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The team shared second place in the unofficial ranking with students from the US Russian high schoolers have won five gold medals and one silver at the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)….

Georgia’s Shalva Papuashvili has accused Brussels of meddling in the nation’s elections and adopting Soviet-style tactics Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili has accused the EU of interfering in his counry’s domestic affairs…

Mossad Chief Pushes For US Assistance In Removing Gazans To Outside Countries According to a new report by Axios, Mossad director David Barnea visited Washington this week to seek US support for…

The US network acted under political pressure following a $16 million Trump settlement, the union claims The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has called for an investigation into the abrupt cancellation of…

A suspect also scrawled “Knife to the Hungarians” on the house of worship, sparking a backlash from Budapest An arsonist has set fire to a church in Ukraine’s western Transcarpathia Region, while…

Russia Will Target Any ‘Coalition Of The Willing’ Forces In Ukraine Via The Libertarian Institute The Russian Foreign Ministry said any troops from third countries deployed to Ukraine will become targets. European…

The breach and the government’s response to it are projected to cost up to £7 billion The identities of more than 100 MI6 spies, British special forces operatives and other military personnel…

Several victims are in critical condition after the overnight crash near Hollywood, according to the local fire department At least 30 people were injured, seven of them critically, when an “unknown vehicle”…

The bloc’s curbs are just “fluctuations of air” for the Russian financial system, a high-ranking MP has said The EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia over the Ukraine conflict, targeting Moscow’s energy…

Nearly Two Dozen Injured After Car Plows Into Crowd Outside Los Angeles Nightclub Chaos erupted outside an East Hollywood nightclub early Saturday morning after a vehicle plowed into a crowd, leaving at least…

EU Budget Showdown: A Choreographed Conflict? Submitted by Thomas Kolbe EU Budget Showdown: A Choreographed Conflict? One day after the European Commission unveiled its new multi-annual budget, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz cast…

Man With Metal Neck Chain Critically Injured After Being Sucked Into MRI On Long Island If you’ve ever thought all those “NO METAL” signs around MRI machines—on doors, walls, and even in…

Kurdish rebels are laying down arms after four decades of war. But Turkey’s long peace may be just getting started At the foot of a mountain in northern Iraq, thirty fighters from…

Total Cargo Theft Surges 13%, Metals Theft Surges 96%, In Q2 2025 Cargo theft is rising sharply across North America, with criminals increasingly targeting high-value commodities and employing complex fraud tactics, according…

Meta Won’t Sign EU’s Code Of Practice For Generative AI, Says Executive Authored by Evgenia Filimianova via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Meta’s chief global affairs officer, Joel Kaplan, said on Friday…

Tehran is contemplating several options in the event of a Western sanctions snapback, Ebrahim Rezaei has said Iran could withdraw from a landmark nuclear weapons treaty and increase efforts to enrich uranium…

UK To Lower Voting Age To 16, But Could Plans To Garner ‘Socialist Fodder’ End Up Backfiring? Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Britain’s left-wing Labour government has announced plans to…

A recruitment center and an airfield were also among the targets, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said The Russian military has carried out a series of strikes on Ukrainian defense industrial…

Russia has said the group is not a rival to the US, but attempts at intimidation won’t be tolerated President Donald Trump has claimed that BRICS is “fading out fast,” while warning…

Former General Valery Zaluzhny could step in amid declining support for the Ukrainian leader, according to the journalist The political future of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky appears increasingly uncertain, according to officials in…

The US president is trying to test the bloc’s “pain threshold,” according to the news outlet US President Donald Trump has ramped up his demands in trade talk with the EU and…

The country’s foreign ministry said New Delhi “does not subscribe to any unilateral sanction measures” India has firmly distanced itself from the European Union’s latest round of sanctions targeting Russia and, indirectly,…

Moscow has rolled out new missiles, which are more maneuverable and capable of avoiding radars, the report claims US-made Patriot air defense systems, long hailed as a cornerstone of Western military aid…

A university in Moscow still bears the freedom fighter’s name, reflecting ongoing geopolitical ties, Juliana Lumumba has said Patrice Lumumba’s fight for justice and freedom went beyond Africa and had a global…

