https://www.voanews.com/a/us-aircraft-carrier-captain-counters-false-houthi-claims-on-social-media/7658944.html The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it’s still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Houthis and online accounts supporting them repeatedly have alleged they hit or even sank the carrier in the Red Sea as it leads …
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3875869-putin-set-to-go-on-twoday-visit-to-north-korea.html Russian President Vladimir Putin will be in North Korea on June 18-19 to hold talks with the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un. This was reported by the North Korean state news agency KCNA, as seen by Ukrinform. It will be Putin’s first trip to Pyongyang in 24 years, being a return visit after Kim’s trip …
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-putin-cousin-deputy-defense-minister-anna-tsivileva-1913740 Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly appointed his cousin as deputy defense minister. Putin fired four deputy defense ministers by presidential decree and appointed Anna Tsivileva to the role on Monday, Reuters reported. Tsivileva is the daughter of Putin’s cousin. She was among key Russian figures who were sanctioned by the British government for their ties …
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3875406-argentina-aware-of-value-of-peace-offers-full-support-for-ukraine-milei.html Argentina’s President Javier Milei called his participation in the Global Peace Summit part of “big changes” in his country, stressing that under his leadership it is returning to the civilized world. He said this in his speech at the Peace Summit in Switzerland, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. “For us, for Argentina, this is …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2vv2v6v4vvo China’s Premier Li Qiang has offered to send Australia two new pandas during his visit to Adelaide Zoo. The new pandas will replace the zoo’s existing pandas, named Wang Wang and Fu Ni, who are “friendly messengers of China-Australia relations,” Mr Li Said. Mr Li’s arrival in Australia on a four-day trip is the …
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-switzerland-war-conference-burgenstock-568cafee5fbe9c3b19b79b041583a5d6 Eighty countries jointly called Sunday for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. The joint communique capped a two-day conference at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland marked by the absence of Russia, which was …
Source: US Attack Sub, Canada Navy Patrol Ship Arrive in Cuba on Heels of Russian Warships | Newsmax.com A Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into Havana early on Friday, just hours after the United States announced a fast-attack submarine had docked at its Guantanamo naval base in Cuba, both vessels on the heels of Russian …
Source: Ukraine Peace Summit: Leaders meet in Switzerland, Russia absent | AP News Dozens of world leaders converged on a Swiss resort Saturday to discuss how to bring peace to war-ravaged Ukraine, though any hopes of a real breakthrough were muted by the absence of Russia. Three years into the war, the combatants remain as far …
Source: South Africa’s government of national unity is a landmark for a humbled ANC South Africa once again has a national unity government, 30 years after a similar deal helped stabilise the transition to full democracy from a nation divided by the racist system of apartheid. This time the ruling African National Congress (ANC) was …
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/business/tesla-elon-musk-pay-vote-stock.html Tesla shareholders decisively backed proposals to affirm Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package, according to details of the vote released on Friday. Passage of the proposals was announced at Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, without the underlying totals. In the end, about 72 percent of voting shares backed the pay package, excluding stock owned by Mr. Musk …