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The confiscated vehicles will be handed over to Ukraine, Latvia’s Transport Ministry said The Latvian government’s deadline for the owners of vehicles with Russian license plates to register them locally or get…

Having taken control of Nagorno-Karabakh last year, Baku wants to press into neighboring territory, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has claimed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has accused Azerbaijan of planning “a full-scale…

Warsaw now says the issue of reparations was closed many years ago Poland is dropping its demand for more than a trillion dollars in compensation from Germany for World War II losses…

More Attacks On Red Sea Vessels As US Coalition Pounds Houthi-Held Port City Attacks on Red Sea shipping from Yemen’s Houthis have continued over the last several days, but so has the…

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has accused “Kiev Nazis” of committing barbaric attacks against civilians in Belgorod Kiev has once again demonstrated its “neo-Nazi essence” to the world, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday…

“Stock Prices Have Reached What Looks Like A Permanently AI Plateau” By Benjamin Picton, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank Normal Service Resumed UK CPI inflation shook off the narrative of the previous…

Former Puerto Rico Mayor Gets 5 Years After Being Caught In “High Profile Bribery Case” A former Puerto Rico mayor faces 5 years in prison after he was caught on tape in…

Cases peaked shortly after the Hamas attack on October 7, according to research Reports of anti-Semitic hate incidents reached record levels in the UK last year and peaked in the week after…

Judge Denies Trump Motion To Dismiss Stormy Daniels ‘Hush Money’ Case, Sets March Trial Date The judge in former President Donald Trump’s New York hush-money trial says the case will go forward…

Trump SPAC DWAC Soars After Regulators OK Merger Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC) spiked Thursday morning after regulators approved a plan for the SPAC to merge with the parent company…

US Manufacturing Output Plunged In January (Despite Surge In PMI) US Industrial Production fell 0.1% MoM in January, dragging it down to unchanged YoY Source: Bloomberg As cold weather crushed mining but…

Israeli Forces Storm Southern Gaza Hospital In Search Of Hostage Remains Civilians have been trickling out of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, regional media has observed, as Israel’s major ground assault looms,…

Biden ‘Mis-Remembered’ Again: Hur Never Brought Up Beau’s Death, The President Did Hours after last week’s release of special counsel Robert Hur’s report on Biden’s handling of classified documents — which described the…

The economy has now registered two consecutive quarters of contraction The British economy fell into recession in the final quarter of 2023, according to official figures released on Thursday. GDP dropped by…

Oleg Deripaska is accused of sourcing raw materials in the country for weapons manufacturing in Russia The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has filed charges in absentia against Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska,…

Masterpieces by Picasso and Rembrandt will allegedly be dissolved in acid if WikiLeaks co-founder dies in prison Artist Andrey Molodkin says he has arranged for 16 valuable paintings to be destroyed should…

The Supreme Court struck down as ‘unconstitutional’ an electoral bonds scheme allowing anonymous donations by businesses India’s Supreme Court on Thursday abolished a six-year-old scheme that permitted individuals and companies to donate…

The bloc should instead prioritize building a common European army and cyber-defense system, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann said The EU should not focus on trying to create an independent nuclear deterrent and instead ought…

The landlocked country is reportedly in talks with Togo to maintain maritime trade despite its withdrawal from ECOWAS Niger has taken steps to secure access to the sea through neighboring Togo for…

The planned production of UAVs for Kiev will involve Latvia and several other European nations Britain has joined other European nations in a project to provide a million drones for Ukraine’s military…

The new government in Warsaw has stepped up efforts to receive compensation from Germany Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has questioned why the previous government in Warsaw did not formally demand World…

US Retail Sales Plunged In January, Worst YoY Growth Since COVID Lockdown As we detailed in our preview for premium subscribers, if the omniscient analyst at BofA are right this morning, the…

UK (& Japan) Shows Markets Go Up, Not Down After Technical Recessions Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, The UK and Japan slipping into mild technical recessions with today’s GDP releases…

Budapest is opposed to restrictions on Chinese firms included in Brussels’ package of measures, sources told the news outlet Hungary was the only member state that refused to sign off on the…

