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Sara Duterte has condemned the detention of her father Rodrigo Duterte as illegal The International Criminal Court (ICC) was acting outside its jurisdiction when it arrested former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, his…

Kiev’s atrocities have been “elevated to the level of state doctrine,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Ukrainian forces are deliberately committing atrocities against civilians in Donbass, including mass killings of…

These Are The Places That Rich People Are Leaving Newly published data by Henley & Partners shows that while China and India were still losing the most millionaires (or billionaires) to emigration in 2023, the…

“Drag The EU Into A Direct Conflict” – Orbán Confronts Zelensky, Tells Him EU Was Created For Peace, Not War Via Remix News, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is leading an effort…

Over 400 people, including journalists, have sustained injuries, some from gunshots, according to a rights group At least eight people have been killed in Kenya during nationwide protests against police brutality and…

Yaroslav Dronov aka Shaman has been blacklisted over allegedly contributing to Russia’s economic or strategic interests Australia has sanctioned the Russian pop singer Shaman, along with 36 other individuals and seven organizations,…

Garry Kasparov introduced a local activist to an American financier to source weapons for arming rebels, the outlet reports Garry Kasparov, a former world chess champion and Russian opposition figure, has been…

The governor of the Lugansk People’s Republic has branded the satellite system a security threat The head of Russia’s Lugansk People’s Republic has banned all products from Elon Musk’s company SpaceX, including…

As ‘Peace’ Breaks Out, Here’s Where US Military Facilities Are In The Middle East Amid a brief pause in proceedings between Iran and Israel, The Pentagon states that the U.S. currently has around…

The War Thunder forum incident reportedly marks the ninth leak of restricted material linked to the game The developer of the War Thunder military simulation game has banned a player from its…

Mark Rutte called the US president “daddy” during the bloc’s summit at The Hague Some EU officials are unhappy with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s use of flattery to win over US President…

The bloc has no wish to arm itself “endlessly” and should negotiate a new security framework with Moscow, the French president has said EU member states should consider resuming contact with Moscow,…

“Vicious Circle”: Immigration Is Costing France 3.4% Of Its GDP Immigration has not delivered the economic benefits long promised in France and may, in fact, be dragging down the country’s economy, according…

Germany’s Fiscal Illusion: How Berlin Is Burying The Debt Brake By Thomas Kolbe Bye-Bye Maastricht: Germany’s March into the Debt State Political failure in a welfare state translates almost immediately into rising…

New Delhi has purchased 80% of the country’s seaborne Urals oil exports this year, according to Kpler data India has purchased 80% of Russia’s seaborne Urals crude exports this year, with two…

Presidential envoy Steve Witkoff deserves a great deal of credit for what followed in the aftermath of President Trump’s final elimination of the Iranian nuclear threat.  Throughout the 12-day war, Witkoff maintained…

President Trump announces via Truth Social: “Secretary of Defense (War!) Pete Hegseth, together with Military Representatives, will be holding a Major News Conference tomorrow morning at 8 A.M. EST at The Pentagon,…

The timing of the Israeli judicial system against the backdrop of recent events seems to highlight the accuracy of our prior presentation about the internal political dynamics at play. [Go Deep] and…

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And…

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post…

At Least 5 Reasons Why Trump Should Reject A Nobel Peace Prize Submitted by Issues & Insights Editorial Board, For a brief window this week, President Donald Trump was out of the…

The Israeli spy agency promised to “keep a watchful eye” on Iran Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad has thanked the CIA for its close cooperation during attacks on Iran, days after a US-brokered…

ISIS-Inspired Drone War Plans Leaked From US National Security Council Authored by José Niño via Headline USA, According to leaked documents, British and American academics advised the U.S. National Security Council to encourage Ukraine to…

‘Why Not An Islamic Bomb?’: How Israel Planned & Failed To Stop Pakistan Going Nuclear Via Middle East Eye Former CIA Director George Tenet thought him “at least as dangerous as Osama bin Laden”…

President Donald Trump earlier accused the media of trying to downplay the effect of US strikes on enrichment centers CIA Director John Ratcliffe has said that it will take years for Iran…

