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As the West accuses New Delhi of “supporting Russia’s war” by importing its crude, the nation of 1.4 billion people defines its red lines With American rhetoric against India becoming more openly coercive,…

The country’s authorities lack the tools to monitor uncontrolled migration, the deputy speaker has said Poland’s police and security services want to reinstate visas for some countries, including Ukraine, a senior opposition…

Mokhethi Shelile has said garment exports are no longer viable under current conditions as the country seeks new partners in Africa and Europe The Kingdom of Lesotho is actively pivoting away from…

Seven other passengers who were traveling to an Orthodox monastery are in critical condition A 68-year-old woman has been killed and 16 people injured, including seven in critical condition, after a bus…

Skilled machinists who contribute to the protection of the US deserve better contract terms, labor union representatives have insisted Workers at several Boeing Defense plants opted to down tools, risking significant disruption…

The athletes placed fourth in the overall medal count while competing under neutral status at the event in Singapore Russian swimmers have placed fourth in the medal standings at the 2025 World…

The Special Counsel Office is reportedly probing Jack Smith for possible election law violations The US Office of Special Counsel has launched a formal investigation into the Justice Department prosecutor who led…

German Military Sees 28% Surge In Recruits As Leaders Hype Russia Threat Germany’s historic reversal on its military posture and stregnth has long been on display since near the start of the…

Russia’s Nuclear Ambitions Face Funding Crisis Via Eurasianet.org,m Russian energy entities, including Rosatom, are experiencing significant financing difficulties, raising doubts about their ability to fulfill international energy project commitments. Kazakhstan has decided to…

Go Ahead And Rage At Boomers, But The Problem Is The Entire Economic Order Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The entire economic order is bankrupt–ideologically, politically and financially. A…

Washington values its “strong” relations with Morocco and recognizes Rabat’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, the US leader has said The US considers Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara “serious, credible, and realistic,”…

A top-level summit can only take place once the necessary preparation is done by experts, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin will be open to a meeting with Ukraine’s…

Most Americans Won’t Get COVID-19 Booster This Fall, Survey Says Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A majority of Americans said they will likely not receive a COVID-19…

An unexploded aircraft crashed next to a rail line, causing transport delays, officials have said Ukrainian drones launched overnight have disrupted passenger rail traffic and caused a power outage in Russia’s Volgograd…

Seoul and Pyongyang have recently stopped propaganda broadcasts as part of a thaw in relations South Korea has begun dismantling loudspeakers along the border with North Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported on…

Some will never return to the military after feeling they are being treated “like animals,” Anna Skorokhod has said Almost 400,000 Ukrainian servicemen have abandoned their units without authorization, and many –…

President Trump holds an impromptu press conference as he heads back to Washington DC. Topics included the Russia/Ukraine conflict, the fighting in Gaza against Hamas and more. Presidential Emissary Steve Witkoff will…

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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 Serbian and Russian presidents were invited to attend World War II commemorations hosted by Xi Jinping in Beijing Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said he hopes to meet with his Russian…

The bloc’s economy is weakening due to reduced cooperation with Russia, Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Grushko has said The EU has suffered losses exceeding €1 trillion ($1.15 trillion) since drastically reducing energy…

New Delhi’s purchase of Russian oil is not acceptable, US Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has said Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has accused New Delhi of “effectively”…

The Bureaucratic Tumor Killing Europe By Thomas Kolbe Bureaucracy is flourishing in Germany and the EU like never before. Budget planning in Berlin and Brussels offers a clear glimpse into the state…

Government Censorship Of The Internet Is Worse Than EVER In The UK Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, It’s been one week since the British government’s odious ‘Online Safety Act’ came into…

The US president imposed tariffs nearly four times higher than what Switzerland had expected Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter is facing backlash after trade talks with Washington collapsed following a “disastrous” phone call…

RFK Jr. Announces Repeal Of Policy That Rewarded Hospitals For Reporting Staff Vaccination Rates Authored by Jeff Louderback via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In his department’s latest move related to vaccine-related…

