Laura Rosenberger, the White House’s senior director for China and Taiwan, said this is the largest arms sale to Taiwan to date under the Biden administration, and that “they have had direct consultations and conversations with members of Congress and Taiwan about with its defense needs. evolving security conditions”. “This package has been in the works for some time precisely because we expected it would be needed as the PRC increased pressure on Taiwan,” he said, using the acronym for the People’s Republic of China....

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $47 billion in emergency dollars to go toward the war in Ukraine, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and aid for recent natural disasters in Kentucky and other states. The request, which comes as lawmakers prepare to return to Washington and fund the administration, seeks $13.7 billion related to Ukraine, including money for equipment, intelligence support and immediate budget support....

Bichette hit a triple off Nick Vespi in the third inning, then added solo drives in the sixth and seventh off Bruce Zimmermann. The shortstop had six hits and seven RBIs during the doubleheader, is hitting .400 (24 for 60) over his last 15 games and has 21 home runs this season. Bichette singled to center in the ninth when he had a chance to tie the major league record of four home runs in a game....

Bolsonaro, who is trailing in the polls ahead of an Oct. 2 election, urged Brazilians to flood the streets and tens of thousands of his supporters were expected to turn out in Brasilia, Sao Paulo and his hometown of Rio de Janeiro in a demonstration of strength. The armed forces staged military demonstrations in the capital and Rio, with Bolsonaro in attendance. The far-right nationalist has for years been on a mission to encourage Brazilian patriotism and has used the national colors of green and yellow as his own....

Good news PlayStation Call of Duty players: Microsoft says you’ll have “several more years” of playing the shoot-bang game on your Sony console. According to The Verge, earlier this year Microsoft’s Xbox boss Phil Spencer committed to PlayStation boss Jim Ryan in a written letter, saying that Call of Duty wasn’t going to disappear from the PlayStation storefront anytime soon if Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is approved. by regulatory authorities....

Fighting broke out between Libyan armed factions in Tripoli’s western suburbs as forces aligned with the Government of National Unity (GNU) under Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba further consolidated their control of the capital. Clashes on Friday and early Saturday took place in Warshafala, a district west of Tripoli that has been the site of repeated clashes during the 11 chaotic years since longtime Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in a Nato-backed uprising....

Die Regelungen zum Coronavirus entsprechen in etwa denen zum Ende des letzten Schuljahres: Während es keine generelle Test- und Maskenpflicht gibt, können Schulleiterinnen und Schulleiter bei Infektionen Antigentests oder Masken für bis zu zwei Wochen anordnen; mit Zustimmung der Bildungsabteilung auch mehr. Asymptomatische CoV-positive Schüler dürfen den Unterricht mit einer FFP2-Maske besuchen, asymptomatisch positive Lehrkräfte an AHS und BMHS sowie in einigen Bundesländern und Pflichtschulen können mit einer FFP2-Maske unterrichten....

Wir haben die SPIEGEL-App erneuert. Leider funktionieren ältere App-Versionen aus technischen Gründen nicht mehr. Um weiterhin kostenlose Nachrichten, Analysen und Berichte zu lesen, aktualisieren Sie Ihre App: title: “Der Spiegel App Update Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “William Barnett” Wir haben die SPIEGEL-App erneuert. Leider funktionieren ältere App-Versionen aus technischen Gründen nicht mehr. Um weiterhin kostenlose Nachrichten, Analysen und Berichte zu lesen, aktualisieren Sie Ihre App: title: “Der Spiegel App Update Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-10” author: “Lawrence Wildenthaler” Wir haben die SPIEGEL-App erneuert....

Bei der frischgebackenen Beckham-Pletz-Familie gerät der Haussegen ins Wanken. Auslöser war die Ehe zwischen Brooklyn Beckham und Nicola Peltz. Sind das gute Voraussetzungen für eine lange, glückliche Ehe? Zwischen den Familien von Brooklyn Beckham (23) und Nicola Peltz (27) soll es zu einem Zerwürfnis gekommen sein. Das berichteten mehrere Quellen in der britischen „Daily Mail“. Streitpunkte: Peltz weigerte sich, ein von Victoria Beckham, 48, entworfenes Kleid zu tragen, und Beckhams Mutter stahl der Braut den berühmten ersten Tanz....

For Celtic, a valuable learning experience at the highest level. The roar of pride and belief that greeted them at the final whistle was a fitting salute for a team that had left every bit of themselves on that Parkhead pitch. They had run and run and battled this great Madrid team for almost an hour. If they had been able to take advantage of their chances, they might have won....

