Giorno: 3 Febbraio 2023

‘Risk to safety’? Montana congressman rejects Pentagon’s reason for not shooting down Chinese spy balloon

The Pentagon’s rationale for not shooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon while it was over Montana — out of concern for the safety of those on the ground — is bogus, according to a Montana lawmaker. Montanans would have loved for it to be shot down, the lawmaker says. “What the Pentagon has said […]

Texas lawmakers want feds to reimburse states for the high cost of Biden’s border crisis

A group of Republicans from Texas is pushing for the federal government to reimburse states and border communities that are spending billions of dollars to secure the southwest U.S. border that they say President Biden has ignored for the last two years. These lawmakers introduced two bills this week that would let border states and […]

US has ‘absolute legal right’ to shoot down Chinese spy balloon, say national security experts

The Biden administration is well within its authority to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon that floated over Alaska and was spotted over Montana late this week, according to national security and legal experts. “We have the absolute legal right to take it down,” said Cully Stimson, a 30-year veteran of the Navy Judge Advocate […]

White House: Biden chose not to shoot down Chinese spy balloon, but keeping ‘all options on table’

The White House said Friday it is “keeping all options on the table” regarding the Chinese spy balloon after President Biden followed “strong” recommendations from defense officials not to shoot down the aircraft due to safety to people on the ground. White House officials said Biden made his decision based on a “strong recommendation” from […]

Sanremo 2023, Fiorello farà il Dopofestival: “Non dormirò più”

Read More Amadeus al Tg 1 sgancia la notizia bomba: “Voglio condividerla con Fiorello“, e il comico si collega da casa mostrando un pupazzo di Hulk. “È un annuncio un po’ strano – ammette il comico – facendo iun programma al mattino come potevo vedere il Festival? Allora mi è venuto un’idea: appena è finito […]

LIVE 2:45 PM ET: Secretary Blinken Meets With South Korean Foreign Minister

Read MoreU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin hold a press conference at 2:45 p.m. ET on Feb. 3, at the State Department after their meeting. The Epoch Times will livestream the press conference. …

Hawley demands Homeland Security investigation into Biden’s ‘baffling’ response to Chinese spy balloon

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is demanding an immediate investigation into President Biden’s lack of a response to China’s spy balloon that is currently floating over the U.S. “I write to request that you expeditiously convene a hearing on troubling reports that the Chinese government has launched a surveillance balloon over the United States to […]

NATO urges Russia to respect its nuclear treaty, which Russia suspended when the US supported Ukraine

NATO called Friday on Russia to respect the only treaty it has with the United States aimed at keeping a lid on nuclear weapons expansion and urged Moscow to allow on-the-ground inspections of military sites to resume. The so-called New START Treaty was signed by Russia and the U.S. in 2010. It caps at 1,550 […]

Sweden says claims that its agencies kidnap Muslim children is part of a systematized disinformation campaign

The Swedish government again sought Friday to discredit claims that Swedish social service agencies kidnap Muslim children, saying Sweden was again seeing a “systematized” and “extensive” disinformation campaign. “This campaign has now gained momentum again,” said Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. “This is false. This is not true. Sweden does not kidnap children. The social services […]

Bodies of 8 migrants recovered from island off the coast of Italy during operation that rescued 42 survivors

The bodies of eight migrants have been recovered by Italy’s coast guard during an operation overnight that also rescued 42 survivors in the central Mediterranean off the island of Lampedusa, authorities said Friday. Another two people, a newborn and a man, fell into the sea during the crossing and were presumed dead, the coast guard […]