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Colombia’s Gov’t Declares Truce With National Liberation Army Rebel Group
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 7:24am EDTMEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – The government of Colombia on Wednesday issued a decree for a temporary ceasefire with the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group, which will be in effect from August to January, according to the text of the decree.
US to Expand Representative Office in Taiwan
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 7:14am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the de facto embassy of the United States, is planning to expand its office compound in Taipei, which is meant to reinforce the United States’ commitment to Taiwan, US news agency reported.
Sweden Reinforces Air Surveillance With Long-Range Radars
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 7:00am EDTSweden’s surveillance capabilities are among the most coveted assets by NATO and have been recently bolstered by a series of high-end procurements. As such, NATO appears committed to incorporate the Nordic country, despite resistance from two member states.
Turkish, Greek Defense Ministers to Discuss Bilateral Relations at NATO Summit
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 6:58am EDTANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkish and Greek defense ministers Yasar Guler and Nikos Dendias agreed by phone on Wednesday to discuss confidence-building measures at the NATO summit in Vilnius, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement.
South Korea Plans to Install Anti-UAV System at Government, Military Facilities
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 6:47am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The South Korean government is planning to install an integrated system of protection from unmanned flying vehicles on governmental and military facilities in the country in order to combat North Korean drones, a South Korean official said on Thursday.
2Russian Navy to Receive Naro-Fominsk Small Missile Ship by End of 2023
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 6:23am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Naro-Fominsk small missile ship, built according to project 21631 (Buyan-M-class) and armed with the Kalibr missile system will be transferred to the Russian navy before the end of the year, Renat Mistakhov, the CEO of Russia’s Ak Bars shipbuilding corporation, told Sputnik.
Western Weapons Supplied to Kiev Used by Protesters in France – Russian Foreign Ministry
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 4:57am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Weapons supplied by Western countries to Ukraine are used by protesters in France, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
Biden, Senior Officials Set Off to Tout Notorious ‘Bidenomics’ Across US
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 4:43am EDTUS President Joe Biden and prominent members of his administration set forth to promote his vision of the United States’ economy, even as the approval rating of the POTUS’ economic policies appears to sag.
Occidental Petroleum to Expand Use of AI in Energy Production Soon
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 3:26am EDTVIENNA (Sputnik) – US company Occidental Petroleum will expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its activities in the near future, CEO Vicki Hollub told Sputnik.
Brazil’s Petrobras Moving Toward Trading in National Currencies
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 3:20am EDTVIENNA (Sputnik) – Brazil’s energy giant Petrobras may start trading in national currencies such as the yuan, CEO Jean Paul Prates told Sputnik.
Talks With Russia on Iranian Gas Hub Going ‘Very Well’
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 3:06am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Discussions on the Iranian gas hub are being conducted with various countries, with Russia they started two months ago and are going “very well,” Iranian Petroleum Minister Javad Owji said.
Greta Thunberg Charged With Disobeying Police, Blocking Traffic in Sweden
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 2:39am EDTOver the years, Greta Thunberg has evolved from a troubled teenager with a passion for environmentalism, to a climate prophet idolized by the media, and a catch-all type of activist campaigning for multiple causes at once, including political ones.
Mark Zuckerberg Tweets for First Time in 11 Years Following Launch of Threads App
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 2:32am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta* (banned in Russia as an extremist organization), tweeted on Wednesday for the first time in 11 years, following the official launch of the company’s new text messaging app, Threads, purportedly designed to rival Elon Musk’s Twitter.
France Approves Remote Eavesdropping of Devices to Identify Terrorists
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 2:15am EDTPARIS, (Sputnik) – The French government started empowering its secret services after a terrorist attack in January 2015 despite numerous objections from civil rights activists who claimed that the new legislation is a European version of U.S. Patriot Act.
US May Approve Cluster Munitions to Ukraine This Week Despite Russian Objections
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 2:13am EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States may approve the provision of cluster munitions to Ukraine as soon as this week despite objections by Russia, American broadcaster reported, citing US officials familiar with the matter.
US Senator Urges Secret Service to Provide Information About Cocaine in White House
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 1:19am EDTWASHINGTON, (Sputnik) – US Senator Tim Cotton sent a letter to the Secret Service urging the agency to release all pertinent information about whether the cocaine found in the White House over the weekend was in an area where confidential information is exchanged.
Peru’s Authorities Declare Emergency in South of Country Over Volcano’s Eruption
Sputnik - Jul 5th 2023 11:58pm EDTBUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – The Peruvian authorities have declared an emergency in the Department of Moquegua in the south of the country due to the eruption of the Ubinas volcano, the Peruvian Council of Ministers said Wednesday.
Bus Accident in Southern Mexico Kills 29 People – Oaxaca State Interior Ministry
Sputnik - Jul 5th 2023 11:51pm EDTMEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – A bus heading from Mexico’s capital has crashed off of a road and into a ravine in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, having killed 29 people, the interior ministry of Oaxaca said Wednesday.
Scientists Reveal Earth’s Inner Core Much More Similar to ‘Tapestry of Fabric’
Sputnik - Jul 5th 2023 11:41pm EDTHigh school science books around the country describe the Earth’s inner core as a spherical, smooth ball of hardened iron, but a new study by seismologists at the University of Utah revealed that is not how the inner core of the Earth looks at all.
GOP Demand Probe Into Alleged Retaliation Against Hunter Biden Whistleblowers
Sputnik - Jul 5th 2023 11:06pm EDTHunter Biden has become a thorn in the Biden White House’s side after having the contents of his laptop leaked early on in the administration. The laptop’s revelations have led to criminal investigations, allegations of corruption and fraud and numerous videos of the US president’s son consuming illegal drugs in various stages of undress.
Yellen Heads to China for Economic Talks Amid Escalating ‘Chip War’
Sputnik - Jul 5th 2023 10:33pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit China from July 6-9 to meet with senior Chinese officials on an array of economic issues, as well as bolster ties between Washington and Beijing amid rising tensions over trade restrictions.
Zelensky Says Counteroffensive Has Slowed Down as Ukraine Sees Artillery Shortage
Sputnik - Jul 5th 2023 10:04pm EDTWASHINGTON, July 6 (Sputnik) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview said Ukraine’s counteroffensive has slowed down due to difficulties on the battlefield and they are experiencing a shortage in artillery units.
Climate Activists Who Disrupted Wimbledon Tennis Match in UK Arrested
Sputnik - Jul 5th 2023 9:39pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Just Stop Oil activists who disrupted the match of the Wimbledon tennis tournament between Bulgarian athlete Grigor Dimitrov and Japan’s Sho Shimabukuro have been arrested, the organizers of the tournament said on Wednesday.
Duo of Harvard Scientists Say Recovered Mystery Object Appears ‘Artificial in Origin’
Sputnik - Jul 5th 2023 8:35pm EDTThe IM1 object is now believed to be the first interstellar object recovered by scientists.
Video: Police Blast Water Cannons Against Protesters in Tel Aviv
Sputnik - Jul 5th 2023 7:05pm EDTTEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Israeli police used water cannons to disperse protesters who had blocked the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv in response to the removal of the city’s police chief, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Wednesday.