Futures Rise Ahead Of Flood Of Economic Data Tuesday’s post-hot CPI dump now seems like a distant bad dream as US equity futures continued their rebound, following a tech fueled rally on…

Russian gas that is piped though Ukraine adds billions of dollars to Kiev’s coffers The EU has no intention of extending the gas transit contract with Russia via Ukraine when it expires…

These Are America’s Best Places To Work In 2024 Research is divided on when is the best time to look for a new job, but it’s undeniable that a new year tends…

Several US media outlets have claimed that Moscow wants to put a nuclear anti-satellite system into orbit Western media reports claiming that Russia could place nuclear weapons in space are nothing more…

The agency stood by as the infamous pedophile abused “scores of children and young women,” the claimants say A dozen victims of Jeffrey Epstein have sued the FBI, alleging that the agency…

Despite Ongoing Mass Corporate Layoffs, Govt-Supplied Jobless Claims Data Continues To Decline As mass corporate layoffs continue to mount, with CSCO the latest to announce (a 5% global workforce reduction), why should…

Future US assistance to Kiev could be made on “extraordinarily good terms,” the Republican presidential candidate has argued Former US President Donald Trump has said future aid to Ukraine could come in…

Scientists Try Risky Air And Water Experiments Hoping To Stop Climate Change Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Scientists desperate to stop or reverse climate change are dumping chemicals in the ocean…

“Lunar Lander Deployed”: SpaceX Rocket Launches US Spacecraft Towards Moon At 0105 ET, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, propelling an American spacecraft successfully…

The world’s largest exporting countries are opposed to the introduction of minimum pricing for agricultural crops A group of the world’s largest agricultural exporters has raised concerns over India’s subsidization of farmers…

Consumer prices in the South American country have been soaring after the devaluation of the peso by the new government Annual inflation in Argentina hit a three-decade high of 254% in January…

Ukraine’s foreign ministry has called out MAC Cosmetics over how it has named a shade The American cosmetics manufacturer M·A·C has crossed a line by calling one of its lipstick shades ‘Russian…

Chip Roy jokes that the move could trick the Biden administration and US senators into helping the state tackle border security Republican congressman Chip Roy from Texas has slammed the US Senate…

The bloc’s chairperson has condemned Israeli assaults on Gaza, warning that ongoing conflicts could reverse regional development gains African Union (AU) Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has warned that the continent is…

US Opens Probe Into US-Supplied Weapons & Possible Israeli War Crimes Throughout the months-long brutal Israeli bombing campaign against Gaza and the accompanying ground assault, President Biden has been consistent in refusing…

Escobar: Life During Wartime – On The Road In Donbass Authored by Pepe Escobar, Pepe Escobar embarked on a journey across Donbass to share his thoughts on the many first-hand encounters with…

The attack on the border city has left at least five dead and 18 injured, including children, Vyacheslav Gladkov has said Several people have been killed and many others injured in a…

Outrage In Spain As Children Paraded Around In Lingerie For ‘Pride’ Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Video has emerged online of young children taking part in a parade in Spain wearing…

US House Speaker Mike Johnson previously said his hand will not be forced on the issue NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he expects the US Congress to appropriate additional funding for…

The Asian nation fell below Germany after an unexpected slip into recession Japan is no longer the world’s third largest economy after unexpectedly slipping into recession at the end of last year,…

If elected, the ex-US president reportedly plans to leverage US military aid to Kiev to bring it to the negotiating table Republican presidential frontrunner and ex-US leader Donald Trump is planning to…

These Are The World’s Biggest Democracies Presidential elections are underway in Indonesia this week, which is the third-biggest democracy in the world. But, as Statista’s Katharina Buchholz reports, like in many countries, concerns…

The Russian leader accuses Annalena Baerbock of disregarding the economic interests of her own people The German foreign minister is showing hostility not only to Russia, but also to her own country,…

The Russian president has made his first public comments on his sit-down with American journalist Tucker Carlson Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his first public comments on his headline-grabbing recent interview…

Moscow’s military has more soldiers now and can quickly replenish equipment losses, a Lithuanian official believes The Russian military appears to be better prepared for a large-scale conflict than it was two…

The Indian leader has reiterated New Delhi’s demand for a greater role in the UN Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday underlined the necessity of promoting the concerns of the developing…

