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The French president has said the bloc should prioritize European-made weapons The EU must cut its reliance on US-made weapons and prioritize European alternatives, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. In an…

NORTHCOM Deploys Guided-Missile Destroyer For “Southern Border Mission” As Hemispheric Defense Takes Shape The USS Gravely (DDG-107), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in the US Navy, departed Naval Weapons Station Yorktown on…

Saudi Aramco, IEA Chiefs Clash In Houston Over The Future Of Oil Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com, At CERAWeek 2025, Saudi Aramco’s CEO Amin Nasser challenged the IEA’s forecast of peak…

Paul Kagame has also accused the country of lobbying for sanctions against Kigali Rwandan President Paul Kagame has highlighted Belgium’s role in dividing the region during colonial rule, which led to families…

Visualizing Billionaire Migration Over The Last Decade Key Takeaways Since 2015, China has gained the most billionaires on a net basis globally, despite economic headwinds. Western Europe follows next, with strong inflows…

Last Call? How Gen Z Is Changing The Drinking Landscape Authored by Jennifer Sweenie via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Is this the last call for alcohol? Younger generations, particularly Gen Z,…

The import-substituted aircraft demonstrated stable operations, according to state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec A prototype of Russia’s new SJ-100 superjet, equipped with domestically produced engines, has successfully completed its first test flight, the…

The US president earlier announced that he expects the conversation to take place on Tuesday Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are scheduled to have a phone conversation…

Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang will reportedly attend the Brussels summit marking 50 years of diplomatic ties instead of the president Chinese President Xi Jinping has turned down an invitation to visit…

The negotiations, which are set to begin on Tuesday in Angola, come amid widespread calls for an end to the Central African state’s deadly conflict The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR…

The documents could have been signed by a robot without the former president’s knowledge, the current US leader has alleged US President Donald Trump has claimed that pardons signed by his predecessor,…

Telegram’s Durov Finally Allowed To Leave France, But Only Temporarily Telegram founder Pavel Durov has finally been allowed to leave France after his shock arrest and detention by French authorities at Le…

Washington is set to withdraw from a European campaign aimed at prosecuting alleged aggression, the newspaper has reported The administration of US President Donald Trump is retreating from initiatives aimed at investigating…

Over 80% Of Austrians Demand Stricter Asylum Measures Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, A new survey has revealed that an overwhelming majority of Austrians support stricter asylum measures, including a…

Full Circle: Qatar To Supply Natural Gas To Syria Via Arab Pipeline Almost exactly 12 year ago, we explained that the sequence of events that would define the face of the middle…

Up to 30,000 Western troops could reportedly be stationed in the country as part of a long-term peacekeeping force The UK plans to station thousands of troops in Ukraine “for years” as…

The Israeli prime minister has cited a “persistent lack of confidence” in the Shin Bet chief as he moves to dismiss him Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to remove…

The European Parliament Confirmed Poland’s Centrality In The Bloc’s Eastern Security Strategy Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Most observers missed last week’s European Parliament resolution on the white paper on the future…

Globalist Games: They Play, We Pay Authored by J.B.Shurk via AmericanThinker.com, Canada’s Liberal Party selected central banker Mark Carney to lead the country as prime minister.   He only recently became a politician,…

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 Kremlin has yet to confirm a specific date for the next conversation between the two leaders US President Donald Trump has announced that he expects to hold a phone conversation with…

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…

China Maps Out Latest Plan To Boost Consumption, Raise Incomes: Here’s Why All Such Prior Plans Have Been Failures It feels like every 3 months China comes up with another zany plan…

Getting Out Of Forever Wars Authored by Don McGregor via RealClearDefense, A Pragmatic Approach to Protecting U.S. Security Interests Introduction Since the 9/11 attacks, the United States has been mired in “forever…

Helsinki cited regulatory barriers and limited supply in declining Washington’s appeal Finland has refused to export eggs to the US, citing regulatory hurdles and supply constraints, after the US Department of Agriculture…

