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There is significant enthusiasm for a new transport link between Russia and India, Moscow’s top diplomat has said A decline in Western economic clout means it is natural for emerging economic powers…

Police were called to search for South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun after a ‘suicide-like note’ was found at his home South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, star of Oscar-winning movie ‘Parasite’, was found…

Washington and other parties must refrain from competing over the area in order to better protect the ocean, Rick Steiner has said The US should stop trying to unilaterally expand its continental…

Ethiopia had until December 25 to make a $33 million coupon payment to bondholders, but failed to do so Ethiopia has become the latest African nation to default in recent years, failing…

The sanctions-hit nation earned nearly $100 billion through sales of oil and gas, Alexander Novak says The proceeds from Russia’s export of oil and gas contributed about $100 billion (nine trillion rubles)…

“Another Masterclass In Can-Kicking”: Europe Reaches Farcical “Debt-Reduction Deal” Which Does Nothing To Reduce Debt One month ago, we reported that Europe, already sliding into a stagflationary recession, was about to unleash…

West Jerusalem has issued a travel advisory recommending increased vigilance Israel has warned its citizens in India to be on “heightened alert in public places” after an explosion near its embassy in…

GOP Legislators In 3 States Seek To Keep Biden Off 2024 Ballot Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Pennsylvania State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, Georgia State Rep. Charlice…

Tallinn is eager to hand over fighting-age men back to Kiev to cut on benefits costs, the Russian Foreign Ministry claimed Estonia will cut spending on Ukrainian refugees by hauling them back…

The child, who traveled alone, ended up some 160 miles from his intended US destination, Spirit Airlines said A six-year-old boy, who was traveling alone to visit his grandmother for the Christmas…

Banks Terminate 60,000 Workers In One Of The Bleakest Years For The Industry Since 2008 The collapse of three US regional banks – First Republic Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, and Signature Bank…

Britain’s Net Zero Disaster & The Wind Power Scam Authored by Rupert Darwall via The Epoch Times, “This is not about complicated issues of cryptocurrency,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicolas Roos declared in…

Moscow-funded cultural events have been held in the North African country’s two largest cities, Casablanca and Rabat The famous Pyatnitsky Russian Folk Chorus has made its first appearance in Morocco, with a…

Russia is expected to exceed contracted amounts by delivering up to 23.2 billion cubic meters of gas Russia’s exports of natural gas to China are expected to see a year-on-year increase of…

Authorities have said several communities in central Nigeria were targeted by gunmen over the Christmas holiday weekend More than 150 people were killed over the weekend in Plateau State in central Nigeria;…

The bloc is allegedly considering a debt structure that doesn’t require the unanimous consent of all member states The European Union is reportedly exploring a way to bypass Hungary’s opposition to continued…

RT campaign challenges mainstream Western media in the Global South and beyond Stepping over sanction lines, RT has already fulfilled prophetic Western fears. New campaigns – from Africa to Asia and Latin…

Iron Ore Futs Hit Ten-Month High On Chinese Stimulus Efforts Iron ore futures hit a ten-month high on Monday, riding a wave of optimism from Chinese policymakers who rolled out new a…

A plebiscite could put pressure on any Argentine lawmakers who oppose changes, President Javier Milei has said Newly inaugurated Argentine President Javier Milei is “on the warpath” against the National Congress and…

Africa Doesn’t Need More Government Aid; It Needs Free Markets Authored by Lipton Matthews via The Mises Institute, With a large regional market and youthful population, Africa should be on the cusp…

Nine Israeli troops were wounded as they tried to evacuate an injured civilian from the religious site, according to Israeli media The IDF has blamed Hezbollah for deliberately targeting an Orthodox church…

A New Solar Powered Desalinization Method Might Have Just Helped Solve Water Scarcity It looks like a step forward has been taken in the longstanding task of figuring out energy and cost…

The operation in Gaza is an act of genocide, according to President Miguel Diaz-Canel Israel is a terrorist state committing genocide in Gaza, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on social media on…

The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission has consented to Sweden’s bid to join NATO The foreign affairs commission of Türkiye’s unicameral Grand National Assembly, the nation’s parliament, approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid…

