Ukraine's facing a perfect storm of problems, and a vote in Congress could make or break its war with Russia

businessinsider.com Soldiers from the Ukrainian 63rd Brigade are hiding artillery unit 2S3 Akatsiya, a Russian-made self-propelled howitzer of 152 caliber, on the firing positions as…

Mysterious accidents at US, ally's defense facilities spark sabotage fears

newsweek.com A recent string of mysterious accidents at defense facilities in the U.S. and U.K. that have been producing weapons and equipment for Kyiv's forces in the war in Ukraine has…

Freedom Caucus' new 'FART' team sparks avalanche of jokes, memes

newsweek.com A report that the House Freedom Caucus has activated its Floor Action Response Team (FART) has sparked a wave of mockery on social media as a result of the body's acronym.…

Argentina Applies to Become a NATO “Global Partner” As Long-Time US Client State, Colombia, Eyes BRICS Membership

nakedcapitalism.com When it comes to foreign policy, Argentina’s Javier Milei government appears to have only one guiding principle: to align itself with the US and Israel as closely as…

The murky role of military contractors in war

theweek.com A US military contractor is in court this week over allegations of prisoner torture during the Iraq War. Three former inmates at the "infamous" Abu Ghraib prison near…

Russians arrested in Germany over bomb plot

theregister.com Bavarian state police have arrested two German-Russian citizens on suspicion of being Russian spies and planning to bomb industrial and military facilities that participate…

Man arrested in NATO country over alleged Russian plot to murder Zelensky

newsweek.com A Polish man has been arrested and charged over an alleged Russian plot to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The man, identified by Polish prosecutors as…

War map timelapse shows Russia's latest territorial gains in Ukraine

newsweek.com Ukrainian forces remain under intense pressure at multiple points along the 900-mile front line with Russia, as Kyiv awaits a much-needed fresh injection of Western military…

China hits back at Mike Johnson

newsweek.com China issued a stern rebuke to the U.S., after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) referred to the country's leader Xi Jinping, Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, and Iran as…

US ally triples intercepts of Chinese and Russian military aircraft

newsweek.com Japan's air intercepts of mostly Chinese and Russian military aircraft more than tripled last month as the quasi-allies ramped up springtime maneuvers in the region,…

Ukraine downs Russian Tu-22M3 bomber in war's first

newsweek.com Ukraine has downed a Russian Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber for the first time in the war launched by Moscow, according to Kyiv's military intelligence. The Main Intelligence…

Ukraine is losing its war against Russia. Here's what its defeat might look like

businessinsider.com A fire at an oil depot following a Russian drone strike on February 10, 2024, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Ukraine is on the ropes amid a $60…

It’s hard to find the truth when authoritarians like Putin ‘factcheck’ their own propaganda

theguardian.com Asked by sociologists about his views on the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a Russian in his early 70s shifted the conversation to the massacre in Bucha – one of the worst…

Russia’s war in Ukraine remains barrier to growth, says IMF chief

theguardian.com Russia’s war with Ukraine is stoking geopolitical tensions and damaging the recovery prospects of the global economy, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned.…

Borrell Came Up With A Nifty Excuse For Why NATO Won't Shoot Down Russian Missiles Over Ukraine

zerohedge.com Borrell Came Up With A Nifty Excuse For Why NATO Won't Shoot Down Russian Missiles Over Ukraine Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, This is credible enough of a reason…

A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules

apnews.com Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial…

Gold prices rally past $2,400 on reports of Israel strikes on Iran

investing.com Investing.com-- Gold prices surged in Asian trade on Friday, coming close to record highs after reports of Israeli strikes on Iran ramped up demand for safe havens,…

Satellite images show Russia's been upgrading its Black Sea Fleet naval base after being pounded by Ukraine's attacks: UK defense ministry

businessinsider.com Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships taking part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk in July 2023. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images Russia has been…

Myanmar regime sends Russian aircraft to bomb lost territory

asia.nikkei.com BANGKOK -- From their perch in Thailand, air force officers track radar blips of the busy skies above neighboring Myanmar, where Russian-made fighter jets and helicopter…

CIA director: Iranian attack on Israel was a 'spectacular failure'

nbcnews.com Iran’s missile and drone barrage against Israel last weekend “turned out to be a spectacular failure,” with nearly all of the projectiles failing to hit Israel, CIA Director…

A Russian physicist who worked to develop Moscow's hypersonic weapons capabilities was convicted of treason and sentenced to seven years in prison

wsj.com A Russian physicist who worked to develop Moscow’s hypersonic weapons capabilities was convicted of treason and sentenced to seven years in prison.

