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Taiwan Issue Red Line That Cannot Be Crossed – Xi Jinping
Sputnik - Nov 17th 2024 12:05am ESTBEIJING (Sputnik) – The Taiwan issue is a red line that cannot be crossed, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a meeting with US President Joe Biden in Lima.
Taiwan Issue Red Line That Cannot Be Crossed – Xi Jinping
Sputnik - Nov 17th 2024 12:05am ESTBEIJING (Sputnik) – The Taiwan issue is a red line that cannot be crossed, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a meeting with US President Joe Biden in Lima.
Xi Jinping Says at Meeting With Biden China Ready to Work With Trump Administration
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 5:56pm ESTWASHINGTON, November 17 (Sputnik) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a meeting with incumbent US President Joe Biden on Sunday that China was ready to work with the new administration of President Donald Trump, who won the election, the White House press pool reported.
Hezbollah Says Struck Simultaneously 5 Israeli Military Bases Near Haifa
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 3:54pm ESTBEIRUT, November 16 (Sputnik) – The Lebanese-based Hezbollah movement said on Saturday it had launched rockets at five Israeli military bases near the city of Haifa.
Who is Boris Epshteyn, Trump Lawyer Reportedly Floated as Ukraine Peace Negotiator?
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 2:07pm ESTPresident-elect Trump began rolling out cabinet picks this week after his victory in the November 5 elections, with some requiring Senate confirmation and others possible without external approval. Among the names names mentioned for a senior role in the Trump White House 2.0 is Boris Epshteyn. Here’s a profile.
Who is Boris Epshteyn, Trump Lawyer Reportedly Floated as Ukraine Peace Negotiator?
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 2:07pm ESTPresident-elect Trump began rolling out cabinet picks this week after his victory in the November 5 elections, with some requiring Senate confirmation and others possible without external approval. Among the names names mentioned for a senior role in the Trump White House 2.0 is Boris Epshteyn. Here’s a profile.
Who is Boris Epshteyn, Trump Lawyer Reportedly Floated as Ukraine Peace Negotiator?
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 2:07pm ESTPresident-elect Trump began rolling out cabinet picks this week after his victory in the November 5 elections, with some requiring Senate confirmation and others possible without external approval. Among the names names mentioned for a senior role in the Trump White House 2.0 is Boris Epshteyn. Here’s a profile.
Russia Halts Gas Deliveries to Austria: How Will This Affect Nation’s Economy?
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 12:41pm ESTUntil now, Austria had been one of three landlocked Central European countries to resist EU policy demanding the members wean themselves off Russian natural gas supplies, with the nations, which also include Hungary and Slovakia, citing the costs and logistical difficulties associated with securing alternative and affordable sources of energy.
Dystopian Nightmare Meets Reality: US Media Cheerleads ‘Killer Robots Filling Ukrainian Skies’
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 10:46am ESTNATO and Ukrainian officials and arms contractors have stated openly that the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine is an “ideal testing ground” for Western weapons systems for the conflicts of the future against other potential adversaries. Now, media have begun championing turning the crisis into a forever war using cheap killer drones.
Russia Asks Germany to Do Some Soul Searching on Nazi Past Amid Fresh Calls for Missiles for Ukraine
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 10:24am ESTEmbattled German Chancellor Olaf Scholz telephoned Russian President Putin on Friday to discuss issues ranging from the Ukraine crisis to energy cooperation. Meanwhile, his outspoken Green Party foreign minister called on Berlin to move forward with highly risky missile deliveries to Ukraine. Russia’s Foreign Ministry has responded.
War Games Show UK’s Beleaguered Flagship Aircraft Carriers ‘Get Sunk’ Every Time
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 9:02am ESTIn a reflection of the UK’s host of internal political and economic problems, its Armed Forces have likewise been grappling with financial and operational woes.
Russia Cuts Uranium Exports to US: What’s Next?
