Meeting with journalists from BRICS countries • President of Russia

Vladimir Putin answered questions from the heads of leading BRICS media agencies. The meeting was held ahead of the BRICS summit in Kazan.

The meeting was attended by the heads of media agencies from Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the UAE. It was moderated by Head of the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group Dmitry Kiselev.

Meeting with journalists from BRICS countries • President of Russia

Pentagon To Spend $1.2B To Maintain Red Sea Operation

Oct 3, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The Pentagon will spend about $1.2 billion to maintain ships deployed as part of operations in the Red Sea and to replenish stocks of missiles fired to repel attacks by Iran and its proxies, according to new budget documents.

Pentagon To Spend $1.2B To Maintain Red Sea Operation

Previously:

US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7

US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around the Middle East, according to a report for Brown University’s Costs of War project, released Monday on the anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel.

US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7

Sole US Navy Oiler – USNS Big Horn – in the Middle East Damaged | September 23, 2024

What’s Going On With Shipping

by John Konrad – gCaptain has received multiple reports that the US Navy oiler USNS Big Horn ran aground yesterday and partially flooded off the coast of Oman, leaving the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group without its primary fuel source.

US Navy Oiler Runs Aground, Forcing Carrier Strike Group to Scramble for Fuel

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