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☆ China is trying to overcome weaknesses in its military by 'aggressively recruiting' Western pilots to train its aviators, Five Eyes intel allies warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewChina is "aggressively recruiting" Western military personnel to train its air force pilots and naval aviators, attempting to lure them in with "lucrative" contracts and promises of opportunities to fly "exotic aircraft," the US and its allies are warning. Related storiesChinese schemes target Western pilots, flight engineers, air operations center personnel, and technical experts knowledgeable about military tactics, techniques, and procedures. The Chinese military "wants the skills and expertise of these individuals to make its own military air operations more capable while gaining insight into Western air tactics, techniques, and procedures," the newly released bulletin said. Advertisement"The insight the PLA gains from Western military talent threatens the safety of the targeted recruits, their fellow service members, and US and allied security," it added. Despite efforts from Western governments to warn its veterans and military personnel about the Chinese poaching efforts, the recruitment continues to evolve, the bulletin noted.

Persons: —, New Zealand —, Michael Casey, Chen Jimin, Casey, Wang Jingtian Organizations: Service, New Zealand, NATO, People's Liberation Army, Business, PLA, US National Counterintelligence and Security, Zhuhai Air Show, China News Service, Getty, US, Job, US Marine Corps Locations: China, Canada, Australia, New, Beijing, Washington, Changchun, China's Jilin Province

☆ US flies long-range B-1B bomber over Korean Peninsula in first live munitions drop in 7 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Oren Liebermann | Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The United States flew a B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday in the first live munitions drop over South Korea in seven years as part of joint air exercises between the two countries, the US and South Korea said Wednesday. As part of the exercise, the US B-1B Lancer and two South Korean F-15K Eagles dropped precision 500-pound JDAMs (joint direct attack munitions), simultaneously striking multiple targets, the US said. The American bomber then flew with advanced South Korean F-35A and KF-16 fighter jets, as well as US fighters and tankers. “This training showcases the incredible capabilities of our combined forces to simultaneously strike multiple targets in a contested environment,” said Lt. Gen. David Iverson, US Force Korea deputy commander and Seventh Air Force commander. The joint training on Wednesday marked the first time the B-1B has conducted “a live munitions drop” on the Korean Peninsula since 2017 to demonstrate its capability to “precisely strike deep target,” South Korea’s defense ministry said.

Persons: ”, David Iverson, ‘, Kim Yo Jong Organizations: CNN, United States, Eagles, KF, US Force, Seventh Air Force, US Air Force Locations: Korea, South Korea, US Force Korea, North Korea, South

☆ Electric air taxi maker Archer Aviation gets key FAA sign-off
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Midnight, an all-electric aircraft from company Archer Aviation, is seen at the Salinas Municipal Airport in Salinas, California, on Aug. 2, 2023. The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Archer Aviation a key certification that gets the electric air taxi maker closer to eventually flying travelers, the company said Wednesday. United is working with Archer on what it would look like to enter the electric aircraft into service. Archer has partnered with automaker Stellantis to produce hundreds of the electric air taxis. On Tuesday, Joby said it plans to acquire the autonomy division of autonomous aviation company Xwing.

Persons: Archer, Adam Goldstein, Goldstein, couldn't, Andrew Chang, Joby Organizations: Archer Aviation, Salinas Municipal Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, CNBC, FAA, Joby Aviation, U.S . Air Force, Delta Air Lines Locations: Salinas, Salinas , California, Manhattan, Newark , New Jersey

☆ A US supersonic bomber dropped 500-pound bombs in its first live-fire bombing drill on the Korean peninsula in 7 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewA US supersonic bomber joined South Korea's Air Force for a live-fire training exercise, conducting runs with 500-pound bombs. The bomber, along with the South Korean military aircraft, "successfully released live GBU-38, 500-pound joint direct attack munitions, simultaneously striking multiple simulated targets." U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron receives a bird bath at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 3, 2024, in support of a Bomber Task Force mission. At that time, North Korean weapons testing and provocations prompted US and South Korean forces to regularly fly in the area, conducting training exercises to deter North Korea. A year earlier, North Korea twice tested a nuclear weapon, and then it did so again in 2017.

