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The Ukrainian leader asked for the US to provide Kiev 20 more Patriot air defense systems, as well as missiles for them Kiev’s forces are running out of missiles for their US-supplied…

Mexico Threatens To Sue Google Over ‘Gulf Of America’ Naming Dispute Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened to sue Google over its decision to display…

The general prosecutor has accused Jair Bolsonaro of involvement in a plot to assassinate a rival after the 2022 election Brazil’s prosecutor general has charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a…

Incoming! DOGE Poised To Strike Defense Department With Mass Layoffs After firing thousands of “probationary employees” at various federal departments, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has arrived at the largest of…

Flashback: Federal Reserve Refuses To Provide Records Of Foreign Gold Holdings Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA (March 24, 2024), Weeks after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell evaded a sitting congressman’s…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has promised bloc members that they will be involved in the negotiations, according to Antonio Tajani EU member states will inevitably be involved in the negotiations…

Politicians and journalists in Kiev have vented frustration over Washington’s approach to resolving the conflict Ukrainian politicians and media have reacted with outrage and indignation following the talks between Russia and the…

The talks in Riyadh signal Moscow’s growing influence, according to the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas Moscow emerged as the winner in the recent US-Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia, setting the…

US Housing Starts Plunged In January (Along With Homebuilder Confidence) After December’s unexpected huge upside surprise (+15.8% MoM), analysts expected housing starts to tumble back to earth in January as the lagged…

Naledi Pandor says AfriForum must accept responsibility amid accusations that it spread misinformation, prompting Trump to sanction Pretoria Former minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor believes a heavy responsibility…

Talks in Saudi Arabia were the first step towards normalizing relations between the two states, Russia’s top diplomat has said Moscow and Washington need to “clean up the legacy” left by the…

The Chinese AI assistant has been removed from local app stores after it was accused of sending data to TikTok owner ByteDance South Korea’s national data protection regulator has accused the creators…

‘TDS Is Real…Like On Meth & Rabies’ – Musk Says “Trump Is A Good Man” In Hannity Interview President Donald Trump and Elon Musk discussed waste, fraud, abuse, and more in a…

The Ukrainian leader insists that his approval rating is significantly higher than the figure cited by the US president Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim regarding his…

Former leader Sheikh Hasina has accused the country’s interim government of “unleashing terrorists” and fostering lawlessness The interim government of Bangladesh is run by a “mobster” who has unleashed “terrorists” and fostered…

Futures Slide After Trump Threatens 25% Tariffs, FOMC Minutes Loom US equity futures are lower ahead of today’s FOMC minutes, with global markets also sinking and bonds extended their slide after President…

The latest round comes as Moscow and Washington negotiate on resolving the Ukraine conflict The EU has agreed on a 16th package of Russia sanctions over the Ukraine conflict, several media outlets…

The African state has accused Belgium of “unwarranted external interference,” which undermines regional efforts to settle the conflict in DR Congo Rwanda has suspended a five-year cooperation agreement with Belgium, accusing it…

The president has commented on the results of the recent meeting between representatives of Moscow and Washington in Riyadh DETAILS TO FOLLOW

If African states enter into legal agreements to accept toxic waste, it’s prudent that their rates should be equal to those of the Global North countries where the waste is mostly produced…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, could meet by the end of February, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. He cautioned, however, that the arrangements for a meeting…

These Are The Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds In The World In 1953, the Kuwait Investment Authority became the world’s first sovereign wealth fund, designed to manage the country’s excess oil wealth. Since…

The National Thermal Power Corporation is looking to triple its nuclear power capacity to 30GW in the next two decades India’s top power producer, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), has set…

How Much Does Each US State Import From The EU As a bloc, the European Union is the largest source of American imports, valued at more than $600 billion in 2024. However, not all…

Trevor Noah Suggests ‘Integration’ Of Black & White People Was A Mistake Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, During an appearance on a podcast, comedian Trevor Noah suggested that the “integration”…

Riyadh talks show Moscow and Washington can do business On Tuesday, Riyadh hosted the first high-level meeting between Russian and American officials in several years. The meeting was the latest in a…

Back To Par: Musk’s X Eyes Fresh Funding Round At $44 Billion X’s financial outlook appears to be steadily improving as recent high-yield fund managers‘ interest in the company’s debt soared. Adding to the…

The billionaire has said he will discuss the idea of refunding the money saved by the department’s cuts with President Donald Trump The savings generated by federal spending cuts implemented by the…

The Czech Republic will end preferential treatment for asylum seekers once the conflict with Russia is over, Vit Rakusan has announced The Czech Republic will prepare for a possible wave of immigration…

