Day: June 12, 2023
The Dead Cannot Go Home: Memory Diplomacy and the American Battle Monuments Commission at 100
On June 6, when U.S. military officers arrived at Normandy’s Sainte-Mère-Église to commemorate the 79th anniversary of D-Day, their thoughts were with Ukrainian forces preparing for another counteroffensive farther east. While Gen. Mark Milley cautione…
‘Life moves on’: Gove attempts to consign Boris Johnson to Conservatives’ past
Minister stresses Johnson’s ‘significant contributions’ as Tories seek to move on from ex-PM’s resignationMichael Gove has said that “life moves on” after Boris Johnson’s resignation as an MP, as ministers tried once again to shift attention from an em…
Israeli opposition leader says Netanyahu tried to get him to back tax breaks for Hollywood mogul
Israel’s opposition leader testified Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apparently tried to persuade him — twice — to back legislation that would have given a Hollywood mogul millions in tax breaks.
UBS completes takeover of Credit Suisse in deal meant to stem global financial turmoil
UBS says it has completed its takeover of embattled rival Credit Suisse.
UBS completes takeover of Credit Suisse in deal meant to stem global financial turmoil
UBS said Monday that it has completed its takeover of embattled rival Credit Suisse, nearly three months after the Swiss government hastily arranged a rescue deal to combine the country’s two largest banks in a bid to safeguard Switzerland’s reputation…
New Zealand public radio apologises for publishing ‘pro-Kremlin garbage’
Radio New Zealand’s boss said that the alteration of wire stories to include Russian propaganda was ‘painful’ and ‘shocking’.
China, other states, fortify nuclear weapons arsenals: Report
Think tank says China had 17 percent more nuclear warheads in January 2023 compared with the year before.