Persons: —, 17uKEhOJTG, H8KoOFOKks, Guy Plopsky, Christian Hoover, Audree Campbell, Donald Trump, PACOM, 1Bs Organizations: Service, South Korea's Air Force, Business, US Air Force, 37th Expeditionary Bomb, Anderson Air Force Base, South, South Korean, ROK, US Marine Corps, KC, 7th Air Force, . Air Force, 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Bomber Task Force, North, US Pacific Command, US, Korean, Lancer Locations: Guam, Republic of Korea, South Korea, North Korea, South Korean, Korean, Japan, South

☆ Israeli forces launch new ground and air assault on central Gaza, killing at least 15 Palestinians
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Mohammad Al Sawalhi | Kareem Khadder | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Israeli military launched a new ground and air assault in central Gaza on Tuesday, as its forces ramp up attacks amid a deepening humanitarian crisis. Witnesses say civilians started to leave the Bureij area – heading towards the coast - after military activity there intensified. Palestinians mourn relatives killed in an Israeli bombardment in the Bureij area of central Gaza on June 4, 2024. Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza on October 7 after the militant group Hamas, which governs Gaza, killed at least 1,200 people and abducted more than 250 others. Israeli attacks in Gaza have since killed at least 36,550 Palestinians and injured another 82,959 people, according to the Ministry of Health there.

Persons: Al Bureij, Bashar Taleb Organizations: CNN, IDF, Health, Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, World Health Organization, Getty, Hamas, Ministry of Health Locations: Gaza, Al Aqsa, Al, Bureij, Israel

☆ I flew on a British Airways Airbus A320 for $195. It's definitely better than flying budget, but I can see why the airline is spending $9 billion on upgrades.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

British Airways is rolling out a new short-haul interior as part of its $9 billion transformation. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementBack in 2006, British Airways was named the world's best airline by Skytrax, but its reputation has since declined. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: — Organizations: British Airways, Service, Skytrax, Airbus, Business Locations: Edinburgh, London

☆ The R.S.F. Stole Sudan’s Future - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Dena Ibrahim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I sang along to songs made popular by the 2019 revolution and then floated home, my spirits high. The next day I watched fighter jets fire rockets into the neighborhoods where I grew up. Now it is at war with its former partners in government, and the Sudanese people have become collateral damage. A report from Human Rights Watch in May detailed the R.S.F.’s ethnic-cleansing campaign against the Masalit and other non-Arab people in West Darfur. is intent on destroying any evidence that another Sudan could ever exist or ever did.

Persons: Mohamed Hamdan Organizations: Sudanese Army, Rapid Support Forces, Human Rights Watch, Museums Locations: Khartoum, Darfur, West Darfur, Sudan

☆ Kremlin warns Washington of 'fatal' miscalculation to let Kyiv use U.S.-supplied weapons inside Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

An employee of the Kharkiv prosecutor's office collects fragments of an aerial bomb for further analysis on April 30, 2024 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Monday warned the U.S. against the potential "fatal consequences" of allowing Kyiv to deploy U.S.-supplied weapons against targets inside Russia. He noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin had repeatedly addressed the topic, giving "a very significant warning, and it must be taken seriously, with the utmost seriousness." Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the White House had approved a Ukrainian request to deploy U.S.-supplied weapons against targets in Russian territory, on the border near Ukrainian city Kharkiv. "I'm not sure that for today we have [the] possibility to use these jets on the territory of Russia, we will see.

Persons: Sergei Ryabkov, Ryabkov, Vladimir Putin, Antony Blinken, what's, we've, Blinken, you've, he's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron —, Radoslaw Sikorski, I'm, Zelenskyy Organizations: Google, White, Russian, Associated Press, The, NATO, Ukraine Locations: Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russian, Russia, Ukrainian, Sweden, Germany, The U.S, Iran, Tehran

☆ Cannons and machine guns are being tested as drone-killers in 2 wars
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Paul Iddon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewUkraine and Israel are exploring cost-effective ways of countering drones as they both face repeated attacks from their determined adversaries. Israel has one of the world's most advanced air defense networks but is still having trouble countering these drones. Zinchenko/Getty ImagesUkraine needs a cost-effective solution to defeat the thousands of Russian one-way drone attacks that have forced Kyiv to expend large quantities of its expensive air defense missiles to shoot down. Related storiesCEPA's Borsari believes the M61 cannon could be an "interesting solution" for countering certain drones. "In principle, its use in both fixed and mobile applications is not new and is conceptually similar to many other anti-aircraft guns that have been used for counter-drone purposes in Ukraine," Borsari said.

