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Canada and the USA: Trucking-related fraud cases are up 700%

10:54 15.11.2023

Canada and the USA: Trucking-related fraud cases are up 700%

Cargo theft in Canada and the U.S. increased, compared to the same time last year, CargoNet reports. The organization recorded 692 thefts that cost the industry over US $31 million, in the third quarter only, ‘Truck News’ informs. The majority of the cargo stolen can be attributed to shipment misdirection …

Western contractors redeploy from Ukraine to Israel

10:53 15.11.2023

Western contractors redeploy from Ukraine to Israel

Western military contractors supporting the Ukrainian Army’s ongoing war effort against Russian forces have reportedly redeployed to Israel to support operations against Palestinian militias in the Gaza Strip. The development was reported in the Spanish paper El Mundo among other Western outlets, although the Israeli Defence Forces have claimed to …

The American Conservative: “Why can’t anyone say how much we’ve spent on Ukraine?”

10:51 15.11.2023

The American Conservative: “Why can’t anyone say how much we’ve spent on Ukraine?”

Is the Biden Administration’s inability to provide Congress with an accurate total of aid sent to Ukraine stonewalling or stupidity? – asks Bradley Devlin, a staff reporter for ‘The American Conservative’. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan mocked critics of him and the Biden administration at a September 21 press conference …

FP: The World won’t be the same after the Israel-Hamas war

10:45 15.11.2023

FP: The World won’t be the same after the Israel-Hamas war

The Middle East’s latest war will have widespread geopolitical effects, stresses Stephen M. Walt, a columnist at ‘Foreign Policy’, a Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University. Will the latest Gaza war have far-reaching repercussions? As a rule, I think adverse geopolitical developments are usually balanced …

Italy set to be first-ever country to ban synthetic food

11:07 14.11.2023

Italy set to be first-ever country to ban synthetic food

“Farmers, breeders and fishermen risk paying a very high price for the ideological mistakes behind the European Union’s Green Deal, which punishes producers with emission reduction targets that will only lead to a decrease in food production,” writes Euractiv. Italy will ban synthetic foods, said Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida at …

Trident and other nuclear-powered submarines hit by Royal Navy spare parts shortage

11:06 14.11.2023

Trident and other nuclear-powered submarines hit by Royal Navy spare parts shortage

Britain’s nuclear-powered submarines, including those forming Trident, and military ships have been hit by spare part shortages and repair issues, writes INews. Some of the suppliers tasked with providing parts and replacement equipment to the Royal Navy recently missed their targets, with the Government rating their performance as inadequate, according …

NYT: Can America support two wars and still handle China?

11:06 14.11.2023

NYT: Can America support two wars and still handle China?

America’s long-promised pivot to Asia was finally gathering momentum — new security deals with the Philippines and India, expanded military exercises, and plans with allies to stay ahead of Chinese technology. But the Middle East, like a vortex, has pulled Washington back in, notes ‘The New York Times’. And for …

Global Times: “Why can't US and G7 even utter the word 'ceasefire'?”

11:05 14.11.2023

Global Times: “Why can't US and G7 even utter the word 'ceasefire'?”

Faced with the heartbreaking humanitarian catastrophe occurring in Gaza every day, confronted with the cruel reality of over 100 Palestinian children losing their lives to the ravages of war each day, and in the wake of the increasingly urgent international calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, it's quite perplexing that …

The Western alliance can't fight on two fronts: Israel’s mixed blessing for Ukraine

11:46 13.11.2023

The Western alliance can't fight on two fronts: Israel’s mixed blessing for Ukraine

In the month since Hamas’s attack, the reduced coverage of the Ukraine war has been a mixed blessing for Zelenskyy and his international backers, notes ‘UnHerd’. Perhaps most obviously, it has caused Ukraine to plummet among the West’s priorities, at a time when political support for continued military aid was …

View from Washington: The Hill is particularly responsive to the arms lobby

11:45 13.11.2023

View from Washington: The Hill is particularly responsive to the arms lobby

In actual fact, the military-industrial complex, which includes the arms lobby, the weapons manufacturers, and the Congress, is far more influential than it was 60 years ago. Global defense spending is around $2.2 trillion, with the United States spending half of that amount, writes at ‘Counter Punch’ Melvin A. Goodman, …

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