US military aircraft crashes in Mediterranean
The Pentagon insist the mysterious “mishap” happened during a routine training flight
An unspecified American military aircraft has crashed in the eastern Mediterranean, US European Command announced on Saturday. Washington has recently deployed two aircraft carrier groups to the region as a deterrence measure amid the ongoing Israeli war in Gaza.
The aircraft was conducting a training flight on Friday evening, when it “suffered a mishap and went down,” EUCOM said in a brief statement. The Pentagon did not provide any additional information about the type of the aircraft, how many people were aboard or whether the incident took place over land or sea.
“However, we can definitively say that the aircraft sortie was purely related to training and there are no indications of hostile activity,” EUCOM added. “Out of respect for the families affected, we will not release further information on the personnel involved at this time.”
https://www.rt.com/news/587083-us-plane-crash-mediterranean/
US House Speaker Johnson Proposes Funding Government Without Aid to Ukraine and Israel
The speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson (R-LA), has introduced a bill to temporarily fund the federal government. His proposal does not to include aid to Ukraine or Israel but does funds for the defense of the US southern border.
According to the bill, part of the government programmes also related to transport, energy and military construction will be financed by 19 January, which would be the funding deadline for those programs and agencies which are covered under regular appropriations bills pertaining to agriculture, rural development, and Food and Drug Administration.
Funds for energy and water development, military construction and Veterans Affairs together with Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development will also be ceased.
The allocation of money for the rest of the government sectors will be calculated until 2 February.
Johnson expects some Republicans to vote against his bill, but in that case he expects Democrats to support it, Politico reports. However, even if approved in the House, the bill may not pass in the Senate.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20231111/eu-industry-collapse-puts-damper-on-brussels-military-supply-plans-for-ukraine-1114892116.html
Could it be public pressure?