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The pontiff was hospitalized with pneumonia last week Pope Francis could resign as the head of the Roman Catholic Church if his health deteriorates further, the former head of the Vatican’s department…

Moody’s has downgraded the South Asian nation’s GDP growth projection to 6.4%, calling for fiscal policy reforms India’s economic growth will slow to 6.4% in 2025, down from 6.6% in 2024, as…

The meeting in Saudi Arabia aimed to revive diplomacy between nuclear superpowers, according to the US secretary of state The US and Russia sought to restore normal diplomatic relations during this week’s…

The US Secretary of State skipped the event amid a feud with Pretoria over a new land ownership policy President Cyril Ramaphosa has downplayed the absence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio…

The 83rd Guards Air Assault Brigade claims to have taken out a Swedish-designed Strv-122А A Russian drone has taken out a Swedish-designed main battle tank in Ukraine’s Sumy Region, one of Moscow’s…

South Africa has resisted pressure from its Western partners to take sides against Moscow Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and discussed the results of…

Russia’s Security Council has claimed that the US-led bloc is developing a new doctrine for conducting military operations on the seabed NATO is developing plans for potential combat operations targeting Russia’s port…

Doug Casey On The Coming Monetary Reset And Trump’s Impact On Gold & The Dollar Via InternationalMan.com, International Man: At $1.1 trillion, annualized interest on the US federal debt is now the second-largest…

Europe Saved? Chart Shows Record American LNG Exports Europe’s seasonal natural gas draw has been the largest in years, driven by colder temperatures, reduced wind power generation, and the end of Russian gas…

British Couple Traveling Round The World Charged With Espionage In Iran Authored by Chris Summers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A British husband couple who were on a motorcycle journey around…

A Polish-American company has unveiled androids that move using muscles and bones An android that mimics human anatomy with over 1,000 artificial muscles attached to a fully modeled skeleton and has an…

President Donald Trump earlier accused Kiev of misusing aid and demanded reimbursement The US has halted weapons sales to Ukraine, senior MP Roman Kostenko, who serves as secretary of the Verkhovnaya Rada’s…

Liz Truss Calls For ‘Elon & His Nerd Army’ To Investigate ‘British Deep State’ Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss told the audience at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that…

Agegnehu Teshager has highlighted the potential for expanded economic cooperation with Moscow Ethiopia offers significant opportunities for Russian businesses and would welcome more investment from them, according to Agegnehu Teshager, speaker of…

Pretoria says it wants to ensure that “all voices” are heard and every perspective is considered during its presidency of the economic forum South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern about…

The militant group has released the remains of an infant and his brother, but Israel says a third body is not their mother’s Israel has accused Hamas of releasing an “unidentified body”…

Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting Jenni Hermoso during the 2023 medal ceremony Former President of the Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales has been fined €10,800 ($11,300) for kissing player…

Supporters of the measure claim the international organization undermines American interests A group of Republican lawmakers has reignited efforts to withdraw the US from the United Nations, claiming that the organization betrays…

Australia Alarmed Over ‘Unusual’ Movement Of 3 Chinese Warships Off Its Coast This month has seen a series of provocative incidents between the Australian and Chinese militaries. Last week a Chinese fighter jet and…

The US president has reiterated his pledge to cut trade with members of the economic bloc if they try “to destroy” the dollar US President Donald Trump has claimed that his threat…

Western hegemony destroyed Libya, and 14 years later is still unable to fix it The British House of Commons in 2016 investigated the UK’s involvement in Libya’s 2011 civil war. The parliamentary…

Italy Hands Out 110% Free Home Renovations, Guess What Happened Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, A Modern Monetary Theory “Superbonus” trial is underway in Italy. The state pays 110 percent of…

The Ukrainian leader flip-flopped on a proposed mineral resource deal with the US, the secretary of state has said US President Donald Trump is “very upset” with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, according…

Poland Is Once Again Poised To Become Washington’s Top Partner In Europe Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Its self-exclusion from the proposed “army of Europe” coupled with creeping informal concerns about…

Kiev’s rhetoric is unfortunate and unacceptable, US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has said The White House has condemned Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s “unacceptable” insults directed at US President Donald Trump. During…

The US president has said setting up an EV factory in the country would “hurt” America due to the high tariffs US President Donald Trump has warned that Elon Musk’s plans to…

National Economic Council Director, Kevin Hasset; Senior Policy Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller; and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz join White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for daily press…

As we walk in the deep weeds of how the Russia/Ukraine conflict and negotiated peace agreement (likely ceasefire) is unfolding, each granular step is worth reviewing. President Trump’s envoy retired U.S. Lt….