Giant Leviathan Gas Field Offshore Israel Resumes Operations Authored by Tsvetana Paskova via OilPrice.com, The massive Leviathan gas field offshore Israel is resuming production on Wednesday, following two weeks in which it…

Iran Confirms Death Of ‘War-Time Chief Of Staff’ After Israeli Attacks Israel claims that its military campaign against Iran has resulted in the targeted killing of at least 14 scientists. Although these…

Hegseth Readies Presser For “Dignity of Great American Pilots” As FBI Probes Iran Strike Intel Leak Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the FBI is probing the leak of an intelligence assessment indicating…

Martial Law In Mascara: How FDR Hijacked The Constitution And No One Told You Authored by Maureen Steele via AmericanGreatness.com, The Constitution wasn’t suspended… it was sidelined, buried under emergency powers, executive…

New COVID-Wave Scare-Campaign: A Massive Flop… Authored by Rebekah Barnett via The Brownstone Institute, Like the Marvel franchise, with its unlimited instalments and spin-offs, a new Covid scare campaign is underway in…

California Risks Federal Actions Over Transgender Athletes On Women’s Sports Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Education has found California in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws…

“Modern-Day Monopoly”: GOP Senator Sounds Alarm On Mega Corporations Hijacking US’ Beef Supply Republican Senator Josh Hawley slammed the stranglehold four mega-corporations—two of them foreign-owned—have over America’s beef processing industry, calling it…

The US president has denounced the allegations against the Israeli leader as a “witch hunt” US President Donald Trump has called for an end to the corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister…

The RFK Effect Authored by Clayton Baker, MD, via The Brownstone Institute, Over the last couple of weeks, a remarkable sequence of events involving two US Senators has unfolded that demonstrates the…

The Persistent Presence Of Absence Authored by Larry Sand via AmericanGreatness.com, The fact that many children are ditching America’s public schools is undeniable. Most recently, Nat Malkus, Deputy Director of Education Policy at…

In Historic Acceptance Of Crypto, FHFA Instructs Fannie, Freddie To Count Crypto Assets As he had hinted on several previous occasions, FHFA Chair Bill Pulte said he had ordered Fannie Mae and…

Fed Moves To Relax Key Capital Rule For Big Banks To Support Treasury Markets Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, The Federal Reserve has adopted a draft proposal to ease…

“Substantially In Excess Of $50,000”: Hunter Biden’s Law Firm Sues Him Over Unpaid Legal Bills Hunter Biden, the crackhead son of former President Joe Biden who was sitting in on meetings in…

The president has labeled the Voice of America a “left-wing disaster” US President Donald Trump has called on Republicans to support his campaign to dismantle the state-funded news outlet Voice of America…

The Russian president will attend remotely, while Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will represent Russia in person Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the upcoming BRICS summit in Brazil via video link, according…

Trump’s Disbanding Of A Secret “Deep State” Working Group Raises Hopes Of Peace With Russia Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Its inter-agency members sought to sabotage the Russian-US rapprochement… Reuters reported in…

Patriot missile systems are “very hard to get,” and the US needs them too, the president said US President Donald Trump says he will think about whether or not to supply more…

Antoinette Lattouf won her case against the ABC for being unlawfully terminated because “she held a political opinion opposing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza” and “failing to give her an opportunity…

Stockman: Washington’s Fiscal Doomsday Authored by David Stockman via The Brownstone Institute, If you don’t think Washington is in the maws of a Fiscal Doomsday Machine, think again. And the place to…

“Gold Is Money Good” – Ed Dowd Warns “Deflationary Scare” Will Prompt Fed Panic Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Former Wall Street money manager and financial analyst Ed Dowd of PhinanceTechnologies.com has been forecasting “Danger…

Activists have been gaslit into believing that protecting labor rights is racist and defending women’s spaces is bigotry What do Greta Thunberg, Simone Biles, and the American anti-ICE protesters have in common,…

Mediocre 5Y Auction Tails As Foreign Demand Tumbles One day after a solid 2Y auction, moments ago the Treasury conducted the second coupon sale of the week when it sold $70BN in…

US Meeting With Iran Next Week, Trump Says, While Suggesting Nuclear Deal Is No Longer Necessary Do the Iranians themselves know this? President Trump says Tehran and Washington will meet next week…