Persons: —, Israel, Federico Borsari, Borsari, Samuel Bendett, Bendett, it's, UGVs Organizations: Service, Business, Russia's, Center for, Center for Naval, American Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Russia's Iran, Kyiv Oblast, Russian, Gaza

☆ Taiwan celebrities Mayday, Jolin Tsai in crossfire of political battle as tensions with China rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

On Douban, a popular site for reviewing movies, books and music, users compiled a list of nearly 100 Taiwanese celebrities, detailing whether each of them had shared the post. On Saturday, CCTV publicly endorsed Taiwanese celebrities who shared its post, sharing the screenshots of 36 such reposts – fueling a further backlash against those who hadn’t. On Monday, Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council weighed in, accusing the Chinese Communist Party of requiring Taiwanese artists to express a political stance. The remarks and retweets by Taiwanese artists of the CCTV unification post came against the backdrop of China’s largest show of force around the island in more than a year. “This is not the first time, and probably not the last, that Taiwanese artists are forced to make a political stand in China,” said the leader.

Persons: Mayday’s, Ashin, ”, –, Xi Jinping, Jolin Tsai, Edgar Su, China’s, Beijing’s, ’, Tsai, “, Lin Chen, ” Lin, Lai Ching, Ichiro Ohara, Lai, Zhu Fenglian, ” Zhu, Lin Organizations: CNN, Party, China, Democratic Progressive Party, Cardiff University, Facebook, Mainland Affairs Council, Chinese Communist Party, Communist, Yomiuri Shimbun, Taiwan Affairs Office, “ Locations: Beijing, Taiwan, China, Taipei, Taiwanese, “, Nanchang ”, Singapore, Weibo, ” Beijing

☆ ESPN’s Pat McAfee faces backlash after calling WNBA star Caitlin Clark a ‘White b*tch’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —ESPN host Pat McAfee is facing backlash after he called WNBA star Caitlin Clark a “White b*tch” during a rant on his show Monday while praising her accomplishments in the women’s basketball league. There is one White b*tch for the Indiana team who is a superstar.”McAfee went on to describe how Clark “carried” Iowa’s basketball program and shattered NCAA scoring records. But instead we have to hear people say we only like her because she’s White, and she’s only popular because the rest of the rookie class is doing what they’re doing. ET on X, formerly known as Twitter: “I shouldn’t have used ‘white b*tch’ as a descriptor of Caitlin Clark. “Referring to Caitlin Clark as ‘the white b*tch for Indiana.’ That’s beyond being too comfortable.

Persons: Pat McAfee, Caitlin Clark, McAfee, Clark, she’s, Guess, ” McAfee, Clark “, she’s White, …, Caitlin, ”, Kim Adams, “, Alexa Philippou, Nicole Auerbach, ’, Jemele Hill, Aaron Rodgers, baselessly, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeffrey Epstein, Kimmel, Rodgers, Norby Williamson, Williamson Organizations: CNN, ESPN, McAfee, NFL, WNBA, Indiana, NCAA, Athletic, NBC, Jemele, Indiana Fever, New York Jets, ABC Locations: Indiana

☆ IDF tells families of 4 Israeli hostages held in Gaza ‘they are no longer alive’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Lauren Izso | Larry Register | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The circumstances of their deaths in Hamas captivity are still under examination, according to the IDF. Chief spokesperson for the IDF, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said “Their loved ones were killed a few months ago during Hamas captivity in Gaza and their bodies are still being held by Hamas. We assess that the four of them were killed while together in the area of Khan Younis during an operation there against Hamas.”In May, Hamas said Popplewell, an Israeli-British citizen, had died from wounds following a strike by Israeli fighter jets on his place of detention over a month earlier. CNN is not able to independently verify this claim made by Hamas. The IDF says it uses a “a wide variety of methods to gather information about the hostages who remain in the Gaza Strip.”This is a developing story and will be updated.

