. The objects would theoretically be powered by dark matter, a substance never before directly observed by humans.
US ‘No Longer Israel’s Closest Ally’ Amid Judicial Reform Push – Ex-PM Lapid
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 3:20pm EDTKnesset Opposition leader Yair Lapid blasted the ruling coalition of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, saying his right-wing government had alienated Jerusalem from Washington, its primary benefactor. His comments came as President Isaac Herzog arrived in The States to meet with US President Joe Biden.
Ukrainian Pilots Operating F-16s Would Be Flying Targets: Here’s Why
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 3:15pm EDTThe White House confirmed Sunday that it would allow European allies to start training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets. Sputnik reached out to Vladimir Popov, an honored military pilot of Russia, to find out how long this training could take, how much it may cost, and the major, possibly game breaking hurdle standing […]
Is There Enough Oil Left?
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 3:04pm EDTNon-OPEC countries possess bigger oil reserves than the OPEC ones, data shows. According to statistics Non-OPEC states will last longer than the OPEC countries, however, all in all the world has no more than approximately 9 years of oil usage.
Military Experts: Ukraine Used Black Sea Grain Corridor For Weapons Smuggling and Terror Attacks
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 2:47pm EDTThe Kiev regime took advantage of the deal to transfer weapons and as a convenient guise for its terrorist operations against Russian civilian infrastructure, military experts told Sputnik.
1Elon Musk Says Wants Publicly Available Overview of How Ukraine Spends US Aid Money
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 2:34pm EDTUNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he would like to see a publicly available overview of how US aid funds to Ukraine are being spent.
UK Attempts Defense Makeover Amid Lack of Ammo
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 1:53pm EDTLondon’s support to Ukraine has resulted in depleted weapons stock amid a period of financial struggles, noted Matthew Gordon-Banks, a former British Conservative MP and senior research fellow at the UK Defence Academy.
US Sends Troops to Canada to Fight Unstoppable ‘Gigafire’ – Videos
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 1:40pm EDTTens of millions of Americans are bracing themselves for another round of smoky days thanks to an unprecedented wildfire outbreak across Canada that forestry experts say is effectively impossible to stop at the moment.
Zelensky’s Ingratitude: Ukraine Fatigue Steadily Increasing in Europe
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 1:22pm EDTThe latest NATO Summit in Vilnius exposed Ukraine fatigue, with UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan lecturing Kiev over its ingratitude.
US Can’t Offer Seoul Real Protection While Own Cities in Crosshairs of DPRK’s Nukes
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 12:50pm EDTUS and South Korean officials have held inaugural talks of a new consultative group created to ease Seoul’s fears about North Korea’s nuclear capabilities. Veteran Asia Pacific affairs scholar Dr. Zhang Baohui says such talks are of limited utility so long as Washington can’t effectively protect even itself against Pyongyang’s nuclear-tipped ICBMs.
UK Parliament Passes Illegal Migration Bill
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 11:48am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Illegal migration bill sailed through the UK Parliament after the House of Commons rejected the amendments proposed by the House of Lords, the UK Parliament said on Tuesday.
‘BreGret?’ Poll Claims More Than Half of British Voters Want to Re-Join EU
Sputnik - Jul 18th 2023 11:40am EDTBrexit campaigners confounded pollsters to win the 2016 referendum on membership of the European Union by more than a million votes. But worldwide economic turmoil since the UK’s formal exit in 2020 has left some with regrets.
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