The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered what appears to be a new record-holder for the most distant known galaxy, a remarkably bright star system that existed just 290 million years after the Big Bang, NASA said Thursday. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Space#NASA#Breaking#BreakingNews
EU Council approves more taxes on grains, oilseeds and their processed products from Russia and Belarus.
The duties will be €95 per ton for grains and 50% of the import value for oilseeds and their processed products.
"This should effectively stop its exports to Europe, deprive the aggressor of profits, and help stabilize the European market. European and Ukrainian farmers will benefit from this decision, while the Russian economy will lose,” said Ukraine PM Denys Shmyhal #AureFreePress
The special unit Group 13 of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine destroyed two transport boats KS-701 “Tunets” in Crimea at night.
They were attacked by Magura V5 drones in the Vuzka bay.
Intelligence reports that in order to try to repel the attack, the Russians sent combat aircraft into the sky 32 times, including Su-27/30/35, MiG-29, Be-12, An-26, and Ka-27/29 and Mi-8 helicopters. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#Crimea
"The United States does not restrict Ukraine from using American air defense systems to shoot down Russian aircraft over Russian territory."
US Sec. of State Blinken
"There is no restriction on Ukraine using US-supplied air defenses to shoot down Russian missiles or fighter jets over Russian territory “if they pose a threat to Ukraine."
US “has not encouraged or authorized strikes outside of Ukraine, but Ukraine shall make its own decisions on the best way to defend itself.” #AureFreePress
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has stated that Ukraine will be able to use Danish F-16 fighters to strike military targets on Russian territory.
"Part of the border is actually the front line. Therefore, it will be very difficult for the Ukrainians to defend themselves if they are not allowed to hit military targets on the other side of the border." #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#Putin#EU#NATO
Russian MP Mironov has called for the abolition of the Russian Unified State Exam (similar to SATs in the US), calling it "idiocy" that will make girls "never give birth again".
Antony Blinken said that the U.S. could “adapt and adjust” its position on Western weapons strikes against targets on Russian territory.
“Another hallmark of our support for Ukraine over these now more than two years has been to adapt. As the conditions have changed, as the battlefield has changed, as what Russia does has changed in terms of how it's pursuing its aggression, escalation, we've adapted and adjusted too. And I'm confident we'll continue to do that." #AureFreePress#News#press
The Conservative U.S. Supreme Court gave a boost on Thursday to the National Rifle Association in its free speech dispute with a New York state official it accused of coercing banks and insurers to avoid doing business with the influential gun rights advocacy group. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline