Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of War, is under mounting pressure as war crimes in the American military campaign in the Caribbean and a damning inspector general report on his handling of classified intelligence plunge the Pentagon into crisis.
Lawmakers from both parties renewed calls for Hegseth’s resignation after reports emerged that survivors of a September Caribbean boat strike were deliberately killed in a “double-tap” attack.
The Caribbean strikes targeted vessels accused of operating for drug cartels in Venezuela and Colombia. The airstrikes have so far resulted in multiple fatalities, including four in the latest strike announced Thursday.
The administration of President Donald Trump has justified the assaults as part of an armed conflict against designated terrorist organizations. However, rights groups say there is no public evidence that supports these claims, and legal experts question whether the strikes can be conducted without congressional authorization.... more below
Ghana is interested in purchasing a floating nuclear power plant from Russia, Ghanaian Ambassador to Russian Koma Steem Jehu-Appiah told Sputnik.
"I know that our minister of energy was here last year and signed a corresponding agreement. I think this is innovative, and in a conversation with the minister of energy, he said that the country is interested.
So, Ghana could purchase such a nuclear power plant," the diplomat said when asked about the possibility of Ghana purchasing a floating nuclear power plant.
Russia and Ghana began cooperation in the field of nuclear energy after signing an intergovernmental agreement in 2015.
The agreement outlined plans for joint work in the areas of training specialists, building nuclear power plants and related infrastructure, and providing maintenance services. In October 2023, representatives of Rosatom met with the Ghanaian Ministry of Energy in Cape Town. At the meeting, Russia proposed using floating nuclear power plants to supply power to ...
