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The House Rules Committee held a rare Saturday session to begin setting up the process for next week's voting. Then, with time running short, the House would turn toward a stopgap measure to keep government open for about a month while work continues. They are insisting on the lower spending levels McCarthy promised the Republican hardliners in January during his own race to become House speaker. And once those House bills are approved, often in round-the-clock voting, they still would go for negotiations with the Senate, which has its own legislation. But if McCarthy joins with Democrats, he will almost certainly face a vote from Gaetz and others for his ouster.

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But his focus was on Ukraine’s Western backers and NATO – a mutual defense organization formed in the aftermath of World War II to defend Western nations from the Soviet Union. The Russian Foreign Minister also shut down the possibility of Russia returning to the Black Sea grain deal, saying the Kremlin felt it had been deceived. Russia withdrew from the UN-brokered deal in July, after saying for some time that it had been prevented from adequately exporting its own foodstuffs. The now-collapsed deal had allowed Ukraine to export much-needed grain by sea, with ships bypassing a Russian blockade in order to reach global markets. But as one of those so-called P5 countries, Russia has also significantly benefited from the existing structure, notably vetoing resolutions about its war in Ukraine.

Persons: Sergey Lavrov, ” “, ” Lavrov, Lavrov, ”, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: New, New York CNN, UN General Assembly, Russian, General, NATO, Atlantic Treaty Organization, Moscow, UN, UN Security Council Locations: New York, Ukraine, Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia

While Biden and most congressional leaders still support aid to Ukraine, and Biden's Democrats control the Senate, Zelenskiy faces a tougher crowd than when he visited Washington nine months ago. Zelenskiy told Senators that military aid was crucial to Ukraine's war effort, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in the Senate chamber after the briefing, which took place behind closed doors. "If we don't get the aid, we will lose the war," Schumer quoted Zelenskiy as saying. Biden will announce a new $325 million military aid package for Ukraine, which is expected to include the second tranche of cluster munitions fired by a 155 millimeter Howitzer cannon. About a third of the House Republican caucus voted in July for a failed proposal to cut funding for Ukraine.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Hakeem Jeffries, Kevin McCarthy, Zelenskiy, Joe Biden, Biden, Chris Murphy, Chuck Schumer, Schumer, Lloyd Austin, we're, Vladimir Putin, J.D, Vance, McConnell, Makini Brice, Phil Stewart, Patricia Zengerle, Andrea Shalal, Simon Lewis, Don Durfee, Heather Timmons, Alistair Bell Organizations: U.S . House, U.S, Capitol, United Nations, Pentagon, National Archives, Senate, Chamber, U.S . Defense, Washington, Biden, Republican, Management, Republicans, Democrats, Reuters, Ukraine, Thomson Locations: Washington, WASHINGTON, Russia, Ukraine, United States, Ukrainian, NATO, Kyiv

☆ Opinion: US hesitancy on weapons extends the fighting in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Sheena Mckenzie | Opinion Keir Giles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

He is the author of “Russia’s War on Everybody: And What it Means for You.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. CNN —Russia’s war on Ukraine will soon enter another winter. And as the fighting drags on into 2024 and potentially beyond, Western backers will find it ever harder to provide what Ukraine needs. The US’s generous support for Ukraine is under threat from political trends there even before a potential change of presidency. But making Ukraine stronger is a key ingredient for Europe’s long-term security as well as for the outcome of the present war.

Persons: Keir Giles, “, CNN —, Keir Giles Munira, Abrams, —, It’s, there’s, Volodymyr Zelensky, it’s, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Chatham House, CNN, Patriot, West, Tactical Missile Systems, UN, Challenger, British Army, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Russia, Eurasia, Ukraine, Washington, Germany, America, Sweden, Russian, Crimea, China, Europe

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Listen and follow The DailyApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon MusicAs Ukraine’s counteroffensive grinds on, it’s increasingly turning to a secret drone program that is hitting targets deep inside Russian territory. At least three different Ukrainian-made drones have been used in attacks inside Russia, including on Moscow, according to an analysis by The New York Times. Christiaan Triebert, a journalist on The Times’s Visual Investigations team, explains the origins of that program. We also speak to Serhiy Prytula, a former Ukrainian television host who is now a key force behind it.