What To Know About 7-OH, The Synthetic Opioid Derived From Kratom Facing An FDA Ban Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times, A synthetic opioid derived from the kratom plant…

The Quality Of Data Is Not Strained By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities It is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. Please forgive the Shakespearean indulgence, but…

Special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia to discuss Ukraine just ahead of the US president’s self-imposed sanctions deadline US President Donald Trump has confirmed that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff,…

NORAD has reported five separate incursions into restricted airspace over Bedminster over the weekend US fighter jets were scrambled on Sunday to intercept a civilian aircraft that violated restricted airspace over President…

Taibbi: The New York Times Can’t Stop Sucking Authored by Matt Taibbi via Racket News, Predictably, the New York Times pooh-poohed the release of the classified annex to the Durham report. Charlie Savage wrote: Kash…

Boeing Defense Union Set To Strike For First Time Since 1996 The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 837, representing 3,200 Boeing defense workers across Missouri and Illinois and affiliated…

Ukraine’s Anti-Graft Agencies Say They Uncovered Major Drone Procurement Bribery Case Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies said on Aug. 2 they had uncovered a…

The Brazilian leader accused Washington of economic blackmail and vowed to defend national sovereignty Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has accused the United States of having “helped stage a coup”…

“Forecast Models Perk Up”: Atlantic Hurricane Season Enters Active Months Only three named storms (Andrea, Barry, and Chantal) have formed so far during this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. While it’s been quiet…

The European Commission president was allegedly worried the US could stop military aid to Ukraine or even pull out troops from Europe European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed to a…

Ample support from the German authorities makes Ukrainian refugees less willing to work, Markus Soder believes Berlin should bar all Ukrainian refugees from getting increased social benefits normally only reserved for German…

No End To World Hunger By 2030 2024 saw some progress in the fight against world hunger after the number of undernourished people rose once again between 2017 and 2021 due to global crisis…

America voted to end “fighting foreign wars” when it elected Donald Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene has said US politicians who back funding for Kiev risk losing the support of their voters, US…

Revolution Camp: Unhinged White Liberals Spend Weekend Smashing Junk In Anti-Trump Fury The permanent protest-industrial complex, bankrolled by dark-money leftist NGOs, was at it again Saturday, orchestrating yet another nationwide demonstration, this time branded “Rage…

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett appears on Meet the Press with the competitor for most dramatic political pundit, Kristen Welker. The first question surrounds President Trump firing Bureau of Labor and…

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer appears on Face the Nation with the ever-dramatic Margaret Brennan. Video and Transcript Below: The part about Canada is very interesting. [Transcript] – MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re…

In First, Ben Gvir Leads Settler Raid On Al-Aqsa Mosque Under Heavy Guard Via Middle East Eye Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir led hundreds of settlers in storming Al-Aqsa Mosque complex…

Iran Demands Compensation From US Before Nuclear Talks Can Resume Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has told the Financial Times that Iran wants compensation from the US for damages…

Sen. Blackburn To Introduce Bills To Root Out ‘Embedded’ Foreign Interest Authored by Philip Wegmann via RealClearPolitics, Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn will soon introduce a trio of bills to counter the malign…

White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor, Stephen Miller, appears for an interview with Maria Bartiromo.  Mr. Miller is outraged at the latest declassified evidence that provides evidence of…

154,000 Federal Workers Are Being Paid To Stay Home Under Deferred Resignation Plan Today in “your tax dollars at work” news… More than 154,000 federal employees — over 6% of the civilian…

The incident reportedly took place during a match between the football clubs Dynamo Kiev and Veres Rivne A video showing a crowd of Ukrainian soccer fans repeatedly performing a Nazi salute during…

New Syria Fighting Erupts Overnight, Shattering Fragile US-Backed Truce Overnight and into the early Sunday hours, fresh clashes erupted in Syria in two flashpoint areas – one in the north and another…

Only one out of over 50 high-profile military cases led to a prison sentence, a UK-based NGO has said The Israeli military is failing to properly investigate war crime accusations against its…