Steep Backwardation in European Diesel Amid Surging Supply Pressures Europe’s diesel markets are flashing signs of tightness, with near-term diesel contracts on Tuesday hitting the steepest backwardation–a situation where futures contracts for…

Michael McFaul has suggested that the US president is ignoring Ukrainian narratives about the conflict between Moscow and Kiev Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul has slammed President Donald Trump for…

Russia-US talks in Saudi Arabia are a “huge step in the right direction,” the Pink Floyd co-founder has told RT Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky should not interfere in the peace efforts launched…

The East African country’s army spokesperson has dismissed the report as “fake” Burundi is evacuating its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), where they had been fighting alongside Congolese…

The bloc is mulling more military aid to Kiev at a time when the US and Russia are discussing ways to end hostilities, sources have told the outlet The EU is preparing…

Denmark Set To Announce “Massive” Rearmament Plans By TheLocal.dk Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said her government would announce plans on Wednesday for a “massive” rearming of Denmark’s military due to the…

A Federation Council delegation, led by Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko, has held talks with Ethiopia’s prime minister on trade, legislation and partnership A senior delegation from Russia’s Federation Council, led by its chairperson…

Satellite Imagery Reveals 7 New Israeli Army Outposts In Syria Via The Cradle The Israeli army has set up at least seven new military outposts in southern Syria, satellite imagery published by Haaretz newspaper…

Ilya Ponomarev fled Russia amid embezzlement accusations in 2014, and was later accused of treason Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has opened a criminal case against former State Duma MP Ilya Ponomarev,…

Typhoon fighter jets could patrol the skies if “Russia drops objections” to a NATO presence, the newspaper has said The British government is debating the possibility of an air policing mission over…

Poland’s Security Chief Shares Some Interesting Insight About The Ukrainian Conflict’s Endgame Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, He said that nobody in Europe knows what Trump’s plan actually is, they’re unable…

G7 Weighing Tightening Russian Oil Price Cap At War’s 3-Year Mark The Group of Seven is looking to send a big anti-Russia message on Feb. 24, the three-year anniversary of Putin’s invasion of…

The immigration authorities are reportedly investigating beneficiaries of Biden-era programs for potential fraud The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reportedly halted the processing of applications for benefits by migrants who…

A “half-baked negotiator” could have settled the conflict years ago, the US president has said US President Donald Trump has expressed disappointment with Ukraine’s leadership over its complaints that it was not…

Beijing Underground Command Center Signals Preparation For Conflict Authored by John Mills via The Epoch Times, The media recently reported that China’s People’s Liberation Army is building the world’s biggest military base underground…

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 FX Outflows Soar As Beijing Prepares For Next Currency Devaluation, Priming Next Bitcoin Doubling Back in October 2023, when we pointed out that China’s FX outflows had just hit a whopping…

US Flies Bomber Group Over Middle East In Warning To Enemies The Pentagon has confirmed that it deployed a pair of strategic bombers over the Middle East on Tuesday, accompanied with fighter…

Is Our Five-Year Nightmare Finally Over? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Brownstone Institute, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s confirmation as the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the US is the…

The Ukrainian leader has delayed his visit to Saudi Arabia following US-Russia talks in Riyadh Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has postponed his visit to Saudi Arabia after learning that Russian and US…

Woman Robs Princeton TD Bank Of More Than $60,000 Using Painted Water Gun After 4 years of Soros-funded DAs and a soft-on-crime administration, it’s just getting too bold, brazen and downright easy…

How A US Iron Dome Could Reshape Global Nuclear Relations Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is already searching for cutting-edge missile defense…

Destroyed Home Among Pacific Palisades Fire Rubble Receives More Than 60 Offers It turns out that one person’s fiery rubble and personal tragedy is another’s treasure… That seems to be the case…

ESG And DEI Are Down But Not Out, Analysts Say Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Despite recent eulogies for the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement, as…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was ready to mediate the next round of negotiations between Kiev, Moscow and Washington Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country would…

The meeting in Riyadh was an important milestone for achieving peace in Ukraine, Donald Trump’s spokeswoman said The Russian-American talks in Riyadh were a “truly monumental step” towards ending the Ukraine conflict,…

Bird Flu Is A Rerun Of The COVID Playbook Authored by Clayton Baker, MD, via The Brownstone Institute, Bird flu can be very confusing. This is true because, as is so often…

CIA Reportedly Flying MQ-9 Spy Drones Over Mexico As Cartel Fight Nears US Air Force spy planes have recently conducted signals intelligence (SIGINT) operations along the US-Mexico border, while Green Berets from…

Education Department Cuts $600 Million From Ideological Training Programs For Teachers  Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Education Department on Monday said it has canceled $600…

Goldman Turns Bullish On Starlink Satellite Parts Supplier As Space Race Accelerates The space race to connect the world to the internet is led by Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Starlink, alongside competitors like OneWeb,…

