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Europe’s ‘ReArm’ Plan “Is Going To Come At A Vast Cost”; Rabobank Via Rabobank, “And he shall judge among the nations and shall rebuke many people; and they shall beat their ploughshares…

The move is reportedly part of a broader plan to revoke protection for all refugees, potentially fast-tracking their deportation US President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to revoke the temporary legal status…

Hunter Biden Claims Financial Distress In Seeking To Drop Lawsuit Against Ex-White House Official Authored by Jonathan Turley, There is a notable filing this week in Los Angeles where Hunter Biden is…

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has pledged to raise the issue of corruption at a meeting in Brussels Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused Ukraine of misappropriating a large part of…

Stocks Bounce As Lutnick Hints At USMCA-Compliant Tariff Exemptions US equity markets are rebounding off yesterday’s lows following remarks by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on CNBC that raise the potential fdor…

In an era of uncertainty, economic turbulence, and rapid technological shifts, the search for sustainable global growth has never been more urgent. The Open Dialogue “Future of the World: New Platform for Global Growth”,…

The French president wants to conquer Russia just as the two European dictators aspired to, Moscow’s foreign minister has said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has compared French President Emmanuel Macron to…

Unprecedented Surge In Swiss Bullion Imports Sends US Trade Deficit To Record High In January The US trade deficit widened to a record in January as companies scrambled to secure goods from…

Kiev cannot strike targets inside Russia without direct assistance from its Western backers, the foreign minister has said Ukraine is entirely incapable of launching long-range missile strikes on Russia without direct support…

Moscow has expressed confusion over Gideon Sa’ar’s claims of ignorance regarding Ukrainian nationalism Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has claimed ignorance of the well-documented fact that Ukrainian nationalists responsible for atrocities against…

Trump Drafts Executive Order To Close Down Education Department; Report Authored by Jennifer Kabbany via The College Fix, President Donald Trump has drafted an executive order calling for the U.S. Department of…

Walmart Asks Chinese Suppliers To Absorb Tariff Costs Walmart asked Chinese suppliers to lower prices, aiming to absorb the new tariff burden at the supplier level rather than passing it on to consumers. The…

The EU needs to create a bloc-wide distribution mechanism to offset a potential influx, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has said The lack of US support for Ukraine could trigger a new wave…

The two nations have discussed bilateral agreements on military-technical cooperation A high-level Russian delegation led by Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has visited Mali and held talks with the West African nation’s…

Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen will reportedly postpone the release of his road map to an unspecified date The EU will delay the release of a plan to eliminate its dependence on Russian…

ECB Preview: Market Reaction Hinges On Just One Word The European Central Bank will almost certainly cut rates by 25bp today, its sixth cut in a row, and an outcome that is fully priced…

Taiwan claims Pretoria’s demand that Taipei remove its “unofficial embassy” is due to coercion from Beijing International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has emphasised that the decision to ask Taiwan’s Taipei Liaison Office,…

The French leader alleged that Russia was responsible for the failure of the 2014-negotiated truce with Kiev French President Emmanuel Macron should apologize for making “misleading” claims about the origins of the…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio previously called for an end to the fighting, describing it as a proxy war between Russia and the US Moscow agrees with US Secretary of State Marco…

Futures Plunge As German Bond Rout Goes Global Futures tumble, led by Tech as the world is hammered by soaring yields from Europe to Japan. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are…

The French president urged his nation to bolster its defenses against the perceived threat from Russia French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech focusing on Russia earlier this week was “highly confrontational,” Kremlin spokesman…

Russia has never exploited the continent and opposes external interference in the region, Foreign Ministry official Tatyana Dovgalenko has said Russia does not view Africa as a battleground for competition with other…

ECB Cuts Rates, Says Policy Becoming “Meaningfully Less Restrictive” While the ECB’s rate cut this morning was not in doubt by anyone, and the ECB did not disappoint, cutting rates for the…

DOGE Deep-State Demolition Sparks Surge In Layoffs Despite strong employment indications from the US PMI sub-components, ADP was a disappointment yesterday, and this morning saw global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm…