Shocking Chart Exposes America’s “Civilizational Crisis”; A Nation In Freefall Without Immediate Course Correction The foundational pillars of the American middle class have been crumbling for decades, crushed under the weight of unaffordable…

Trump’s Tariffs & Those Goddamned Freeloading Europeans Authored by ‘eugyppius’ via ‘A Plague Chronicle’, A brief primer on why the American empire exists, how it works, and Europe’s place in it… Whenever I…

Estonia’s defense ministry cites the need to boost security at the crossing amid rising tensions with Moscow Estonian authorities have begun installing metal gates and barriers at a key border crossing with…

Orbán Says Visegrád Four Can Block EU Budget With United Front Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has declared that a reinvigorated alliance of Central European…

Will Swiss Tariffs Drive Used U.S. Rolex Prices Higher  Overnight chatter from UBS’ market desk centered on how the Swiss government was “caught completely off guard” by President Trump’s 39% tariff rate. European and…

In orbit, not in opposition: Moscow and Washington find rare common ground in space The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Bakanov, has made a rare visit to the United States – his first…

Masking Our Schoolchildren Was Child Abuse – A Rare Chance To Stop It Returning Authored by Dr. Gary Sidley via DailySceptic.org, While more and more people are becoming aware that masking healthy…

The Hungarian prime minister has urged Ukrainians and the West to abandon the idea of Kiev joining NATO The Ukraine conflict will only be resolved when both the West and Kiev accept…

‘A Living Skeleton Buried Alive’: Hamas Releases Images Of Hostages In The Tunnels After it became clear this past week that ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have totally collapsed once again,…

Israel is obstructing aid deliveries as people starve and convoy routes become impassable, Olga Cherevko tells RT A major catastrophe has developed in Gaza as UN aid convoys face systematic delays and…

Residential fires and airport closures have been reported across several regions as Kiev conducted a wave of UAV strikes Dozens of Ukrainian drones attacked multiple Russian regions overnight, injuring at least four…

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…

First things first. It might not be the popular thing to accept, but it is increasingly clear there is no way to get to any form of accountability or legal exposure for…

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Media PSYOP ‘Operation Mockingbird’ Still Targeting Americans: Gabbard Via JonFleetwood.com, The CIA’s infamous Cold War propaganda and psychological operation (PSYOP) program never died—it just turned inward… The question isn’t whether the government…

The major jolt in the Far East previously triggered the eruption of Eurasia’s tallest Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano The Krasheninnikov volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted for the first time in modern…

Lula Threatens Response After Trump Slaps ‘Witch-Hunting’ Brazil With Highest Tariff-Rate Globally On Friday President Trump imposed an unprecedented whopping 50% tariff on products imported into the US from Brazil, including nearly…

Think Uncle Sam Owes $37 Trillion? It’s Far Worse Than That Via Brian McGlinchey at Stark Realities When asked how far the US government has plunged into the red, many fiscally-conscious Americans will…

‘No One Is Above The Law’: Jack Smith Under Investigation Over Hatch Act Violations The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has launched an investigation into Jack Smith, a DOJ lawyer who led…

Indians & Nepalese Are The World’s Most Voracious Mobile Data Users With smartphones now central tools in our daily lives, mobile data usage has surged globally – especially in rural and developing…

The jolt rocked New Jersey, with tremors felt in parts of NYC An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.0 struck northern New Jersey late Saturday night, with tremors felt across parts…

Personalized treatment is expected to begin “within months,” according to the Gamaleya Center chief Russia’s first patients could begin receiving a newly developed cancer vaccine within the next few months, Alexander Gintsburg,…

Number of Measles Cases In Canada Almost Triple That Of US Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The number of measles cases in Canada this year is nearly…

L3Harris Teams Up With Joby To Develop Next-Gen Military Vertical Lift Aircraft L3Harris Technologies has emerged as a standout in our “hemispheric defense” theme in recent months – and Wall Street has…

Oil-Bull Andurand Got Too Greedy On Chocolate, Trims Cocoa Bets Amid “Extreme” Volatility  Oil trader Pierre Andurand ventured into the cocoa trade in March 2024, initiating a long position with an upside target of $20,000…

