Defense officials confirmed on Tuesday the Army was moving ahead with the plan to reduce uniformed and civilian personnel and was expected to announce details on Thursday about which units would be affected by the cuts.
Then, last summer, Germany identified two government employees suspected of passing secrets to the USA, leading the German government to order the top USA intelligence official in the USA Embassy in Berlin to leave Germany.
About 10 hours ahead of the open of US markets, the CBT eMini Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 1.1% weaker, while eMini Nasdaq 100 futures and futures for the S&P 500 were down 1.2% each. The Shanghai composite dropped 1.3% despite official efforts to shore up...
Iran and world powers gave themselves an extra week on Tuesday to reach an accord curbing Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief, but US President Barack Obama warned there would be no deal if all pathways to an Iranian nuclear weapon were not cut off....