21 States Sue Trump Admin Over Clause Used To Cut Federal Funding Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, A coalition of 21 attorneys general from more than 20 states and…

Putin says the world needs a new growth model. He might be right. When Russian President Vladimir Putin told the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum last week that the world needs “a…

Mark Rutte was referring to the US president’s on-camera ‘F-bomb’ over Israel and Iran NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has rushed to defend US President Donald Trump’s recent expletive-laden rant about Iran…

The US president has dodged questions about support for Kiev during a press conference at the NATO summit US President Donald Trump has denied discussing a Ukraine ceasefire during his meeting with…

Shell In Talks To Acquire BP In Blockbuster $80 Billion Deal It appears that after we spent years pounding the table on the sector, someone else also figured out that energy stocks…

BIS Claims Stablecoins Fail As Money, Calls For Strict Limits On Their Role Authored by Amin Haqshanas via CoinTelegraph.com, A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) challenged the notion…

UBS Upgrades Uranium Prices On “Repowering The US” Theme Gaining Steam  For the third consecutive day, extreme heat across the eastern half of the U.S. has triggered power grid alerts and emergency…

Washington’s bombing of Tehran’s nuclear facilities stopped its conflict with Israel, the US president has claimed President Donald Trump has compared recent US airstrikes on Iran to its World War II atomic…

I’m just going to outline this post as it is framed by Vice President JD Vance without anything… JD Vance – “This is such a revealing clip. The American media is full…

Korybko: Five Reasons Why Iran & Israel Agreed To A Ceasefire Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Nobody saw it coming… Iran and Israel surprised the world by agreeing to a ceasefire precisely at…

Law enforcement officers will mostly focus on crimes allegedly involving insults against politicians, local media reports Germany’s law enforcement authorities have launched a nationwide crackdown on alleged internet ‘hate speech’, the Federal…

Trump Admin Mulls Executive Orders Targeting Debanking The Trump administration is reportedly preparing an executive order to block banks from denying services to politically disfavored industries—particularly crypto firms and gun manufacturers, according…

WTI Crude Prices Edge Higher After Across The Board Inventory Draws Oil prices edged higher this morning after posting the biggest two-day decline since 2022, as traders assessed the Iran-Israel ceasefire and…

New Home Sales Plunged In May As Mortgage Rates Rose After an unexpected surge higher in April, new home sales were expected to tumble in May’s data released today following a plunge…

Trump Hoping For Comprehensive Peace Agreement With Iran: Witkoff Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, Talks between the United States and Iran resumed one day after Iran and Israel reached…

Trump Declares At NATO Summit: ’12-Day Iran-Israel War Is Over’ & Nuclear Sites ‘Totally Obliterated’ Summary: A main message of President Trump upon his closing press Q&A remarks (and echoed by Hegseth,…

A Friendly Plane Wave By Bas van Geffen, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank A Friendly Plane Wave Despite some perilous first hours, the armistice between Israel and Iran seems to hold so…

The bloc’s declaration pledged to keep supporting Kiev but mainly focused on commitments by member states to spend 5% of GDP on defense The NATO states only mentioned Ukraine two times in…

Alexus Grynkewich has said Kiev is fighting with tenacity the US can barely imagine Ukraine can still achieve a military victory over Russia, US General Alexus Grynkewich said during a Senate hearing…

The EU has become a militarized Russophobic organization, the former Russian president has said The European Union has emerged as a hostile force to Moscow, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has claimed,…

Imposing tougher restrictions could undermine peace talks efforts, the US secretary of state has warned Introducing more sanctions against Russia could derail ongoing peace efforts in the Ukraine conflict, US Secretary of State…

The main danger for the bloc is losing economic competitiveness, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned Russia does not pose a primary threat to the EU, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban…

US Futures Rise Amid FOMO Panic With S&P Set For New All Time High US equity futures reverse modest losses and trade flat, just shy of a new record, after the Nasdaq…

“Accomplices of Ukrainian special services” were allegedly planning to kill a Russian military service member Two Russian citizens who were collecting an improvised explosive from a cache outside Moscow, have been killed…

The Israel-Iran conflict has renewed Beijing’s interest in Power of Siberia 2, according to the outlet China’s interest in the construction of Russia’s proposed Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, which would deliver…

NATO Leaders Agree To 5% Hike In Defense Spending As Rutte Warns ‘No Opt-Outs Or Side Deals’ As expected, NATO members have agreed to new commitment to significantly boost defense spending, aiming…

President Trump will be delivering remarks and answering questions as he departs the NATO summit in Netherlands.  The anticipated start time is 9:30am ET / 3:30pm Local.  Livestream Links Below. . ….