China Acknowledges ‘Sporadic’ Human Bird Flu Cases Authored by Lily Zhou and Luo Ya via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), “Sporadic” cases of human avian influenza infections have been identified in China,…

Participants are invited to submit ideas on economic development and global growth challenges Moscow has launched an international essay contest on global economic development as part of the upcoming Open Dialogue ‘The…

Waste Of The Day: Bank CEOs Earned Millions Before Government Bailout Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was forced to spend $31.6 billion to protect customers…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with his Zimbabwean counterpart, Amon Murwira, in Moscow Russia and Zimbabwe have signed an agreement to jointly counter sanctions. The signing took place during a…

Moscow remains the anchor stabilizing New Delhi’s energy security amid turbulent geopolitical tides India, the world’s third-largest oil consumer, finds itself in the eye of a geopolitical tempest. As the administration of…

100,000 Rejected Asylum Seeker Lawsuits In 2024: Migrants Are Increasingly Suing To Stay In Germany Via Remix News, On top of soaring healthcare costs, rising crime, and overburdened schools, the German court…

People such as Danish PM Mette Frederiksen don’t want the conflict with Russia to end, the tech tycoon has argued European leaders who are pushing against a peace agreement in Ukraine want…

The DC federal appeals court has reversed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued Saturday. The appeals court is confirming [pdf Decision Here] that President Donald Trump has the…

President Trump notes a conversation with Justin Trudeau about tariffs against Canada.  No agreement on tariff relief for Canada is coming because Canada has yet to address the central issue, fentanyl still…

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…

The media have not, and in most cases cannot, factually discuss what President Trump has just done without opening up a major can-of-worms about the motives behind the Ukraine war. When President…

We continue to look suspiciously at National Security Advisor Mike Waltz because the emphasis on a U.S-Ukraine “minerals deal” comes directly from his strategic planning.  Waltz appears to be trying to get…

The move severely compromises Kiev’s ability to launch long-range strikes against Russia, The Economist’s Oliver Carroll has claimed The US has stopped providing Ukraine with the necessary data to use High Mobility…

Kiev is employing cyber operations to gather personal data on minors for recruitment purposes, the agency has warned Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) is working to collect personal information about Russian schoolchildren with…

“Unaccountable” bureaucrats managing educational programs have “failed our children,” a draft executive order reportedly reads US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of…

British ‘Mercenary’ Captured Inside Russian Territory Given 19-Years In Prison A 22-year old British man who had been fighting for Ukraine was slapped with a lengthy prison sentence of 19-years by a…

In contrast to the previous administration, President Donald Trump wants to be a “peacemaker” and end the hostilities, the secretary of state has said The US views the Ukraine conflict as a…

Lesotho’s foreign minister says the government does not take “lightly” the US president’s comments that the country is unknown Lesotho’s foreign minister, Lejone Mpotjoane, says the country’s government is shocked and offended…

Aleksandr Darchiev will represent Moscow in Washington, according to a presidential decree Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree appointing Aleksandr Darchiev as Russia’s new ambassador to the US. According to…

Veteran politicians are reportedly seeking favor in Washington following the Ukrainian leader’s recent missteps Senior members of US President Donald Trump’s administration have engaged in back-channel communications with political rivals of Ukrainian…

The Drug Warnings You May Never See – Until It’s Too Late Authored by Sheramy Tsai via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The most serious drug warnings in American medicine often go…

Will Ukraine’s Future Be As A “Buffer State” Or A “Bridge State”? Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, This scenario is increasingly in America and Russia’s shared interests vis-à-vis their “New Détente”……

Moscow has dismissed speculation that it will attack NATO as “nonsense” Russia poses a direct threat to France and all of the EU, President Emmanuel Macron has said, urging the bloc to…

Is Pakistan The Canary In China’s BRI Coal Mine? Authored by Milton Ezrati via The Epoch Times, Pakistan is failing, in large part because of its close association with Beijing’s Belt and…

The Sahel Is The Global Epicenter For Terrorism Terrorism remains a persistent threat in many countries around the world. While there were fewer terrorism-related deaths and attacks in 2024 than in the…

Why Is Organic Food More Expensive? Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Grocery shoppers in the United States have an abundance of options to choose from, and a…