The issue of Canada becoming the 51st state arose from a conversation in Mar-a-Lago between Prime Minister Trudeau and U.S President Donald Trump. As Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined, Trudeau said…

Together with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special Envoy/Ambassador Steve Witkoff, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is one of the three key delegation members negotiating with Ukraine and Russian officials. Steve…

President Trump is likely to have another phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week according to Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. Witkoff was in Moscow Thursday for talks with President Putin…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears on CBS’s Face the Nation to discuss current geopolitical events.  The first question and response surrounds President Trump’s decision to strike Houthi Rebels in Yemen. Secretary…

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador sends a reactionary message to federal Judge James Boasberg who had demanded all of the criminal gang members deported by President Trump be returned to the…

Johns Hopkins University Laying Off Over 2,000 Workers After Federal Funding Cut Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Johns Hopkins University said on Thursday that it will lay…

Ruthless Sibling Leaders Of Zeta Cartel Charged In US – Face Death Penalty Two of Mexico’s most notorious former cartel leaders were arraigned in Washington DC on Friday on a range of…

Bessent Says Market “Corrections Are Healthy”, Offers “No Guarantees” There Won’t Be A Recession Earlier today, Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson described several of the factors behind the recent market swoon (the 10%…

The de facto Yemeni authorities have vowed retaliation for the ongoing deadly bombing campaign The US has reportedly launched new airstrikes targeting the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah after the leader of…

“Beyond Reasonable Doubt”: Former MI6 Head Told Boris Johnson COVID-19 “Was Engineered In The WIV” Last week we noted reporting by journalist Alex Berensen, who cited two large German newspapers in revealing…

Rahm Emanuel Flirts With 2028 Presidential Bid – Progressives Are Already Howling Former Chicago mayor and Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is laying the groundwork for a potential 2028…

Raphael Glucksmann has claimed that Americans “apparently despise” the gift that symbolizes freedom French Member of the European Parliament Raphael Glucksmann has urged the United States to return the Statue of Liberty,…

A record low number of Americans regard the Democratic party favourably, a new CNN poll indicates The Democratic party’s favorability rating among the American public has hit a record low, a new…

When Blue Jeans Were A Symbol Of Freedom By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities From Grok: “For Soviet youth especially, blue jeans represented more than just fashion; they embodied individuality, rebellion, and…

Houthis Claim Ballistic Missile Attack On USS Truman Carrier Yemen’s Health Ministry now says that 32 people, including children, died after Saturday’s major US airstrikes pounded Sanaa, with President Donald Trump warning the…

South African Ambassador Expelled From US After Accusing Trump Of “White Supremacy” In what many call a clear escalation against white South Africans, the Republic passed legislation in 2024 (Expropriation Act 13)…

US Navy Announces Voluntary Separation For Transgender Sailors Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of the Navy on March 13 announced voluntary separation for sailors with…

Scream And Sugar: Man With ‘Disfigured Genitals’ Gets $50 Million In Starbucks Spill Suit A man whose genitalia was ‘disfigured’ by hot coffee was awarded $50 million by a California jury on…

The former Russian president was responding to suggestions of such a deployment floated recently by the UK and France The deployment of “peacekeepers” from NATO member states to Ukraine would trigger an…

Washington has threatened additional attacks on the country, including on alleged Iranian assets Tehran has condemned the deadly US strikes on Yemen, describing the latest attack as a major threat to both…

Trump’s national security adviser has also indicated that the US is ready to ramp up sanctions pressure on Russia if it declines a 30-day ceasefire Ukraine should be prepared to give up…

FDA Issues Flu Vaccine Recommendations After Canceling Routine Meeting With Advisers Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued recommendations to vaccine…

Voice Of America Journalists Placed On Leave After Trump Dismantles 8 Federal Agencies Journalists at Voice of America (VOA) have been placed on administrative leave one day after President Trump signed an…

How Russia’s President avoided a carefully laid trap The past week is sure to be remembered in diplomatic textbooks – perhaps in a chapter titled ‘How to Sabotage an Unwanted Ceasefire’. Every…