Nach einem 3:2-Erfolg über die Stavanger Oilers am Donnerstag musste auch Meister Salzburg zwei Tage später im Champions-League-Rückspiel in die Verlängerung. Diesmal gelang den Roten Bullen mit dem 2:3 nV jedoch nicht das erhoffte Happy End. 03.09.2022 23.21 Online seit gestern, 23:21 Uhr In einem sehenswerten schnellen Schlagabtausch mit guten Chancen auf beiden Seiten war lange nicht klar, wer der Sieger sein würde. In den ersten 40 Minuten wurde nur ein Tor erzielt....

Le public de Lyon en fusion La rencontre de l’OL fait monter la tension dans les tribunes. Les supporters lyonnais fêtent dignement leur propre succès. Super ambiance au Groupama Stadium ! Dembélé complète Angers, 5-0 ! Entré en jeu à la place de Lacazette, Dembélé rejoint lui aussi la fête après un excellent rush solitaire. L’ancien attaquant du Celtic met le feu au Groupama Stadium et complète la nuit magique de l’OL !...

Antony’s £85.5m strike on debut, followed by a Marcus Rashford double – his first goals against the Gunners in over 6 years – sealed United’s fourth successive Prem triumph. 3 Marcus Rashford scored twice in the 3-1 win over ArsenalCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun 3 Erik ten Hag is expecting big things at Old TraffordCredit: EPA And Ten Haag vowed that this is just the beginning. The Dutch coach said: “Antoni and Marcus played superbly, they were a constant threat....

Russia has called the US intelligence report on the shopping plan “fake”. But US officials say it shows Russia’s desperation with the war in Ukraine and that Moscow could buy additional military hardware from North Korea. The munitions that North Korea allegedly sold to Moscow are likely replicas of Soviet-era weapons that can fit Russian launchers. However, questions remain about the quality of the supplies and how much they could actually help the Russian military....

“We believe someone knows what happened and can help,” her uncle Mike Kinney said Saturday, as her husband Richard Fletcher III stood by, wiping away her tears. “More than anything we want to see Lisa come home safely,” he continued, along with her parents and brother. The 34-year-old mother of two from Tennessee went missing after she was abducted during her morning jog on Friday. Cleotha Abston was charged Sunday with aggravated kidnapping and forgery, hours after police found him inside the black SUV wanted in connection with Fletcher’s disappearance....

Leclerc voraus – weitere Rätsel für Alfa-Sauber Das Wetter an der Nordseeküste spielte auch beim letzten Rennen vor dem Qualifying zum GP der Niederlande (TV live ab 15 Uhr) mit: Gute Bedingungen bei 24 Grad. Der Kampf um die Pole ist in Zandvoort viel wichtiger als vor einer Woche in Spa. Schnellster: Leclerc (Ferrari). 1/13 Charles Leclerc von Ferrari ist Schnellster im dritten freien Training für den GP Holland. Der schließlich von unabhängigen Anwälten bestätigte Wechsel von Oscar Piastri (21) von Alpine zu McLaren-Mercedes ist weiterhin Thema....

Memphis, Tenn. — Police here say a man who drove through town shooting people, killing four, during an hours-long rampage that forced frightened people to flee the area Wednesday, has been arrested. This undated photo shows 19-year-old Ezekiel Kelly, who was arrested in connection with multiple shootings in Memphis, Tenn. on September 7, 2022. Memphis Police Department Ezekiel Kelly, 19, who was charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder in 2020, was taken into custody around 9 p....

David Gannon | Afp | Getty Images French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday that efforts by G-7 countries to impose a price ceiling on Russian oil would require a commitment from the wider international community to be successful. The G-7 economic powers announced on Friday that they had agreed on a plan to impose a fixed price on Russian oil. The initiative is the latest attempt to put economic pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine....

In front of a raucous home crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the 22nd seed became the first player to beat Nadal on court at a grand slam this year. It is also the first time since Wimbledon in 2017 that Nadal has lost before the quarter-finals of a grand slam. After Nadal’s final backhand hit the net, Tiafoe was incredulous as he tried to calculate the significance of his achievement....

RIGA, Sept 5 (Reuters) – A prominent German businessman was on board the private jet that crashed in the Baltic Sea off Latvia after flying to the middle of Europe from Spain without responding to controllers’ calls, his company, Quick, said on Monday Air. The aircraft, an Austria-flagged Cessna 551, left Jerez in southern Spain on Sunday afternoon, circling Paris and Cologne before flying straight into the Baltic Sea, where it crashed into the water off the coast of Latvia, according to flight tracking data....