In a carefully worded statement to the public on Friday, US ambassador in Belgrade Christopher Hill commented on the 78-day bombing campaign against Yugoslavia by calling on the Serbs to build a “better future” together with Washington. “I offer my personal condolences to the families of those who lost their …
Read More »Verdict aside, the embarrassing Rittenhouse trial should be a warning
The Rittenhouse trial, irrelevant of its outcome, was an embarrassment for the Wisconsin and US justice system as a whole. It’s telling that, while this case involved two dead victims, Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum, and an 18-year-old on trial for his life, two other characters became lightning rods for …
Read More »France unwilling to set aside submarine dispute with Australia, minister says, stressing it’s also an EU matter
Speaking on Tuesday, France’s European affairs minister Clement Beaune said that his European counterparts supported France in its dispute with Australia after the latter cancelled a $40 billion submarine contract with Paris in favor of a new deal with the UK and US. He welcomed the EU support, noting that …
Read More »Harry who? Son shines as Tottenham brush aside Kane suitors Manchester City in Premier League opener
England skipper Kane’s decision to agitate for a record-breaking move to the reigning Premier League champions was a narrative which bubbled under much of the game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Fans of Pep Guardiola’s City side opened the defense of their Premier League crown singing, “Harry Kane, he wants to …
Read More »While giving Americans $600, Congress sets aside $600 MILLION to fight Russia & China
The 5,593-page legislation bundled the coronavirus “stimulus” with general 2021 spending. It faced heavy criticism from across the US political spectrum last week, for funding all sorts of pet projects while giving Americans only a $600 individual payment. That’s half of what they got in April, and the only direct …
Read More »US Supreme Court orders late Pennsylvania mail-in ballots to be set aside & counted separately from overall vote tally
In a temporary order on Friday, US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito ruled that “all county boards of election” must abide by the guidance from October 28 and November 1 that requires all ballots received by mail after 8pm on the election day to “be segregated” and stored “in a …
Read More »Put aside ‘posturing’ & ‘positioning,’ Cabinet Office Minister Gove tells Greater Manchester leaders amid Covid restrictions row
Gove told Sky News’ Sophy Ridge that “the political leadership in Greater Manchester is resisting precisely the program that would bring the virus down.” I want to reach an agreement with the political leadership in Greater Manchester. I want them to put aside, for a moment, some of the political …
Read More »Americans can set aside $250 million for a nuclear silo in Ukraine
The question of the allocation of funds for the construction of the repository will be considered in September. The Corporation of foreign investment in the United States (Overseas Private Investment Corporation, OPIC) will consider the granting of national nuclear energy generating company Energoatom loan of $250 million for the construction …
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