Indian PM Narendra Modi has told US podcaster Lex Fridman that peace can only be arrived at when both Ukraine and Russia “come to the negotiating table’ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

The Ukraine conflict epitomizes the technocratic decline foreseen by Oswald Spengler, with Moscow embracing historical destiny while the machine-driven West crumbles under its own hubris The conflict in Ukraine is not about…

Columbia University Expels Some Students Involved In 2024 Hamilton Hall Takeover Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Columbia University said on March 13 that it has expelled or…

Stockman: Will Trump Really Make America Free And Prosperous Again? Authored by David Stockman via International Man, Told you so! Donald Trump doesn’t give two hoots about the true agenda that might…

The new US administration has created more “uncertainty” than the pandemic, the European Central Bank vice president has claimed Washington under President Donald Trump has created more “uncertainty” than the Covid-19 pandemic,…

The Democrats’ Path Out Of The Wilderness Authored by J. Peder Zane via RealClearPolitics, Even in their darkest nights, politicians trust that their steady savior will once more ride to their rescue…

A study has argued that portraying the bard as a “universal” genius reinforces ‘white Anglo-centric, Eurocentric’ worldviews The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) plans to “decolonize” its extensive museum collections, after research claimed…

President Donald Trump’s order to slash funding for VOA and its parent company aims to free Americans from paying for “radical propaganda” US President Donald Trump’s decision to terminate government funding for…

Business Leaders Call For 8 Million Migrants To Replace Dead Ukrainians Authored by Jack Montgomery via The National Pulse, Business leaders are calling for as many as eight million non-Western migrants to…

Switzerland Is 2025’s Best Country To Live & Work In Switzerland ranks 1st, driven by high earning potential, career growth, and economic mobility.  The country is also home to seven of the…

Steve Witkoff described his meeting with the Russian president as “positive” The presidents of Russia and the US might have a call this week to agree on a ceasefire in the Ukraine…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered Ukraine’s encircled troops in the area the chance to surrender and thus preserve their lives Ukraine’s forces in Russia’s Kursk Region will continue their operations, Ukrainian…

Luke 9:28b-36 Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold,…

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…

It will not come as a surprise to CTH readers to hear the name Judge James Boasberg associated with efforts to protect the institutional interests of a corrupt DC deep state.  Boasberg…

Brussels Blows €4.4 Billion Taxpayers’ Money Supporting Clean Energy Transition In South Africa Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The European Commission has pledged financial assistance to projects supporting the clean…

Visualizing Syria’s Sectarian Divides Syria’s Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa signed off on a constitutional declaration for a five-year-long transitional period on Thursday, hoping to centralize power in order to unify the country….

Escobar: Putin Peels Off The Masks Of The Ceasefire Kabuki Authored by Pepe Escobar, The “ceasefire” announced with trademark bombast by Team Trump 2.0 should be seen as a tawdry kabuki inside…

Moscow has repeatedly explained that it evacuates minors from the conflict zone for their safety The US government has terminated funding for a Yale University project investigating alleged Russian abductions of Ukrainian…

Even the European Court of Human Rights has found Ukraine guilty over the Trade Union House deaths, but Kiev and its backers remain silent A sure sign that a news item inconvenient…

As the summer heat intensifies, access to cooling becomes a marker of economic privilege in the world’s most populous nation It was the summer of 2024 when Annu Tiwari, 35, fell sick…

Washington is reportedly seeking external sources of supply amid soaring prices in the domestic market The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reached out to producers in several EU nations to secure…

The phone conversation between the senior officials comes amid a thaw in relations following years of tensions over the Ukraine conflict US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call with…

The former German chancellor says discussions about Russia’s interests should not be silenced Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized the use of the term ‘Putinversteher’ (Putin understander) to silence those who…

Keith Kellogg will deal directly with Vladimir Zelensky, after he was reportedly ousted from talks with Moscow US President Donald Trump has appointed Keith Kellogg to lead talks with Kiev. Earlier, media…

The US vice president has said the meeting went downhill after the Ukrainian guest got “frustrated” by his comment US Vice President J.D. Vance has dismissed allegations that his heated exchange with…

