Biden Enforcing Conditions On US Military Aid To Israel Is The 'Responsible, Secure And Just Thing To Do,' Says AOC

benzinga.com Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) commended President Joe Biden’s decision to enforce conditions on U.S. military aid to Israel, calling it a “responsible, secure, and…

Mom of captured U.S. soldier Gordon Black says girlfriend ‘lured’ him to Russia

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article The worried mother of a U.S. soldier in Russian custody said…

Kellyanne Conway Says Kamala Harris ‘Wants to Talk to Everybody from the Waist Down’

mediaite.com Fox News contributor Kellyanne Conway accused Vice President Kamala Harris of trying to connect with voters by talking to them “from the waist down.” Conway appeared on…

China Blasts US For Talking Gaza "Ceasefire While Pouring In Weapons"

zerohedge.com China Blasts US For Talking Gaza "Ceasefire While Pouring In Weapons" First the Ukraine war and now the Gaza conflict... China increasingly finds itself the leader of the…

Boeing confirms that LockBit attempted to extort a $200M ransom in October 2023; the company reportedly didn't pay any ransom after ~43GB of its data was posted

cyberscoop.com The cybercriminals who targeted Boeing using the LockBit ransomware platform in October 2023 demanded a $200 million extortion payment, the company said Wednesday. Boeing…

Putin Doesn't Bluff

zerohedge.com Putin Doesn't Bluff Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, Two weeks ago, the Congress passed (and President Biden signed) four key pieces of legislation related…

Isobel Yeung Joins CNN As International Correspondent

deadline.com Isobel Yeung is joining CNN as an international correspondent in the network’s London bureau. Yeung previously worked at Vice News as senior correspondent and producer,…

EU moves to give profits from Russian assets to Ukraine

bbc.com EU ambassadors have agreed in principle to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine.

Oil prices settle higher even as US stockpiles fall less than expected

investing.com Investing.com -- Oil prices settled higher Wednesday even as U.S. oil supplies fell for less than expected, though signs of a pick up in refining activity ahead of the U.S.…

Would America dare to bring down a Chinese bank?

economist.com If any politician has the demeanour to ease tensions with Beijing, it is Janet Yellen. America’s treasury secretary comes across as a twinkly eyed professor, rather than a…

Every Russian Tank Ever Built

247wallst.com Russian tanks have been highly influential on the battlefield since they rolled onto the scene in the early 20th century. From the battlefields of World War II to the…

As Ukraine gets F-16s, Russian forces plead for shotguns

newsweek.com Different eras of warfare are colliding in war-torn Ukraine, highlighting a dramatic contrast between Russia and Ukraine's arsenals as Kyiv desperately awaits a new influx…

Bitcoin Lightning Wallet ZEUS Isn’t Going Anywhere

bitcoinmagazine.com Founder: Evan Kaloudis Date Founded: 2019, block 563345; incorporated in 2023 Location of Headquarters: No HQ; fully remote Amount of Bitcoin Held in Treasury: Not disclosed…

Japan Is Now Caught In A Doom Loop

zerohedge.com Japan Is Now Caught In A Doom Loop By Russell Clark, author of the Capital Flows and Asset Market substack Japan and Treasuries My interest in Japan dates from 1991 when I…

Wednesday links: your median competitor

abnormalreturns.com Markets Earnings continue to be supportive of the bull market. (carsongroup.com) Measures of corporate sentiment are ticking higher. (wsj.com) ETFs The number of…

The tiny republic of San Marino is alarmingly friendly to Russia

economist.com EMMANUEL Goût has a long record of involvement with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The 65-year-old Frenchman has acted for some of Russia’s leading energy groups and helped set up…

U.K. Expels Russian Diplomat It Says Is a Spy

wsj.com The government also removed diplomatic protection from several Russian government-owned properties that it said were being used for intelligence gathering.

