Author: Cole Hanson

The Pentagon is concerned about the acceleration of China’s nuclear program, noting that China is modernizing its military to “counter the United States” in the Indo-Pacific region and facilitate the reintegration of Taiwan, which it considers one of its provinces. In a report released Wednesday, the US Department of Defense estimates that Beijing is developing its nuclear arsenal much faster than expected and can already launch ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads from land, sea and air. “Accelerating China’s nuclear expansion could allow it to have 700 nuclear warheads by 2027,” notes this annual Pentagon report on China’s military capabilities.…

Glasgow, Scotland | “We can’t wait any longer.” Africa, a tiny emitter of greenhouse gases on a global scale but the continent most vulnerable to climate change, called on Tuesday for billions of dollars in funding to adapt to it, marking the COP26 conference. • Read also – COP26: Trudeau’s speech did not convince “In the south of my country, which is facing famine caused by climate change, more than 1.3 million people are in food distress, and the lack of rain for several years has made it impossible to provide any kind of subsistence food,” Madagascar President Andre Rajoelina…

Two people were killed and another injured in a concert hall in Uppsala on Tuesday when one of them fell seven floors and injured two onlookers, police said. A thousand spectators gathered at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress, a contemporary multi-storey building where a concert in honor of the famous Swedish pop band ABBA was to be held. “We received a call about a person who jumped or fell from a great height inside the concert hall in central Uppsala,” an Uppsala spokesman told AFP. The concert hall foyer had an open space where this person fell from the seventh floor,…

Tehran | On Tuesday, the ISNA news agency said, quoting a military source, that pirates had tried for the second time in two weeks to storm an Iranian tanker in the Gulf of Aden. The military source said that the tanker was heading to the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait on Monday when six pirates on board four boats tried to seize it, but they were forced to flee after warning shots from the Iranian navy. On October 16, pirates have already launched an attack on a convoy of two Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Aden. The Iranian navy…

(Washington) Joe Biden is at COP26 in Glasgow, but a full part of his presidency has been carried out this week in the US, between crucial elections in Virginia that herald future political battles and complicated negotiations over his giant plans for ‘investments’. . Posted on 1He is November 2021 at 1:15 pm Updated at 4:35 pm. Camille Camdessus France media agency The US president wanted to reach the international climate summit with two programs, thanks to which he intends to rebuild and transform America. First, a plan to restore the country’s dilapidated roads, bridges and transportation. The envelope of…

Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Washington) When Republican Representative Bill Bossie of Florida finished an October 21 speech in the House of Representatives with a raised fist and said, “Brandon, let’s go!” It may have sounded vague and strange to many listeners. But the phrase was already gaining popularity in right-wing circles, and now the seemingly positive – which is actually a way to insult President Joe Biden – is increasingly used. Posted on 1He is November 2021 at 8:12 am Colin Long News agency South Carolina Republican Jeff Duncan wore a face mask that read “Let’s Go…

(Sydney) Australia reopened its borders on Monday after nearly 600 days of closing, leading to scenes of reunions at Sydney Airport. Posted October 31, 2021 at 11:00 PM. On March 20, 2020, the mega-island continent implemented one of the world’s strictest border closures to protect itself from the COVID-19 pandemic. Tens of thousands of Australians living abroad have been unable to reach their home country for 19 months. Thefts were rare and citizens allowed to return had to undergo an expensive 14-day quarantine at the hotel. The country’s two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, have decided to scrap these measures…

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced Sunday that she has tested positive for COVID-19, days after she decided not to participate in US President Joe Biden’s European trip because members of his family contracted the virus. • Read also: Kamala Harris receives the third dose of the COVID vaccine • Read also: The attack on Capitol Hill: The list of documents Trump wants to reveal Ms Psaki said in a statement that after declaring her negative several times during the week, the test turned out to be positive on Sunday. “Although I have not personally come into close contact with…

A statement that goes slightly beyond the Paris Agreement on the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, with a commitment to stop subsidizing coal-fired power plants abroad. But there is no clear history of phasing out coal or fossil fuels or achieving carbon neutrality. If the G20 is a dress rehearsal for COP26, then world leaders have missed out on the experience.Quote from:Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director of Greenpeace International Ms. Morgan deplores the G20 Final Communiqué Weak, lacking in ambition and vision. All we saw were half-measures, not concrete actionssaid Frederic Roeder, Vice President of the Global Citizen Program.…

Washington, United States | American Airlines has had to cancel nearly a thousand flights since Friday, due to a staff shortage due to disruptions related to bad weather. • Read also: Air Canada rejects allegations of conspiracy in Avios According to FlightAware, which tracks delays and cancellations over US skies, American Airlines canceled more than 800 flights on Friday and Saturday and still expects more than 400 cancellations on Sunday. The difficulties began Thursday with strong winds that hampered the capacity of the company’s hub in Dallas and delayed employee jobs for future flights, American Airlines CEO David Seymour said…