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☆ The US Army's new plan to counter Russia and China has a glaring problem, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The 2024 Army Force Structure Transformation would be the Army's fifth major reorganization since 2003. The most striking aspect of the Army's plan is the large number of new units, for counter-drone protection as well as air and missile defense. In addition, there would be nine counter-small UAS batteries tasked with destroying small drones, and four more Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) battalions to stop manned aircraft, helicopters and drones. Monica K. Guthrie/US ArmyThe Army is also basing its plans on untried weapons, such as the Long-Range Hypersonic Missile and air defense lasers. China and Russia have much stronger air and missile forces than the regional opponents the army has faced for the last generation."

Persons: Monica K, Mark Cancian, Cancian, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, US Army, 2024, Army, Business, Congressional Research Service, Congress, Air Defense, Domain, Forces, CRS, Special Operations Forces, Security Force, Guthrie, Energy, Center for Strategic, International Studies, US, Nuclear Forces, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Russia, China, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Forbes

The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. Following the data, yields on short-term UK Gilts, reflecting near-term interest rate expectations, slid, aiding a 7.0% surge in rate sensitive real estate investment trusts (.FTNMX351020). "It may well be due to potential sentiment coming ahead of tomorrow's UK CPI data, with the hope that it comes in lower as well," said Christopher Peters, trading floor manager at Accendo Markets. UK October CPI data, due on Wednesday, could throw further light on the outlook for domestic monetary policy. Reporting by Khushi Singh and Johan M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Toby Melville, Christopher Peters, Jefferies, Tim Clark, Khushi Singh, Johan M Cherian, Sherry Jacob, Phillips, Alex Richardson Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, City of, REUTERS, Vodafone, Federal, tomorrow's, Accendo Markets, Investors, Entain, Royce, Emirates, Thomson Locations: City, City of London, Britain, Teck, U.S, Italy, Bengaluru

Seager’s third two-run homer of the Series capped the second, Semien’s drive punctuated the third and Jonah Heim added an eighth-inning shot. Forty-two of 49 previous teams to take 3-1 leads have gone on to win the World Series. After leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to the 2020 title, he could join Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson as the only two-time World Series MVPs. After a World Series opened with three errorless games for the first time, Arizona’s defense cracked at an inopportune time. TWO-OUT THUNDEROnly the Boston Red Sox scored more runs with two outs in a World Series game, getting 11 in the 2007 opener against Colorado.

Persons: — Marcus Semien's, Corey Seager, Jonah Heim, Nathan Eovaldi, Zac Gallen, Miguel Castro's, Christian Walker —, Seager, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson, Travis Jankowski, Adolis García, “ We’re, ” Seager, ” Andrew Heaney, José Leclerc, Lourdes Gurriel Jr, Chris Stratton, Tommy Pham, Gabriel Moreno, Torey Lovullo, Josh Jung, Joe Mantiply, Castro, Jung, Kyle Nelson's, Nathaniel Lowe, Luis Frías, Heim, Walker, Jankowski, Ryne Nelson, Ketel Marte, Max Scherzer, Ezequiel Durán, LHP Brock Burke, Burke, “, Evan Carter, Gallen, ___ Organizations: PHOENIX, Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Diamondbacks, Senators, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland, Texas, AL, Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona, Chase Field, Semien, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Locations: Texas, Arizona, Semien, Friday’s

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins clinched the AL Central title Friday night with an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Pablo López (11-8) pitched six innings for the Twins, allowing three runs and five hits with seven strikeouts. It’s their 15th trip to the postseason since the Washington Senators moved to Minnesota in 1961 and became the Twins. The Twins have lost 18 straight postseason games, mostly to their postseason nemesis, the New York Yankees. Minnesota hasn’t won a postseason game since 2004, taking the first game of the Division Series 2-0 in New York with Johan Santana on the mound.

Persons: Alex Kirilloff, Rocco Baldelli, Pablo López, Jhoan Duran, Kirilloff’s, Kirilloff, Minnesota hasn’t, Johan Santana, Kyle Farmer, Jorge Polanco, Davis Daniel, José Suarez, Daniel, Mike Trout, Ohtani, Logan O’Hoppe, Luis Arraez, He’s, López, Toronto’s Kevin Gausman, Trout, … LHP Aaron Loup, Royce Lewis, Lewis, Sonny Gray, Gray, York’s Gerrit Cole, LHP Kenny Rosenberg, ___ Organizations: Minnesota Twins, AL Central, Los Angeles Angels, Twins, Minnesota, Target, Washington Senators, The Twins, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Yankees, Triple, Chicago White Sox, AL Locations: MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, New York, Los Angeles, Miami

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jorge Polanco capped a three-run ninth inning with a go-ahead single, helping the Minnesota Twins overcome Hunter Greene's 14 strikeouts to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 Wednesday. The Twins (81-72) trimmed their magic number to clinch the AL Central to two games. Greene allowed one run – Castro’s second home run in two days in the seventh – and three hits with one walk over seven innings. Ian Gibaut allowed a run on three hits in the eighth, setting the stage for Minnesota's ninth-inning rally. Political Cartoons View All 1171 ImagesJhoan Duran (3-6) allowed a walk with two strikeouts to get the win.

