WASHINGTON – Russian attack planes buzzed a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea multiple times Monday and Tuesday, coming as close as an estimated 30 feet from the ship and twice passing below the ship’s navigation bridge, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
The Russian Su-24 planes appeared unarmed but on Tuesday flew what the commander of the USS Donald Cook deemed to be a simulated attack profile. The Cook’s commander judged the actions unsafe and unprofessional, but the ship took no action beyond trying unsuccessfully to communicate with the aircraft by radio, according to a statement by U.S. European Command.
WASHINGTON – House Republicans on Wednesday abruptly canceled a committee vote on a plan to help Puerto Rico deal with its $70 billion debt in the face of conservative opposition.
A vote on the bill establishing a control board had been scheduled for Thursday with a sense of urgency, as Puerto Rico faces a deadline for a multimillion-dollar bond payment next month. The government has said it will likely default.
A spokeswoman for the House Natural Resources Committee said Thursday’s meeting has not yet been rescheduled.
YANGON, Myanmar – A strong earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday night and was felt in parts of eastern India and Bangladesh, causing residents to rush out of their homes in panic. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage.
The magnitude-6.9 quake struck at a depth of 84 miles, 246 miles north of Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Authorities there said there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Associated Press