Persons: Chaim Peri, Yoram Metzger, Amiram Cooper, Popplewell “, Israel, Daniel Hagari, “, Khan Younis, ”, Popplewell Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Ministry, Health, of Religious Services Locations: Gaza, Israeli, British

☆ When it comes to climate change and democracy, Liev Schreiber is taking it personally
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Penelope Patsuris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Programming Note: The CNN Original Series Violent Earth with Liev Schreiber explores the unbelievable science behind epic natural events. CNN —Unlike Logan Roy’s offspring in “Succession,” Liev Schreiber can appropriately be described as a serious person. I think once swimming in the ocean became a regular event for me, that’s really where my own personal relationship to climate change began to develop,” Schreiber told CNN in a recent interview. Things are going a lot better in terms of our awareness and the steps we’re taking, but there’s still a long way to go,” Schreiber said. He’ll bring viewers back to the NFL training camp fields with the Chicago Bears when the series returns in August.

Persons: Liev Schreiber, Logan, ” Liev Schreiber, He’s, “ Ray Donovan ”, ” Schreiber, “ I’ve, that’s, “, there’s, Otto Frank, Ann Frank’s, Miep Gies, Bel Powley, Dusan Martincek, Schreiber, He’ll, he’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Yale School of Drama, Geographic, Disney, NFL, Chicago Bears, New Yorker, New York Jets Locations: Ukraine, American, “, New

☆ Managers at Boeing's largest factory 'hound mechanics' to keep quiet about safety concerns, employee says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewManagers at Boeing's largest factory in Everett, Washington, "will hound mechanics" to keep quiet about safety and quality assurance concerns, a mechanic who has worked for the company for more than three decades told The Guardian. Boeing's Everett site, one of the world's largest manufacturing buildings, produces the 747, 767, 777, and 787 airplanes. The factory is also responsible for fixing the 787 Dreamliner, and the unnamed mechanic told the Guardian that it was "full of" faulty 787 jets waiting to be mended. Many of the planes arriving at Everett come from Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Final Assembly building in South Carolina, which it opened in 2011. AdvertisementFollowing the Alaska blowout incident, the FAA ordered Boeing to produce an action plan to address its safety issues.

Persons: —, Boeing's Everett, Max, Sam Salehpour, shim, Michael Whitaker, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum Organizations: Service, Boeing's, Guardian, Business, Boeing, Everett, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Authority, FAA, CNBC Locations: Everett , Washington, Everett, South Carolina, Alaska, Emirates

☆ German Soccer Team’s Deal With a Weapons Maker Prompts Some Boos
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Melissa Eddy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Borussia Dortmund, one of Germany’s most successful soccer clubs, is rooted in the industrial Ruhr region and prides itself on retaining its working-class roots, community engagement and anti-establishment mentality. That’s why, in the week before one of the biggest games in the club’s history, some Dortmund fans are angry about a sponsorship deal with Rheinmetall, a major German weapons producer. Everyone from club officials to lawmakers have weighed in on the move, which has provoked a debate about the normalization of the military in German society. Still, many fans would rather just focus on Dortmund’s appearance in the showcase game of the European season, the Champions League final on Saturday against Real Madrid. Generations of Germans, raised on the postwar idea that “never again” should their nation foment an armed conflict, remain uneasy associating with the defense industry.

Persons: “, ” Organizations: Borussia Dortmund, Dortmund, Rheinmetall, Champions League, Real Madrid Locations: Dortmund’s, United States, Germany

☆ US vs. Chinese aircraft carriers: How the world's top flattops stack up
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Liaoning and ShandongAircraft carrier Liaoning set out for sea trials at Dalian shipyard with the help of tugboats. A J-15 fighter takes off from aircraft carrier Shandong during the combat readiness patrol and military exercises around Taiwan. Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford sails in the Adriatic Sea. China has no experience operating carrier catapults on its warships (though it did study carrier catapults when it purchased the decommissioned Australian carrier HMAS Melbourn from Canberra in 1985 under the guise of scrapping). AdvertisementChina's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, docks in Shanghai with a Chinese flag seen in the foreground.