Persons: it’s, Christiaan Triebert, Serhiy Prytula Organizations: Spotify, The New York Times, Investigations Locations: Russia, Moscow, Ukrainian

House Republicans, trying to win support from the far-right wing of the party, have loaded up their government funding packages with spending cuts and conservative policy priorities. Political Cartoons View All 1163 ImagesThe Senate strategy is being led by the first female duo to hold the top leadership spots on the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sens. But as the Senate grinds toward votes on their funding bills, they have won plaudits from leadership in both parties. A few GOP senators allied with conservatives in the House are working to slow the Senate’s work on appropriations bills. They have also loaded the House's appropriations bills with conservative policy wins, ensuring Democratic opposition.

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☆ As war grinds on, HSBC halts Russia payments
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Iain Withers | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HSBC Bank logo is seen in this illustration taken March 12, 2023. "We have therefore reached the decision to restrict commercial payments by our corporate entity customers to or from Russia and Belarus through HSBC," a HSBC spokesperson said. Business customers have been informed the bank no longer intends to process the payments, the spokesperson added, rolling out globally from this month. HSBC has announced an exit from Russia, but the planned sale of its unit to local lender Expobank has hit delays and is pending final regulatory approval. The United States has pushed for harsher action against banks with Russia links, while China in contrast has deepened economic ties with Russia.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Expobank, Iain Withers, John O'Donnell, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: HSBC Bank, REUTERS, HSBC, Belarus, Business, Nikkei, SWIFT, Raiffeisen Bank, United, Thomson Locations: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Europe's, China, United States, Hong Kong, Moscow, Europe, Russian

☆ College Students Have Always Wanted Freedom
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Michael Roth | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

My parents didn’t go to college, but they saved up so that their children could, and in 1975 I arrived with enthusiasm and some trepidation for my first year at Wesleyan University. At that time, my image of college students was that of young people demanding rights while chanting slogans and holding up protest signs. I had no idea that commentators were already lamenting that my generation of undergrads was so much less focused on politics and the public sphere and that we were “grinds” working away to climb the meritocratic ladder. For me, there was no ladder; being a student was about rebellion and freedom.

Persons: didn’t Organizations: Wesleyan University

Last month, Biden asked Congress to approve $40 billion in additional spending, including $24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs and $16 billion in disaster relief, testing the country's willingness to keep supporting Ukraine during its counteroffensive against Russian invaders. The Republican-majority House is divided, with many Republicans backing the aid but some of the party's farthest-right members calling for an end to the Ukraine assistance. Citing Republican sources, CNN and other news outlets reported that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is considering legislation including the disaster aid but leaving out the Ukraine funding. The White House issued a statement urging McCarthy to back the supplemental spending request and contrasting him with Senate Republicans. "Like Senate Republicans, Speaker McCarthy should keep his word about government funding," White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement.

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☆ US scorns Putin’s possible turn toward North Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Russia may be looking to Kim to replenish its ammunition and artillery supplies as the war in Ukraine grinds into another bloody winter. It’s also a big oil supplier, and North Korea and Russia are both living under punishing Western sanctions and restrictions on their access to the global market. As it often has during the Ukraine war, Washington is trumpeting information from its intelligence agencies to foreshadow and discredit Putin’s moves before they happen. While the US is dismissive of the possible Kim-Putin meeting, both leaders have the capacity to make trouble for Washington. Putin’s friendship with the Chinese leader has worried the US, although Beijing may not have offered quite the assistance that the Russian leader might have hoped for – one reason he may be turning to North Korea for military supplies.

Persons: CNN — Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, Washington’s, Kim, Putin, It’s, Donald Trump’s, Putin’s, Rahm Emanuel, Emanuel, Jake Sullivan, ” Sullivan, Russia’s, Joe Biden, Xi Organizations: CNN, Washington, Ukraine grinds, North Korean, White Locations: Korean, Ukraine, China, Korea, Russia, Pyongyang, North Korea, Washington, Japan, Iran, Beijing, Russian, Pacific

☆ Digital euro package should be focus of next EU Commission - McGuinness
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Julia Payne | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The draft law is an attempt to preserve public money by creating a digital euro that is cash-like and usable offline. The ECB is due to decide in October whether to push ahead with a digital euro, which aims to tackle a shortage of European payment service providers. We need a digital version of this," McGuinness said, adding the EU was duty-bound to look into it. "Not to have a digital form of public money at some time in the future would leave a black hole in our system." Non-profit group Positive Money Europe sees the digital euro as a crucial tool to ensure a "safe and accessible" form of public money.

