Tag: washington
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Pentagon says Chinese spy balloon flying over US
US Senator Marco Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said the spy balloon was dangerous but not surprising. “The level of targeted espionage by Beijing into our country has become dramatically more intense and brazen over the past 5 years,” Rubio said on Twitter. CIA Director William Burns was speaking at an…
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US wants WTO dispute system to be settled by 2024
The United States is entering the third phase of talks with countries to reform the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) trade dispute arbitration system and aims to have it “fully functional” by the end of 2024, the US ambassador to the WTO said. told Reuters on Thursday. The WTO’s appeals bench, which rules on top disputes,…
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Pakistan seeks US help to unlock IMF’s $1.1 billion loan
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar met the US Treasury delegation on Wednesday. Dawn quoted sources as saying that he told them that Pakistan would honor its international commitments and was in the process of taking “very tough decisions” such as increasing the prices of natural gas and electricity. “However, he said that Pakistan needs to take…
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Suspect dead, 3 dead in Washington state convenience store shooting
After setting fire to the store, the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Jarrid Haddock, ran across the street and opened fire on a vehicle, forcing the driver into the passenger seat. Police said that the accused fled after stealing the car. After an hour-long search, a relative of Haddock called officers to a location behind the…
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Ukraine’s parallel war on corruption to open doors to the West
Prosecutor: $2,500 per month The United States, which is supplying Ukraine with billions of dollars worth of weapons to fight Russia, supports Kyiv’s concurrent campaign to root out corruption. “We are actively engaging with the government of Ukraine to ensure accountability in the midst of a challenging conflict environment,” said a US State Department spokesperson.…
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Washington is considering sending advanced air defense systems to Ukraine
The head of the YASNO power company, Sergei Kovalenko, said on Facebook that repairs were ongoing on the electric grid but that Kyiv still only has two-thirds of the electricity it needs. environmental destruction In a video speech to New Zealand’s parliament on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the environmental damage from Russia’s war…
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Washington plans to help restore power to Ukraine after Russian attacks on the grid
new stage With the front lines in eastern Ukraine, the onset of winter ushered in a new phase of the conflict, followed by several months of Russian retreat, accompanied by intense trench warfare with heavily fortified positions. With Russian forces retreating to the northeast and withdrawing across the Dnieper River to the south, the front…