US supporting Ukraine for own benefit: Russia

newsweek.com A spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that a renewed effort in Congress to send more military aid to Ukraine is about "putting guaranteed money"…

Ukraine to receive more Patriot systems to bolster air defense

newsweek.com German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday said European Union (EU) leaders are planning to provide Ukraine with seven additional Patriot air-defense systems, according to…

Small Texas town foiled Russian hacker group that attacked its water systems

fortune.com A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility…

Russian Ministry Officials ‘Took BTC, ETH Bribes from Crypto Exchange Exec’

cryptonews.com Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs officials took a $53.2 million Bitcoin and ETH bribe from a crypto exchange executive, a major newspaper in the country claimed this…

Russia denounces France's seizure of villa linked to Putin's ex-wife

newsweek.com The Kremlin on Thursday denounced French authorities for seizing a villa reportedly owned by the new husband of Russian President Vladimir Putin's ex-wife. The property is…

Opinion: Canada will finally allow banks to share data about crooked clients to combat financial crime

theglobeandmail.com The Liberal government is moving into the 21st century and belatedly giving banks an important tool to foil financial criminals. As outlined in the federal budget, Ottawa…

News Wrap: New York police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters who set up encampment

pbs.org In our news wrap Thursday, police in New York arrested several pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment at Columbia University, President Biden picked up…

Ransomware feared as Octapharma Plasma closes 150+ centers

theregister.com Octapharma Plasma has blamed IT "network issues" for the ongoing closure of its 150-plus centers across the US. It's feared a ransomware infection may be the root cause of…

Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow

seattletimes.com A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group.

Will This Energy Stealth Rally Continue?

investorplace.com This resurgence in the energy patch may be your signal to invest in it Both the month of April and the second quarter are off to a bumpy start, and all major indices are…

Crooks exploit OpenMetadata holes to mine crypto

theregister.com Crooks are exploiting month-old OpenMetadata vulnerabilities in Kubernetes environments to mine cryptocurrency using victims' resources, according to Microsoft. OpenMetadata…

How the US Army botched a $1 billion upgrade of the Stryker armored vehicle's gun

businessinsider.com A 30mm Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle – Dragoon during a 2022 exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. Markus Rauchenberger/US Army The US Army moved fast to…

What's inside the $95 billion House package focused on aiding Ukraine and Israel

apnews.com Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a long-awaited package of bills that will provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and give humanitarian…

Europe wants 2 things from China. It may not get far on either of them

abcnews.go.com Europe wants two things from China: First, a shift in its relatively pro-Russia position on the war in Ukraine Europe wants 2 things from China. It may not get far on either…

White House will 'make sure gas prices remain affordable' heading into summer, Biden advisor says

cnbc.com President Joe Biden's top economic advisor said Thursday that the White House will "make sure gas prices remain affordable" when asked whether the administration would…

Russia calls on UN to sanction Israel

newsweek.com Russia is urging the United Nations (U.N.) to sanction Israel for failing to comply with a resolution that demanded a Gaza cease-fire during Ramadan. U.N. Security Council…

Matt Gaetz reveals new plan for Ukraine aid money

newsweek.com Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, revealed a new plan for the money that the U.S. may get back from Ukraine if a new aid bill gets passed. On Wednesday, House…

Lauren Boebert demands explanation from Mike Johnson

newsweek.com Representative Lauren Boebert is the latest to condemn House Speaker Mike Johnson's call for his Republican colleagues to provide tens of millions in aid to Ukraine. Johnson…

How Broadway’s ‘Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club’ Pulls Off Its Audacious, Sensual 75-Minute Prologue

variety.com “No extraneous commotion,” Jordan Fein, the associate director of “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club,” beseeches the small army of construction crew members who are drilling,…