Sotheby’s has auctioned off an extraterrestrial rock which was discovered in Niger in the Sahara Desert The largest Martian meteorite ever sold fetched a record-breaking $5.3 million at an auction in the…

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…

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Ukraine Drone ‘Mega Deal’ Possible With US, Zelensky Says President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are negotiating what’s being widely dubbed a potential “mega deal” which allows for Ukraine to exchange…

Israeli leader has expressed “deep regret” over the “stray ammunition” that struck Gaza’s only Catholic church Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued an apology in a phone call with Pope Leo…

Artificial Intelligence Breeds Mindless Inhumanity Authored by Bruce Abramson via RealClearWire, I began studying AI in the mid-1980s. Unusually for a computer scientist of that era, my interest was entirely in information, not…

Trump Should Index The Capital Gains Tax For Inflation Authored by Stephen Moore via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump should follow up on his historic “big, beautiful” tax bill…

Pepsi Exec Floats Switch To Sugar After Trump Coca-Cola Announcement PepsiCo’s top executive indicated on July 17 that the company may switch Pepsi’s sweetener from high-fructose corn syrup to sugar, one day…

China Might Not Want Russia To Lose, But It Might Not Want Russia To Win Either Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, A Russian loss would be catastrophic for China’s security, while…

Moscow says it is unaware of any plans for a three-way summit in Beijing this September The Kremlin has nothing to say about a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, US…

The Protest-Industrial-Complex Isn’t Peaceful, It’s “Civil Terrorism” … Ilya Shapiro and Jesse Arm of the Manhattan Institute authored an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, unveiling a plan for the…

Avoid Hertz’s AI-Powered Rental Car Scanners Back in late 2023, Amazon unveiled an AI-powered scanner that drivers pass through at the end of each shift. The AI system detects even the most minor anomalies,…

Governmental Self-Preservation: Why We’ll Never See The Real Epstein List Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us If there’s one characteristic that defines Donald Trump it’s his habit of switching his positions on…

President Trump’s special envoy has urged all warring factions to build a new “united Syrian identity” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa have allegedly agreed to a US-supported…

Chinese Consumer Brands Rapidly Expand In Southeast Asia It’s not just in autos where Chinese brands are expanding their global reach… Chinese consumer brands are quickly expanding in Southeast Asia, especially in…

China Pledges To Curb EV Price Wars Amid Deflation Worries China has vowed to rein in “irrational competition” in its electric vehicle (EV) sector as deflationary price wars threaten economic stability and…

Infamous Sports Memorabilia Dealer Found Dead After Shocking $350 Million Counterfeit Confession On Tuesday, Brett Lemieux, a seasoned sports memorabilia dealer, was found dead by authorities during the execution of a search…

VDH: The World Woke Up Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, In less than six months, the entire world has been turned upside down. There is no longer such a thing as conventional wisdom or…

China’s Economic Demise And Its Impact On The US Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Few are as candid and historically accurate as hedge fund manager Kyle Bass when identifying structural breaks…

Kiev has intensified attempted long-range attacks, with at least 13 UAVs intercepted on approach to the Russian capital early Friday Russia’s air defenses destroyed more than a dozen incoming Ukrainian drones approaching…

The Epstein Enigma Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “It would make [Epstein] a story with which we have to be persistent and steady in our demands; but also cautious, and methodical, and…

Congressional Cuts To PBS, NPR Could Unravel Leftist Propaganda Nodes Nationwide  The Republican-controlled House delivered the final blow with a 216-213 vote on Thursday night to eliminate $1.1 billion in funding for the…

“A Treasonous Conspiracy” – DNI Gabbard Exposes Obama At Center Of Trump ‘Russia Hoax’ Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has declassified documents revealing “overwhelming evidence” showing how then-President Barack Obama and…

Can The Developed World Grow Its Way Out Of Stagnation Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, If we borrow all of tomorrow’s prosperity to spend today, there won’t be any…

“I Can’t Believe The New York Times Thought It Would Get Away With This…” Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, The irony is thick enough to choke on… The New York Times,…

The US president accuses Wall Street Journal of libel over Epstein letter report US President Donald Trump has filed a libel lawsuit against billionaire Rupert Murdoch and his media empire over a…

