OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is investing C$350 million ($265 million) to help fund efforts to make the aerospace industry more environmentally sustainable, Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Monday. The focus will be on hybrid and alternative propulsion, aircraft systems, the transition to alternative fuels, and aircraft support infrastructure, he said in a statement. “(This)…
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Denmark’s military support to Ukraine will be increased to 21.9 billion Danish crowns ($3.21 billion) during 2023-2028, the Danish defence ministry said in a statement on Monday. The aid will be delivered through a Ukraine fund Denmark set up in March as part of the small Nordic nation’s ambition “to be among…
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s parliament will on Wednesday start work on a fresh bill that limits Supreme Court power to rule against the government, the Knesset said, risking renewed uproar over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial changes. Netanyahu on Sunday said he would advance his government’s judicial overhaul after compromise talks with…
(Reuters) – Raytheon Technologies on Monday said it was awarded a $264 million modification contract from the United States Navy to produce and deliver 571 short-range AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles. The company said this was a modification to a production Lot 23 contract, that was originally awarded to the defense company in Dec. 2022. Raytheon added…
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Monday it had recaptured an eighth village during its counteroffensive in the Russian-occupied south but that the Kremlin’s forces were trying to regain the initiative in the east by stepping up attacks. Ukrainian soldiers held up yellow and blue national flags in a video circulated on social media in which…
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has prepared an array of new military units for its long-anticipated counteroffensive this summer, while its established brigades weathered Russia’s winter offensive in the east. The first phase of the counteroffensive has begun. Here’s what we know about the new Ukrainian units. TWELVE BRIGADES NATO allies and partners…
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A top Israeli minister defied U.S. concern over settlement building in the occupied West Bank on Monday, saying the government would continue building and would not accept “preaching” from other countries. “This is our country, all of it,” said Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who also holds some West Bank powers, during his…
By Simon Jessop and Olena Harmash LONDON (Reuters) -Ukraine is seeking up to $40 billion to fund the first part of a “Green Marshall Plan” to rebuild its economy, including developing a coal-free steel industry, a senior Ukrainian official said ahead of an international summit. Politicians and financiers will discuss short-term funding issues as well…
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand on Monday justified hosting talks aimed at re-engaging with Myanmar’s shunned military, saying dialogue was necessary to protect its border with the strife-torn country, even as top diplomats of key Southeast Asian neighbours stayed away. Myanmar’s generals have been barred from high-level meetings of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…
(Reuters) – The Canadian government on Monday said it sanctioned Iranian judges over alleged human rights abuses, adding that the step would prohibit dealings with them and freeze any assets they may have held in Canada. “Today’s sanctions list 7 individuals for their role in gross and systematic human rights violations in Iran’s criminal justice…
