Новости за 20.04.2024

On Friday, the US vetoed granting Palestine full membership in the UN, which was promised to the Palestinians in 1948 when the state of Israel was created. The US has been Israel’s strongest supporter in the UN, previously vetoing three ceasefire resolutions before finally allowing a fourth to pass through abstention last month.

The Chinese media has interpreted the Philippines' using Chinese-made ships as targets for military exercises as a blatant provocation. Beijing is also concerned by Manila's muscle-flexing alongside the US.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed legislation to provide for $26.38 billion in Israel-related aid, amid the country’s conflict with Palestinian organization Hamas and Iran.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US House of Representatives passed legislation on Saturday to provide $8.12 billion in funding for security initiatives in the Indo-Pacific region, sending it to the Senate for consideration.

President Joe Biden announced on Friday that a US domestic firm had managed to produce its first 200 pounds (90 kilograms) of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), insisting that the US can no longer rely on Russia's nuclear fuel.

The former president faces 91 separate felony charges in federal and state courts ranging from the alleged payment of hush money to an adult film actress to election interference and the possession of classified documents. If convicted on all counts, he could spend the rest of his life in jail. The GOP frontrunner says the charges are political.

Israel began a vicious circle of escalation with Iran on April 1 by attacking the Islamic Republic’s Embassy compound in Damascus. Iran responded with an unprecedented drone and missile strike targeting Israel, which were followed by a “limited” drone and missile attack against targets near the Iranian city of Isfahan on Friday.

Faced with increasing sabre-rattling by the US under the pretext of the China threat narrative, Beijing has been pushing ahead with a series of sweeping military modernization efforts, revamping the People's Liberation Army’s capabilities in all domains.

TUNIS (Sputnik) - The Palestinian Authority will review its policy toward the United States after the latter vetoed its request for full UN membership this week, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview out Saturday.

America’s premier domestic intel agency has been on a years-long quest to implicate China for every imaginable kind of computer crime, from hacking and the theft of patents to monitoring Americans’ private communications. Beijing has dismissed the claims, accusing the US “empire of hackers” is trying to shift the blame for its own activities.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US Senate has endorsed a bill to reform and extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which authorizes electronic surveillance of foreigners outside the United States, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Saturday.

On April 19, an Iranian base near Isfahan was subjected to a drone strike by Israel. As per Western government sources, the attack was conducted in response to Tehran's retaliatory assault last Saturday, when over 300 missiles and drones were fired at Israeli territory.

TIRASPOL (Sputnik) - Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria needs support now more than ever under conditions of economic pressure from Moldova, whose aim appears to be destroying the region's industrial and economic capacity, Transnistrian Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev told Sputnik.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - There is a possibility that Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas will discontinue their talks in Qatar on a ceasefire and hostage release deal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed Arab official familiar with the matter.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US decision to block the London Metal Exchange and Chicago Mercantile Exchange from trading new Russian aluminum could impact the trade of this metal on the global market, the US-based Aluminum Association said in a statement to Sputnik.

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - The UN is opposed to the killing of any journalist, UN Spokesperson Farhan Haq told Sputnik.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian government has approved an additional tariff quota of 5 million tonnes for grain exports in 2024, which will be in effect until June 30, according to a press release published on Saturday.

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has declared a two-month state of emergency in the country over a massive energy crisis.

The Pentagon is exploring futuristic electronic warfare options such as microwave emitters and directed-energy (DE) lasers, the US Defense Department’s top officer for counter-UAS issues, Army Major General Sean Gainey, said in 2023, adding that investments were being made in high-powered microwave capabilities.

On Saturday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived at a training area in the Moscow Military District.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israel fired three air-launched ballistic missiles during an attack on Iran on Friday, NBC News reported, citing officials.

MOSCOW, April 20 (Sputnik) - An explosion occurred at the Kalsu military base south of Baghdad in the Iraqi province of Babil, an Iraqi security service source told Sputnik.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - North Korea has conducted a power test of a "super-large warhead" for a strategic cruise missile, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported citing North Korea's KCNA.