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…

VP Vance Vindicated, Scottish Police Arrest Woman For Silent Vigil Outside Abortion Clinic Via American Greatness, Vice President J.D. Vance drew criticism from European leaders and press following his speech last week at the…

Donald Trump’s ally Kash Patel has promised to “rebuild trust” in the Bureau The US Senate voted 51 to 49 to confirm Kash Patel, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, to…

Trump’s Tariffs – History Has Lessons To Be Followed Authored by Gregory T. Kiley via RealClearDefense, Interesting times.  Just one month into President Donald Trump’s second term in office and one would be…

As Pope Francis Enters 8th Day In Hospital, Vatican Suggests Possible Resignation Pope Francis has at this point spent over a week in the hospital in Rome, battling pneumonia in both lungs,…

Truth Social & Rumble Blast Brazilian Supreme Court Justice In Bombshell Lawsuit President Trump’s Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) and Rumble have teamed up to sue the pants off Brazilian Supreme…

“We’re Seeing Heavy Traffic”: Musk’s Grok Chatbot Tops No. 1 On App Store, Overtaking ChatGPT & TikTok Days after Elon Musk and his xAI team unveiled Grok-3—touted as the “smartest AI on Earth“—the…

The Rebel Campus Boosters Rising Up Against Wokeness On Campus Authored by John Murawski via RealClearInvestigations, In the plummy world of alumni relations, where distinguished graduates are awarded honorary degrees and major…

The tech entrepreneur said Trump was right to hold talks with Russia without Kiev’s approval The poll suggesting that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is popular at home has been rigged in his…

Musk: “Time To Begin Preparations For Deorbiting Space Station” NASA awarded SpaceX a billion-dollar contract last year to deorbit the International Space Station and guide its controlled descent into the Pacific Ocean…

Federal Judge Allows Trump Admin To Continue Mass Layoffs Of Federal Workers Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge on Feb. 20 declined to block for…

Department Of Health And Human Services Updates Definitions Of Female, Male Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Feb. 19 issued…

Tom Hanks, Margaret Brennan, & The European Ministers Reveal It All Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Three recent but completely unrelated events illustrate the deranged hatred of Donald Trump…

Kennedy Center Cancels Gay Men’s Chorus Show Meant To Kick Off Pride Month The casualties of the Trump administration’s war on government-sponsored, taxpayer-subsidized wokeism are piling up. In the latest development, a…

The police are investigating the bombing as a terrorist attack Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a military incursion in the West Bank after three empty buses exploded in quick succession…

The Ukrainian leader has grossly misrepresented the country’s mineral wealth, Artyom Dmitruk told RT Vladimir Zelensky has wildly misled US President Donald Trump when he boasted about Ukraine’s mineral deposits, Artyom Dmitruk,…

“When Narrative Runs Into Reality” Legacy media TV anchor Gayle King of CBS appeared shocked to learn that President Trump’s layoffs of FAA employees do not impact air travel safety in the…

Israel Suspends All Public Transport After Three Buses Explode In Quick Succession On Thursday night Israel’s Transportation Authority halted all public transport including the operation of all buses, trains, and light rails,…

RFK Jr. Has Early Mandate to Tackle Children’s Health Authored by Jeff Louderback via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Immediately after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as the secretary of…

Pentagon 8% ‘Cut’ Is Actually Shifting Funds From ‘Woke Programs’ To America First On Wednesday, a Washington Post report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had directed senior Pentagon leaders to prepare for…

Boston University Employee Who Called For Death Of DOGE Team Now Under Investigation By Emily Sturge of Campus Reform A Boston University employee who allegedly threatened members of the Department of Government…

The media outlet says polls show former Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny winning with 65% of the vote Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky would lose to his former Commander-in-Chief, Valery Zaluzhny, by a large margin…

