ROME — Italy this year allocated millions of euros to buy new tanks, fighting vehicles and rocket launchers as the war in Ukraine revives the demand for land warfare systems, a government document has shown. The budgeting document, officially due in the spring but only released Tuesday, breaks down Italy’s […]
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CNN — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that the Defense Department appropriations bill that was paused last week before it even made it to the floor for debate will come up for a vote this week “win or lose.” “We will do that this week,” McCarthy said on Fox […]
Hong Kong CNN — China has set an official economic growth target of “around 5%” for 2023, as it seeks to revive the world’s second largest economy after a year of tepid growth because of pandemic measures. The new GDP target was released Sunday by outgoing Premier Li Keqiang during […]
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense spending will jump 20% to a record 6.8 trillion yen ($55 billion) next year as the country prepares to deploy U.S.-made Tomahawks and other long-range cruise missiles that can hit targets in China or North Korea under a more offensive security strategy. The planned purchase […]
Last week, Congress agreed to give roughly 5% more money to many federal science agencies when it passed a $1.5-trillion government budget for 2022. But what science advocates had hoped would be a banner funding year fell victim to a bipartisan push to spend much more on defense than President […]
The Democratic-controlled House approved a wide-ranging bipartisan defense policy bill Thursday despite strong opposition from a conservative wing of the Republican Party. The House voted 316-113 in favor of the $768 billion defense measure after lawmakers spent hours debating hundreds of amendments. The bill, which guides Pentagon policy and would […]
1. Dr. Andrew Baker, the medical examiner who performed George Floyd’s autopsy, testified in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial on Friday, telling jurors that the primary cause of Floyd’s death was the restraint of his body and pressure on his neck. Chauvin’s defense attorneys have repeatedly argued […]
President Joe Biden has outlined his 2022 budget priorities for science. AP Photo/Evan Vucci By Jeffrey MervisApr. 9, 2021 , 2:15 PM President Joe Biden today proposed huge increases for many federal research agencies as part of a $118 billion boost in domestic spending. The increases over the current year […]