Day: June 20, 2024

OTD June 20, 1949 President Harry S. Truman signed the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, which allowed CIA to use confidential fiscal & administrative procedures. “A President has to know what is going on all around in order to be ready to act when action is needed.”

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Russia targets Americans traveling to Paris Olympics with fake CIA video – CBS News https://t.co/hcTjes6iOr

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Iranian, Russian, Azerbaijani officials inaugurate Rasht-Caspian railway  Press TV

Iran tripling quantity of nuclear bomb-ready uranium, leaked documents show  The Jewish Chronicle

In 2023, Azerbaijan produced 35.6 bcm of natural gas (excluding gas flared or recycled), 4.2% more than in 2022, according to the Statistical Review of World Energy released by the Energy Institute, Report informs.

Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, held a telephone conversation with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Pakistani MFA said on X, Report informs.

The ruling party will appeal to Ilham Aliyev regarding the dissolution of parliament – Aze.Media  Aze Media

Georgia looks to China for investment; critics fear turn from West  Voice of America – VOA News