Norway Warns ‘Russia Is In A Stronger Position Now Than A Year Ago’ Via The Libertarian Institute, A top Norwegian official warned that Ukraine was facing multiple challenges and Russia was getting…

What Everyone Is Missing About The Putin/Carlson Talk Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, “The Vorlons say, understanding is a three-edged sword: your side, their side, and the…

An index run by the banking association VDP that tracks prices showed its largest ever drop in 2023 German commercial property prices in the final quarter of 2023 plummeted by 12.1% in…

An aging population and higher interest expenses have been pushing the country’s indebtedness higher The US national debt could surge by $19 trillion over the next decade to surpass the $54 trillion…

The Russian leader said he favored President Joe Biden in office, calling him a “predictable” old-school politician Former US President Donald Trump has said he was flattered when Russia’s Vladimir Putin told a reporter…

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…

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…

Yen’s Big Sway On Japanese Shares Fades To A Myth By Hideyuki Sano, Bloomberg markets live reporter and strategist The conventional wisdom in the Japanese market that a cheaper yen benefits exporters…

Boeing Plane Deliveries Fall 29% In January Amid Max Jet Crisis  Boeing’s plane deliveries tumbled 29% in January – compared to the previous month, driven primarily by seasonal trends and fallout from…

The cause of the blaze, which has consumed around 1,500 square meters, is still unknown A major fire broke out at the Izvestia Hall building on Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow around 5…

US Govt Is Hiding Documents That Incriminate Intel Community For Illegal Spying & Election Interference, Say Sources Matt Taibbi explains the multi-part series, cowritten with Michael Shellenberger and Alex Gutentag, about the…

House Probing Whether Biden Raided Grandkids’ Bank Accounts In ‘Unusual’ Money Transfers New evidence in the House GOP’s ongoing efforts to get to the bottom of the Biden family’s tangled web of…

A new survey highlights a divide between officials in Berlin and the German public A majority of Germans oppose Ukrainian membership in the European Union, according to recent polling data, which also…

Russia’s Man In Washington? Putin Says He Prefers Biden Over Trump Headed into election season, it is perhaps only natural and entirely to be expected that the mainstream media will hyperventilate over…

Cases Of Debilitating POTS Condition Rise After COVID-19, But New Research Points To Possible Treatment Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), For the estimated 1 to 3 million…

Japan Enters Recession With Nikkei About To Hit All Time High It’s not like anyone actually believes it any more, but if anyone needed the most clear and concise proof that there…

Let The Illegals ‘Serve’? Authored by Casey Carlisle via RealClearMarkets.com, A couple of the podcasters I listen to have recently quoted Thomas Sowell, who says that there are no solutions—only tradeoffs.  Since…

Moscow was wrong to believe in good faith of Kiev and it’s Western backers Russia has for far too long trusted its opponents in a futile attempt to resolve the decade-old Ukrainian…

Supreme Court Orders Special Counsel To Respond To Trump Immunity Appeal US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered the Department of Justice to respond to former President Trump’s claim that…

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, HPSCI, Chairman Mike Turner is quite predictable in his methods to support the Intelligence Community.  {Background Here} Today, Chairman Mike Turner shocked the DC system…

Over 100 Chinese Websites Pose As Local News Outlets In 30 Countries: Report Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), At least 123 Chinese websites are disguised as local…

Pakistan’s Khan Decries “Daylight Robbery” As Rivals Form Coalition Govt, Nominate Shehbaz Sharif Pakistan’s army-backed Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have announced an agreement to form a coalition…

ouPresident Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will deliver remarks at a “Get Out the Vote” rally in North Charleston, South Carolina, this evening, at 7:00 p.m….

