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Washington wants Beijing to join a new nuclear weapons treaty after expiration of the New START accord between the US and Russia.An international monitor said it has seen no evidence to support the claim by a senior United States official who accused China of carrying out a series of clandestine nuclear tests in 2020 and concealing activities that violated nuclear test ban treaties.US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thomas DiNanno made the assertions about China at a United Nations disarmament conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, just days after a nuclear treaty with Russia expired.“I…
San Francisco, United States – In a November 2024 appearance on ABC’s popular daytime show, The View, host Sunny Hostin asked Kamala Harris, then the Democratic candidate for president, if she would do anything differently from the president, Joe Biden. Harris said, “There is not a thing that comes to mind.”In this moment, analysts said, Harris had tied herself inextricably with the economic hardships voters faced during the Biden administration and its other failings. Harris lost the election and returned to the show a year later to say, “I realise now that I didn’t fully appreciate how much of an…
Ukraine braced for more attacks on its energy infrastructure this week as winter temperatures continued to fall to -20 degrees Celsius (-4 degrees Fahrenheit), and sought to adapt its defences against Russian drones.On Thursday, Ukraine’s energy minister, Denys Shmyal, warned Ukrainians to prepare for more power blackouts in the coming days as Russian air attacks continued.Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Russia had struck energy infrastructure 217 times this year. Shmyal said 200 emergency crews were working to restore power to 1,100 buildings in Kyiv alone.Russia has been targeting Ukrainian power stations, gas pipelines and power cables since mid-January, leaving hundreds…
Austin Reaves scored 35 points off the bench, LeBron James added 17 points with 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the loss of Luka Doncic to earn a 119-115 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.Jake LaRavia and Rui Hachimura each scored 14 points as the Lakers won in their return from a 5-3 road trip. Doncic left the game late in the second quarter with left leg soreness after scoring 10 points. He will undergo an MRI, according to coach JJ Redick.The Lakers came back from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter and won after…
The world’s most popular cryptocurrency has lost about one-third of its value since the start of the year.Bitcoin has fallen sharply, racking up more losses after a tumultuous week for the world’s most popular cryptocurrency.The digital currency was down nearly 14 percent on Friday morning, hovering at about $62,900 as of 01:00 GMT.- list of 4 itemsend of listThe slide continues a run of steep losses that kicked off last weekend, when the digital currency fell below $80,000.After the latest tumble, Bitcoin, which is famed for its dramatic price swings, is down about one-third in value since the start of…
T20 World Cup co-host Sri Lanka asks Pakistan to reconsider boycott of India match on February 15 in Colombo.Sri Lanka’s cricket board on Thursday asked Pakistan to reconsider its decision to boycott their first-round encounter with archrival India in the T20 World Cup co-hosted by the island.Pakistan decided not to play India on February 15 in Colombo to express solidarity with Bangladesh, who were excluded from the tournament after refusing to play their matches in India.- list of 4 itemsend of listPakistan and India have not played bilateral cricket for more than a decade and meet only at global or…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has agreed to reveal the vetting process used by the ruling Labour Party to approve Peter Mandelson’s appointment as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States in December 2024 after new revelations from the Jeffrey Epstein files about the relationship between the diplomat and the billionaire sex offender.For one, the latest release of files relating to the investigation of Epstein by the US Department of Justice showed that Mandelson maintained his relationship with Epstein after Epstein served a sentence for soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008. But chief among the claims against Mandelson…
As negotiations are scheduled, Alex Gatopoulos breaks down how the US is applying pressure from the air, sea and sky Source link
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s probe seen as latest effort by Trump administration to roll back diversity and inclusion policies.Nike is being investigated in the United States over claims that it discriminated against white workers through its diversity and inclusion policies.The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said on Wednesday that it had filed a court motion to compel Nike to produce information related to allegations of “intentional race discrimination” against white employees.- list of 4 itemsend of listThe allegations relate to a suspected pattern of discrimination in “hiring, promotion, demotion, or separation decisions, including selection for layoffs; internship programs;…
As the prospect of a conflict between the United States and Iran looms, analysts within Israel have questioned the country’s capacity to determine the outcome of a confrontation in a region that, just months ago, it had regarded itself as on the brink of dominating.“The [Israeli] opposition are accusing [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu of giving in to [US President Donald] Trump and ending the war on Gaza too soon,” said Israeli political analyst Ori Goldberg. “[Israel is] being hounded out of Lebanon, [its] freedom to operate within Syria has been halted. All that’s left to [Israel] is the freedom…
