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“Where is the money?” Pentagon fails sixth audit

11:42 17.11.2023

“Where is the money?” Pentagon fails sixth audit

For the sixth year in a row, the Pentagon failed its annual audit. The result is not a surprise. The Department of Defense’s assets are vast and decentralized, amounting to $3.8 trillion alongside $4 trillion in liabilities. These are located in all 50 states and more than 4,500 sites around …

Biden meets Xi

11:40 17.11.2023

Biden meets Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden take a walk after their talks in the Filoli Estate in the U.S. state of California, Nov. 15, 2023.Photo: Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Nov.15, had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on …

The National Interest: America is an ‘Overstretched Superpower’

14:09 16.11.2023

The National Interest: America is an ‘Overstretched Superpower’

Joe Biden, in concert with American public opinion, soured on the long U.S. military disasters in Iraq and Afghanistan and finally withdrew U.S. forces from the two-decade disaster in Afghanistan, even though other prior presidents lacked the courage to carry out what was likely to be — and was — …

Europe's problems are far bigger than a shallow recession

11:28 16.11.2023

Europe's problems are far bigger than a shallow recession

The euro zone appears to be in the middle of another recession but worries about whether definitive growth figures due early next year will have a plus or minus sign in front are missing the bigger picture, writes Reuters. The good news is that the 20-nation currency union is set …

Global Times: West gives contradictory information on the Nord Stream blow

11:27 16.11.2023

Global Times: West gives contradictory information on the Nord Stream blow

As German and US media reports exposed that a senior Ukrainian military officer with deep ties to the country's intelligence services allegedly played a central role in the bombing of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines last year, experts said that various contradictory information released by the US and the …

Sullivan: 'The window is closing' on US funding for Ukraine

11:26 16.11.2023

Sullivan: 'The window is closing' on US funding for Ukraine

The U.S. Congress needs to approve the White House's request for aid to Ukraine as soon as possible in order to prevent serious consequences for Ukraine's defense, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in a press briefing. "Each week that passes, our ability to fully fund what we feel …

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 …

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