Persons: — Jorge Polanco, Hunter, Willi Castro, Alexis Díaz, Luke Maile's, Kyle Farmer, Polanco, Sam Moll, Farmer, Christian Vázquez, Griffin Jax, Greene, Ian Gibaut, Jhoan Duran, Christian Encarnacion, Strand, Will Benson, Bailey Ober, INF Carlos Correa, INF Jonathan India, Pablo López, LHP Andrew Abbott, ___ Organizations: CINCINNATI, Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, AL Central, Minnesota, Reds, Cincinnati, NL, Cubs, Marlins, Chicago, INF, Tuesday, Twins, Angels, Pittsburgh Locations: Miami, Minnesota

☆ Opinion: Whatever happened to Mutually Assured Destruction?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( David A. Andelman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

On June 14, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko announced that his country had taken delivery of the first of a collection of tactical nuclear weapons from Russia. Belarus has both a nuclear arsenal and a president who for decades has quietly played the role of Putin’s lap dog. And indeed, in a press conference Thursday in Minsk, he did claim to being in lockstep with Putin — adding that the nuclear weapons were for defensive purposes only. In the same press conference, Lukashenko nodded to the fact that those nuclear weapons were under Russia’s control. “In the early ’60s American officials worried that the Soviet Union would launch a less-than-all-out attack, reasoning that the US would not respond in a way that might trigger Armageddon,” he said.

Persons: David A, David Andelman, Bill Clinton, Boris Yeltsin, Ukraine’s Leonid Kuchma, Alexander Lukashenko, Putin, Lukashenko nodded, “, Joe Biden, Jens Stoltenberg, Kaja Kallas, Stoltenberg, nukes, Izumi Nakamitsu, Donald Trump, Biden, Vladimir Putin, Antony Blinken, crouch, ” Michael Mandelbaum, ”, Mandelbaum, – Vladimir Putin, hewing Organizations: CNN, French Legion of, The New York Times, CBS News, Soviet Union, Warsaw, David Andelman CNN, NATO, Belarus, Ukraine, Security Council, Nuclear Forces, Treaty, Twitter, Facebook, Johns Hopkins School, International, American Foreign, Power, MAD Locations: Russia, Europe, Soviet, Ukraine, Soviet Union, Crimea, Belarus, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Minsk, lockstep, Vilnius, Lithuania, Brussels, Moscow, Russian

☆ London stocks fall ahead of BoE rate decision, banks down
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Shashwat Chauhan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The FTSE 100 (.FTSE) fell 0.7%, after recording its highest closing level in more than a week on Wednesday. The focus now shifts to the BoE, which is widely expected to also raise its lending rate by 25 bps at 1200 GMT. "It's highly unlikely that the BoE would diverge from other central banks," said Julien Lafargue, chief market strategist at Barclays Private Bank. Ahead of its decision on interest rates, the BoE said in a letter to lawmakers that more sharp moves in asset prices could expose weaknesses in parts of Britain's financial system. Informa (INF.L) dropped 2.7% after Morgan Stanley cut its rating on the events organizer's stock to "equal-weight" from "overweight".

☆ U.S. intel chiefs warn Putin is expanding his nuclear weapons arsenal as the war in Ukraine drags on
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The warning from the nation's top spymasters comes as Russia intensifies its now year-long fight in Ukraine and as Putin threatens to withdraw from a key nuclear arms treaty. "Heavy losses to its ground forces and the large-scale expenditures of precision-guided munitions during the conflict have degraded Moscow's ground and air-based conventional capabilities and increased its reliance on nuclear weapons," the intelligence community wrote. Putin, whose country boasts the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world, has previously rattled the nuclear saber on the heels of Ukrainian advances on the battlefield. The West, meanwhile, has described Putin's threats of using nuclear weapons as "irresponsible" and an attempt to reassert Russia's dominance in the region. Last month, Putin upped the ante by announcing he would suspend participation in the New START treaty, a crucial nuclear arms reduction agreement.

☆ FTSE 100 rises on Informa boost; pound weakens
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Shashwat Chauhan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SummarySummary Companies Media stocks lead sectoral gainsIndivior up on deal to buy Opiant PharmaUK budget, due later in the week, in focusFTSE 100 up 0.4%, FTSE 250 falls 1.2%Nov 14 (Reuters) - UK's export-oriented FTSE 100 climbed on Monday, lifted by events organiser Informa's over 5% jump and a weaker pound. The FTSE 100 (.FTSE) was up 0.4% by 0941 GMT. The company's announcement of raising its full-year earnings outlook pushed the broader FTSE 350 media index (.FTNMX403010) 1.0% higher. Among other stocks, Indivior (INDV.L) gained 0.9% after it said it would acquire Opiant Pharmaceuticals for approximately $145 million in cash. The domestically-focused FTSE 250 midcap index (.FTMC) dropped 1.2% after marking its biggest weekly gain in almost two years on Friday.