Persons: —, Kuznetsov, Pu, Gerald R, Ford, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Smith, Jackson Adkins, John F, Kennedy, Doris Miller, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Jacob Mattingly, Li Gang, Timothy Heath, Heath, China's, Benjamin Brimelow Organizations: Service, US Navy, Business, Shandong Aircraft, Getty, People's Liberation Army Navy, Getty Images Fujian, EA, Jiangnan Shipyard, Getty Images, PLAN, Xinhua News Agency, Nimitz, Ford, Aircraft, Greyhound, Navy, Carrier, USS Enterprise, Pacific Fleet, Shandong, RAND Corporation, US, Global Affairs, Fletcher School of Law, Diplomacy, Modern, Institute Locations: Shanghai, Fujian, China, China's, Liaoning, Dalian, Shandong, Soviet, Ukraine, Taiwan, Xinhua, Getty Images China, George H.W ., Adriatic, Melbourn, Canberra, Sanya, Hainan Province, West

☆ Russia Bombards Ukraine with Missiles, Ukraine Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Constant Méheut | More About Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Russian drones and missiles streaked into Ukrainian skies early Saturday morning, Ukrainian officials said, in a large-scale air assault that appeared to be targeting western Ukraine, including regions near borders with NATO allies. The Ukrainian Air Force said some missiles were heading toward the western Zakarpattia and Lviv regions, which border Hungary, Slovakia and Poland, all members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Shortly after midnight on Saturday, the Ukrainian Air Force reported launches of attack drones followed by waves of missiles. Debris from a downed Russian drone started a fire at an infrastructure facility in the western region of Vinnytsia, and several explosions were heard in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, local officials said. No casualties were immediately reported.

Organizations: NATO, Ukrainian Air Force, Atlantic Treaty Organization, Polish Army Locations: Ukraine, Zakarpattia, Lviv, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Russian, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia

☆ ‘Devil comet’ will make its closest pass of Earth in 71 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —An unusual horned comet notable for a series of outbursts, nicknamed the “devil comet,” will make its closest approach of Earth on Sunday around 3 a.m. Given that the comet won’t pass by Earth again for decades, collective observations by astronomers could provide key insights into its true nature and behavior. Officially known as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, the celestial object made its closest pass of the sun on April 21, coming within 74.4 million miles (119.7 million kilometers) of our star. The comet will make its closest pass of Earth on Sunday, but it will be more than 143 million miles (230 million kilometers) away from our planet and won’t pose a risk. An overlapping series of events likely has contributed to Pons-Brooks’ distinctive look, but it could also be due to our perspective of the comet, Kareta said.

Persons: Pons, Brooks, Gianluca Masi, Dave Schleicher, ”, Teddy Kareta, Jean, Louis Pons, William Robert Brooks, ” Schleicher, Kareta, Schleicher, “, it’s, 12P, Theodore Kareta, ” Kareta Organizations: CNN, Northern, Southern, Millennium, “, Telescope, Lowell Observatory, Lowell, Pons, ”, Lowell Discovery Telescope Locations: Italy's Tuscany, Arizona, Pons

☆ A bizarre comment stirred speculation India may try to match China's carrier fleet
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

During an interview with an Indian newspaper regarding plans to construct a third aircraft carrier, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said India would build yet more. "He was only trying to dispel suggestions that the government is resistant to a proposal for a third aircraft carrier." They would also be less expensive, with the third Indian carrier estimated at around $5 billion, compared to $13 billion for a Ford-class carrier. On the other hand, there is a reason why America builds enormously expensive aircraft carriers. Despite its drawbacks, the aircraft carrier's aura and impact in peacetime operations are unmatched."

Persons: —, that's, it's, Rajnath Singh, Abhijit Singh, India's, Imtiyaz Shaikh, Queen Elizabeth, Singh, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Indian Navy, Business, Indian, Defense, Observer Research Foundation, Getty, India, Soviet, Nimitz, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: India, New Delhi, China, Djibouti, Ream, Cambodia, Gwadar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Kyaukpyu, Myanmar, Fujian, Forbes

☆ Jayson Tatum was just 19 when he learned this NBA money lesson
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Early on, Tatum absorbed lessons from former players who saw their NBA nest eggs go up in smoke for any number of reasons. But entering the league as the 19-year-old third overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft, Tatum says he had a lot to learn about money. Jayson Tatum is among the best-paid players in the NBA. But over the course of the past few years, he has learned that buying nice things isn't necessarily what makes him happy. Instead, he says the money he has spent taking his family on vacations has been by far the best money he has spent since entering the league.