Israelis Reluctant To Return To North Amid Hezbollah Threat: ‘We Don’t Feel Safe’ Via The Cradle Israeli settlers are still reluctant to return to the northern settlements, which were evacuated as a…

When a war is built on lies, making peace will hurt the liars Let’s play a game: It’s called “Putin says, and so does Trump.” Because, recently, after years of disagreeing on,…

Lavrov Praises Trump for Saying NATO Led To Ukraine Invasion The Russian side has revealed that during talks with the American delegation led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier this week…

The new guidance unveiled by the Health Department is part of President Donald Trump’s “only two sexes” policy US Health Secretary RFK Jr. has announced new guidance defining ‘mother’ as a female…

Senate Confirms Kash Patel To Lead FBI The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel to lead the FBI. Patel had widespread support of Republicans – even Mitch McConnell (!), who argued that…

Over 500 COVID Studies Retracted For “Unreliable” Information By Owen Girare of The College Fix Retractions are driven by pressure to produce studies quickly, watchdog co-founder says More than 500 studies on…

The US has signaled restrictions could be eased as part of a potential Ukraine peace deal The Bank of Russia (CBR) has said it is not in talks with the US administration…

Latvia has also restricted access to a number of Russian media outlets, citing national security concerns Latvia has blocked access to the website of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF)…

The US president has called the Ukrainian leader a “dictator” over his refusal to hold elections European leaders, including those from the UK, Germany, and the Czech Republic, have rallied behind Ukrainian…

“And Just Like That” – Does NATO Even Exist Any More? By Michael Every of Rabobank Even shrugging off three-plus weeks of shocking headlines, some in markets must surely wake up today…

In Ominous Post, Leftist MEP Verhofstadt Says Trump Is “NATO’s Greatest Threat” Via Remix News, In an incendiary post on X, Belgian MEP Guy Verhofstadt called U.S. President Donald Trump the “greatest…

Druckenmiller Piles Into US Airline Stocks With Hopes Of Smooth Takeoff In Trump Era Duquesne Family Office Chairman Stanley Druckenmiller told CNBC last month that “animal spirits” have returned to the market,…

Trump’s Goal Is To ‘Abolish The IRS’ As Layoffs Loom: Lutnick Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Wednesday that President Trump’s goal is to abolish the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg…

The bloc is paralyzed by fear of the US, and everyone knows it The uproar over the transatlantic rift on display at the recent Munich Security Conference will linger for some time….

The reported pursuit of softer wording marks a stark shift in Washington’s stance The US is objecting to the term ‘Russian aggression’ in the upcoming G7 statement marking the third anniversary of…

Can We Really Cut Half Of The Military Budget? Ron Paul Says “You Bet!” Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute, The wailing sound you heard last Thursday was the…

WTI Holds Gains Despite Bigger Than Expected Crude Build, No SPR Addition Oil extended a string of small gains as uncertainty over global supplies lingered, offsetting API’s report of another increase in US…

US Abruptly Cancels Media Conference After Zelensky Met With Trump’s Ukraine Envoy Retired US Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, is in Kiev where on Thursday he had…

Crude processed underground can drastically boost production, according to researchers A team of Russian and foreign experts and scientists at Kazan Federal University have developed and started to successfully apply the revolutionary…

Tournament Tensions Mount As US-Canada Hockey Rivalry Mixes In Politics Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, It is more than just a hockey game. On Feb. 20, the National Hockey League’s…

The Senate will vote today on Kash Patel’s nomination to lead the FBI. If confirmed, Patel will be the 18th Cabinet official approved by lawmakers since President Donald Trump’s inauguration one month…

The agreement could reportedly be part of a broader accord negotiated directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping US President Donald Trump is seeking to strike a broad agreement with China that includes…

The US president has proposed new duties on pharmaceutical imports A proposed 25% tariff hike on pharmaceuticals imported into the US could impact Indian companies, potentially leading to supply chain disruptions and…

Saudi Arabia has maintained a neutral stance, promoting dialogue based on the pragmatic interests of all participants Since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Middle Eastern countries have frequently been mentioned in…

Non-civilian gas infrastructure has sustained damage in the attack, according to the Russian military Russian forces conducted long-range strikes targeting Ukraine’s military-linked gas infrastructure overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow confirmed on…