It Will Take More Than Low Interest Rates To Make Houses Affordable Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, On Tuesday, the yield on the 10-year Treasury surged nearly 10 basis…

Massive budget cuts planned by Paris could dent demand for the euro, according to global finance firm ING France’s efforts to tackle its growing deficit have reignited concerns about EU stability, with…

The Russian president is already set to meet his Chinese counterpart in Beijing for upcoming World War II commemorations US President Donald Trump could meet his Russian and Chinese counterparts, Vladimir Putin…

Brussels is depriving the bloc of stable energy supplies from Russia, presidential investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said EU sanctions on Russia are far more damaging to the bloc’s member states than…

Brazil’s Ex-President Bolsonaro Ordered To Wear Ankle Monitor: “Meant To Utterly Humiliate Me” For Trump Ties The man called among many “The Brazilian Donald Trump” or also the “Trump of the Tropics” is…

Nasdaq Files Application To Add Staking For BlackRock iShares ETH ETF Authored by Vince Quill via CoinTelegraph.com, The Nasdaq stock exchange filed an application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…

Pope Leo Under Fire For ‘Vague’ Statement On Israel’s Bombing Of Gaza Catholic Church Via Middle East Eye Pope Leo is facing growing criticism over his response to an Israeli air strike on the…

4 Oil Market Myths That Just Won’t Die Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Despite claims of energy independence, the U.S. remains a net crude oil importer, though it is a net…

The Obama administration’s top spies “manipulated” intelligence, laying the groundwork for a years-long scandal, new documents show A US intelligence report on Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election, commissioned by…

Capping Crypto Week: All You Need To Know About The Three Crypto Bills Passed By Congress On Thursday, July 17, capping off what was dubbed “Crypto Week” by Congress, the US House…

Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” Cancelled By CBS There is something inherently dishonest about comedians posing as political commentators.  The trend, launched by Jon Stewart in 1998 when he took over The Daily…

Transparency By Molly Schwartz, Cross-Asset Macro Strategist at Rabobank Yesterday, G-20 finance ministers congregated in South Africa, though several delegates were noticeably absent, like Scott Bessent from the US. Bessent, of course,…

Kremlin Blasts ‘Hostile’ US Talk Of NATO Quickly Seizing Kaliningrad Russia has blasted recent comments by a top US general who boasted about NATO’s claimed ability to swiftly capture the Russian Baltic…

Three Dead In Explosion At Los Angeles Sheriff’s Training Facility Details are scant, but what we know so far is that three people are dead following an apparent explosion at a Los…

Trump Administration Officially Defunds CA’s High Speed Rail Authored by Kenneth Schrupp via The Center Square, The Trump administration officially terminated its funding of California’s 171-mile high speed rail segment in the state’s more sparsely populated Central Valley, citing…

Trump Eyes Executive Order To Open Up Retirement Funds To Crypto; Report Authored by Stephen Katte via CoinTelegraph.com, US President Donald Trump is reportedly set to sign an executive order that could…

Western claims linking Wonsan shutdown to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit are “fake,” spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has refuted recent Western media reports claiming that North…

The presidents discussed holding a third round of negotiations between Moscow and Kiev during a phone conversation Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, by phone. The…

The FBI has joined an investigation after the deadly blast took the lives of several deputies in East Los Angeles A powerful explosion rocked the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) training…

The latest EU sanctions will not change Moscow’s position on the conflict, the former Russian president has said Russia will continue to rout Ukrainian forces on the battlefield despite the EU’s decision…

Mark Rutte has warned the BRICS nations of “massive” economic repercussions if they continue to do business with Moscow Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira has slammed comments by the head of NATO…

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…

UMich Sentiment Surges Higher As Inflation Expectations Plunge Following June’s bounce, preliminary July data from UMich’s Sentiment survey was expected to continue rebounding… and it did. The headline sentiment index rose from…

Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Faking ICE Kidnapping To Solicit Donations Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An illegal immigrant living in South Los Angeles faces federal charges for…

Goldman, UBS Encouraged By Burberry’s Turnaround Momentum After Earnings Print  The global luxury market remains under pressure across all major regions—from Asia to Europe to the U.S.—but one brand may be turning…