Zelensky Signs Law Allowing Ukrainians Over 60 To Join The Military Via The Libertarian Institute Ukrainians aged 60 and older can now serve in non-combat roles thanks to new legislation. The elderly Ukrainians will…

The IAEA monitoring team confirmed “explosions and smoke” in the vicinity of the Zaporozhye NPP A Ukrainian drone and artillery strike killed a civilian woman and injured a man near Europe’s largest…

FDA Mandates Major Labeling Changes On Opioid Pain Medication The Food and Drug Administration is requiring pharma companies selling opioid pain medications to “better emphasize and explain the risks associated with their…

Big-Name Politicians Are Running For Governor In 2026 – Here’s The List Authored by Arjun Singh via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The United States will have many elections held on Nov….

J.D. Vance has pledged to “get to the bottom of the whole UFO thing” that plagued the US late last year US Vice President J.D. Vance has revealed he has been “obsessed”…

“Not As Safe As We Think”: Lidocaine Deaths Nearly Triple Over Past Decade Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Poisonings and deaths linked to the common local anesthetic…

Washington is hoping to “lead” Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table, Matthew Whitaker has said US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will visit Moscow on Sunday to try for…

Trump Issues Further Explanation On Moving 2 Nuclear Submarines ‘Closer To Russia’ President Trump has in a newly published interview with Newsmax explained more about his decision to send a pair of…

#Watch: JD Vance Offers Sage Advice To The Left On Sydney Sweeney ‘Nazi’ Ad Furor… Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Vice President JD Vance has weighed in on the left’s demented…

The summit Brussels-Beijing economic summit spotlighted the bloc’s mounting strategic confusion and accelerating drift toward isolation The China-EU summit held in Beijing late last month could have been a celebration of 50…

The Trump administration axed funding for PBS and NPR over alleged “bias” and “woke propaganda” The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has announced it will cease its operations early next year after…

Why Parents Are Suing Snapchat Over Fentanyl Deaths Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), WASHINGTON—Over and over, Amy Neville forces herself to tell people what happened to her…

Harvard Says It Will Comply With DHS Request To Hand Over Employment Forms Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Harvard University said on July 29 that it will…

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…

What’s The Most Realistic Scenario In Which The West Might Replace Zelensky? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, They might wait until after Russia agrees to a ceasefire (if it ever does)…

The president was posed in front of a Soviet-era automobile, which they mistook for ‘a great American car’ A Republican Party social media post on Friday aimed at promoting American manufacturing has…

“Turn Your Vagina Into A Pair Of Balls” – The Berenson-Smith Debate Bloodbath Post-Mortem Last night’s debate was a feisty one to say the least… born out of a Twitter beef between…

NY Woman Pleads Guilty In $30 Million Green Card, Political Access Scheme Authored by Lily Zhou via The Epoch Times, A New York resident accused of running a $30 million green card…

Ghislaine Maxwell’s transfer comes amid speculation of a possible presidential pardon for the convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted partner of disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been…

Annoyed Italian Farmers Are Now Charging Tourists To Access Instagram Hotspots In Italy’s Dolomites, farmers are fighting back against the surge of social media–driven tourism by installing turnstiles and charging visitors €5…

Ten Days, Then What? Authored by Larry C. Johnson via Sonar21, Donald Trump made another move in his feckless game of global checkers today in Scotland, with the announcement that he is giving Russia…

Democrats Spark “Manufactured Power Crisis” In Maryland As Left Begins To Panic Maryland’s deepening energy crisis and the resulting hyperinflation in power bill costs that have steamrolled working-class families are a stark reminder…

The new weapon could shift the balance of power in favor of Moscow, Michael Maloof has told RT Neither Ukraine nor its Western backers have any means to counter Russia’s newly deployed…

Moldova – one of the most volatile countries in the post-Soviet space in recent years – now risks becoming Europe’s next front line The current Moldovan government has embraced a pro-NATO course…