• 02/24/2025

Young Israelis are spearheading a return to public transport, Visa poll finds

Jerusalem Post As Israel strides into the future, its public transportation system is seeing a call for transformation spurred by the digital era. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-746297

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Blinken Plans to Meet With Top Chinese Officials in Beijing

New York Times Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, who leaves Friday, could meet with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, during a visit he had postponed because of a Chinese spy balloon. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/us/politics/blinken-china-visit.html

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NATO defense ministers to discuss training of Ukrainian pilots — Stoltenberg

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On May 25, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that Denmark and the Netherlands will lead a European coalition on training of Ukrainian pilots in use of F-16 jets https://tass.com/world/1632337

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Top Republican calls for inspector general probe into Biden energy secretary’s stock ownership

Fox News Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., issued a formal request for an inspector general investigation into Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm after she admitted to making false statements about her stock ownership. Barrasso — the ranking member on the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee — penned a letter Wednesday to Department of Energy (DOE) Inspector…

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AFL-CIO to Endorse Biden for Re-Election as Parties Jockey for Union Voters

Wall Street Journal The labor federation’s move comes roughly a year earlier than in past cycles, kick-starting get-out-the-vote efforts. https://www.wsj.com/articles/afl-cio-to-endorse-biden-for-re-election-as-parties-jockey-for-union-voters-e0fb4725

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NATO-Ukraine Council with no membership prospects is like tank with no gun – Kuleba to Baerbock

Pravda Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, has had a conversation with Annalena Baerbock, his German counterpart, and discussed the preparation for the NATO Summit in Vilnius. Source: European Pravda Details: Kuleba wrote on Twitter that he thanked Baerbock for the support and discussed the topic of the NATO Summit in…

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Aileen Cannon, Judge in Trump Case Has Scant Criminal Trial Experience

New York Times Judge Aileen M. Cannon, under scrutiny for past rulings favoring the former president, has presided over only a few criminal cases that went to trial. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/us/politics/aileen-cannon-judge-trump-documents.html

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India interested in increasing supplies of its products to Russian market — envoy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Pavan Kapoor mentioned shipping industry and tourism as important cooperation areas, adding that the possibility of increasing the number of flights between Russia and India is under consideration now https://tass.com/economy/1632319

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World oil output to reach record 101.3 mln bpd in 2023 — IEA

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The IEA forecasts a global oil deficit next year, particularly in its second half https://tass.com/economy/1632331

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