NATO must address 'biggest gap' against Russia: Defense official

newsweek.com Air defense is the NATO alliance's "biggest gap" in its deepening standoff with Russia, one national defense minister has warned, as the bloc tries to source more systems…

Democrats have officially decided to save Mike Johnson from MTG's ouster effort

aol.com None Democrats have officially decided to protect Speaker Mike Johnson from MTG's ouster effort. • None They said it was time to "turn the page on this chapter of Pro-Putin…

RICK RAY AND ROBERT G. ROSE TO BE FEATURED AT THE CAPITOL THEATER IN BURLINGTON, IOWA

benzinga.com NEW YORK, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AIM Tell-A-Vision® Group (AIM TV), the producers of the syndicated television series Raw Travel®, announced that Robert G. Rose, the…

Russian forces have hit on a cheap way to foil US precision weapons in Ukraine

businessinsider.com Ukrainian troops fire with surface-to-surface rockets MLRS towards Russian positions at a front line in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 7, 2022. ARIS…

Russia on course for deadliest week in months: Kyiv

newsweek.com Russia's daily personnel losses have surpassed 1,000 for the fifth time in the last seven days, according to Kyiv's latest figures. In its update on Tuesday, Ukraine's…

Massive drone strike suggests Ukraine is going after Russia's devastating glide bombs

businessinsider.com Sukhoi Su-34 bombers drop bombs during the Keys to the Sky competition at the International Army Games 2017 at the Ashuluk shooting range outside Astrakhan. MAXIM…

Russian state TV issues ominous warning to US ally

newsweek.com An ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an ominous warning to the United Kingdom on state TV. Vladimir Solovyov, one of the most prominent figures in…

Germany's energy transition: Can a new hydrogen scheme help? – DW

dw.com Germany's obsession with avoiding fresh debt has led to doubts about its energy transition. Now, a novel mechanism for its hydrogen strategy could become a blueprint. It may…

Biden replaces Obama-era infrastructure protections to defend against Chinese cyberthreats

cnbc.com US President Joe Biden speaks after signing the foreign aid bill at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. President Joe Biden on Tuesday updated a more…

Claims that the US bought 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from a close Russian ally are likely false, experts say

businessinsider.com Mikoyan MIG-29 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force in a NATO shielding exercise at the Lask Air Base, Poland, on October 12, 2022. Omar Marques/Getty Images Reports that…

Russian Defense Systems Intercept Six US-Made Missiles Launched By Ukraine

benzinga.com In the latest development, Russian air defense systems have reportedly intercepted six U.S.-made Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) launched by Ukraine within the past…

Marathon Petroleum beats Q1 profit estimates on elevated fuel demand, tight supplies

finance.yahoo.com Top U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum beat first-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday, as demand for refined products remained at high levels and global fuel supplies tightened…

98-Year-Old Ukrainian Woman Braves Russian Shelling, Walks 10KM To Escape Moscow-Occupied Territory

benzinga.com In a remarkable display of resilience, a 98-year-old Ukrainian woman has reportedly walked 10km under shelling to escape the Russian-occupied territory of Donetsk, as per a…

Expert Slams Western Governments For Missing Out On AI In War: 'Have Let The 'Deftech' Sector Escape Their Oversight'

benzinga.com The rapid establishment of AI Safety Institutes by Western governments has overlooked the governance of military AI use, despite the growing potential for serious safety…

“The Four Key Reasons Why The U.S. Will Never Stop Targeting Russia’s LNG Sector”

nakedcapitalism.com Due to the variety of beats this tiny website endeavors to follow, we don’t alway have in depth knowledge of topics of interest. So some reader calibration on this article…

UN Confirms North Korean Ballistic Missile Landed In Ukraine's Kharkiv In January Amid War With Russia

benzinga.com A missile that landed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 2, has been identified as a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile by United Nations sanctions monitors. What…

G7 energy ministers agree to end use of coal in power generation by 2035, but with a caveat

theglobeandmail.com Energy ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed on Tuesday to end the use of coal in power generation “during the first half of (the) 2030s”,…

Deflation Reaches UK Stores as Non-Food Prices Fall 0.6%

bnnbloomberg.ca Clothing, footwear and other non-food products in UK stores slid into deflation for the first time in more than two years as the Bank of England considers cutting interest…

How Europe’s energy crisis is feeding the election campaign

euronews.com The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy was already a central pillar of the European Green Deal before a belligerent Moscow triggered an energy crisis; now the…

Cronos Price Prediction: 2024, 2025, 2026

coinpedia.org The post Cronos Price Prediction 2024, 2025, 2030: Will CRO Price Hit $0.17 This Month? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Story Highlights The live price of Cronos is…

Turkey’s trade with Russia drops after US pressure

ft.com US Treasury can hit Turkish banks with secondary sanctions if they are involved in exports used in Ukraine war

Russian bear Putin sharpens his claws to take hold of more European businesses

euronews.com Moscow puts subsidiaries of German and Italian firms under the control of a Gazprom division, sparking annoyance from Italy and the EU. In a move that is likely to increase…

Hydrogen: Germany gets innovative to fund energy transition – DW

dw.com Germany's obsession with avoiding fresh debt has led to an infrastructure backlog and doubts about its energy transition. But Berlin has devised a novel mechanism for its…

Global banking regulators target mismanagement in handling risks from clients

theglobeandmail.com Global banking regulators on Tuesday proposed stricter standards for banks when assessing risks from customers to avoid the mismanagement highlighted by the collapse of…

Drone Maker DJI Next Likely Target of US China Hawks

asiafinancial.com Drones made by Chinese company DJI are popular with emergency responders in the United States, but lawmakers in Washington DC widely regard them as a national security…

Meta Faces EU Investigation Over Election Disinformation

nytimes.com Meta, the American tech giant, is being investigated by European Union regulators for the spread of disinformation on its platforms Facebook and Instagram, poor oversight of…

Ukraine scores massive weapons boost from NATO nation

newsweek.com Ukraine has scored a massive weapons boost from NATO member Germany as part of a fresh tranche of military aid unveiled on Monday. "Great news from our German friends! Thank…

Rishi Sunak: OK if I clash with the media as ‘I know how important your role is’

pressgazette.co.uk Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told a room full of journalists it is okay if they “clash” with the Government as he highlighted the importance of media freedom in the UK and…

US views on Ukraine War Explained in 3 Charts

newsweek.com Americans are split along political lines when it comes to funding for Ukraine's war effort, who they think will win the war with Russia, and their perceptions of the…

Could Lithium-Rich Bolivia Be Next On BRICS’ Membership List? Russia Seems to Think So

nakedcapitalism.com “BRICS is an organization, not a military alliance. It is simply a platform to agree on positions and adopt mutually acceptable decisions that are based on sovereignty,…

Crimea rocked by explosions as bridge shut: reports

newsweek.com Traffic on the main bridge linking the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea was temporarily halted as Moscow said Ukraine attacked the peninsula with U.S.-supplied missiles…

Map shows where North Korea has placed land mines in demilitarized zone

newsweek.com North Korea has mined border crossings on its side of the demilitarized zone, the South's military said this week, in another sign of increasing tensions between the old…

Europe’s Economic Laggards Have Become Its Leaders

nytimes.com Something extraordinary is happening to the European economy: Southern nations that nearly broke up the euro currency bloc during the financial crisis in 2012 are growing…

GOP lawmakers say Marjorie Taylor Greene's motion to vacate has fizzled

axios.com A sizable number of GOP lawmakers cast doubt on the odds of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pulling the trigger on her motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.),…

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation Announces Permanent Base Management Fee Reduction

benzinga.com LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation OCSL ("OCSL" or the "Company") today announced a permanent reduction in its base…

String of Conveniently Timed Spying Cases in Germany Influence EU Elections, Undermine Chancellor’s China Efforts, and Spread Fear of Russian Fifth Column

nakedcapitalism.com Alleged spies for Russia and China and misinformation efforts directed from Moscow are now being uncovered weekly in Germany. Two of the cases involve the Alternative for…

Ukraine war maps show Russia's two options for advancing

newsweek.com The ultimate goals of Russian forces pushing westward from the captured fortress city of Avdiivka remain unclear, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), as…

$3.5 Billion Slipped Into Ukraine-Israel Aid Bill To 'Supercharge Mass Migration From The Middle East'

zerohedge.com $3.5 Billion Slipped Into Ukraine-Israel Aid Bill To 'Supercharge Mass Migration From The Middle East' Tucked away in the $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine,…