This Is The Uniparty 'Reveal': Speaker Johnson To Pass $95.3 Billion Foreign Aid Package Using Democrats

zerohedge.com This Is The Uniparty 'Reveal': Speaker Johnson To Pass $95.3 Billion Foreign Aid Package Using Democrats House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is scrambling - both to keep his…

Republican Don Bacon Warns ‘A Few of My Colleagues Would Like to See the Russians Win’ Amid Ukraine Funding Fight

mediaite.com Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) accused some of his Republican colleagues of spreading Russian propaganda and wanting to see Russia “win” in their invasion of Ukraine. Bacon appeared…

Japan's Kishida to visit Brazil, Paraguay in overture to Global South

asia.nikkei.com TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Brazil and Paraguay in early May, aiming to bolster economic ties with the South American countries and counter…

Trussonomic lessons: what can be learned from former PM’s book?

theguardian.com Raw free-market economics is missing in action. Somewhere between its 1980s ascendancy and today, the media, politicians, civil service and even the corporate mainstream…

‘They’re the Commies!’ The View’s Joy Behar Goes Off on Republicans Who Would Have Been ‘Blacklisted’ in the Past

mediaite.com The View’s Joy Behar flat out accused Republicans of being “communists” who would have been “blacklisted” once upon a time. On Thursday’s episode, Behar and her co-hosts…

Marjorie Taylor Greene Files Amendment to Israel Aid Bill for Space Lasers

mediaite.com Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury Signifying nothing. — William Shakespeare, Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 5, lines…

Tucker Carlson sparks conservative fury

newsweek.com Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has sparked conservative ire on social media after going after Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican. On Wednesday evening, Carlson…

A decade without an audit, Tether says it’s a new business

protos.com After nearly a decade of promising financial and security audits for users and critics to look over, Tether has once again failed to put its money where its mouth is,…

Japan's Kishida to visit South America in overture to Global South

asia.nikkei.com TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Brazil and Paraguay in early May, aiming to bolster economic ties with the South American countries and counter…

NATO and the EU urge G7 nations to step up air defense for Ukraine and expand Iran sanctions

abcnews.go.com Top NATO and European Union officials are urging industrialized nations to take quick and concrete steps to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine NATO and the EU urge…

5 Things To Know In Investing This Week

benzinga.com This was a big week for connected events. The increase in the CPI was a surprise to the disinflation crowd that’s been screaming for lower interest rates for almost two…

Ukraine says it took out prized Russian S-400 launchers with a strike on a base in Crimea

businessinsider.com Russian S-400 Triumph/SA-21 Growler medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile systems drive during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9,…

'A speaker courageous enough to stand up to the extremists in his own party'

theweek.com 'A GOP speaker risks his neck to finally help a desperate Ukraine. He deserves Democratic support.' House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is risking his job by pushing Ukraine…

U.S. tech CEOs give India PM Modi boost ahead of election

cnbc.com Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook listen as India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, speaks during a meeting with senior officials and CEOs of American and…

'Wildly Different' Shark That Can Live for Centuries at Risk

newsweek.com National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers have unpicked some of the mysteries surrounding the biology and life cycle of the rare and elusive sleeper…

The tweak that made the forced divestment of TikTok much more likely

aol.com House Speaker Mike Johnson is making another run at freeing TikTok from Chinese government influence. A significant tweak this time around appears to have already made it…

Satellite photo shows Russian Black Sea Fleet upgrades

newsweek.com Russia has upgraded its main eastern Black Sea Fleet port following Ukrainian attacks on Crimea, where Moscow had largely based its naval assets in the region, new satellite…

A Russian airline that ditched an Airbus A320 in a Siberian wheat field last year is abandoning plans to rescue the jet

businessinsider.com A Ural Airlines A320 has been stranded in a Siberia wheat field since September 12. Alexey Malgavko/Reuters Ural Airlines has abandoned plans to rescue its Airbus A320…

An Open Letter to Speaker Johnson: Embrace the Bipartisan Way Forward

newsweek.com As you are well aware, your immediate predecessors—Republicans serving as speakers of the House—had rough goes in the job. Held over a barrel by the extremists in your…