How UNRWA Grooms Terrorists Authored by Bassam Tawil via The Gatestone Institute, The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was originally a small agency mandated to provide basic humanitarian relief for…

‘Ballot Banishers’ – 2023 Democrats & 1861 Confederates Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, In the election of 1860, southern Democrats in 10 states of the soon-to-be formalized Confederacy made it almost impossible…

Trade reaches $50 billion as the two countries explore new areas of cooperation Russia’s trade minister has welcomed an upcoming milestone in economic ties with India, while meeting the country’s top diplomat,…

The malfunctioning machine reportedly plunged its metal “claws” into a Tesla employee A Tesla software engineer suffered lacerations after he was mauled by a manufacturing robot at the company’s Texas ‘gigafactory,’ several…

A sharp drop in the saffron harvest saw prices for the most expensive spice in the world skyrocket The global market is facing a deficit of saffron due to a poor harvest…

Expenses include costly missiles for airstrikes in Gaza, the outlet has said Israel is likely to boost its military spending by more than $8 billion next year as the war in Gaza…

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…

China’s Spy Agencies Now Targeting The Country’s Economic Pessimists In a move that we wouldn’t be surprised to see take hold in the U.S., China is now reportedly cracking down on its…

17 Individuals On FBI Terror Watch List Caught Attempting Entry At Southern Border Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times, Border Patrol officers in the month of November identified 17 individuals…

“Not A Plan B Person”, Ramaswamy Says On Rejecting The Idea Of Joining Trump Administration Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he…

Bill Barr Calls On Supreme Court To ‘Smack’ Down Colorado Trump Ruling Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former Attorney General Bill Barr said that the U.S. Supreme…

Apparently, the exercise of considering a Trump administration and potential cabinet for 2025 has kicked up quite a conversation.  As an outcome, perhaps some expanded food for thought is worthwhile, and maybe…

The government has accused the global body of assisting Hamas’ “propaganda machine” The Israeli government said it will no longer automatically grant visas for United Nations workers, after claiming that some staffers…

“This Is Our Town” – Inside A Small-Town Battle Against A Giant Chinese Battery Plant Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Two common signs stood out on the…

New Headwind For ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ For Children: Soaring Malpractice Insurance Costs Where the controversy over so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors is concerned, government regulation commands most of the attention. However, as any…

India Deploys Three Warships To Waters Near Iran After Tanker Attack Via The Cradle, The Indian Navy has deployed three guided missile destroyers to the Arabian Sea in response to an alleged…

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Brandon Williams have been targeted by callers to police falsely reporting shootings at their homes Two US House Republicans, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Brandon Williams, have been targeted…

Robert Shiller Warns Of ‘Cataclysm’ For US Dollar Reserve Status If Confiscated Russian Assets Given To Ukraine If the United States shifts frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, it would be cataclysmic for…

The Guardrails That Once Prevented Wars Are Failing Authored by Abishur Prakash via Politico.eu, The Israel-Hamas war is an ominous message to the world: The guardrails that long stopped wars from breaking…

The Chinese leader vowed “complete reunification” ahead of elections on the island Beijing will use “any means” to prevent the separation of Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday, adding that…

Navalny ‘Reappears’ At Harsh Arctic Prison In Remote Siberia Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny starting two weeks ago was reported “missing” by his team of lawyers and supporters, as he had disappeared into the…

Israel’s military chief has warned of a long process to thoroughly dismantle Hamas Israel’s top military commander has warned that the war in Gaza will likely drag on for “many more months”…

Targeting of Israel-linked vessels has continued despite US threats Yemen’s Houthis said on Tuesday that they fired missiles at a cargo ship in the waters of the Red Sea, after it ignored…

Spot Bitcoin ETF Inflows Could Dwarf All 150 Crypto ETPs Today Authored by Tom Mitchelhill via CoinTelegraph.com, Newly compiled data from BitMEX Research estimates there are 150 crypto ETPs available today, with…

South Korea has added nearly 700 items to a list of products banned because of the Ukraine crisis South Korea has stepped up its role in the US-led campaign to punish Russia…

Netanyahu Urges Troops ‘Do Not Stop’ While Calling Biden’s Post-Hamas Plan “A Pipe Dream” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Tuesday visit to troops fighting in Northern Gaza delivered a message…

