Russia is preparing to provide Iran with an advanced satellite that would enable it to track potential military targets across the Middle East, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Day: June 11, 2021
‘No strings attached’: Biden lays out U.S. plan to donate 500 million Pfizer vaccine doses to struggling nations
President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the U.S. will purchase and donate half a billion doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to countries struggling with supply.
Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas will build a border wall, but doesn’t yet give details on cost or location
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that Texas will build a border wall along the state’s boundary with Mexico — but provided no details on where or when.
Coalition deals to form new anti-Netanyahu government go down to wire
Efforts to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced more challenges on Thursday, as the eight parties forming the new government struggled to seal their coalition agreements.
As Iranian ships cross Atlantic, Austin says he’s ‘concerned’ about weapons proliferation near US
Two Iranian ships are currently traversing the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Iran’s state TV reported Thursday.
Federal Taxes, Spending and Deficit All Set Records Through May
The federal government set new records in the taxes it collected, the spending it engaged in and the deficit it ran through the first eight months of fiscal 2021 (October through May), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement.
EU Calls for Unfettered Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19
European Union leaders on Thursday called for an unfettered investigation into the origins of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which they said is necessary to draw the right lessons from the pandemic.
US-funded Palestinian NGOs introduced children to convicted terrorists
USAID-funded Palestinian NGOs introduced children to released convicted terrorists, Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor wrote in a report released Thursday.
Federal Investigation Concludes Protest Not Broken Up Due to Trump’s Church Visit
A federal investigation has determined that the decision to forcibly clear racial justice protesters from an area in front of the White House last summer was not influenced by then-President Donald Trump’s plan to visit a historic Washington, D.C. church set on fire by protesters the night before.