Tag: Officials

Nuclear Power Plant Attacked, Officials Say

Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant said that the site was attacked Sunday by Ukrainian military drones, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit. According to the plant authorities, there was no critical damage or casualties and radiation levels at the plant were normal after the strikes. Later […]

Reclusive Taliban leader releases Eid message urging officials to set aside their differences

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban‘s reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada urged his officials to set aside their differences and serve Afghanistan properly, according to a written statement released Saturday ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Public dissent within the Taliban is rare, but some senior figures have expressed their disagreement with […]

U.S. and Chinese military officials meet in Hawaii amid heightened tension

Military representatives from U.S. Indo-Pacifichap Command, the U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S. Pacific Air Forces met with their Chinese counterparts in Hawaii this week for the first substantial operator-level talks between the adversaries in more than two years. The Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) Working Group meeting comes amid heightened tension between Washington and Beijing […]

California-Based Voting Software Company Sends Texas Election Officials Scrambling with Sudden Surcharges

News  By The Associated Press  April 4, 2024 at 5:46pm A California-based election services company is charging several large Texas counties tens of thousands of dollars in additional fees, sending election officials scrambling to pay the surcharges to preserve a crucial system that manages their voter registration. The state’s primary runoff elections are next month. […]

Officials Along Path of Eclipse Quietly Declaring States of Emergency

They have good reasons for doing it. And we have good reasons for not trusting them. Sometimes, two seemingly contradictory statements each contain essential truths. Last week, Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, of Indiana, signed Executive Order 24-05, a statewide disaster emergency declaration in advance of Monday’s expected total solar eclipse. Parts of Indiana lay in […]