Woke Implodes: Disney Preparing To Fire 6% Of Staff At ABC News, Disney Entertainment Networks A new report indicates that 200 employees across Disney’s ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks unit…

The Palestinian militant group will be destroyed if the remaining hostages are not released, the US president said Hamas must release the remaining Israeli hostages or face certain destruction, US President Donald…

What We Can Learn From George Washington Today Authored by Bradley Jackson via RealClearPublicAffairs, February 22nd marked the 293rd anniversary of George Washington’s birth. It seems that few Americans, however, really know…

What CCP Fears If US Can Negotiate An End to Russia–Ukraine War: Analysts Authored by Dorothy Li via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), If President Donald Trump can negotiate a peace deal…

Visualizing Americans’ Views On Aid To Ukraine By Political Party Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, America’s views on Ukraine have shifted significantly. Just months after the war broke out, 6% of Republicans polled…

Normal Vitamin B12 Levels May Still Be Too Low For Brain Health, Study Finds Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Older adults with vitamin B12 levels considered normal…

European states should be prepared in case the US will not come to their aid, the French president has warned. France will discuss the possibility of using its nuclear arsenal to protect…

Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Zero-Basing The Federal Government Authored by Bruce Abramson via RealClearMarkets, What is DOGE really doing—and why is it so controversial?  The answer lies in an esoteric if straightforward…

Maryland Dems Lose All Sense Of Reality: Focus On Condoms For Kids, Reparations As Crises Pile Up Democratic lawmakers in Maryland are once again attempting to fleece taxpayers with another money-grabbing scheme,…

US Arrests Top Terrorist Behind Afghanistan Bombing That Killed 13 US Service Members Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The United States has apprehended the top terrorist behind…

Israel’s New Army Chief Sworn Into Office: ‘Hamas Not Defeated, Mission Not Over’ Via The Cradle The Israeli army’s new Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir, was officially sworn into the position on 5 March,…

US Planes Carrying Arms To Ukraine Were Turned Around Midflight After President Trump and Vice President JD Vance accused Ukraine’s Zelensky of being ‘ungrateful’ amid last Friday’s explosive row in front of…

One Florida Town Just Tripled Its HOA Fees To Over $3,300 A Month So much for moving to Florida to pay less due to taxes… That’s because one Florida town has shocked…

Air Force Recruitment Soars To 15-Year High, Officials Say Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, U.S. Air Force recruitment has surged to its highest level in 15 years, top military…

“Weak Demand”: Goldman Lowers Tesla Vehicle Delivery Estimate For Quarter  Corporate media was out in full force on Wednesday, eagerly highlighting new data showing that Tesla sales in Europe plunged in February. These…

Donald Trump has clashed with the bloc over Ukraine EU leaders fear that the post-World War II security architecture could “crumble any day” without US support, Politico magazine reported on Wednesday, citing…

Kim Jong-Un’s Sister Threatens Retaliation After US Nuclear-Powered Carrier Arrives In South Korea Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, The USS Carl Vinson arrived in South Korea at the start of this…

Two sources informed the Financial Times that President Trump paused “intelligence sharing” with Ukraine.  In a follow-up another source told Sky News the “intelligence sharing” with Ukraine was paused, but the intel…

The 27 leaders of the European Union countries are meeting tomorrow, Thursday, in Brussels with an urgent agenda to figure out what to do with Ukraine and their own security state if…

The amount of flowers grown by Russian enterprises has doubled since 2022 despite restrictions, Mikhail Mishustin has said Russia has managed to overcome its dependence on the West when it comes to…

The US president has outlined the key policy changes, economic strategies, and foreign policy objectives for his second term US President Donald Trump delivered a 100-minute address to a joint session of…

Spokesman Michael Stempfle has stressed that Germany needs to focus on its own defenses and those of its European allies Germany has reached the limit of its capacity to supply weapons to…

President Donald Trump has paused assistance to Kiev to wait for a good faith peace effort, multiple officials have said Washington has paused US aid to Ukraine while reviewing whether or not…

Victor Davis Hanson: Can Trump Revolutionize America? Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via The New Criterion, MAGA Agonistes The Trumpian agenda to “Make America Great Again” emerged during the 2015–16 campaign and…