UFC Fighter Bo Nickal was recently talking to Joe Rogan when the subject of politics and President Donald Trump came up. Mr. Nickal had an interesting story to tell of his encounter…

2024 – The Year Of Our Reckoning Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, We should remember the now modern proverb of Nixon-era economic advisor Herb Stein to the effect that…

The four soldiers were convicted of murdering 12 civilians in Mariupol Four former members of the Ukrainian armed forces have been sentenced to life in prison for killing a dozen civilians in…

‘Biggest Losers’, Bullion, & Black Gold All Bid On Boxing Day The S&P 500 is now up over 15% since October 27th. And the Santa rally markets have been experiencing since just…

Blinken’s Visit To Mexico Focuses On Optics As Migration Crisis Hits Biden’s Polls US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Mexico City on Wednesday to discuss a new agreement with…

This Year, Americans Have Become Hungrier, Lonelier And More Desperate Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, The ominous trends that we see all around us are taking us somewhere. …

The government considered the Dutch Auschwitz Committee an extremist group and communist front The Dutch Domestic Security Service (BVD) surveilled Jewish citizens for decades after they returned from Auschwitz and other concentration…

Waning Western support, heavy losses and lack of battlefield gains have apparently hugely dented the hopes of Kiev and its backers Ukraine is heading towards 2024 with mounting battlefield casualties, a lack…

President Joe Biden has ordered strikes against a Hezbollah affiliate after American troops were injured in a drone attack US forces have carried out airstrikes targeting Kataib Hezbollah militants in Iraq after…

Yeah, well, if you want to understand the ideology of the leftists, communists and facists, look no further than this proclamation from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: [Source] This is a completely…

The rapper now legally known as Ye has deleted all his Instagram content aside from an apology post in Hebrew Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, posted a formal apology…

10 Improbable Energy Ideas For 2024 Authored by Leonard Hyman and William Tilles via OilPrice.com, The market for Grid-scale nuclear will be dominated by 3 players. This is the year we unofficially…

Kiev’s top general has acknowledged Russia’s capture of Maryinka, saying his forces pulled back to the outskirts Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny has confirmed the retreat of his troops to the outskirts of…

2024’s Deficit Is Already On Track To Be The Worst Since COVID Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, Weakness in the US economy continues to hide behind surging debt levels…

Egypt Proposes Most Detailed Gaza Peace Plan To Date As Netanyahu Presses On Via Middle East Eye Egypt has proposed an extensive plan for a ceasefire and post-war situation in Gaza that includes…

The clip shows the US president dancing to Moscow’s tune US President Joe Biden is actually a secret Kremlin asset and he’s being teleoperated by lost Soviet technology from an undisclosed location…

Yields Slide After Solid 2Y Auction Sees Biggest Stop Through Since June With few traders around, there was some concerns that based on an (erroneous) MLIV assessment, today’s 2Y auction “may result…

Fed Plot-Line For 2024 May Reprise 2023 In Terms Of Surprises Authored by Ven Ram, Bloomberg cross-asset strategist, Around this time last year, the markets were betting that the Fed would raise…

Kanye West Suddenly Apologies To “Jewish Community” For “Unintended Outburst” Rapper “Ye,” formerly Kanye West, unexpectedly apologized to “the Jewish community” in an Instagram post on Tuesday morning.  “I sincerely apologize to the Jewish…

The former US president has issued a holiday greeting wishing damnation on his political foes Former US President Donald Trump has posted Christmas greetings wishing eternal damnation on his political enemies and…

The gaffe-prone Josep Borrell has repeatedly embarrassed the EU, according to the outlet The European Union’s foreign policy head, Josep Borrell, was “honored” on Tuesday with a “Borat award for diplomacy” from…

The two governments have signed an agreement for additional units for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant  During an address in Moscow on Tuesday, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced a new…

Washington is beefing up its resources targeting Beijing over a decade after losing most of its local assets The US is still struggling to rebuild its spy capacity in China over a…

The iconic French actor is facing accusations of rape and sexual harassment Over 50 French actors, writers, producers, and musicians have signed an open letter calling for an end to the “public…

Will The War On Coal Leave America In The Dark? Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As the Biden administration promises to eliminate coal power throughout the United…

