U.S. says it was not involved in Israel-attributed attack on Hezbollah pagers

‘We still believe that there is a diplomatic path forward, particularly up near Lebanon,’ said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Sept. 18, 2024.Photo by Chip Somodevilla /Getty U.S. National Security Council spokesman John … Read more

New swing-state polling puts Trump in the White House

The latest swath of battleground surveys suggests Donald Trump will return to the White House — and swing-state voters will pave the way. Emerson College polling conducted between Sept. 15 and 18 in seven electoral battlegrounds finds the former president leads in five and would get 281 electoral votes if this map holds up, pushing … Read more

Taiwanese electronics firm points to Hungarian company as manufacturer of pagers used in Hezbollah attack

An inquiry into the Hungarian company has only raised more questions: Is it a front for those behind the extraordinary operation against the Lebanese terror group? The remains of exploded pagers. Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon on Sept. 17, killing at least nine people and wounding around 2,700 .Photo by AFP … Read more

Exploding pager attack was precise and effective, legal experts say

‘It is hard to imagine a better means of targeting Hezbollah operatives, whoever is behind the exploding devices,’ U.K. lawyer says This video grab shows a walkie-talkie that was exploded inside a house, in Baalbek, east Lebanon, on Sept. 18, 2024.Photo by The Associated Press The Jewish state has not claimed responsibility for an incident … Read more

How construction costs of Royal Canadian Navy Joint Support Ships soared to $3.4B

Naval supply ship budget increase of almost $1 billion blamed on problems encountered building vessels, extra labour costs Earlier this summer, the federal government quietly announced that a contract awarded to Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. for two supply ships had grown by almost $1 billion.Photo by Seaspan /. The difficulties encountered in building Canada’s … Read more

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