Defense

Biden’s new immigration order could tighten labor markets, but ease supply chain bottlenecks
President Joe Biden delivers remarks about immigration and border security on February 29, 2024 in Olmito, Texas. Cheney Orr | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s new executive order tightening asylum limits at the U.S.-Mexico border could have the double-edged economic effect of tightening labor markets, while also easing supply chain bottlenecks between the two countries, […]
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Kremlin denies Olympics disinformation campaign, calls Microsoft allegation slanderous
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends the 8th Russian-Chinese EXPO and the 4th Russian-Chinese Forum on Interregional Cooperation in Harbin, China, May 17, 2024. Sergei Bobylyov | Via Reuters The Kremlin denied an allegation that it is waging a disinformation campaign against France, its president and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The Microsoft Threat Analysis […]
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Bitcoin billionaire Michael Saylor settles DC tax fraud case for $40 million
Billionaire bitcoin investor Michael Saylor and the company he established, MicroStrategy, will spend $40 million to settle a tax fraud lawsuit brought by the Washington, D.C., lawyer common, the AG’s business introduced Monday. Between 2005 and 2021, Saylor allegedly evaded over $25 million in District of Columbia profits taxes by posing as a resident of […]
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Kremlin warns Washington of ‘fatal’ miscalculation to enable Kyiv use U.S.-equipped weapons within Russia
An personnel of the Kharkiv prosecutor’s workplace collects fragments of an aerial bomb for even further analysis on April 30, 2024 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. World wide Photos Ukraine | International Photos Ukraine | Getty Visuals Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Monday warned the U.S. versus the probable “lethal consequences” of letting Kyiv to deploy […]
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Mexico retains historic election in race mainly overshadowed by violence
Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum speaks following being named presidential candidate of the ruling Morena occasion for next year’s presidential election in Mexico Town on September 6, 2023. Claudio Cruz | Afp | Getty Illustrations or photos Voters in Mexico are taking part in the country’s largest election ever — casting votes Sunday to fill far […]
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy accuses China of aiding Russia to disrupt future peace summit
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks through the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore on June 2, 2024. Nhac Nguyen | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday accused China of serving to Russia to disrupt an upcoming peace summit by pressuring other countries not to attend. […]
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Retired U.S. Navy admiral charged in bribery scheme with tech CEOs for $500,000 salary
Retired Navy Admiral Robert Burke. Courtesy: U.S. Navy A retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral, who was once the military branch’s second-highest-ranking officer, was arrested on Friday for a bribery scheme with two tech CEOs, the Department of Justice announced. From 2020 to 2022, Robert Burke, a 62-year-old resident of Coconut Creek, Fla., allegedly used his […]
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Austin reaffirms U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific, says region is ‘more prosperous when we work together’
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin speaks at the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 1, 2024. Nhac Nguyen | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — The United States remains vital to the future of the Indo-Pacific region, which is “more vital than ever” to the U.S., according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. […]
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Austin expresses ‘concern’ more than China’s activities in South China Sea
US Secretary of Protection Lloyd Austin (L) leaves a conference at the Shangri-La Resort in Singapore on May perhaps 31, 2024, as component of his attendance at the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit. The US and Chinese defence chiefs will keep rare immediate talks in Singapore on May perhaps 31, offering hopes for much more army […]
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