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Belarus and China launched joint counter-terrorism military drills on Monday. Dubbed Eagle Assault 2024, the 11-day exercise will see troops train in night landings, overcoming water obstacles and urban combat. The joint drills came after Belarus joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a Eurasian political, economic and defence organisation led by Russia and China, earlier this month. DW asked regional experts why Belarus needs the SCO and what joint exercises with China mean for the region. Fight terrorism? Belarus became the 10th member state of the SCO, which was originally made up of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.…
Zoey Liao/CNETAmazon’s Prime Day sale is just around the corner, with early bird discount deals already starting to appear. As the event draws closer, even more discounts will become available. To help you keep up to date, we’ve rounded up the best deals below. Look at this: Amazon Prime Day 2024: Shopping tips and special deals 04:19 All of the deals featured here are under $100 and include everything from kitchen gadgets to tech. We’ll be updating this list, so check back often. Want even more savings? Deals Under $50 And that Deals Under $25We’ll keep updating our roundup of…
The alarm bells have been sounding throughout the war in Ukraine, warning loudly that if Kyiv falls, an emboldened Russia could set its sights on NATO next. In such a devastating fight, airpower and airspace control could be decisive.The Russian air forces have underwhelmed over the past 2 ½ years of war, but they also have rapidly adapted and scored wins through tactics such as stand-off bombing and synchronized drone and missile barrages. Other elements of the aerospace forces have also effectively denied Ukraine the chance to shift the battlefield from the skies.”It’s been surprising they’re adapting over time through…
The alarm bells have been sounding throughout the war in Ukraine, warning loudly that if Kyiv falls, an emboldened Russia could set its sights on NATO next. In such a devastating fight, airpower and airspace control could be decisive.The Russian air forces have underwhelmed over the past 2 ½ years of war, but they also have rapidly adapted and scored wins through tactics such as stand-off bombing and synchronized drone and missile barrages. Other elements of the aerospace forces have also effectively denied Ukraine the chance to shift the battlefield from the skies.”It’s been surprising they’re adapting over time through…
The rally in tech stocks, driven largely by gains in the semiconductor and computer hardware sectors that have benefited from advances in AI, significantly outperformed the broader market in the first half of the calendar year. Tech stocks have surged 21.5% in the first half of 2024, according to a note released Monday by Bernstein Private Wealth Management, which now poses both opportunities and challenges for investors. While the technology sector has posted impressive gains, its performance has been highly concentrated, with Nvidia (NASDAQ:) alone accounting for the majority of the positive performance. Only 30 percent of tech stocks outperformed,…
CNN — Supporters and opponents of former President Donald Trump agree that the cornerstone accomplishments of his first term in office will continue to shape the American legal and political landscape for decades to come. “I’ve completely transformed the federal judiciary,” Trump boasted last summer at a summit hosted by the right-wing group Moms for Liberty. “Many presidents don’t get a chance to appoint Supreme Court justices. I’ve had three justices, and they’re fantastic.” The numbers show that this claim is not an exaggeration: As president, Trump has nominated 234 judges to the nation’s most important seats, including 54 who…
This image from a video provided by SpaceX shows the upper stage engine of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which launched from California on Thursday. SpaceX/AP Hide caption Toggle caption SpaceX/AP CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket has malfunctioned for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellite in low orbit, destined to fall into the atmosphere and burn up. A Falcon 9 rocket launched from California on Thursday night carrying 20 Starlink satellites. Just minutes into liftoff, its upper stage engine failed. SpaceX said Friday that the cause was a liquid oxygen leak. The…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Ambani family is well known as one of India’s most prominent business families.Article informationauthor, Nikhil Inamdarrole, BBC Business CorrespondentReported by Mumbai9 hours agoIn recent months, Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, has been in the spotlight in India.It wasn’t any major acquisition he made or any huge charitable donations, but the lavish wedding of his son that captivated the entire country and the world.The pre-wedding parties, which began in March, have placed the Ambani family firmly at the center of conversations at the breakfast, lunch and dinner tables.Mukesh Ambani’s youngest son, Anant Ambani, married his…
My reloading mentors: my dad (center), Uncle Ken (left), and Uncle Gary (right). Photo by Steve Sorensen Anyone can knock me down and make me say “Uncle” but I say it with joy because God has blessed me with some brave uncles on both my maternal and paternal families. My dad’s two brothers, the oldest and the youngest, were very instrumental in teaching me how to load ammunition. Ken is a World War II veteran who is soon to be 99 years old. Many locals in the old windmill fastpitch softball league in Warren, Pennsylvania remember…
Military vehicles carrying DF-5B intercontinental ballistic missiles took part in a military parade held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 2019.Greg Baker | AFP | Getty ImagesTaiwan’s defence ministry said on Saturday it was monitoring a series of missile tests in China’s northernmost Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and had its air defence forces on high alert. Taiwan, a democratically ruled island that China considers its own territory, closely monitors all Chinese military activity given Beijing’s regular activity around the island but rarely publishes details…