Russia's cruise missiles just became more lethal

newsweek.com Russia has modified its Kh-101 cruise missiles to accommodate two separate warheads, making them more lethal on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to the U.K.'s latest…

Dick Rutan, co-pilot of around-the-world flight, dies at 85

latimes.com Even as a young child growing up in the small Central Valley town of Dinuba, Dick Rutan knew that he wanted to be a pilot. Whenever he heard an airplane, he would gaze up…

‘Mayor Of Kingstown’ Adds Matthew Del Negro For Season 3

deadline.com is joining season 3 of Mayor of Kingstown. Del Negro will play the role of Will Breen, a charming, seemingly good natured corrections officer at the Kingstown Women’s…

Russia fails to collect to billions in oil profits from Asian ally

newsweek.com Russia has stopped pushing for the repatriation of stranded profits from its oil sales to India, and instead will use the money to invest in stocks and infrastructure in its…

Ukraine Says It Arrested 2 in Zelenskiy Assassination Plot

youtube.com Ukrainian authorities said they foiled a plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other high-ranking officials, making the announcement on the day of Vladimir…

EU reaches a tentative deal on Ukraine aid coming from profits of frozen Russian assets

seattletimes.com European Union nations have reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and ammunitions coming from the profits…

Japan doubles development aid in 10 years, vying with China

asia.nikkei.com TOKYO -- Japan's official development assistance (ODA) reached a record $19.6 billion in 2023, as the country ramps up foreign aid amid the growing influence of China -- and…

EU reaches deal on using profits from Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine

theguardian.com The EU has reached a deal to seize profits from Russia’s frozen assets to fund weapons and aid for Ukraine within months. EU senior diplomats meeting on Wednesday agreed a…

CISA boss: Secure software needed to stop ransomware

theregister.com RSAC There's a way to vastly reduce the scale and scope of ransomware attacks plaguing critical infrastructure, according to CISA director Jen Easterly: Make software secure…

Oil steadies on surprise inventory drop, but futures still down 8% from April peak

aol.com Oil reversed earlier declines Wednesday after new data showed US inventories fell last week, but futures are still down roughly 8% from their April peak. On Wednesday West…

Satellite data hints at Russia's depleting armor stocks

newsweek.com Nearly a third of Russia's armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine are no longer in storage, according to satellite imagery cited by an…

China takes advantage of Putin's imploding gas giant

newsweek.com Russian state-controlled gas giant Gazprom Group reported losing money for the first time in over 20 years last year, with increased but discounted exports to China failing…

'Is the death penalty racist? Of course it is.'

theweek.com 'Of course the death penalty is racist. And it would be wrong even if it weren't.' Civil rights groups have asked the California Supreme Court to invalidate the death…

The Most Important Events of WWII: A Timeline

247wallst.com World War II stands as one of the most important events in human history. It shaped much of the current geopolitical landscape and altered the balance of power for the…

Ukraine Passes Bill To Recruit Prisoners For Depleted Army Ranks

zerohedge.com Ukraine Passes Bill To Recruit Prisoners For Depleted Army Ranks The severe manpower crisis of Ukraine's armed forces continues to be on display, particularly after the…

FedEx Employees Trapped In Michigan Facility Evacuate After Tornado

benzinga.com Employees trapped in a FedEx building in Portage, Michigan, were successfully evacuated after a tornado caused a partial collapse of the building on Tuesday night. What…

Lithuania is open to sending troops on training mission in Ukraine

newsweek.com Lithuania has joined France in broaching the topic of sending soldiers to Ukraine. In an interview with the Financial Times published on Wednesday, Lithuanian Prime Minister…

Russia attacks Ukraine's power grid on day country celebrates defeat of Nazism in World War II

pbs.org Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive drones at Ukraine’s power grid Wednesday, targeting a wide area in what President…

Vladimir Putin blames an Islamist attack on Ukraine and America

economist.com Few Russian leaders apart from Stalin have been as obsessed with their own security, while failing so spectacularly to provide it for their people, as Vladimir Putin. From…

EU Moves to Sanction Russian LNG

tftc.io Politico has reported that the European Commission has proposed a new set of sanctions targeting the Russian LNG sector. Despite existing sanctions on imported natural gas,…

Russia Issues Stern Warning To France Over Army Deployment In Ukraine: 'They Will Inevitably Become Targets'

benzinga.com The Russian government has issued a stern warning to France, stating that any French troops deployed to Ukraine will be considered legitimate targets by the Russian…

BBC World Service risks being overtaken by Russia and China, warns outgoing director

pressgazette.co.uk Outgoing BBC World Service director Liliane Landor has warned the organisation “cannot be overtaken by better-resourced competitors” in a speech urging proper resourcing for…

