Boeing receives $2.4 billion contract from the US Air Force to produce KC-46 Pegasus
Photo: Boeing.com The US Air Force has signed a $2.4bn contract with Boeing Co. to produce 15 additional KC-46 Pegasus refuelling aircraft. The planes are to be ready by the end of June 2028, according to Defence News. This order is part of a large-scale modernisation of the US Air Force. To date, the Air […]
Olaf Scholz promises to continue “cautious course” on war and peace if he remains chancellor
Olaf Scholz. Photo: Kay Nietfield / AFP German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised to continue his “cautious course” on war and peace if re-elected as head of the German government. He said this in the Heute Journal programme on ZDF. Scholz emphasised that the war in Ukraine is one of the main topics of concern […]
The ruble has fallen to its lowest level against the dollar and yuan since March 2022: Russia says it is “very profitable”
Photo : “Moskovskaya Gazeta The ruble continued to fall, hitting its lowest level against the dollar and Chinese yuan since March 2022. According to Reuters, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that the government does not mind the weakening of the national currency, as it benefits exporters. As of 09:30 GMT (11:30 Romanian time), the […]
Israeli fighter jets strike Hezbollah in Dahiyeh, killing commander Ahmad Sabih Hazimah in Tyre
Smoke in the southern suburbs of Beirut after a strike, Lebanon. 26 November 2024.Photo: Mohamed Azakir JS / Reuters Israeli Air Force fighters carried out a series of airstrikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in the southern suburbs of Beirut and southern Lebanon. According to the Israeli army, one of the strikes killed Hezbollah commander Ahmad Sabih […]
