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Pakistani Gov Promises ‘No Arrests’ at Khan’s Residence Before 24-Hour Surrender Deadline
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 5:11pm EDTA spokesperson for the Punjabi state government pushed back on claims made by former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday, telling reporters there would be “no arrests” at Khan’s Lahore mansion before Thursday afternoon.
Pakistani Gov Promises ‘No Arrests’ at Khan’s Residence Before 24-Hour Surrender Deadline
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 5:11pm EDTA spokesperson for the Punjabi state government pushed back on claims made by former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday, telling reporters there would be “no arrests” at Khan’s Lahore mansion before Thursday afternoon.
Quad Leaders to Meet at G7 After Biden Nixes Summit to Handle Debt Ceiling Talks
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 4:42pm EDTThe Quad is not a formal alliance, but is widely understood to be an attempt to coordinate a common anti-China policy across the region that Washington calls the “Indo-Pacific.” The four nations have all dramatically increased their military spending in recent years, saying it is in response to a “threat” posed by China.
Quad Leaders to Meet at G7 After Biden Nixes Summit to Handle Debt Ceiling Talks
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 4:42pm EDTThe Quad is not a formal alliance, but is widely understood to be an attempt to coordinate a common anti-China policy across the region that Washington calls the “Indo-Pacific.” The four nations have all dramatically increased their military spending in recent years, saying it is in response to a “threat” posed by China.
Bring Back New York’s Transit Police
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 3:45pm EDTVisitors to Bath, England, learned the town’s namesake first-century spa deteriorated after the collapse of Roman authority in the fifth century. Unmaintained, the reservoir silted up and blocked the drainage system, burying the facility and surrounding buildings under yards of mud.
Bring Back New York’s Transit Police
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 3:45pm EDTVisitors to Bath, England, learned the town’s namesake first-century spa deteriorated after the collapse of Roman authority in the fifth century. Unmaintained, the reservoir silted up and blocked the drainage system, burying the facility and surrounding buildings under yards of mud.
US Drug Shortage Nears Record High Amid Supply Chain Disruptions – Reports
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 3:21pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US is facing a record shortage of drugs to fight cancer and other life-threatening illnesses due to supply chain issues and manufacturing shutdowns, American media reported on Wednesday.
US Drug Shortage Nears Record High Amid Supply Chain Disruptions – Reports
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 3:21pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US is facing a record shortage of drugs to fight cancer and other life-threatening illnesses due to supply chain issues and manufacturing shutdowns, American media reported on Wednesday.
G7 Summit Kicks Off in Hiroshima, Japan
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 3:15pm EDTLeaders of the Group of Seven will meet in Japan from May 19 to 21 to discuss current geopolitical and economic challenges – that is, NATO expansion amid the Ukrainian crisis and sanctions against Russia.
G7 Summit Kicks Off in Hiroshima, Japan
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 3:15pm EDTLeaders of the Group of Seven will meet in Japan from May 19 to 21 to discuss current geopolitical and economic challenges – that is, NATO expansion amid the Ukrainian crisis and sanctions against Russia.
Kinzhal Missile Strike Destroyed Five Patriot Launchers in Kiev – Russia
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 3:01pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – While Kiev claimed it had intercepted six Kinzhals, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told Sputnik in an interview that Ukrainian reports are mistaken in every regard, noting that only a couple of Russian missiles were enough to penetrate Kiev’s defenses.
Kinzhal Missile Strike Destroyed Five Patriot Launchers in Kiev – Russia
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 3:01pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – While Kiev claimed it had intercepted six Kinzhals, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told Sputnik in an interview that Ukrainian reports are mistaken in every regard, noting that only a couple of Russian missiles were enough to penetrate Kiev’s defenses.