☆ Лучшим европейским фильмом года была признана датская кинолента
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-16 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Европейская киноакадемия признала датский фильм «Еще по одной» лучшим фильмом года, сообщает eNews. Ее создатель Томас Винтерберг стал лучшим режиссером и поделил премию за сценарий со своим соавтором Тобиасом Линдхольмом. Такого никогда бы не произошло за пределами этого континента, и я горжусь, что получил награду на этом континенте", - отметил режиссер Томас Винтерберг. На награду в номинации «Лучший фильм» также претендовали фильмы «Тело Христово» польского режиссера Яна Комасы и «Мартин Иден» итальянца Пьетро Марчелло. Лучшим документальным фильмом стал «Коллектив» румынского режиссера Александра Нанау, рассказывающей о коррупции в сфере здравоохранения, которая привела к гибели людей.

Persons: Томас Винтерберг, Тобиас Линдхольм, Мадс Миккельсен, Ян Комасы, Мартин Иден, Пьетро Марчелло, Паула Бер, Александр Нанау, Томс Винтерберг Organizations: Европейская киноакадемия, Коллектив

Intenția declarată de SUA de amplasare a rachetelor hipersonice și balistice în Europa sporește gradul de confruntare, susține ambasada rusă de la Washington. Ambasadorul Rusiei la Washington, Anatoli Antonov, a avertizat asupra unei curse a înarmărilor cu rachete în Europa. Săptămâna aceasta Putin a propus elaborarea unor mecanisme de prevenire a unei curse a înarmărilor. De asemenea, el a propus alianței să verifice sistemele Aegis Ashore cu sistemele de lansare Mk-41 în bazele din Europa și 9M729 în obiectivele din regiunea Kaliningrad. Purtătorul de cuvânt al MAE al Germaniei, Andrea Sasse, a declarat că inițiativa “nu este una credibilă”.

Persons: Anatoli Antonov, Robert C . O'Brien, Vladimir Putin, Antonov . INF, Washingtonul, Putin, Andrea Sasse, Robert C. O'Brien Organizations: Washington . BUCUREȘTI, Sputnik, SUA, Antonov, Facebook, NATO, MAE, Facebook, MAE al Germaniei Locations: SUA, Europa, rusă, Washington, Rusia, Moscova, Kaliningrad, Germaniei

☆ 28.10.2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-28 | by ( ) ro.sputnik.md time to read: 1 min

Reacția unor capitale din Occident la propunerea lui Vladimir Putin, legată de problema denunțării Tratatului INF, este una iresponsabilă, consideră viceministrul rus de Externe, Serghei Reabkov.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Serghei Reabkov Organizations: Serghei Reabkov Locations: Occident, INF

☆ Sfârşitul Erei Nucleare: Rusia iese din paritatea strategică cu SUA
▼ + stars: | 2020-05-25 | by ( Iulian Chifu | ) adevarul.ro time to read: +14 min

Punctul cel mai fierbinte a fost în 1962, criza rachetelor din Cuba, apoi Războiul Rece a fost dominat de echilibrul terorii, de distrugerea reciproc asigurată între marile puteri, iar din 1985, de cursa înarmărilor. Mai mult, ambiţiile nemăsurate comparative cu postura strategică reală a Rusiei lui Putin au început să se vadă iar aspiraţiile Rusiei să prezinte sincope majore. Rusia a căzut economic la nivelul PIB-ului Olandei, ulterior la nivelul celui al Spaniei, iar astăzi schimbarea previzibilă a epocii petrolului periclitează şi mai mult poziţiile sale. De această dată, la 16 mai ţinta a fost un avion în zbor, un avion fără pilot, desigur. Şi paritatea Rusiei cu SUA dispare, atât de pe hârtie, din tratate, cât şi cea din realitate, de pe teren, dispare cu aceeaşi ocazie.

Persons: Donald Trump, preşedintelui Putin, Churchill, Fulton, George Kennan, Francis Fukuyama, Statele Unite . Putin îşi, Putin, Ronald Reagan, George Lucas, evoluţia, Putin ., Vladislav, furnituri Organizations: Securitate, ONU, Navy, USS, Semnificaţia Locations: SUA, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Europei, URSS, Cuba, Rece, Uniunea Sovietică, Rusă, Statele Unite, Rusia, Rusiei, Olandei, Spaniei, Arabia Saudită, Europa, Abhazia, Osetia de Sud, Georgia, Crimeii, China, Persic, USS, Golful Persic, Portland, Pacific, sovietic, Kremlin, Chinei, UE, Japonia, India, timonă

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