Persons: Bruegel, Mairead McGuinness, it’s, McGuinness, Julia Payne, Nick Macfie Organizations: European Central Bank, ECB, EU, Europe, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS

☆ US to send controversial depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Cezary Aszkielowicz/ Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSept 6 (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Wednesday announced a new security assistance package worth up to $175 million for Ukraine, including depleted uranium ammunition for Abrams tanks, the first time the U.S. is sending the controversial armor-piercing munitions to Kyiv. Reuters was first to report last week that the rounds, which could help destroy Russian tanks, would form part of a new military aid package for Ukraine, which Russian forces invaded in February 2022. Although Britain sent depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine earlier this year, this would be the first U.S. shipment of the ammunition and will likely stir controversy. Washington previously announced it would send cluster munitions to Ukraine, despite concerns over the dangers such weapons pose to civilians. The use of depleted uranium munitions has been fiercely debated, with opponents like the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust, including cancers and birth defects.

Persons: Cezary, Wyborcza.pl, Antony Blinken's, Blinken, Washington, Costas Pitas, Mike Stone, Kanishka Singh, Ronald Popeski, Rami Ayyub, Eric Beech, Grant McCool Organizations: Abrams, REUTERS Acquire, Pentagon, Reuters, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, International Coalition, Thomson Locations: U.S, Szczecin, Poland, Ukraine, Kyiv, Russian, Ukrainian, Washington, United States

☆ US funding fight, Ukraine’s wartime symphonies and how to teach with AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Follow on Apple, Google or Spotify. The clock starts ticking to prevent a partial government shutdown as Congress returns. Teachers tackle the advance of AI in the classroom. The Ukrainian orchestra vowing to keep on playing as missiles rain down. Plus, 22 years in jail for the former leader of the Proud Boys group, Washington warning to North Korea and Spain sacks the coach of its World Cup winning women’s soccer team.

Persons: Enrique Tarrio Organizations: Apple, Google, Reuters, Reading, Boys, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Washington, North Korea, Spain, Ukraine

☆ Air Canada apologizes after passengers told to sit in vomit-covered seats
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Air Canada has issued an apology after two passengers were told to sit in poorly cleaned seats that had been covered in vomit on a previous flight. Air Canada attempted a quick cleanup before boarding but clearly wasn’t able to do a thorough clean,” Benson wrote in a Facebook post published August 29. “I am ashamed to be a Canadian and ashamed of Air Canada,” she wrote. “Shame on you Air Canada! Air France told CNN it “understands and regrets the inconvenience caused by this situation” and that it was in touch with Battah.

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☆ As Ukraine’s Fight Grinds On, Talk of Negotiations Becomes Nearly Taboo
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Steven Erlanger | More About Steven Erlanger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Stian Jenssen, the chief of staff to the secretary general of NATO, recently had his knuckles rapped when he commented on possible options for an end to the war in Ukraine that did not envision a complete Russian defeat. He also said that “it must be up to Ukraine to decide when and on what terms they want to negotiate,” which is NATO’s standard line. But the damage was done. The remarks provoked an angry condemnation from the Ukrainians; a clarification from his boss, Jens Stoltenberg; and ultimately an apology from Mr. Jenssen. The contretemps, say some analysts who have been similarly chastised, reflects a closing down of public discussion on options for Ukraine just at a moment when imaginative diplomacy is most needed, they say.

Persons: Stian Jenssen, “ I’m, ”, Jens Stoltenberg, Jenssen Organizations: NATO Locations: Ukraine, Norway

☆ Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Mike Stone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Although Britain sent depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine earlier this year, this would be the first U.S. shipment of the ammunition and will likely stir controversy. The use of depleted uranium munitions has been fiercely debated, with opponents like the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust, including cancers and birth defects. While depleted uranium is radioactive, it is considerably less so than naturally occurring uranium, although particles can linger for a considerable time. The Wall Street Journal reported in mid-June the U.S. was considering sending depleted uranium rounds to Ukraine. Recent weapons aid packages for Ukraine have included artillery, air defense missiles and ground vehicles as Ukraine's counteroffensive grinds on.

Persons: Abrams, Kacper, Biden, Mike Stone, Jonathan Landay, Don Durfee, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: U.S . 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Abrams, International Coalition, NATO, International Atomic Energy Agency, Street, Presidential, Authority, Thomson Locations: Drawsko, Pomorskie, Ukraine, U.S, United States, Yugoslavia, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Washington

☆ Russia and North Korea in ‘Actively Advancing’ Talks on Weapons, U.S. Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

The White House has accused North Korea of supplying rockets and missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine, which Pyongyang has denied. North Korea and Iran are largely cut off from international commerce because of American and international sanctions, meaning neither country has much to lose by making deals with Russia. “What we’re seeing in this counteroffensive is it’s a gunfight and both sides are blazing away with artillery,” Mr. Kirby said. Putin has achieved — let me count it — zero of his strategic goals in Ukraine,” Mr. Kirby said. Also on Wednesday, North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea, apparently a reaction to joint military drills by the United States and South Korea.

