Нові санкції США проти Росії можуть не ухвалити до проміжних виборів у листопаді: законопроєкт, який Сенат підтримав переважною більшістю, фактично забуксував у Палаті представників через побоювання щодо стрибка цін на нафту та розширення тарифних повноважень Дональда Трампа.
Теле раніше працював у штабі Трампа під час його першого президентського терміну у спеціальний помічник президента за legislatively питання. Дональд Трамп у четвер призначив Адама Теле адміністративним секретарем армії після відходу Деніела Дрісколла серед широкого поширення звітів про напруженість з міністром оборони Пітом Хакесетом. Теле є потім помічник секретаря армії за цивільні роботи. Продовжіть читати...
Велика Британія та Франція обговорили подальше розширення оборонного виробництва в Україні, зокрема можливість створення ліній для складання далекобійних ракет Storm Shadow/SCALP.
Sean Alfortish and Leon Parker convicted on some counts but not murder charges linked to insurance fraud plot A federal jury in New Orleans on Thursday returned a split verdict after more than 30 hours of deliberations in a three-week-long blockbuster fraud and murder trial that garnered headlines far beyond Louisiana. Jurors deadlocked on murder charges Sean Alfortish and Leon “Chunky” Parker faced, leading US district judge Wendy Vitter to declare a mistrial as prosecutors vowed to try the case on those counts again. Continue reading...
Росія атакує американський бізнес в Україні, намагаючись завдати шкоди економічним інтересам США та витіснити американські компанії з міжнародних ринків, заявив очільник МЗС України Андрій Сибіга після удару по виробництву Coca-Cola на Київщині.
Setback for Republicans in redistricting battle as court orders forbids maps from being used in November elections The Missouri supreme court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map. The decision Thursday marks a rare setback for Republicans in a national redistricting battle. Republicans had hoped Missouri’s new congressional boundaries could help them win an additional seat and hold onto their slim House majority in the midterms. The ruling still could be appealed to the US supreme court. Continue reading...
US tech company has sued London mayor after he prevented it from working with Metropolitan police Sadiq Khan has agreed for his text messages and emails to be searched as part of a legal battle with Palantir, the high court has been told, after he prevented the US technology company from working with the Metropolitan police. The London mayor stepped in to block a £50m deal between Palantir and the Met in May, with the artificial intelligence developer suing Khan’s office over the decision. Continue reading...
Project that critics say will disrupt historic sightlines in Washington DC is facing a lawsuit The Trump administration said on Thursday that excavation work will start over the next two weeks on the site where it plans to build a towering, gilded arch, a project that is facing a lawsuit and that critics say will disrupt historic sightlines in Washington DC. The proposed arch is one of several projects the Republican president is pursuing to leave his lasting imprint on Washington, including renaming and renovating the Kennedy Center, building a huge new White House ballroom, refurbishing the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool and rebuilding a golf course in East Potomac Park that could significantly reduce the public’s access to running and biking paths. Continue reading...
US vice-president says he’s ‘extremely skeptical’ of Iran reports when asked whether US was responsible for deaths The US vice-president, JD Vance, said “sometimes things happen” when asked on Thursday whether an American strike was responsible for killing four people, including a child, at a wedding celebration in southern Iran this week. The strike hit Kuhestak, a town in Sirik county on the strait of Hormuz. The toll was reported not by the Iranian government but by the Iranian Red Crescent, a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement that operates independently of Tehran and is generally treated by international monitors as a credible source on casualty figures. Continue reading...