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 Foreign Affairs › Re: BREAKING NEWS!!! President Putin Makes Surprise Visit To Mariupol, Russia. by bidenDsubduer: 5:26am On Mar 19, 2023 |
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: President Putin Makes Surprise Visit To Donbass by bidenDsubduer(op): 5:22am On Mar 19, 2023 |
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: BREAKING NEWS!!! President Putin Makes Surprise Visit To Mariupol, Russia. by bidenDsubduer: 5:21am On Mar 19, 2023 |
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: BREAKING NEWS!!! President Putin Makes Surprise Visit To Mariupol, Russia. by bidenDsubduer: 5:18am On Mar 19, 2023 |
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| Foreign Affairs › President Putin Makes Surprise Visit To Donbass by bidenDsubduer(op): 5:15am On Mar 19, 2023 |
The Russian leader reportedly toured the second largest city of the Donetsk People’s Republic. President Vladimir Putin reportedly made an unannounced working trip to Mariupol, the Black Sea port city which was liberated by Russian forces last spring amid the military operation in Ukraine, and joined Russia as part of the Donetsk People’s Republic following a referendum in September. Putin arrived in Mariupol by helicopter and drove several districts of the city, accompanied by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, multiple Russian news agencies reported on Sunday morning, citing the president’s press service. The president inspected the progress of the reconstruction and restoration efforts, including “new residential districts, social and educational facilities, housing and communal services infrastructure, medical institutions.” He also allegedly toured the “coastline in the area of the yacht club, the theater building,” as well as other “memorable places” of the city. It was unclear when the trip took place, and the Kremlin has yet to share photos and videos of what would be Putin's first trip to Russia's new region. On Saturday, the head of state was Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the peninsula’s reunification with Russia. The city of Mariupol was liberated by Russian forces last spring amid the military operation in Ukraine. It has become one of the symbols of Russia's military campaign, and victory there has arguably been the main triumph, so far. In September, the Donetsk People’s Republics, which incorporates Mariupol, along with Lugansk People’s Republic and Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, officially became part of the Russian Federation after holding public referendums. https://www.rt.com/russia/573210-putin-visit-mariupol/
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| Foreign Affairs › Russia Takes Advantageous Positions For Further Advance In Artyomovsk by bidenDsubduer(op): 11:22am On Mar 12, 2023 |
That allowed the Russian forces "to control the movement of the enemy," retired Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR People's Militia says. The Russian air forces’ assault units have taken advantageous positions in the industrial zone of the city of Artyomovsk (Ukrainian name - Bakhmut) in the Donetsk People’s Republic, thus creating a ‘good bridgehead’ for further advancement, Andrey Marochko, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR People's Militia, told TASS on Sunday. "In the town of Artyomovsk, the assault groups took advantageous positions in the territory of the Artyomovsk non-ferrous metals processing plant’s industrial zone," he said. Marochko specified that positions in the Artyomovsk industrial zone allowed the Russian forces "to control the movement of the enemy and also creates a good bridgehead for further advancement." On Saturday, the commander of the Ukrainian military’s Ground Forces, Alexander Syrsky, said that by continuing to fight near Artyomovsk, Ukrainian forces were trying to buy time to build up reserves before a spring counteroffensive. Artyomovsk is located in the Kiev-controlled part of the Donetsk People’s Republic and is an important transport hub for supplying the Ukrainian group of troops in Donbass. Fierce fighting is taking place for the city. According to the latest reports, Russian forces have cut or taken under control all paved roads into the city. The onset of the muddy weather seriously hampers the delivery of ammunition and personnel to the Ukrainian units stationed there. On Saturday, Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin reported that Russian forces were 1.2 kilometers from the administrative center of Artyomovsk. https://tass.com/military-operation-in-ukraine/1587451 DONETSK, March 12. /TASS/. Russian forces have practically liberated the town of Krasnogorovka north of Avdeevka, retired colonel and military expert Eduard Basurin told TASS on Sunday. "The settlement is practically liberated, mopping-up operations are going on in the outskirts," the expert said. "The complete liberation of Krasnogorovka allows the Russian forces to further encircle Avdeevka," Basurin pointed out. On Sunday, the Donetsk People’s Republic reported almost complete liberation of Krasnogorovka north of Avdeevka. Krasnogorovka is located north of Avdeevka. The Ukrainian armed forces regularly strike Donetsk and Yasinovataya from there. https://tass.com/military-operation-in-ukraine/1587473 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Iran Launches Production Of New Jets by bidenDsubduer(op): 8:21pm On Mar 11, 2023 |