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☆ As Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Grinds On, Russia Seeks to Advance in the North
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Matthew Luxmoore | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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KYIV/STOCKHOLM, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Sweden on Saturday to meet with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, the royal family and other officials as Kyiv's counteroffensive against Russian forces grinds into its third month. The visit will start at Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, about 120 kilometres from Sweden's capital Stockholm. As Zelenskiy reached Sweden, he said people had been killed and wounded in a Russian missile strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. Zelenskiy said he would thank Sweden for supporting Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Zelenskiy and Prime Minister Kristersson will hold a joint press conference at Harpsund in the afternoon.

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☆ A Tropical Storm in August? California’s Year of Extremes Grinds On
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Raymond Zhong | More About Raymond Zhong | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For California, where punishing droughts over the past two decades have shriveled crops and caused wells to run dry, it has been another year of extremes. It started with winter storms that drenched cities and towns, buried the Sierra Nevada in snow and caused an enormous long-vanished lake to reappear in the Central Valley. All of this is quite a turnaround from the past three years, the state’s driest on record, when officials were imposing strict controls to save water. Hilary, which forecasters say could weaken to a tropical storm by the time it makes landfall in California, has no direct meteorological connection with the storms from early this year. But, taken together, they reinforce a key maxim about the weather in California: There’s no such thing as an average year — only very wet, or very dry.

Persons: Hilary Locations: California, Sierra Nevada, Central, Southern California

☆ The Long, Lonely Wait for Justice for 17 Fallen U.S. Sailors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Carol Rosenberg | More About Carol Rosenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the nearly 12 years since a prisoner was charged in the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole warship, eight parents of the 17 fallen American sailors have died waiting for a trial to begin. Late this June, just two members of that group were there — a sailor’s father and a naval officer who survived the blast. The bombing of the Cole never garnered the attention of Guantánamo’s better-known prosecution of the five men who are accused of plotting the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. But the Cole attack came first, on Oct. 12, 2000.

Persons: Cole, Guantánamo’s Locations: U.S, Ukraine

☆ The girlfriend of a Ukrainian soldier fighting on the front lines is shocked Kyiv residents are partying while the war grinds on
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian soldier's girlfriend said she was shocked by Kyiv residents partying while the war goes on. Paltseva told The Washington Post her boyfriend was at the front and would be fighting near Bakhmut. Ukraine's counteroffensive has hit snags against Russia's extensive and deep defensive lines. Paltseva, 36, said her boyfriend is currently at the front line and will be fighting near the war-torn city of Bakhmut soon. Some had hoped Ukraine's counteroffensive would have led to a breakthrough, but Kyiv's troops have been held up by Russia's defenses.

Persons: Paltseva, Yulia Paltseva, they've Organizations: Washington Post, Service, Russia, Post, Bradley Locations: Ukrainian, Bakhmut, Wall, Silicon, Kyiv, Ukraine

☆ As War Grinds On, It Expands Beyond Old Battlefields
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Vivek Shankar | More About Vivek Shankar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian strikes on Russian ships in the Black Sea. A Russian attack on a Ukrainian port on the Danube river near the Romanian border. With these strikes, both sides have opened a new dimension to the 17-month-old war, which until now had largely been fought in grinding battles in Ukraine. And they are taking the war to people and areas that may have been spared the brunt of the fighting. For Ukraine, the increasingly bolder attacks are part of a stated objective to try to force ordinary Russians to reckon with the toll of the war.

Locations: Moscow, Romanian, Ukraine, Russia, Odesa

☆ Exclusive: Mongolia, US to sign 'Open Skies' deal ahead of talks -Harris, PM
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Kevin WurmAug 2 (Reuters) - The United States and Mongolia will sign an "Open Skies" civil aviation agreement, Vice President Kamala Harris and Mongolian Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene said on Wednesday at the start of discussions focused on Russia, China and economic development. Washington has Open Skies civil aviation agreements with more than 130 countries. The Open Skies deal between the U.S. and Mongolia will build on a memorandum of understanding for an air transport agreement reached in January. Mongolia's national carrier, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, flies to Europe and Asia but not the United States at present. Although passenger demand may not merit nonstop flights between the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar, and the U.S., the Open Skies deal would also provide easier options for cargo flights between the nations.

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