Trump Orders New Large Scale Strikes On Iran-Backed Houthis In Yemen Days ago Yemen’s Houthis announced they are resuming attacks on Red Sea shipping over Israel’s failure to fully open humanitarian aid…

How Barack Obama Built An Omnipotent Thought-Control Machine… And How It Was Destroyed Authored by David Samuels via TabletMag.com, Rapid Onset Political Enlightenment If anyone in the future cares enough to write…

The US president has ordered a “powerful military action” against Yemeni-based Houthi militants Dozens of people were killed or injured after the US launched a major airstrike campaign against Yemeni-based Houthi militants,…

A New Beltway Intrigue: Follow The Biden EPA Money Authored by James Varney via RealClearInvestigations, When the Biden administration announced $27 billion in environmental grants last April, it set the clock ticking…

US & Israel Ask East African Countries To Resettle Palestinians Via Middle East Eye The United States and Israel have asked three East African governments to accept forcibly displaced Palestinians from Gaza, according to US…

President Trump delivered remarks from joint base Andrews as he departed the White House for Florida. Beginning remarks with a positive perspective on Witkoff’s extensive meeting with President Putin about a potential…

CTH has long documented the history of FBI as a political weapon for the interests of Washington DC.  From a research perspective there is no longer any question about the intents and…

Bessent Is Right: The Economy Needs A Detox Via SchiffGold.com, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is right when he says that the economy needs a “detox.” To fix the problems created by decades…

Trump Cancels Security Clearances Revolving-Door Lawyers Involved In Russiagate And J6 Prosecutions President Donald Trump on Friday issued an executive order revoking the security clearances of employees of New York law firm…

Russian tech mogul was charged with multiple offenses related to “illegal content” on his platform Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been granted permission to temporarily leave France amid an ongoing investigation into…

The heads of European states will “wag their tails” for US President Donald Trump soon enough, the Russian leader predicted last month President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov, has echoed…

The CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has blasted President Trump’s move as a “massive gift to America’s enemies” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has confirmed that it lost a US federal…

The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has been under Russian control since March 2022 The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP) cannot “exist” unless controlled by Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky has claimed without explaining the…

Roaring ’20s Or Great Depression 2.0? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The binary ahead is the result of a simple law of Nature: adapt or die. Will we revel…

Senior ISIS Leader Killed By US-Led Joint Forces Strike In Iraq Authored by Andrew Thornebrooke via The Epoch Times, A key leader of the ISIS terror group has been killed in a…

Mapping Online Sports Betting Legality By State Online sports betting has exploded into a massive industry in the U.S. in recent years. In 2024, Americans wagered $147.9 billion on sports, with over…

Justice Michael Lee has been exposed secretly supporting disgraced former High Court of Australia judge Dyson Heydon who was found to have sexually harassed 6 women. Justice Lee was given national exposure…

The US president has dismissed reports that Steve Witkoff faced extended delays before meeting with the Russian leader in Moscow US President Donald Trump has sharply denounced media reports claiming that his…

France has floated the idea of sharing its nuclear arms with EU member states The UK opposes the spread of nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said amid to repeated calls…

Notorious FISA / Ray Epps / J6 / Tump Judge ‘Preemptively’ Blocks Admin From Deporting Alleged Tren De Aragua Members A federal judge who’s been a critical ally to the deep state…

Russia Using Bitcoin, USDT For Oil Trades With China & India; Report Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, Russian companies have been using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and USDt to facilitate trade with…

UK’s Starmer Calls On Allies: “We Will Accelerate Our Military Support” To Ukraine UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer continues leading the charge trying to put together a ‘coalition of the willing’ which…

The US president demanded the Yemeni-based militants stop their attacks on ships immediately or face “hell” The US has launched a major military operation against the Yemeni-based Houthi militants, President Donald Trump…

Washington has put forward a month-long truce proposal that Kiev agreed to Moscow must accept the US-proposed 30-day ceasefire deal and stop making “delaying statements,” French President Emmanuel Macron has stated. Kiev…