China has come dominate every step of the complex manufacturing process for solar panels. now, as demand for renewable energy explodes, the USA is trying to build its own solar-manufacturing supply chain almost from scratch and supporting the effort with sizable subsidies.
Israeli and Palestinian officials traded claims Monday inregards to the unfolding situation at Nasser Hospital, the largest health facility in southern Gaza. Gaza’s Health Ministry said 136 patients and 25 staffers were stuck “without electricity, water, food” and resources for medical needs, accusing Israel of endangering lives and turning the hospital in Khan Younis into a “military barracks.”
Volkswagen is under pressure to pull out of a joint venture in the Xinjiang region of China – the latest example of geopolitical tensions colliding with business priorities for Germany’s biggest manufacturers. These issues are most acute for companies that operate in or have ties to Xinjiang, a region home to millions of Uyghur Muslims where the U.S. says China has conducted genocide and used forced labor.
“Cubans are cannon fodder and they will kill them all.” For military recruiters working for Russia, Cuba’s worsening poverty makes for easy pickings as Moscow attempts to fill the holes in its front lines.
Egyptian authorities are constructing an 8-square-mile walled enclosure in the Sinai Desert near the border in response to potential Israeli Offensive Looms.fearful that an Israeli military push further into southern Gaza will set off a flood of refugees.
The Senate Intelligence Committee confirmed on Wednesday that it has “been rigorously tracking this issue from the start” and is “discussing an appropriate response with the administration,” per a note from Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the committee’s chair, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the committee’s vice chair. The Senate is currently on a two-week recess. “In the meantime, we must be cautious about potentially disclosing sources and methods that may be key to preserving a range of options for U.S. action.”