Mercedes Slides On Profit Plunge, Weak Car Guidance Mercedes shares declined in Germany on Thursday after the struggling automaker reported a nearly one-third drop in 2024 profits, pressured by softening demand in…

Any stationing of militaries from NATO countries would be unacceptable, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Moscow is concerned by reports that NATO member states are considering deploying troops to Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman…

Futures Fall On Tariff, Walmart Concerns; Gold Hits Another All-Time High US equity futures slide from the latest record high as concerns around trade tariffs and a disappointing outlook from Walmart weighed…

Trump Signs Executive Order Terminating All Federal Taxpayer Benefits Going To Illegal Aliens Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, President Trump signed his executive order, PRESERVING FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS,…

‘Pure Evil’: Hamas Hands Over Remains of Dead Israeli Mother, Toddler & Infant Thursday was a somber and tragic day for Israel as the bodies of four slain Israeli hostages were returned…

DOGE Deep-State Demolition Path Evident In Soaring DC Jobless Claims The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time rose very modestly to 219k last week – still hovering…

The effectiveness of a potential truce is uncertain, but peacekeepers are unlikely to guarantee Kiev’s security, Kirill Budanov has said A ceasefire in Ukraine could be reached this year despite the “diametrically…

The move in Ivory Coast comes just a week after Paris agreed to withdraw troops from neighboring Senegal by the end of the year France has handed over its only army base…

Trump could reshape the global order, and Moscow will be hoping he succeeds The reopening of US-Russia dialogue has triggered alarm, especially in Western Europe, where many see it as a potential…

The Pentagon insists the Minuteman III “is not a response to current world events” The US military has test-fired an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of carrying nuclear warheads,…

Robert Fico has denounced the bloc’s attempts to play “peacemakers,” accusing it of fueling the Ukraine conflict Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticized the EU for trying to act as “peacemakers”…

Walmart Plunges Most In Year On Dismal Earnings Forecast Walmart exceeded Bloomberg analysts’ expectations for fourth-quarter US comparable sales and adjusted earnings per share. However, its first-quarter and full-year profit guidance missed, citing ongoing…

Trump Cannot Allow A Declining Europe To Drag The US Down Authored by Connor O’Keefe via The Mises Institute, Last week, leaders of European governments got very upset with the new Trump…

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has accused US President Donald Trump of believing Russian “disinformation” Ukrainian officials including Vladimir Zelensky are making increasingly “unacceptable” statements about other countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on…

The company has touted Majorana 1 as a technological breakthrough, with the research attracting attention from the US government Microsoft has unveiled its new Majorana 1 stable quantum processor, touting it as…

A road map agreement has been signed with Ethiopia Russia and Ethiopia have agreed to develop cooperation in the use of nuclear technologies for “peaceful purposes,” according to a statement posted on…

Candace Owens has published an interview with Xavier Poussard, who claims French media have hid the truth about Brigitte Macron for decades US journalist Candace Owens has claimed that Brigitte Macron, the…

Washington’s actions have betrayed American values in its anti-Russian pursuit, Robert Amsterdam has said Washington has been funding a crackdown on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), the country’s largest religious denomination, its…

How USAID Assisted The Corporate Takeover Of Ukrainian Agriculture Authored by John Klar via the Brownstone Institute, A recent essay titled “The Real Purpose of Net Zero” by Jefferey Jaxon posited that…

Shipments of goods using the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) reportedly increased substantially last year Trade between India and Russia using the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) almost doubled last…

“A Sinister Goal”: U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright Lashes Out About UK’s Unrealistic Net Zero Targets U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Monday condemned the 2050 net-zero emissions pledge as a “sinister…

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent was treated badly on his recent visit to Kiev to negotiate a minerals deal, the president has claimed US President Donald Trump has accused the Ukrainian government…

The Ukrainian leader could resort to a provocation in an attempt to hinder peace talks, the former Russian president has warned Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky could resort to using a “dirty bomb”…

AfD-Supporting Lawyer Fined €3,000 For Criticizing German Govt, Has Gun License Revoked, Faces Disbarment Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The debate over free speech in Germany has taken a new…