The Pentagon chief’s statement comes amid escalating trade tensions with Beijing The US is prepared to go to war with China if necessary, the Pentagon has announced, following Beijing’s threat of tariff…

Waste Of The Day: $95 Million Worth Of EV Buses Were Never Delivered Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: The Biden administration gave Canadian electric bus maker The Lion Electric Company…

New Filing In Anti-DOGE Lawsuit Cites Trump’s Remarks On Musk’s Role Authored by Katabella Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Comments made by President Donald Trump on Tuesday night are being used in a lawsuit…

Representative Al Green was ejected from the US president’s speech to Congress for shouting and refusing to sit down Democratic Congressman Al Green of Texas, one of the first to formally call…

Beige Book: Economic Activity, Employment And Prices Rose Since January, Economic Expectations Are “Optimistic” Was that it for the Atlanta Fed recession (which as we described, managed to fool everyone into believing…

The British government has demanded that the US tech giant unlock protected user information stored in its cloud service worldwide US tech giant Apple has filed a legal complaint against the UK…

White House Delays Canada, Mexico Automaker Tariffs For One Month Amid Trump-Trudeau Deadlock Update (1415ET): It’s official, President Trump is exempting automakers from newly imposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada for one…

US Rejects Arab League’s $53BN Alternative Gaza Reconstruction Plan The United States and Israel have quickly rejected a new Gaza peace and reconstruction plan proposed by the Arab League under Egypt’s leadership,…

Trump Warns He’ll Block Funding To Any Colleges That Have ‘Illegal Protests’ Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that his administration will stop…

Some Room Left? By Benjamin Picton of Rabobank Some Room Left? President Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% tariff on imports from China took effect yesterday. Trump had…

American weapons have stopped moving across the border, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said The US has suspended military assistance to Ukraine, including the delivery of weapons that were already in…

The leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party has called on his followers to end their struggle against Ankara, but will they listen? The leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, …

Novo Readies Wegovy For Direct-To-Consumer At Discount Novo Nordisk is adopting a strategy similar to that of its rival Eli Lilly & Co., preparing to offer its blockbuster weight-loss drug directly to obese…

Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Many believe Winston Churchill coined the phrase: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Others think it was…

A Lithuanian publishing house has recalled the US vice president’s novel in protest of Washington’s policy turn away from Kiev Lithuanian publishing house Sofoklis has taken US Vice President J.D. Vance’s book…

A third of young people and children are also at risk, a study has found Over half of adults and a third of young people and children worldwide will be overweight or…

The proposal to increase defense spending by $840 billion is based largely on debt, according to the news outlet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s attempt to increase military spending across…

CPAC, Other Conferences Reveal Conservative Landscape On Russia, Ukraine Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), If you wanted to take the temperature at the Conservative Political Action Conference…

US Services Sector Surveys Beat Expectations In February As Jobs & New Orders Jump With ‘hard’ data in decline, and US Manufacturing surveys mixed (PMI up, ISM down), the US Services sector…

Earlier, Vladimir Zelensky said that Kiev “is ready to sign” the agreement “any time” US President Donald Trump is seeking an improved minerals deal between Washington and Kiev, CBS News reported on…

US Cuts Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine On Heels Of Halting Arms Flow Despite much anticipation, especially after a premature Reuters article earlier in the day, President Trump’s Tuesday night address before Congress…

WTI Extends Losses To 6-Month Lows After Surprise Crude Build Oil prices extended their losses overnight to the lowest in almost six months as traders wrestle with conflicting signals on the longevity and…

“I Am Stunned” – SCOTUS Dissenters Rage As ‘Liberals’ Unfreeze $2BN USAID Foreign-Aid Payments In a 5-4 vote, The US Supreme Court refused to bolster President Donald Trump’s foreign-aid freeze, reinstating a…

Donald Trump’s announcement that the Ukrainian leader is ready to talk peace is perceived positively in Moscow, Dmitry Peskov has said Russia welcomes Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s reported change of stance on…

Far-Left DC Mayor Bends Knee, Plans To Rename Black Lives Matter Plaza After GOP Bill A spokesperson for far-left DC Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed to the local media outlet News4 that the…