Iran’s two navies and the fate of its “Midget Submarines”
Bryan Clark is a senior fellow and director of the Centre for Defence Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute.
US transportation safety agency mulling investigation into fatal Frontier incident
Safety board says it is gathering information about plane evacuation after person on the runway hit in Denver The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is collecting information about the evacuation … Read More
After Standing Rock, could a canceled mine project offer a roadmap for opponents of a new oil pipeline in South Dakota?
Nine groups in the Sioux Nation say an exploratory graphite drilling project endangers a recognized ceremonial site Almost exactly a decade since the start of the Standing Rock protests against … Read More
Americans onboard hantavirus cruise ship to be repatriated to US
The 17 passengers are set to be transferred to a special quarantine center in Nebraska to ‘assess them for risk’ The 17 Americans onboard the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship M/V Hondius … Read More
Russia, Ukraine trade blame over ceasefire violations
Russian attacks wounded at least nine people in Ukraine on Sunday, the second day of what was supposed to have been a three-day truce with Russia, Ukrainian officials said. US … Read More
Europe weighs Putin’s ceasefire signals and security proposals
Vladimir Putin’s latest comments on potential ceasefire talks are being met with deep scepticism across Europe, with officials questioning both the substance of his proposals and the choice of mediator. … Read More
Berlin sceptical as Putin proposes Germany’s ex-chancellor Schroeder as Ukraine mediator
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he would “personally” prefer longtime ally and friend, former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, as mediator in the Ukraine war – an idea that has been met with … Read More
Passengers disembark from Hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Canary Islands
Passengers started disembarking on Sunday from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored off Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, hours after arriving there as evacuation plans got underway.
Trump tariff refunds are actually happening – and businesses should pay attention
Business owners may have to wade through paperwork, but the US government is now processing refunds When the supreme court struck down Donald Trump’s tariffs, many small importers assumed any … Read More
Hantavirus poses ‘very little risk’ to wider public, health expert says
Health experts say a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship should not be compared to Covid-19, despite growing public concern and online misinformation. Professor of Medecine Paul Hunter of … Read More