On the day of the funeral service for the killed General Soleimani with tens of thousands of participants, the verbal exchange of blows between the USA and Iran continues. The Iraqi parliament voted for the withdrawal of all US troops.
The US and Iran continue to cover themselves with threats and counter-threats – and the Iraqi parliament surprisingly votes for that Withdrawal of around 5,000 US soldiers stationed in the country.
The deletion of the cell phone data of former Defense Minister von der Leyen causes displeasure. But she is clueless: she only found out about it from the media. The deletion is not important in the consultant affair anyway.
The former Federal Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen defends herself against allegations that the committee of inquiry missed important information in the consultant affair due to the deletion of her cell phone data. "I gave both of the cell phones that I used as Defense Minister to the ministry. You have to ask what happened to them there," said the current EU Commission President in "Spiegel".
She had no knowledge of the deletion, said von der Leyen. "I only know that from the newspaper. I haven’t been to the Ministry of Defense since July 17th." Von der Leyen emphasized that the investigation committee did not miss any important information due to the deletion. "In my opinion, nothing is lost, because SMS are suitable for fast communication. Documents and strategies, however, are developed elsewhere in federal ministries and sent differently," said the CDU politician.
By Anna Schroder and Felix Oelmann,
When the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed within a few minutes in the morning hours of September 11, they not only buried almost 3,000 people, but also the American belief in their own invulnerability. The shock is deep. The self-image of the Americans has been shaken so permanently that the massive security measures adopted to "protect against terrorism" have met with broad approval, both from the two major parties and from most of the population.
Shortly after the attacks in New York and Washington, US President George W. Bush declared internal security to be the government’s top priority. Nine days later, he made then-Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge head of the newly created Department of Homeland Security. On October 26, 2001, Bush signed the Patriot Act, a law to "unite and strengthen America by enacting appropriate measures to combat terrorism." The bill was passed with just a few votes against by the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The armaments electronics group Hensoldt is now on the stock exchange. The future prospects are good, because many countries around the world want to increase armaments spending – the German government has big plans too. Nevertheless, the stock market debut was sobering.
Today’s IPO of the Bavarian defense electronics manufacturer Hensoldt brings in around 460 million euros. The company allocated 38.3 million shares at EUR 12.00 each. The share was thus already at the lower end of the price range, which reached up to EUR 16.00.
The first day of trading was disappointing. After an initial Xetra price of 12 euros, exactly the same as the issue price, it went down to 10.57 euros. The share then recovered somewhat and closed at eleven euros.
After the murder of a history teacher, numerous police operations against Islamists from the radicalized milieu are ongoing in France. President Macron also announced that he would take stronger action against radicalization.
In France, after the brutal murder of the history teacher Samuel Paty, numerous police operations against Islamists are ongoing. According to legal representatives, a total of 15 suspects were in custody on Monday afternoon, including four students. The police operations would continue in the coming days.
The Islamists are "not necessarily connected" with the murder of the teacher, said France’s Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin. Rather, the missions were aimed at "conveying a message: not a minute’s delay for the enemies of the republic". According to investigators, they are suspects who are in the focus of the secret services because of radical sermons and hateful messages on the Internet.
A hail of rockets hit Israeli locations after the targeted killing of a radical Islamist leader in Gaza. Islamic Jihad speaks of a "declaration of war". The escalation is causing international concern.
After Israel more targeted Killing of an Islamist leader The Middle East conflict threatens to escalate again in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian militants responded to the deaths of Baha Abu Al Ata and his wife with massive rocket attacks on Israeli locations. According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, more than 150 rockets were fired.
Today, successful teams just like the Red Sox and the Yankees may analyze a potential player with analytics. However they also ask their scouts’ opinions, aswell.
Given that 2019 spring training has gotten under way in Florida and Arizona, excitement about the upcoming baseball season is mounting. Which is where in fact the subject of scouts will come in, because a lot of the young players in those major league team camps got there precisely through the recommendations of scouts.
For anyone who is launching a business that either directly or indirectly depends on the hot trend of 3-D printing, the Midwestern town of Youngstown, Ohio, has to be on your own radar.
Once known because of its steel manufacturing prowess, Youngstown is re-emerging as the national leader of innovation in this next generation of manufacturing.