PREV Thread: China Overshadows US, Saudi-Iran Deal Proves 'Major Setback' For israel https://www.nairaland.com/7606107/china-overshadows-us-saudi-iran-deal Iran lost access to spare parts and maintenance for its fleets of US and French-built aircraft after the 1979 Revolution, and was slapped with a Security Council arms embargo from 2007-2020. While the restrictions were meant to weaken Tehran’s defense capabilities, they instead led to the creation of an advanced domestic defense-industrial complex. Iranian aviation giant Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) has rolled out the production version of the Yasin – a light jet-powered trainer aircraft that’s also capable of flying close air support (CAS) missions. The new jet was unveiled at a ceremony in Tehran on Saturday attended by Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, with the general tasked with formally launching the mass production of the aircraft. “Among our main concern is training fighter pilots, because the process is of paramount significance and requires training aircraft in different classes,” Ashtiani said during the ceremony, addressing reporters and engineers responsible for the Yasin’s development and construction. “The homegrown characteristics of the training jet make it suitable for close air support,” the commander said. “Previously, our fighter pilots used to be trained abroad. The first area affected by the sanctions against our country was this field, which created difficulties for us in terms of training,” Brig. Gen. Hamid Vahedi, the commander of Iran’s Air Force, said at the event. “Utilization of the new aircraft will make training duration shorter and more complete,” he said. Ashtiani said that most of the equipment in the aircraft has been localized, thereby reducing Iran’s dependence on forces or factors beyond its ability to control. A prototype of the Yasin was first unveiled in late 2019, with the production model presented Saturday apparently a refined and upgraded version featuring a domestically-developed radar, avionics, engine, landing gear and ejection seats. The Yasin is a light-weight aircraft which weighs about 5.5 tons, has a range of up to 1,200 km and a flight speed of up to 1,000 km. The twin-engined, two-man crewed jet has a thrust of 3,200 kg, on par with the MiG-AT, an advanced trainer/light attack prototype developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau in the 1990s. The Yasin’s flight ceiling is 11 km, and it has a runway length requirement of 800 meters. Its maximum takeoff weight is 6,600 kg. The aircraft can remain in the air for an hour and a half using internal fuel tanks, or two hours with attachable external tanks. The Yasin joins nearly a dozen trainers already in the Iranian Air Force’s arsenal, including the Fajr F.3, the Dorna, and the Simorgh. Iran also has Chinese-built Chengdu FT-7, French-made Socata TB, Pakistani MFI-17 Mushshak, Swiss Pilatus PC-7 Turbos and US-made Beachcraft Bonanza trainers in its inventory. Iran’s ground attack fleet consists of Russian Sukhoi Su-24s and the Azarakhsh, an Iranian-built light attack jet built on the basis of the Northrop F-5, a US warplane that Iran inherited after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Iran has not let the decades that it has spent under crushing Western and international sanctions go to waste, creating one of the largest and most comprehensive defense industrial complexes in the Middle East, and producing everything from advanced missile systems and long-range radars, to a homegrown defense electronics sector. https://sputniknews.com/20230311/iran-kicks-off-production-of-new-combined-trainer-aircraftclose-air-support-jet-1108296344.html 1 Like
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: US Declares War On Korea by bidenDsubduer: 8:01pm On Mar 11, 2023 |
North Korea launches short-range ballistic missile toward Yellow Sea- March 9, 2023. North Korea has launched one short-range ballistic missile toward the Yellow Sea, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. Accroding to the agency’s information, the missile was launched at about 6:20 p.m. local time (12:20 a.m. Moscow time) from the Nampo area. "We are maintaining full readiness in close cooperation with the US. We’ve also stepped up surveillance and vigilance," the South Korean military said in a statement. The North Korean General Staff said on Tuesday that artillery firing took place on South Korean territory near the border between the two countries, which Pyongyang viewed as a provocation. On March 13, a joint exercise by the US and South Korea called Freedom Shield will begin. It will last until March 23. At the same time, there will be large-scale Warrior Shield field maneuvers. On March 6, South Korean