White House Trade and Economic Advisor Peter Navarro takes a well deserved victory lap on the latest U.S. consumer sales news.  The Census Bureau report yesterday highlighted that consumer sales remain strong…

Sarepta Shares Crash 25% After Third Patient Death Related Its Gene Therapy Sarepta Therapeutics has confirmed a third patient death linked to its gene therapy programs, this time involving a 51-year-old man…

Bondi, Burgum Visit Alcatraz Amid Plans To Reopen It As Prison Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited the…

On the day after the 2024 election, Palantir was valued at $51.13.  Today, Palantir has closed higher than our initial projection of $150 to $200 “prior to the midterms.” Palantir continues benefitting…

The country’s previous government allocated half a million euros in public funds to styling services between 2022 and 2025, according to the outlet The cabinet of former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz allocated…

The Kremlin has reminded that the messaging app must comply with national laws WhatsApp, the messaging service owned by Meta, may be forced to exit the Russian market as lawmakers warn that…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused the bloc of prioritizing Ukraine’s proposed entry over its own stability Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sharply criticized the European Union’s proposed seven-year budget,…

In Moldova, the independence of the judicial system and EU accession are jeopardized On July 15, 2025, Moldovan lawyers went on strike. Legal professionals halted all activities, suspended participation in court proceedings,…

Chevron Clears Final Hurdle To Hess Megadeal After Winning Exxon Arbitration Shares of Chevron and Hess climbed in premarket trading in New York after the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris…

Renter Nation Returns: Surge In Multi-Family Unit Starts & Permits Saves US Housing Market Despite homebuilder confidence in the toilet (and Pulte’s daily calls alongside Trump for lower rates), US Housing Starts…

Futures Flat With $2.8 Trillion In Options Set To Expire US equity futures are flat even as the global equity rally extended into Europe, following Friday’s gains in Asia and Thursday’s record close…

Several homes were damaged but no injuries were reported, according to regional officials Russian air defense systems have intercepted several Ukrainian drones approaching Moscow, the city’s mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, said on Friday….

Pumping The Brakes On Alternative Energy Authored by Gary Abernathy via The Empowerment Alliance, The Trump administration’s impressive efforts to reboot traditional, reliable energy in the U.S. are a godsend not only…

The Kremlin responded by saying Russia has built up an immunity to the restrictions and adjusted The EU has managed to approve its 18th sanctions package against Russia over the Ukraine conflict,…

The Vadinar facility is the first in the South Asian country to be targeted by the bloc The European Union (EU) has announced sanctions on India’s second-largest oil refinery. The Vadinar facility…

The incident happened at a training range in the country’s central Chernigov Region A Ukrainian military recruit has fatally shot two instructors during a training exercise in the Chernigov region, police confirmed…

The Hidden Risks In Common Breakfasts – And How To Fix Them Authored by Zena le Roux via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In much of the Western world, breakfast has become…

“False, Malicious, Defamatory” – Trump Demands Unsealing Of Epstein Files, Threatens Lawsuit After WSJ Hit Piece Donald Trump sent notorious sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein a bawdy birthday letter with a drawing of a…

EU Rolls Out Toughest Oil Sanctions Yet On Russia In 18th Round Brent crude futures rose earlier after the European Union approved its 18th round of sanctions against Russia over the war…

Monthly price growth slowed sharply in June, signaling the central bank’s fight to tame increases is gaining traction, the outlet has reported Monthly inflation in Russia slowed sharply in June, the strongest…

The more than 82 fighters caught were reportedly trained in Somalia’s Puntland region and deployed to coordinate attacks on Ethiopia Ethiopia has arrested dozens of suspected Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) militants…

Washington will not weigh in on votes in other countries without a “clear and compelling” reason, according to a memo cited by the outlet US top diplomat Marco Rubio has instructed the…

Israeli Leaders Call For Syrian President’s Assassination Hardline and outspoken Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has called for Israel to “eliminate” Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, following the latest escalation in sectarian…

It May Soon Be Morning In America For TikTok, Too Authored by Sam Raus via RealClearPolitics, Freedom is in the air. America just celebrated the Fourth of July – our Independence Day…