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UPS has confirmed that one of its planes crashed with three crew members on board.  The company said: “At approximately 5:20 PM ET tonight, UPS Flight 2976 from Louisville, KY, to Honolulu, an MD-11 with three crewmembers onboard, was involved in an accident in Louisville. At this time, we have not confirmed any injuries/casualties. “UPS will release more facts as …

When US President Donald Trump fired the opening salvoes of his country’s trade war with China in his first term, Beijing’s currency was on the front lines. By 2019, the yuan had tumbled past the benchmark value of seven per US dollar for the first time in over a decade, rattling investors and fuelling speculation that Beijing was allowing depreciation …

Presidential aide Maksim Oreshkin will lead the country’s team in South Africa later this month Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed presidential aide Maksim Oreshkin as head of the delegation that will represent the country at the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa. Neither Putin nor Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be attending the event in person. A former minister of …

The pilot of United flight 512 from Houston was told of “an unconfirmed bomb report” on the plane, a recording obtained by WRC-TV reveals. In the clip, the pilot was told by air traffic control: “I’m sorry to have to do this to you. We’ve got to turn you again, sir. “We have an unconfirmed bomb report for your flight. …

The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned eight individuals and two entities who it said were involved in a variety of North Korean cyber-related money-laundering schemes. The Treasury said the move was aimed at cutting off funding for North Korea’s weapons programmes. “By generating revenue for Pyongyang’s weapons development, these actors directly threaten US and global security,” John Hurley, Treasury’s …

OPINION — I recently had a conversation with senior intelligence community leaders about their desire to build stronger partnerships with private-sector technology companies—the so-called “Silicon Valley” ecosystem. They were asking for advice on how to engage, build relationships, and ultimately establish strategic partnerships. But the companies they were most interested in? They were largely consumer-facing platforms. Innovative, yes—but not mission-aligned. …

The proposed measure would help shield the bloc from undemocratic “Trojan horses,” the EU’s enlargement commissioner has said The EU is considering putting future new members on a “probation” period, enabling the bloc to potentially exclude them in case of democratic backsliding, EU’s enlargement commissioner Marta Kos has said. The official made the remarks in an interview with the Financial …

OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTiVE — According to reports, the Trump administration informed Congress that the ongoing hostilities against alleged narco-terrorist groups does not fall within the scope of the War Powers Resolution (WPR). As a result, the administration does not believe the President’s authority to continue to wage this military campaign is in any way constrained by the law. Trump …

Hong Kong Palace Museum has unveiled its first outdoor public art exhibition featuring six large art installations expected to attract at least 500,000 visitors during their year-long display. Museum director Louis Ng Chi-wa said the exhibition was a continuation of its previous attempts to have Hong Kong artists engage in a dialogue with tradition through contemporary art. The exhibition, themed …

Ryazan is hardly alone. Lt. Gen. Vasyl Maliuk, head of the Ukrainian Security Service, said last week that Ukraine has carried out more than 160 successful attacks on Russian refineries and other energy targets this year; an Open Source Centre investigation identified more than 90 strikes between Aug. 2 and Oct. 14. In the last week alone, Ukraine has struck …