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Daily Archives: 18. Mai 2023
Jim Jordan, Mike Turner threaten CIA subpoena in Hunter Biden letter inquiry
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are warning the CIA they could subpoena the agency if it does not produce documents related to a 2020 letter pushing back on the Hunter Biden laptop story.
“If the CIA does not produce all responsive documents, the Committees may resort to compulsory process,” Turner and Jordan wrote in the Wednesday letter to CIA Director William Burns, giving a May 30 deadline.
Türkei-Wahl: Opposition sieht Wahlfälschung
Nach der Parlaments- und Präsidentenwahl am Sonntag hat die Opposition Beschwerde zur Auszählung der Stimmen eingereicht. Stimmen seien bei beiden Wahlen falsch oder gar nicht ins System eingetragen worden
Israel‘s Coalition and Opposition Nearing Agreements on Aspects of Judicial Overhaul
Moreover, while decisions by the full cabinet would have immunity from being overturned because the court deemed them unreasonable, decisions by individual ministers would not enjoy such immunity.
Opposition leaders said during the talks that they viewed this as a sensible compromise.
Getreideabkommen um zwei Monate verlängert
Russland und die Ukraine lieferten vor dem Krieg fast ein Viertel der Getreideexporte weltweit. Im Juli 2022 kam die Schwarzmeer-Getreide-Initiative zustande, die von den Vereinten Nationen und der Türkei vermittelt wurde. Sie erlaubt kontrollierte Getreideausfuhren aus den Schwarzmeer-Häfen Odessa, Tschornomorsk und Piwdennyj (Juschny).
Ukraine war: China’s peace envoy adds Brussels to his European tour after meeting in Kyiv
Li travelled to Kyiv via Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday, and is expected to return to the Polish capital on Thursday, staying until Sunday.
On Wednesday, Li met Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who said the talks focused on his country’s territorial integrity.
Russia confirms participation in grain deal for at least 60 more days
Speaking at the daily press briefing, António Guterres welcomed Russia’s decision to continue its involvement in the Initiative, which has allowed the safe export of more than 30 million tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs from Ukraine, via its Black Sea ports, and also aims to ensure the flow of food and fertilizer from Russia, through a Memorandum of Understanding.
The Initiative began in July last year, and is run by a Joint Coordination Centre (JCC), staffed with representatives from Russia, Ukraine, the United Nations, and Türkiye, headquartered in Istanbul.
Kyiv says insisted on territorial integrity talks with China envoy
In the meeting with Li, Kuleba “emphasized that Ukraine does not accept any proposals that would involve the loss of its territories or the freezing of the conflict.”
He praised the “importance” of China’s mediating role, including in the Black Sea Initiative that allowed for the resumption of grain exports through the Black Sea, and in nuclear safety.
The two sides also agreed to “intensify dialogue on key issues.”
American Patriots nailed Putin’s hypersonic Kinzhal missile. The world has changed
Today the US National Missile Defence effort is explicitly limited to defence against the sort of attack that might be mounted by a rogue state such as North Korea: it is specifically forbidden to work on things which might be able to stop Russia’s vast ICBM force, to avoid panicking Vladimir Putin.