CIA offers staff to resign with compensation as part of government cutbacks
Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters The US Central Intelligence Agency has offered all its employees to voluntarily resign with an eight-month severance package. The Wall Street Journal reports this with reference to officials. The CIA has become the first intelligence agency to implement the Donald Trump administration’s initiative to downsize the federal government. The agency has also […]
Oil prices fall as market reacts to rising US inventories and trade tensions with China
Photo: Getty images Global oil prices suffered another drop on Wednesday, 5 February, due to rising US stockpiles and fears of an escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing. This offset the efforts of the Donald Trump administration to block Iranian crude oil exports. This was reported by Reuters. Brent futures fell 39 cents, or […]
Massive drone attack: Russians strike in Kyiv, Kharkiv and three other regions
Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine / Facebook On the night of 5 February, Russian troops launched a massive air attack on Ukrainian territory, using two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 104 Shahed attack drones and imitators. The Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that as of the morning, 57 enemy drones had been […]
Ukrainian Armed Forces repel 35 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector and strike at occupants’ positions
Ukrainian soldiers from the 24th Brigade near Pokrovsk. Photo: AA/ABACA / Abaca Press Ukrainian defenders repelled 35 Russian offensives in the Pokrovsk sector, where the fiercest fighting took place over the past day. A total of 85 combat engagements were recorded on the frontline, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported in its […]