Putin's NATO message is landing with Americans

newsweek.com As far back as 2012, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that global trends were "weakening the dominant role of the so-called historical West." Long brewing, Moscow's war…

China’s exporters in a bind as banks put Russia deals under microscope

scmp.com Banks still handling payments from Russia – mostly large institutions like Bank of China – are taking extra time to review each transaction, stoking dread among exporters as…

Russians are so desperate to see Western pop stars, they are paying to go on 'concert vacations' abroad

aol.com None Russian fans can pay to see pop stars like Ed Sheeran and James Blunt in Europe. • None The company has sold 150 concert vacations since last year, according to The…

The Morning Risk Report: FDIC Investigation Finds Culture Rife With Sexual Harassment, Discrimination

createsend.com TikTok filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of a new law that requires a sale or ban of the popular social-media app, setting up a court…

Chinese warships seen heading for Pacific

newsweek.com Japan dispatched a navy patrol plane to monitor a pair of Chinese warships as they approached its territory en route to the Pacific Ocean, its Defense Ministry said on…

Russian Airstrikes Inflict Major Damage On Ukrainian Energy Facilities

benzinga.com Russian missiles and drones have targeted nearly a dozen Ukrainian energy facilities, causing substantial damage, according to Kyiv officials. The assault, which took place…

The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ Film Is Still Sad, Even After a Vibrant Peter Jackson Restoration

variety.com When I was a Beatles-obsessed seven-year-old, my mother, in an act of selfless parental love, took me to a Fab Four film festival: “Hard Day’s Night,” “Let It Be,” “Yellow…

Russia is covering armored vehicles with elaborate anti-drone 'cope cages.' Video shows them getting hit anyway

businessinsider.com A still taken from video posted by Ukraine's 8th battalion of the 10th mountain assault brigade showing three damaged armored vehicles. Armed Forces of Ukraine/Facebook…

Putin ally makes surprise nuclear move

newsweek.com Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday announced a surprise nuclear readiness inspection, a move likely intended to bolster ally and neighbor Russia's attempt to…

Eurovision 2024: how is politics playing out in Sweden?

theweek.com One of the biggest fallacies about major cultural and sporting events is that they cannot nor should not be political. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises…

An alleged plot to assassinate Zelenskyy gives an alarming look into how deeply Russia can penetrate his inner circle

businessinsider.com Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inspects Ukrainian positions near Kharkiv in April, 2024. AP Ukraine said it foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr…

US and UK authorities unmask alleged LockBit mastermind

siliconrepublic.com The NCA and FBI cliam Dmitry Khoroshev led the notorious ransomware gang which was disrupted by an international task force earlier this year, though LockBit does not appear…

Oil slides on rising U.S. stockpiles, strong dollar

theglobeandmail.com Oil prices fell on Wednesday as industry data showed a rise in crude and fuel inventories in the U.S. and as the U.S. dollar strengthened, signalling that demand for oil is…

It's time for a heart-to-heart about the EU's surveillance agenda

euronews.com The EU must end its shadowy games with the industry, engage in meaningful transparency and respect our fundamental rights, Chloé Berthélémy and Viktoria Tomova write. In…

Russian army deserter detained in NATO country

newsweek.com Border guards report capturing a 41-year-old Russian army deserter believed to have been fighting in Ukraine before crossing illegally into NATO country Poland, from…

Oil slides on rising US stockpiles, strong dollar

investing.com Oil prices fell on Wednesday as industry data showed a rise in crude and fuel inventories in the U.S. and as the U.S. dollar strengthened, signalling that demand for oil is…

Ukraine hits oil depot in Russian-held Luhansk

youtube.com Ukrainian forces attacked an oil storage depot and sparked a large fire, injuring five people in the outskirts of the Russian-held city ...

Russia claims rare NATO trophy on Ukraine frontlines: video

newsweek.com A British military vehicle carrying missiles for Ukraine's armed forces was destroyed in a drone strike, according to a video shared on social media. In April, the British…

Economic hurdles of EU expansion into Eastern Europe – DW

dw.com Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pushed enlargement back on the European Union's agenda. But how much would taking on new members like Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia strain…

Russia ready to launch offensive on NATO country, Poland warns

newsweek.com The head of Polish military counterintelligence has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is already prepared for a small operation against NATO frontier states in…