A major foreign intelligence service has been pressing Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin over his attitude towards Russia and China, the official revealed on Saturday. The minister expects a large media campaign against him to kick off next week. “One of the largest intelligence services in the world, if not …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom declares ‘force majeure’ on EU gas flow – media
Russian energy giant Gazprom has declared force majeure on gas supplies to at least one major EU customer starting July 14, Reuters reported on Monday citing a company letter it has seen. According to the document, Gazprom could not fulfil its supply obligations due to “extraordinary” circumstances outside its control, …
Read More »US Air Force Kabul plane probe complete
The US Air Force has determined that the crew of a Boeing C-17 military transport plane were not responsible for the deaths of Afghan civilians who tried to cling to the jet as it took off from Kabul in August 2021, amid the chaotic mass-withdrawal of US forces from the …
Read More »Gas prices force US cops to ration call outs – media
Surging gas prices around the US are beginning to put a strain on police departments as they try to cut down on fuel consumption. One Michigan police force has already asked its officers to handle “whatever calls are acceptable” by phone. The American Automobile Association (AAA) has reported that Michigan …
Read More »China explains reason for show of force near Taiwan
China said it deployed warplanes and warships near Taiwan as a show of force a week after US President Joe Biden vowed to defend the island. Beijing has conducted a “joint combat-readiness security patrol involving multiple services and arms in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island,” Senior Colonel …
Read More »US tries to force Russian default
The US Treasury Department announced on Tuesday that it would not extend the sanctions waiver that allowed Russia to make sovereign debt payments to Americans, in a move officials previously said would cause Moscow to be in technical default of its debt obligations. The general license waiver, which is set …
Read More »US ready to use force to defend Taiwan
US President Joe Biden indicated on Monday that Washington is willing to use military force to defend Taiwan if necessary. Speaking at a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, he said the US sees the idea of China “going in” with its troops as unacceptable. …
Read More »Zelensky reveals size of Ukrainian force fighting Russia
The size of the Ukrainian military is now almost six times larger than it was at the beginning of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed. “We needed an army of more than 250,000 or 260,000, but there were only around 120,000” battle-ready troops in Ukraine …
Read More »US oil giant declares Russia force majeure
ExxonMobil said on Wednesday that its Russian unit Exxon Neftegas has declared force majeure for its Sakhalin 1 operations due to sanctions. It has become increasingly difficult to ship crude to customers, the company explained. The Sakhalin 1 project produces Sokol crude oil off the coast of Sakhalin Island in …
Read More »Bill Gates calls for global pandemic task force
The World Health Organization is currently the only body that can create and manage a “top-notch” multi-domain team of health experts to detect, prevent and battle future pandemics, the Microsoft co-founder said, bemoaning its underfunding despite beeing the top donor. With over 6.2 million people estimated to have died from Covid-19 and …
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