Shashi Tharoor has said that Islamabad continues to provide a safe haven for terrorists in its largest province Pakistan’s denial that it sponsors terrorism in South Asia cannot be taken seriously, Indian…

Britain is set to lose tens of thousands of wealthy individuals in 2025 due to tax reforms and uncertainty, according to new research cited by the Times The UK is set to…

The shooting in the war-torn African country reportedly left two servicemen dead on the spot, while three others died later of their injuries A “drunken” member of the Democratic Republic of Congo…

When Mary McCord’s friend, Laura Ingraham, asks Steve Witkoff about the leaked classified intelligence reports shaped to say the Iran nuclear hits did not do much damage, Witkoff gives details of the…

The event is expected to have a decreased focus on Ukraine support compared to previous years NATO leaders have convened for a two-day summit in the Hague. The agenda of the US-led…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is not known as a man who pretends. Orban speaks plainly, directly and without pretense.  During his open media segment at the beginning of the NATO summit…

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And…

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post…

If you assert the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan were taken exclusively to remove the capacity of Iran to create a nuclear weapon, you likely missing…

President Trump and his national security team held a meeting with NATO Sec.-Gen. Mark Rutte during the 2025 NATO Summit in the Hague, Netherlands, and took questions from the media. Interestingly, NATO…

New York Power Grid Stabilizes After Rare Energy Warning  New York’s power grid stabilized late Tuesday after the grid operator issued a rare energy warning earlier in the day, as residential and…

The Real Estate Recession You Haven’t Heard About (Yet) Authored by Peter Reagan, Real estate and construction are considered bellwethers of the overall economy. Recently they’re not looking good – and this isn’t…

Hungary, the US, Türkiye, Slovakia and others don’t want to formally engage the Ukrainian leader, according to the PM Several NATO members, including the US, are deliberately avoiding meeting with Ukrainian leader…

Automakers and chemical firms report sharp declines in sentiment amid ongoing trade uncertainty, according to Ifo Expectations have worsened among German exporters in June due to uncertainty regarding US tariffs, according to…

A majority of survey respondents have said the app spreads false content, according to Reuters TikTok has become the top source of false or misleading content in Kenya, according to the Reuters…

Former CFO Of Nigeria’s State Oil Firm Arrested Over Alleged $7 Billion Fraud Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two ex-oil officials, including the former chief…

How Tariffs Might Impact US Car Prices, By Brand Tariffs on imported goods can have a wide ripple effect on prices, especially in the auto industry where supply chains are global, complex,…

Previously agreed humanitarian exchanges need to be completed before any further progress, the Kremlin has indicated Moscow and Kiev are currently working to fully implement the humanitarian portion of their previous agreements,…

The drop has been due to export restrictions prompted by increasing demand in the Russian Far East, according to an energy company CEO Moscow’s supply of electricity to China saw a major…

A US Supreme Court ruling allows deportations to third countries, including Libya and South Sudan The US Supreme Court has authorized the White House to deport immigrants to third countries, including conflict-stricken…

Sweden’s Education Crisis Authored by Anders Edwardsson via The Epoch Times, Until the late 1960s, the Swedish public school system was among the world’s best. The country’s literacy rates were nearly universal,…

The system is designed to melt explosives in mines from a safe distance Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec has unveiled a prototype of a small, remotely operated robot for use disarming unexploded…

The Russian security service has learned the identities of Moldovan intelligence officers after arresting two agents they were handling The Russian authorities have identified and arrested two Moldovan citizens who have confessed…

Bagrat Galstanyan sought to overthrow the government during protests in 2024, Armenia’s Investigative Committee has charged Armenian authorities have arrested a high-profile cleric for alleged terrorism and attempts to stage a coup…

The outlets reported that the US bombing campaign had failed to destroy key facets of Tehran’s nuclear program US President Donald Trump has lashed out at CNN and The New York Times…