Source: ABC debate moderators spark fury for aggressive fact-checking of Trump, easy treatment of Harris | Fox News ABC News sparked intense backlash among critics for its aggressive approach to former President Trump versus its soft treatment of Vice President Kamala Harris during Tuesday’s presidential debate. The Disney-owned network shocked the nation as its debate moderators David …
Source: Polaris Dawn: Billionaire takes off for first private spacewalk Billionaire Jared Isaacman has taken off in a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for what he hopes will be the first ever privately funded spacewalk. The mission, called Polaris Dawn, is the first of three funded by the founder of payments processing business Shift4. He is …
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3903971-air-traffic-suspended-in-moscow-airports-overnight-tue-amid-drone-attacks-media.html In the early hours of Tuesday, September 10, the Zhukovsky airport near Moscow came under a drone attack attacked, which forced authorities to close down all air traffic. Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports, also located in the area, banned all landings citing security reasons. That’s according to Radio Liberty, Ukrinform reports. Currently, all three airports have …
Source: UN: Taliban’s morality laws targeting women deepen Afghanistan’s isolation The United Nations rights chief expressed his “abhorrence” Monday at the recent promulgation of “so-called morality laws” in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan that silence women or order them to cover their faces and bodies in public. Volker Türk told a U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva …
Source: Ukrainians in Toronto to protest against screening of Russians at War On September 10, Toronto, Canada, will host a protest against screening of the Russian film Russians at War directed by former RT employee Anastasia Trofimova. This is posted on the Facebook page of the event, seen by Ukrinform. The action starts on Tuesday at 14:00 …
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3903657-eu-condemns-russian-elections-in-crimea.html The European Union has condemned the holding of the so-called Russian “elections” in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, particularly Crimea and Sevastopol, and does not recognize their results, which are null and void in legal terms. This is said in a statement by the EU spokesperson published on the website of the European Union External …
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3903681-russia-launches-447-chemical-attacks-against-ukraines-forces-throughout-august.html In August, Russian troops launched 447 attacks against Ukraine’s Defense Forces using specialized munitions containing hazardous chemical agents. Ukraine’s Support Forces Command reported this on social media, Ukrinform saw. It was established that, in total, from February 15, 2023 to August 24, 2024, Russia launched a total of 4,035 attack involving chemical agents. “Next to conventional …
Source: Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief says Kursk operation weakens Russian maneuvers at front | RBC-Ukraine Ukraine is doing everything possible to prevent the loss of Pokrovsk. The Kursk operation has effectively deprived Russia of the ability to maneuver its forces, according to Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi. In response to a journalist’s question about …
Source: Elon Musk on pace to become world’s first trillionaire by 2027, report says | Elon Musk | The Guardian Elon Musk is on pace to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2027, according to a new report from a group that tracks wealth. Informa Connect Academy’s finding about the boss of electric carmaker Tesla, private …
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-iraq-deal-would-see-hundreds-troops-withdraw-first-year-sources-say-2024-09-06/ The United States and Iraq have reached an understanding on plans for the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from Iraq, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The plan, which has been broadly agreed but requires a final go-ahead from both capitals and an announcement date, would see hundreds of troops leave by …