Month: August 2024

German warships await orders on crossing Taiwan Strait

BERLIN — Two German warships await orders from Berlin, their commander said, to determine whether next month they will be the first German naval vessels in decades to pass through the Taiwan Strait, drawing a rebuke from Beijing. While the U.S. and other nations, including Canada, have sent warships through the narrow strait in recent weeks, it would be the German navy’s first passage through the strait since 2002. China claims sovereignty over democratically governed Taiwan, and says it has jurisdiction over the nearly 180-km (110 miles) wide waterway that divides the two sides and is part of the South China …

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США не змінили свою політику щодо далекобійних ударів по території РФ, незважаючи на Курську операцію ЗСУ

Раніше президент України заявив, що якби партнери зняли обмеження на застосування зброї на території РФ, то Київ не потребував б Курської операції …

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Russia court rejects US soldier’s appeal of jail term

Moscow — A Russian court rejected an appeal Monday by a U.S. soldier who has been jailed for three years and nine months for alleged death threats and theft. Gordon Black was sentenced in June by a court in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, where he was arrested in May while visiting a Russian woman he met and dated while serving in South Korea. The 34-year-old was detained after the woman, named by Russian media as Alexandra Vashuk, reported him to the police after an argument, saying he physically attacked her and stole about $110 from her. Black pleaded “partially …

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Зеленський: Курська операція показала «наївність та ілюзорність» концепції червоних ліній щодо Росії

Володимир Зеленський каже, що «концепція червоних ліній щодо Росії, яка панувала в оцінках війни деякими партнерами, розсипалася цими днями десь під Суджею» …

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1 dead, 6 missing after luxury superyacht sinks in storm off Sicily

Rome — A luxury superyacht carrying foreign tourists capsized and sank off Sicily in bad weather early Monday. One body was found, six people remain missing and 15 people were rescued, including a 1-year-old girl, authorities said. The sailboat had overturned sometime before 5 a.m. off the port of Porticello, near Palermo, where it was anchored. It had a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers that included British, American and Canadian citizens, the Italian coast guard said. Local media said a sudden fierce storm, including tornadoes over water known as waterspouts, had battered the area overnight but skies were clear …

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