and US servicemen held an air force exercise involving at least one US B-52H strategic bomber. Another air force maneuver involving a US strategic bomber took place on March 3. North Korean authorities had previously warned that Seoul and Washington would face reprisals if they went forward with their ambitious plans for joint maneuvers. On February 23, North Korea launched four Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missiles toward the Sea of Japan. https://tass.com/defense/1586515 Korea prepares for ‘real combat’ 11 Mar, 2023 Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on his troops to prepare for “real combat,” as the US and southern Korea conduct [b]back-to-back military drills on the Korean Peninsula. These drills, Pyongyang said, make the prospect of nuclear war “a realistic one.” Kim monitored an artillery exercise on Korea’s west coast on Thursday evening, state news outlet KCNA reported on Friday. The exercise simulated an attack on an enemy airfield, which was targeted with a “powerful volley” of fire, the report stated. According to KCNA, Kim praised his troops for being “prepared for real combat,” and declared that they should be “ready to fight at any time and be prepared for real actions rather than words.” southern Korea’s military said that the exercise also involved “multiple rounds” of short-range ballistic missiles. Kim’s statement is typical of those made by Pyongyang during periods of heightened US/southern Korean military activity. The US and Korea's south held aerial drills on Monday and the previous Friday, both of which involved US nuclear-capable bombers. Furthermore, the two countries will hold an exercise next week simulating a Korean missile attack, and on Monday will kick off the largest joint drills in the area for five years. The Korean Foreign Ministry condemned the aerial drills in a statement on Tuesday. It claimed that “the risk of nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula is shifting from an imaginary state to a realistic one,” and that the forthcoming joint drills are of an “aggressive nature,” and could lead to a “catastrophic escalation.” On the same day, Kim’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, warned that any attempts by the US or Japan to interfere with Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests over the Pacific Ocean would be treated as a “declaration of war.” Pyongyang’s ICBM and nuclear tests were paused in 2018 under an agreement with former US President Donald Trump, with the US suspending or downsizing joint drills with Korea's south in return. Kim stepped up missile testing again in 2021, and the administration of US President Joe Biden responded in kind, resuming live-fire drills. Last year saw a record number of Korean missile launches and a flurry of US and southern Korea exercises, including a live-fire drill just 30km from the North Korean border. https://www.rt.com/news/572814-north-korea-military-drill/ petervk
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: US Banks Collapses by bidenDsubduer(op): 7:31pm On Mar 11, 2023 |
Job cuts skyrocket across US Layoffs jumped more than five times in February from a year earlier, an outplacement firm reports. American employers announced 77,770 job cuts in February, marking a 410% increase from the same month last year, executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas has revealed. According to the report issued earlier this week, February’s total was the highest for the month since 2009, when 186,350 job cuts were recorded. However, the figure was down 24% on the 102,943 cuts announced in January. So far this year, employers have announced plans to eliminate 180,713 jobs, up 427% from the 34,309 cuts announced in the first two months of 2022, the study showed. It is reportedly the highest January-February total since 2009. “Certainly, employers are paying attention to rate increase plans from the Fed. Many have been planning for a downturn for months, cutting costs elsewhere,” the company’s senior vice president, Andrew Challenger, stated. “If things continue to cool, layoffs are typically the last piece in company cost-cutting strategies.” The report indicated that technology companies axed the most jobs last month, with the figure hitting 21,387. The tech sector has announced 35% of all job cuts in 2023. “Right now, the overwhelming bulk of cuts are occurring in technology. Retail and financial are also cutting right now, as consumer spending matches economic conditions. In February, job cuts occurred in all 30 industries Challenger tracks,” Andrew Challenger added. Meanwhile, the study showed hiring was down, with companies having announced plans to recruit 28,830 workers in February, a decline of 87% in annual terms. https://www.rt.com/business/572743-us-job-cuts-skyrocket/
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: US Banks Collapses by bidenDsubduer(op): 7:00pm On Mar 11, 2023 |
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| Foreign Affairs › US Banks Collapses by bidenDsubduer(op): 6:55pm On Mar 11, 2023 |
