As of mid-afternoon July 17, at least 666 prospective amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) have been filed by senators as the chamber prepares over the next two weeks to deliberate and adopt its version of the proposed $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 United States’ defense budget. How many will be debated on…
Senate Set to Debate Defense Bill After House Loads Its Version with ‘Culture War’ Measures
July 17, 2023
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1 Dead and 76 Injured in a Bus Crash on a Major Highway in Southeastern Czech Republic
Two buses collided Monday on a Czech highway in the southeast of the country, killing one of the bus drivers and injuring 76, officials said. The regional rescue service said the accident took place near the second-largest Czech city of Brno, on the D2 highway. One of the buses hit the back of the other,…
EXCLUSIVE: Albanian Immigrants Offered Fake UK Documents and Passports by Criminals
Counterfeit European passports and UK driving licences are being sold for thousands of pounds to illegal immigrants by Albanian criminals, The Epoch Times has learned. The sophisticated forgery racket is being advertised in secret social media groups targeting Albanian asylum seekers with promises that the documents will help secure housing and employment in the UK….
Trump Says He’d Give Ukraine ‘More Than They Ever Got’ If Russia’s Putin Doesn’t Accept Peace Deal
July 17, 2023
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Former president Donald Trump suggested he’d threaten to expand U.S. support for Ukraine if Russian president Vladimir Putin refused to accept negotiations to quickly end the ongoing fighting between Russia and Ukraine. Mr. Trump, who is running to retake the White House in 2024, has repeatedly suggested he could end the fighting between Russia and…
Key Russian Bridge to Crimea Is Struck Again, With Moscow Blaming Ukraine for an Attack That Kills 2
An attack before dawn Monday damaged part of a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine, forcing the span’s temporary closure for a second time in less than a year. Two people were killed and their daughter was injured. Vehicle traffic on…
Moscow Announces Withdrawal From Turkey-Brokered Black Sea Grain Deal
July 17, 2023
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Moscow has officially ended its participation in the one-year-old Black Sea Grain Initiative, which had allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea despite ongoing hostilities. “The Black Sea grain deal is no longer in effect,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on July 17, when the terms of the deal officially expired. “Unfortunately,…
China, Russia Carried Out ‘Record-High’ Military Drills in 2022: Report
China and Russia conducted joint military drills in 2022 on a larger scale than they did two decades ago, according to a Bloomberg report on July 15, raising concerns about a potential escalation of tensions. The two countries held six joint military drills last year, the highest number in the past 20 years, Bloomberg reported, citing…
3 Survivors Rescued From Rubble of Collapsed Apartment Building in Naples, Italian Officials Say
ROME—A wing of a three-story apartment building collapsed Sunday in a seaside suburb of Naples, and three people were pulled out alive from the rubble, Italian officials said. “As of now, there are no indications of people missing,’ said Luca Cari, a spokesperson for Italy’s national firefighters’ corps, of the collapse of the building in…
Cruise Line Issues Apology After Whales Slaughtered in Front of Passengers
A British cruise line apologized to its passengers after one of its ships docked at a port in the Faroe Islands during a pilot whale hunt. Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, is situated in the North Atlantic, between Scotland, Iceland, and Norway. Ambassador Cruise Lines confirmed on July 9 that its ship, Ambition,…
US, NATO Weapons Stockpile at ‘Dangerously Low’ Levels: Top Air Force General
July 15, 2023
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The weapons stockpile of the United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies are becoming “dangerous low” with no “short term” solutions, according to a top U.S. Air Force commander. Gen. James Hecker, the commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa, made the remarks at the Chief of the Air Staff’s…
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