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 8:21am ESTThe Biden administration enacted legislation banning supplies of “unirradiated, low-enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation or by a Russian entity” earlier in the year, turning a deaf ear to concerns voiced by US nuclear operators and nuclear fuel market participants.
Pentagon Spends $187 Mln on Audit, Fails Seventh Year in a Row
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 6:50am ESTThis year’s financial review, carried out by the DoD’s Office of the Inspector General and an independent accounting firm, employed 1,700 auditors and cost $187 million – slightly more than the entire defense budget of the West African nation of Mauritania. The US spent a record $824 billion on defense in 2024, $27 billion more […]
Ukraine Loses Up to 255 Soldiers in Kursk Region in Past Day – MoD
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 5:54am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Ukrainian armed forces have lost 255 servicepeople, three armored fighting vehicles, one air defense system and one electronic warfare station in the Kursk region in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
What Could Trump 2.0 Mean for US Healthcare?
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 5:19am ESTUS President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human Services Secretary tasked with fixing America’s raging health crisis.
Russian Troops Take Control Over Makarovka and Leninskoe Settlements in DPR – MoD
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 4:51am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian forces have taken control over the settlements of Makarovka and Leninskoe in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
Georgian Dream Party Wins Parliamentary Elections With 53.93% of Votes – Final CEC Report
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 4:13am ESTTBILISI (Sputnik) – The Georgian Central Election Commission approved on Saturday the final report of the parliamentary elections held on October 26 with ruling Georgian Dream party receiving 53.93% of the votes and 89 seats in parliament.
China Calls on Canada to Lift Increased Duties on Chinese EV Cars
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 2:41am ESTBEIJING (Sputnik) – China urges Canada to lift the increased duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after a meeting with his Canadian counterpart, Melanie Joly.
Trump Team To Write Off ‘Project Ukraine’ as Sunk Cost – Analyst
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 1:31am ESTDonald Trump repeated his pledge to end the Ukraine conflagration as he addressed a gala organized by the America First Policy Institute at his Mar-a-Lago resort on November 15, saying that “the conflict has got to stop.”
Xi Meets Japan’s Ishiba for First Time on Margins of APEC Summit
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 12:44am ESTBEIJING (Sputnik) – Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting on Friday with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of the 31st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Peru’s Lima, which became the first meeting of the two leaders after Ishiba was sworn in, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
US Congress Appropriated $182 Bln in Aid to Ukraine Since Feb 2022 – DoD Inspector General
Sputnik - Nov 16th 2024 12:34am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The total amount of all funds allocated by the US Congress to assist Ukraine since the start of Russia’s special military operation has exceeded $182 billion, according to a report by the Pentagon Inspector General.
Air Defense Destroy 12 UAVs Over Russia’s Bryansk Region – Governor
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 11:28pm ESTAir defense forces have destroyed 12 aircraft-type UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region, the governor Alexander Bogomaz said.
US to Abide by New START Treaty Limits as Long as It Assesses Russia Does – Pentagon
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 8:34pm ESTWASHINGTON, November 15 (Sputnik) – The United States will comply with the central limits of the last remaining nuclear weapons treaty with Russia as long as it believes that Russia continues to do so, the Pentagon said in a report to Congress.
SpaceX Plans Hundreds of Starship Launches During Donald Trump’s Presidency – Reports
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 7:16pm ESTAmerican space technology company SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said the company plans to significantly increase the number of Starship launches during US President-elect Donald Trump’s second term: the number could reach 400 in the next four years, the Wall Street Journal reported.
US Federal Debt Tops $36 Trillion as Dollar’s Decline, BRICS’ Rise Take Toll
Sputnik - Nov 15th 2024 1:44pm ESTUS financial analysts and Wall Street bankers have warned for years about the long-term unsustainability of the federal government’s debt burden, with interest payments on the national debt close to topping $1 trillion in 2024 – more than any other spending obligation besides Social Security and Medicare.