On March 10, Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse told reporters that US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was closely monitoring the situation concerning Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) after it collapsed earlier in the day. The future of First Republic Bank - the 14th largest in the United States - has triggered concerns amid speculation of a “domino effect” in the wake of Friday’s bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank, media reported. Specializing in supporting tech businesses, Silicon Valley Bank failed on March 10, and was taken into government control. Regulators marched in to seize its deposits, putting the brakes on the bank's 40-year stint. The bank's swift demise appears to have rattled other banks, with shares of First Republic sinking 50 percent the same day, according to media reports. Before the close of trading Friday, the drop was at 15 percent. To allay fears, First Republic issued a statement on Saturday, cited widely by media outlets, assuring investors of "continued safety and stability and strong capital and liquidity positions." "Sources beyond a well-diversified deposit base include over $60 billion of available, unused borrowing capacity at the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank," First Republic said. Amid the "bank panic," US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who had rushed to meet with banking regulators, offered reassurances to the public, saying the American banking system remains "resilient." Yellen said she had "full confidence in banking regulators to take appropriate actions in response." "Our Treasury Secretary Yellen is closely tracking the developments with Silicon Valley Bank. We have every faith in our regulators," Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse told reporters on Friday. Amid the turmoil of speculation as to a ripple effect, Peter Schiff, CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital, went on Twitter to warn that the US banking system was "on the verge of a much bigger collapse than 2008." "Banks own long-term paper at extremely low interest rates. They can't compete with short-term Treasuries. Mass withdrawals from depositors seeking higher yields will result in a wave of bank failures," the American stock broker and financial commentator underscored. The expert added that if more banks fail, like Silicon Valley, "the only way depositors are going to get their money back is if the Federal Reserve System (US central bank) prints it." "Either the FDIC defaults and depositors lose their money, or the Fed bails out the FDIC with QE and deposits lose most of their value," Schiff tweeted. Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse sent more than a ripple across the banking sector, with the KBW Bank Index plunging the most in a week since March 2020, according to reports. Shares of Western Alliance Bancorp. also witnessed a new low since November 2020, closing down 21 percent on Friday. Macroeconomist Philip Pilkington also weighed in on social media, tweeting that "months of inflation denialism in financial markets likely means many, many portfolios with bond exposure geared toward perma-ZIRP (Permanent zero interest rate policy)." According to Philip Pilkington, looking ahead, a worst case scenario could be "a full-on financial crisis." On Friday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a statement saying that Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California, had been closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. To protect insured depositors, the FDIC was setting up the Deposit Insurance National Bank of Santa Clara (DINB). SVB, which had offered funding for 44 percent of all venture capital-backed tech and healthcare companies, as per its website, witnessed its shares sink 86 percent between early March 9 and the company's announced halt of trading Friday. The bank's demise has been linked to the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes and soaring inflation in the US. https://sputniknews.com/20230311/domino-effect-feared-after-collapse-of-silicon-valley-bank-as-first-republic-banks-shares-slump-1108292604.html 1 Like 1 Share
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| Education › Re: Chrisland: We Never Demanded A Second Autopsy by bidenDsubduer: 6:40pm On Mar 11, 2023*. Modified: 7:01pm On Mar 11, 2023 |
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: China Overshadows US, Saudi-Iran Deal Proves 'Major Setback' For israel by bidenDsubduer: 6:39pm On Mar 11, 2023 |
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| Travel › Re: What Downtown Looks Like In São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil by bidenDsubduer: 6:32pm On Mar 11, 2023 |
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: South Africa's Parliament Votes To Downgrade Diplomatic Ties With israel by bidenDsubduer(op): 4:52pm On Mar 11, 2023 |