Truss ‘Cashing in’ on Her Former UK Premiership With Superfluous Taiwan Speech
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 2:34pm EDTNow reduced to a mere lawmaker, Conservative MP and former premier Liz Truss has little influence over British policy any longer, and her provocative visit to Taiwan is mostly a repeat of policies already set in motion in London, an expert on Taiwanese affairs told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Truss ‘Cashing in’ on Her Former UK Premiership With Superfluous Taiwan Speech
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 2:34pm EDTNow reduced to a mere lawmaker, Conservative MP and former premier Liz Truss has little influence over British policy any longer, and her provocative visit to Taiwan is mostly a repeat of policies already set in motion in London, an expert on Taiwanese affairs told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Unstoppable Kinzhal: One US-Made Patriot ‘Cracked Up’, More to Come
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 2:05pm EDTRussia’s knocking-out of the US-made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system stationed in Kiev with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile is a PR coup for Moscow, Boris Rozhin, a military expert with the Center for Military-Political Journalism, told Sputnik, adding that more Patriots may soon be “cracked up” too.
Congress Inaction on Debt Limit ‘Greatest Threat’ to US Economy Since Pandemic – Treasury
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 1:54pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The inability of US Congress to allow the United States to meet its obligations by increasing the debt ceiling is the greatest threat to the US economy since the global pandemic, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said on Wednesday.
US Debt Ceiling Standoff Just a ‘Game of Chicken’ With Deal at ’11th Hour’
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 1:28pm EDTAttorney Steve Gill, CEO of Gill Media, said the Republicans needed to stand their ground and force the Democrats to cut public spending, but economist and professor Mark Frost said neither party would not risk bankrupting the federal government.
Russian Deputy PM Novak Reveals Details of Ambitious Eurasian Trade Route
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 1:12pm EDTRussian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told Sputnik about the details of financing the construction of Rasht-Astara railway route – a move that brings the prospect of a Eurasian alternative to the Suez Canal closer to reality.
New York City Sinking Under Weight of 6,000 Skyscrapers, Scholars Warn
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 12:38pm EDTNew York City’s architectural race to the heavens could soon give new meaning to the term “downtown” as the weight of its many skyscrapers has been found to be compressing the earth beneath them.
Watch Russian Airborne Troops and BMD-4M Crush a Ukrainian Stronghold
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 12:17pm EDTThe Russian Armed Forces used infantry fighting vehicles known as BMD-4M – a cutting-edge machine that uses satellite navigation systems and features a digital computer control system.
Moscow Confirms Grain Deal Extension for Two Months
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 11:46am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Over the past weeks, tensions around the accord have been rising, with Russia stressing that crucial parts of the deal are ignored by the West.
Does Poland Want Zelensky to Quit NATO’s Proxy War as Sy Hersh Claims?
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 11:30am EDTAs per Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is privately beginning to lose the support of his neighbors, with a Poland-led group of European states urging him to find a way to end the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. Has Warsaw really grown weary of the standoff despite its bellicose anti-Russia rhetoric?
West’s Price Ceiling Caves in: Russian Oil Exports Hit Post-February 2022 High
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 11:22am EDTWhen the US-led West levied a price cap on Russian oil, they were hoping to limit hydrocarbon exports, in a bid to deprive Moscow of proceeds to fuel its special military operation aimed at protecting Donbass from Kiev’s aggression. However, as a new report by the International Energy Agency shows, these assumptions were completely false.
Nutcracker: What We Know About Russia’s Kinzhal Hitting US Patriot System in Kiev
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 10:22am EDTPresident Vladimir Putin earlier warned that if the West provided Ukraine with the Patriot systems, these air defenses would be knocked out.
Leave ‘La-la-land’: Musk Slams Big Tech’s ‘Laptop Class’ Over Remote Work
Sputnik - May 17th 2023 10:17am EDTWhen speaking to a US media outlet, Elon Musk laced into the ongoing remote work trend, ushered in by what he called the “laptop class” of Big Tech and multinationals during the COVID lockdown era, blasting their hypocrisy for letting it linger on now since service workers have to show up to do hands-on work.