German arms giant Rheinmetall unveiled its new main battle tank at the major weapons exhibition in Paris on Monday. The vehicle comes under the ‘Panther’ nickname in an apparent nod to Nazi Germany’s iconic PzKpfw V medium tank. The new tank boasts a new 130mm gun and is marketed as …
Read More »Biden revives World War II arms act for Ukraine
President Joe Biden on Monday signed the Lend-Lease Act of 2022 into law. The Act, previously used to arm the Allies of World War II, will expedite American arms shipments to Ukraine, and has been warmly welcomed in Kiev. Speaking as he signed the act at the White House, Biden …
Read More »UK revives Cold War-era unit to fight ‘disinformation’
The UK government has revealed that it is setting up a unit tasked with combatting disinformation from Moscow for the first since the end of the Cold War. The new Russia-Ukraine Government Information Cell (GIC) will expose and fight “false information,” Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told The Mail on Sunday. …
Read More »Biden revives Trump-era policy
Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Thursday that it is now “working in good faith to re-implement the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program” – informally known as the ‘remain in Mexico’ rule – as was “required by a federal court order.” “Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas has …
Read More »‘Freedom Fries’ back on the menu? US-France row over submarine deal with Australia revives Bush-era meme
The submarine sale, negotiated in secret and announced earlier this week, prompted France to recall its ambassadors from Washington and Canberra on Friday, kicking off a rare, high-level row between the three allies. Paris argued it was not informed of the deal, which effectively killed off a multi-billion dollar shipbuilding …
Read More »House physician revives mask mandate for Congress, but is seen bare-faced briefing irate GOP reps on new rule
The masking recommendation was taken up in the House on Wednesday, after Dr. Brian Monahan issued the guidance the night prior, requiring indoor face coverings for members of Congress as well as anyone in the House’s office buildings, hall or committee meeting chambers, including the fully vaccinated. “For the Congress, …
Read More »Iraq revives its monster pipeline project
Baghdad has committed to an ambitious timeline of reaching self-sufficiency by 2024-2025, with several large-scale projects being developed simultaneously. The announced gas-boosting drive will encompass Total spearheading the revived $7 billion Common Seawater Supply Project (injecting desalinated water into Basrah fields and processing the freed-up gas), Sinopec developing the 4.5 …
Read More »In Ukraine revives retail trade
The highest growth of turnover showed the capital and the Western and southern regions of Ukraine. The retail trade turnover of Ukraine excluding the temporarily occupied territories in January-June 2017 in comparable prices increased by 7.3% compared to the same period in 2016. In June compared to may of the …
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