US Awards General Dynamics $257Mln for 26 M10 Booker Combat Vehicles
Sputnik - Jul 7th 2023 12:56am EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – General Dynamics won a US Army contract worth more than $257 million for 26 of the newly named M10 Booker Combat Vehicles, the company said in a statement.
Estonia Sends Police Unit to Lithuania to Maintain Security During NATO Summit in Vilnius
Sputnik - Jul 7th 2023 12:40am EDTHELSINKI (Sputnik) – The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board has sent a police unit to Lithuania to assist Vilnius in maintaining security on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border during the NATO Summit, scheduled for July 11-12, the press office of the board said Thursday.
US Violating Flight Safety Rules in Syria, Pentagon’s Claims Go ‘Beyond Decency’ – Antonov
Sputnik - Jul 7th 2023 12:38am EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Air Forces Central Command accused Russian fighter pilots of “unprofessional behavior” in the Syrian airspace in the past two days. Moscow has also repeatedly accused the US forces of violating deconfliction protocols in Syria.
Romania to Open F-16 Pilot Training Center, Strengthen Ties With NATO
Sputnik - Jul 7th 2023 12:33am EDTCHISINAU (Sputnik) – Romania will open an F-16 fighter pilot training center to train pilots from NATO allies and partners, including Ukraine, the office of Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said Thursday.
CodePink: US ‘Tone Deaf’ to Global Calls for Assange’s Release as Prosecution Mocks Free Press
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 11:42pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States is turning a blind eye to all the global calls to free WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, while Washington’s efforts to prosecute him only make a mockery of the US call for press freedom, co-founder of women-led peace group CODEPINK Medea Benjamin told Sputnik.
Georgia’s Ambassador Who Left Ukraine Calls His Departure Decline in Diplomatic Relations
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 11:35pm EDTTBILISI (Sputnik) – Ukraine’s recommendation to the Georgian Ambassador in Kiev, Giorgi Zakarashvili, to return to Tbilisi for consultations indicates a decline in diplomatic relations between the countries, Zakarashvili said Thursday.
US Navy Reportedly Losing Battle With Boeing to Get 20 More Fighter Jets
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 11:27pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Navy is reportedly losing its bureaucratic battle with Boeing to get 20 new F/A-18 Super-Hornet aircraft.
Large Wildfire Engulfs Greek Island of Evia
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 11:22pm EDTATHENS (Sputnik) – A wildfire is raging near the village of Milaki in the municipality of Kimi-Aliveri on the Greek island of Evia, the Hellenic Fire Service said Thursday.
Climate ‘Doom Loops’ May Start Much Earlier Than Predicted, Study Finds
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 11:15pm EDTThe study’s authors warn that more than a fifth of the world’s ecosystems are in danger of collapse.
Report: Iraq Sends Arrest Warrant to Interpol for Iraqi Who Burned Quran in Sweden
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 10:47pm EDTCAIRO (Sputnik) – The Iraqi prosecutor general’s office has sent an arrest warrant to the International Criminal Police Organization for Salwan Momika, a 37-year-old Iraqi-born refugee in Sweden, who burned a Quran in Sweden’s capital Stockholm in late June, Iraqi media reported Thursday, citing the country’s Supreme Judicial Council.
1,200-year-old Viking ‘Boat Graffiti’ Provides Insight Into Early Icelandic History
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 9:57pm EDTIceland was the last European country to be settled, which has allowed archeologists and historians to find out more about its earliest inhabitants than other European countries.
DeSantis Campaign Fundraises More Than $20 Million in 6 Weeks Since Launch
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 9:07pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The 2024 US presidential campaign of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis raised more than $20 million in the six weeks after it first launched in May, US media reported, citing the DeSantis campaign.
‘What Are They Hiding?’: RFK Jr. Unhappy Biden Delayed Release of JFK Documents
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 8:31pm EDTDespite a 1979 House review that concluded two or more shooters and co-conspirators were likely involved in the assassination, only Lee Harvey Oswald was accused of killing former US President John F. Kennedy. Oswald maintained his innocence until he was gunned down by Mafia-connected nightclub owner Jack Ruby before his trial.
Twitter Reportedly Threatens to Sue Meta Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft Involving Threads
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 7:50pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Twitter has reportedly sent a letter to its rival Meta* threatening to sue over the latter’s new social media platform Threads for luring former Twitter employees to create a copycat application.
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Marjorie
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 6:49pm EDTUS Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has reportedly been kicked out of the controversial House Freedom Caucus after several disagreements with the group.
Report: Cocaine Found at White House Was Found Inside Cubby – Not West Wing Lobby
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 6:29pm EDTA website that records police and fire radio communications revealed on Sunday that a DC firefighter was testing a substance found in the White House, later stating it tested positive for cocaine.
CodePink: Call for Talks on Ukraine Ceasefire Needed, Unfortunate US Blocks Efforts
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 5:26pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Co-founder of women-led peace group CODEPINK Medea Benjamin told Sputnik there is a need for a call for a ceasefire and talks in Ukraine and it is regrettable that Washington is preventing it.
US Dow Falls Over 350 Points Amid Fear of Looming Rate Hikes
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 4:00pm EDTUS stocks closed at a loss on Thursday as investors reacted to news that could signal further interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve, as well as other turbulence in the financial waters.
Latin American Nations Reject Pro-Kiev Position Ahead of EU-CELAC Summit
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 2:54pm EDTAhead of a summit later this month between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the two blocs are disputing a number of passages in drafts of a joint declaration they hope to issue at the summit.
US Activists Arrested Over Pro-Assange Protest Outside Justice Department
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 2:48pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, Cohen, an activist and co-founder of ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s, burned a large scale replica of the Bill of Rights in front of the US Justice Department.
1Ukraine May Use Cluster Ammo Against Civilians as Part of Terror Tactics
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 2:13pm EDTPresident Joe Biden is due to decide whether or not to provide deadly cluster munitions to Ukraine later this week, US press reported on Thursday, citing unnamed US officials.
Sweden’s NATO Membership Final Piece US’ Arctic Gamble
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 2:05pm EDTWashington is pushing Sweden to join the alliance in order to gain strategic advantage in the Arctic, Nikita Lipunov, an analyst at the Institute for International Studies, MGIMO-University, told Sputnik.
OceanGate Says Suspended All Exploration, Commercial Operations After Titan Sub Incident
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 2:02pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – OceanGate, a US deep-sea excursions company, said on Thursday that it had suspended all exploration and commercial operations following the deadly implosion of the Titan submersible in June.
Majority of US Voters Believe Biden Involved in Son Hunter’s Foreign Business Deals – Poll
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 1:57pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A majority of likely voters in the United States believe that US President Joe Biden was involved in his son Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings, which are under investigation by US House lawmakers, a Rasmussen Reports poll revealed on Thursday.
China Opens New 2,000-Mile Land Cargo Route Across Central Asia to Afghanistan
Sputnik - Jul 6th 2023 1:53pm EDTCentral Asia’s quest for regional integration took a big leap forward on Thursday when the first freight train to traverse a new freight line departed from its eastern hub in China’s Gansu Province, bound for Afghanistan.