Giorno: 16 Aprile 2024

US approves potential $140M aircraft support deal for Iraq, Pentagon officials confirm

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of aircraft contractor logistics support and training to Iraq for an estimated cost of $140 million, the Pentagon said on Monday. The training and support apply to Iraq’s C-172 and AC/RC-208 aircraft fleet. The Pentagon confirmed the details in a statement. REPUBLICANS EXPRESS DEEP CONCERN OVER […]

Biden admin launches partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics

President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that suddenly halted normal life around the globe in 2020. U.S. government officials will work with the countries to develop better testing, surveillance, communication and preparedness for such outbreaks in those […]

ADL: Reported Antisemitism Up 140% in 2023

In part due to the unleashing of Jew-hatred in the aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, antisemitism in the United States spiked by a record 140%, according to figures released by the Anti-Defamation League on Tuesday.[#item_full_content]

Senior US Diplomat Sends Alliance Warning Across China’s Bow

With China’s continued military growth, its increasing belligerence in the South China Sea, and its agitation toward its neighbors, comments from a senior U.S. diplomat about American alliances and mutual defense capabilities earlier this month were seen by some as a shot…[#item_full_content]

Ukraine: ‘Ran Out of Missiles’ Defending Power Station

A lack of air defense missiles prevented Ukraine from thwarting a Russian missile attack last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in the region around the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.[#item_full_content]

Australia says bishop, priest’s church stabbing was a ‘terrorist incident’

Australian police are now saying that the stabbing of a church bishop and priest during a livestreamed mass outside of Sydney is a “terrorist incident.”  A 16-year-old male suspect, who has not been publicly identified, remains in custody Tuesday following the attack Monday night at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley.  “We […]