Medicine Now Diagnoses The Non-White ‘Oppressed’ With An Oppressive Case Of ‘Weathering’ Authored by John Murawski via RealClear Wire, In 1986, an upstart public health researcher named Arline Geronimus challenged the conventional…

The attack in Kursk caused a fire, Governor Roman Starovoyt has said Ukrainian forces have targeted an oil facility in the Russian border region of Kursk with drones, local Governor Roman Starovoyt…

Berkshire Cuts Stake In Apple And Paramount, Dumps DR Horton, Adds To Energy Giants Chevron And OXY In what was a rather uneventful quarter for Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, the massive hedge…

The Establishment Still Doesn’t Get Trump Authored by Sean Trende via RealClear Wire, A few weeks ago, a “Morning Joe” panel concluded that if Donald Trump were to become the Republican nominee…

What AI CapEx Boom? World’s Biggest Network Provider Slashes Jobs As Tech-Spend Sinks If NVDA et al. are all going to the moon on CapEx (yes we know its GPU/CPU spend) then…

Netanyahu Pulls Out Of Talks Over ‘Delusional’ Hamas Demands, Hostage Families Stunned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel has pulled out of talk with Hamas, and repeated the complaint that…

American Households Are Entering A Debt Trap Authored by Michael Wilkerson via The Epoch Times, American households seem to have short financial memories. Either not having learned—or perhaps just not remembering—the lessons…

Speaking to reporters February 12th, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tore into Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) over his support for the $61 billion, Ukraine aid bill.  Rand Paul notes McConnell is…

The prime ministers of Ireland and Spain have called for a review of West Jerusalem’s compliance with an EU human rights agreement The European Commission must urgently reconsider whether Israel is complying…

Traders Fall Back In Love With Stocks & Bonds After Terrible-Tuesday, Bitcoin Breaks Above $50k A quiet macro day allowed a post-VIXperation market room to do what it does best, ‘sell-vol, and…

‘Wreckonomics’ & The Polycrisis Industrial Complex Authored by David Keen and Ruben Andersson via Project Syndicate, The “war on terror,” the “war on drugs,” and the fight against irregular migration all exhibit…

Russia will work with whoever the Americans elect, but has its preferences Moscow has a preferred outcome of this November’s presidential election in the US, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday….

Two suspects have been arrested near Kansas City’s Union Station Two people were arrested after allegedly opening fire in Kansas City’s Union Station following the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade…

Michael Burry Liquidates Semiconductor “Big Short” During Epic Meltup; Here’s What He Bought We’ll leave it to others to decide if Michael Burry is one of the biggest one hit wonders of…

The American journalist chose an unexpected tactic for his interview, the Russian president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted on Wednesday that X host Tucker Carlson caught him by surprise during…

Do Leftists Now Believe Leftism Doesn’t Work? Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, It is hard to destroy a naturally beautiful city like San Francisco, with ideal weather and stunning…

Kiev’s new Commander-in-Chief was born and raised in Russia, where his family still live A change in Ukraine’s military leadership – anticipated for several months – has finally happened. As a result of…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised voters he would clean up government corruption, with a genuine National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), when he was campaigning for the 2022 federal election. But as every day…

Congress has announced the existence of a mystery menace just before the Ukraine aid vote The US is facing a “serious national security threat” that requires action from the White House, the…

The president hinted at “science fiction”-level achievement at an event in Moscow Russian medical scientists are working on vaccines against cancer and a new generation of medication, President Vladimir Putin said on…

The “Phantom Legion” Problem Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Everything is presented as rock-solid until it falls apart. Of the many signs of systemic decay in the late Roman…

ZeroHedge Debate Recap: Global Reserve, BRICS, CBDCs, And More Last night, ZeroHedge kicked off our third live debate to discuss the fate of the U.S. Dollar and whether it will continue to…

Quincy Promes was convicted of importing more than 1,000kg of cocaine into the Netherlands in 2020 Spartak Moscow footballer, Dutch-born Quincy Promes, was sentenced in absentia to six years in prison by…

Economists Are Sounding Alarm On ‘YOLO’ Credit Bubble Authored by Sam Bourgi via CreditNews.com, A growing percentage of Americans are becoming reckless with their spending, fueling what one economist calls a “super…

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has alleged widespread vote tampering in last week’s election A coalition involving two of Pakistan’s major parties has agreed to form a new government, political…

Nazism must be defeated for Ukrainians to have a future, Viktor Medvedchuk has said Moscow had no choice but to react to Kiev’s rejection of the Minsk peace process and its preparations…

A post by the country’s official X (formerly Twitter) account acknowledged that photos from Moldova were used as “illustrations” of assistance to Palestinians Israel admitted on Tuesday to using stock footage of…