Persons: Tatum, that's, Jayson Tatum Organizations: NBA, CNBC

☆ Is the US decision on Ukraine weapons a game-changer?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The story of the past 27 months since Russia invaded Ukraine has been one of crumbling taboos. Despite securing more weapons from the United States last month, Ukraine has not been able to use them as it pleases. Red lines fadeThe US is joining the United Kingdom, France, Germany and several others in removing restrictions on how Ukraine uses the weapons it is given. Before Biden gave the green light, Putin had made veiled nuclear threats to countries considering allowing Ukraine to strike Russia with their weapons. In both cases, Russia had warned Ukraine and its Western allies not to cross its red line.

Persons: Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky, Valentyn Ogirenko, Adam Kinzinger, Ben Hodges, ”, Vladimir Putin’s, Kateryna, Narciso Contreras, Franz, Stefan Gady, Ukraine “, Mathieu Boulegue, “, Putin, ” Stepanenko Organizations: CNN, Russian, Firefighters, Reuters, Institute for, Anadolu, Getty, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Kharkhiv, Center for, United, Russia Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, United States, Moscow, Kharkiv, Washington, “, Prague, Czech, pummel Kharkiv, Russian, Kharkiv Oblast, Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Crimea, Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia

☆ A mom transformed a Philadelphia parking lot into Cinderella's castle, giving her daughter the most extravagant prom celebration of the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It was Treva Harris, Azar's mother, who hosted the prom party of the year. "I'm kind of in awe about how much attention this has gotten," Treva told Business Insider. I thought it was baby blue," Treva told BI. "And the best part is that Azar didn't know what she was walking out to. "We have requests for prom send-offs up to 2028, and I'm like, 'You guys don't even know what date the prom is yet!'"

Persons: —, Azar Harris didn't, Azar, Treva Harris, Azar's, Treva, Gen Z, Azar Harris, Ray Valdez Treva, Muhammad, Muhammad's, Ray Valdez, Azar didn't, we're Organizations: Service, Philadelphia, Business, Teen Vogue Locations: Philadelphia

☆ The Weapons That Ukraine Might Use to Shoot Into Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Lara Jakes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The decision by the Biden administration to allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia with American-made weapons fulfills a long-held wish by officials in Kyiv that they claimed was essential to level the playing field. The shift in policy followed declarations from nearly a dozen European governments and Canada that their weapons could be used to fire into Russia. Freed from those constraints, Ukraine can strike into Russia with SCALP missiles from France and, potentially soon, the identical Storm Shadow missiles supplied by Britain. Although the British foreign minister, David Cameron, said on May 3 that Ukraine should be able to attack Russia with Western weapons, London has not yet given its full permission, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine told The Guardian in an interview published on Friday. The SCALP and Storm Shadow missiles have a range of about 150 miles and are fired from Ukraine’s aging fleet of Soviet-designed fighter jets.

Persons: Biden, Freed, David Cameron, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: Britain, Guardian, Shadow Locations: Ukraine, Russia, American, Kyiv, Canada, France, London, Soviet

☆ Apple lets YouTuber MKBHD inside its stress-test labs, where machines subject iPhones to water jets and drop tests
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Apple puts its devices through some intense durability tests. It tests thousands of devices before releasing a product, Apple's engineering head said. In the videos, iPhones are submerged in water, dropped on the ground, and sprayed with a hose. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy .

Persons: —, Marques Brownlee, Brownlee, iPhones, John Ternus, Apple's Organizations: Apple, Service, Business

☆ Trump seemingly sold one of his private jets to a major Republican donor
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump has reportedly sold one of his personal jets to a Republican donor. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementDonald Trump has seemingly sold one of the planes from his prized fleet of private jets to a Republican donor. As Business Insider previously reported, on May 13, Trump's 1997 Cessna Jet was deregistered from the Trump Organization's DT Air Corp. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, — Organizations: Cessna, Service, Trump Organization's DT Air Corp, Fleet Holdings, Federal Aviation Administration, Business Locations: Dallas, Dallas , Texas

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