Kingpin1000:Although it was fraught with irregularities similar to the PDP era, the recently concluded presidential election reflected the true decision of majority of Nigerians. Reality is different from Peter Obi's media hype/manipulations. Peter Obi had a deflated victory in Lagos state and won in Abuja. Atiku lead in Osun state. Asiwaju's mandate is unassailable. Nigerians have said YES to a Muslim-Muslim ticket. SA is undoubtedly the real giant of Africa. As a black person, SA makes me very proud. 2 Likes |
| Foreign Affairs › South Africa's Parliament Votes To Downgrade Diplomatic Ties With israel by bidenDsubduer(op): 3:29pm On Mar 11, 2023 |
PREV Threads: israel Turns Gaza Into Punching Bag Following Israel's Disgrace In Africa https://www.nairaland.com/7581707/israel-turns-gaza-into-punching Syria Shoots Down israeli Airforce Fighter Jet https://www.nairaland.com/7601417/syria-shoots-down-israeli-airforce#121562729 Since the toppling of the apartheid regime in 1994, bilateral relations between the two countries have been complicated due to South Africa's support for the Palestinians. In May 2018, the country recalled its ambassador to israel. Since then, the embassy has been headed by a charge d’affaires. The South African parliament has passed a draft resolution to downgrade the country's embassy in israel to a liaison office due to the jewish state's treatment of the Palestinians in the West Bank and purported abuses against them. The result of the vote was announced by the National Freedom Party (NFP), a center-left party with two seats in the parliament, which introduced the resolution. It was passed by South Africa's legislative body on Tuesday with 208 votes in favor and 94 against. The resolution was supported by a majority of the parties, including the governing African National Congress (ANC). Many South Africans express solidarity with the Palestinians, saying the situation on occupied Palestinian territory is similar to what the African nation experienced during the apartheid era. In a statement, the NFP claimed that "israel was built through the displacement, murder, and maiming of Palestinians," and it established apartheid to maintain the power and control over them. Thus, it was underlined, South Africans are not going "to stand by while apartheid is being perpetrated again." The NFP referred to the motion as a historic one that demonstrates the country's commitment to "justice, human rights, and freedom." Ahmed Munzoor Shaik Emam, the NFP's leader in the parliament, stated that following the parliament voting in favor of downgrading the embassy in israel, he believes other countries will follow suit. "We’re hoping that this is going to be the first step in putting pressure on Israel to comply with human rights, recognise the rights of the Palestinian people, their right to exist, and also go back to the negotiating table," he was quoted as saying by local media. However, the resolution will go into effect only if the government adopts it and informs israel on the matter. The government has not responded to the vote yet. israel's Foreign Ministry, for its part, condemned South Africa's parliament for its resolution, dubbing it as "shameful and disgraceful." The ministry expressed frustration over the move, saying that it's unfortunate that Pretoria "continues to deteriorate" relations with israel, and that it "will only harm South Africa itself and its standing." At the same time, Shaik Emam called on South Africa "to be on the right side of history," and not to be passive or neutral over the oppression and human rights violations against Palestinians, saying that the resolution is a decision that Nelson Mandela, who fought for freedom and justice, would be proud of. Following the debate on the issue in South Africa's parliament, the country's Deputy Minister of International Relations Alvin Botes noted that South Africans can't stand the continued escalation of violence against Palestinians and have a moral obligation to support them. He also expressed the country's support for the African Union’s decision to remove an israeli diplomat at the summit in Addis Ababa last month, recalling that South Africa was one of the countries that rejected the acceptance of israel as an observer state in the AU. "With regards to the recent developments at the AU we support the suspension of the israel observer status. It is clear that the unjust action committed by israel offended the spirit and letter of the Charter of the AU. South Africa believes that as long as israel is not willing to negotiate a peace plan that it cannot have the privilege to sit in as an observer in the AU assembly," he said. israel's Foreign Ministry deputy director for Africa, Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li, was removed by guards from the African Union hall, where the organization's annual summit was taking place. African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki commented on the incident, saying that Israeli diplomats were escorted from the event because they were not invited. He added that the decision to grant observer status to Israel had been suspended pending discussion of the issue by a specially created committee. https://sputniknews.com/20230311/south-africas-parliament-votes-to-downgrade-diplomatic-ties-with-israel-1108291800.html 1 Like |