China’s $170bn gold rush triggers Taiwan invasion fears

finance.yahoo.com China has built up a $170bn (£135bn) stockpile of gold after a record buying spree, in a move that has raised fears Beijing is preparing its economy for a possible conflict…

Chechnya in jeopardy: what would death of Ramzan Kadyrov mean for Putin?

theweek.com Reports that Chechnya's strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov is terminally ill pose a serious problem for Vladimir Putin. The Russian president is desperate to avoid instability…

Flight chaos in NATO countries amid GPS jamming

newsweek.com Finland's national airline Finnair has paused its flights to fellow-NATO member Estonia because of GPS (global position system) disturbances in the region, which have been…

Eurozone GDP Ticks Higher as Inflation Cools

wsj.com The eurozone economy had a stronger-than-expected return to growth at the start of the year as inflation cooled, a sign that the currency area is starting to recover from…

Kevin Macdonald’s Klitschko Doc & Roger Ross Williams To Feature At Sheffield DocFest

deadline.com The Sheffield DocFest will open with Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald’s latest doc Klitschko: More Than a Fight, while Roger Ross Williams, the first African…

US is losing its 'soft power' edge to China in Africa

semafor.com The News Washington’s influence on the African continent is waning — and it is being edged out by Beijing, new polling from Gallup shows. The US and China are racing to…

Kevin Macdonald’s ‘Klitschko’ to Open Sheffield DocFest, Roger Ross Williams Is Guest of Honor

hollywoodreporter.com The Sheffield DocFest will open its 2024 edition with the world premiere of Kevin Macdonald’s Klitschko: More Than a Fight on June 12 at Sheffield City Hall. The annual…

AI takes center stage in target selection and strikes in Ukraine and Gaza

fortune.com Regulators who want to get a grip on an emerging generation of artificially intelligent killing machines may not have much time left to do so, governments were warned on…

Russia deploying new AI-powered anti-drone devices

newsweek.com Russia has developed new artificial-intelligence (AI) powered anti-drone devices for use on the battlefield in Ukraine. The mobile anti-drone warfare system, called…

The £5 coffee is coming

theguardian.com It was one of those London museum cafes where buggies block the entrance and children trail veggie straws across the floor. The queue of parents stretched to the door and…

ATACMS target Russian air defenses in Crimea

newsweek.com Ukraine fired U.S.-supplied missiles at Crimea in a bid to knock out Moscow's air-defense capabilities on the peninsula it occupies, according to Russian media reports. It…

China may be preparing to deploy economic 'nuclear option'

newsweek.com China has been buying up commodities at a rapid clip, prompting analysts to wonder out loud whether Beijing is preparing to choose the economic "nuclear option." "China is…

Russia Installs 'Cope Cages' On Oil Refineries As Ukraine Ramps Up Kamikaze Drone Attacks

zerohedge.com Russia Installs 'Cope Cages' On Oil Refineries As Ukraine Ramps Up Kamikaze Drone Attacks A sudden surge in Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russia's vast energy industry…

Old Macdonald Had a Drone: Inside Farming’s Tech Boom

thewalrus.ca The MacLellans can pinpoint the moment their farm in Kensington, Prince Edward Island, underwent a significant change: spring 2009. That’s when the family tractors were…

Gold Drops as Markets See Hawkish Fedspeak at US Rate Meeting

finance.yahoo.com Gold fell — narrowing what is set to be its third straight month of gains — as investor focus turned to this week’s Federal Reserve rate-decision meeting at which…

Duchess of Edinburgh visits Ukraine in royal first since Russia’s invasion

youtube.com The Duchess of Edinburgh has become the first member of the Royal family to visit Ukraine since Russia invaded more than two ...

Captured NATO Military Equipment Put On Month-Long Display In Moscow

zerohedge.com Captured NATO Military Equipment Put On Month-Long Display In Moscow Russia will soon showcase a parade of NATO vehicles captured from the battlefield in Ukraine. Or rather,…

Summer Lee, the Pennsylvania 'squad' member who beat back a primary challenge

theweek.com One of the up-and-coming members of Congress scored a major victory on April 23: Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Summer Lee won her primary challenge against Edgewood Borough…