Restrictions endanger vital fuel supplies, according to Beijing China’s involvement in Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 liquefied natural gas project should not be the target of any third-party intervention or restrictions, Beijing’s Foreign…

How Bankers Are Exploiting The Fed’s Bailout Program At Your Expense What’s going on with US banks? After the rash of big bank failures in March, the Fed rolled out something called…

CBS News Reporter Makes “Dark” Prediction of ‘Black Swan Event’ In 2024 Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, CBS News investigative reporter Catherine Herridge made a “dark” prediction that 2024 will…

Another Major US Chip Plant Delays Mass Production Until After 2024 Election President Biden has made revitalizing domestic chip production a critical strategic priority, supported by tens of billions of dollars in…

SEC Sets Deadline For Spot Bitcoin ETF Updates On Dec. 29 By Helen Partz of CoinTelegraph Applicants for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) have only a few days to finalize their…

The Christmas Gift That Keeps On Taking Authored by Michael Maharrey via SchiffGold.com, Two days before Christmas in 1913, Woodrow Wilson gave the United States a Christmas gift that keeps taking. On…

The country reportedly bought nearly half a million metric tons in December Egypt continued to purchase Russian wheat in December, African Initiative news outlet reported on Monday, citing data from Egypt’s General…

Going to a club full of barely dressed people was a bad idea, some of the celebrities admit Some Russian entertainers who attended a much-criticized “naked party” in Moscow last week have…

The head of the parliamentary national security committee says the number will cover losses and the need for new units The Ukrainian military needs 500,000 new conscripts to cover casualties and man…

The airmen moved to Denmark after doing the initial course in the UK, according to the DM Six experienced Ukrainian fighter jet pilots have completed their F-16 training course in the UK,…

US Destroys 3 Militant Bases In Iraq After Multiple Americans Wounded In Christmas Day Attacks The US has retaliated after at least three troops were wounded, with at least one critical, amid…

The Second Most Wonderful Day Of The Year… On Average Via Global Macro Monitor, Happy Holidays, folks. December 26th (Boxing Day) happens to be the second most profitable trading day of the…

James Cleverly made the remark on the same day that parliament discussed tightening laws against drink spiking The UK home secretary has apologized for his “ironic joke” about giving his wife a…

US Home Prices Surged For 9th Straight Month In October, Led By Miami Home prices in America’s 20 largest cities rose for the 9th straight month in October (the latest data released…

Futures, Oil Rise In Thin Post-Holiday Trading The Santa rally grinds on, with US equity futures edging modestly higher in very thin volumes while interest yields were flat as trading resumed after…

Proposed military service reforms could expand mobilization and remove certain rights from non-compliant citizens Ukrainian lawmakers are considering new mobilization rules that threaten draft dodgers with heavy penalties and could lower the…

Rescue Your Old, Low-Balance 401k Before It’s Kicked To The Curb In 2024 If you have a dusty, half-forgotten 401(k) from a previous job, there’s new pressure to get around to doing…

Kiev’s troops may have to retreat unless the country steps up UAV production, according to Maria Berlinskaya Military volunteer, activist, and director of the Ukrainian Aerial Reconnaissance Support Center, Maria Berlinskaya, claimed…

The bill also calls for the introduction of electronic military summons sent by email, local media have reported The conscription age in Ukraine could soon be lowered from 27 to 25, in…

The Israeli prime minister named the group’s annihilation and the enclave’s demilitarization among conditions for peace in Gaza Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated Israel’s commitment to continuing its military operation in…

Gaetz Demands Transparency From Delta CEO After Viral Posts About Illegal Immigrants Authored by Caden Pearson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) looks on during a news conference…

Mercedes, BMW, and other European carmakers will likely “fade into history” within the next decade, Maksim Oreshkin has warned China is rapidly gaining market capitalization in the global automobile sector, while European…

The US decides which ‘rules’ are in effect: the ones from January 6 or October 5 The main trouble with the “rules-based order” promoted by the West is that the ‘rules’ in…

Niger’s coup leaders have urged nations on the continent to “decolonize their minds” and promote Pan-Africanism values Niger’s military rulers have suspended all cooperation with the International Organization of Francophone Nations (OIF),…