The president he is even more confident about brokering a deal to end the Ukraine conflict President Donald Trump spoke to reporters hours after high-profile US-Russia talks on how to end the…

In Dealing With China, Trump May Have A Trick Up His Sleeve Authored by Bonner Russel Cohen via RealClearEnergy, China is the only country in the world that can seriously challenge America’s…

BLM “Activist” Who Shot Disabled Veteran Released After Serving Just 3 Years Of 11 Year Sentence BLM activist and Alamosa attorney James Edward Marshall IV, 33, who shot a disabled veteran during…

Alleged DOGE Imposters Demand Records From San Francisco City Hall Authored by Rahel Acenas via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Authorities in San Francisco are looking for three men who entered San…

Trump Warns 25% Tariffs On Cars, Drugs And Chips Coming In April With Wall Street growing more confident by the day that Trump’s tariffs are nothing but hot air, and pushing stocks…

Pete Hegseth Says Biden’s IRS Targeted Him With “Total Sham” Audit On Their Way Out The Door Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday accused…

The US president has said that Vladimir Zelensky is deeply unpopular US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine may have to hold new elections and insisted that its de facto leader,…

Relief And Joy As Volunteers Help Freed Jan. 6 Prisoners Get Home Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), With a stroke of the presidential pen, people charged in…

Hochul Scrambles To Oust Adams After NYC Mayor Starts Working With Trump If a Democrat in power jumps off the Democrat plantation, they better watch their back. Case in point, NY Mayor…

Make Quizzes Great Again: Trump Sends Europe 6 Questions To Answer By Michael Every of Rabobank There are days and weeks where it’s all about the data. Not this week. A 3D-printed…

DOGE Says Cost-Cutting Efforts Have Saved An Estimated $55 Billion So Far Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, led by SpaceX CEO Elon…

The recently targeted Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station is operated by a consortium partly controlled by American companies Repairs to an oil pumping station in southern Russia damaged by a Ukrainian drone strike…

The EU’s illusions have been shattered as the US moves on This year’s Munich Security Conference attracted as much attention as it did 18 years ago. Back then, it was Vladimir Putin…

According to Senator Markwayne Mullin, the Senate is anticipated to hold a confirmation vote for U.S. Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick later today. Immediately following the Lutnick vote, in this executive…

The US has recognized Russia’s “interests and concerns,”Valdai analyst Dmitry Suslov has told RT The meeting between Russia and the US in Saudi Arabia has demonstrated a fundamental change in Washington’s approach…

Lawyers Mark Leibler and Jeremy Leibler have been using social media to menace, harass and offend supporters of Palestine while at the same time Australia is introducing new hate speech laws. The…

The Ukrainian leader has rejected an “excellent opportunity” by refusing to sign a “rare earths” deal with the US, a spokesman has told AP The White House has criticized Ukrainian leader Vladimir…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has described the meeting with the US delegation as “useful” as both sides look to re-establish contacts Russia and the US have taken the first steps towards…

Russian Air Base In Syria Hit With Overnight Drone Attack: Reports At a tense diplomatic moment where Russia is trying to negotiate with Syria’s new rulers in order to keep a military…

A Million Things To Parse By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities A Million Things to Parse? Given the nonstop barrage of headlines, it might seem like there are a million things to…

Orban Issues ‘WARNING!’ Over ‘Soros NGO Network Fleeing To Brussels’ After USAID Funding Freeze With the Trump administration cutting off billions of US taxpayer funding for the USAID international slush fund, formerly…

Kiev has attacked internationally operated energy infrastructure in “latest tantrum”, according to Russia’s top diplomat Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky needs to be “brought to his senses” and reprimanded in response to Kiev’s…

“Things Are Going To Change. It’s Just When And How” By Michael Every of Rabobank Summit… and nothin’? Monday’s US Presidents Day was also European Presidents and Prime Ministers Day, the latter…

The leaders of the two countries have elevated ties to a “strategic partnership” with a focus on energy and investments India and Qatar have elevated bilateral relations to a “strategic partnership,” focusing…

Gen Z Faces A Difficult Labor Market Due To AI And Their Own Bad Habits Can incoming youth prospects handle the workaday world?  It’s a question that is plaguing economists and researchers,…

Major Drop In Daily Encounters With Illegal Immigrants, Border Czar Says Authored by Rachel Acenas via The Epoch Times, Daily encounters at the southern border have significantly plummeted, according to President Donald…

Ending the conflict could open up “historic” opportunities for US-Russian relations, the US secretary of state has said The United States and its allies would have to address the sanctions imposed on…

In the midst of the Cold War against Russian culture, an American philanthropist donated a digital copy of the autograph manuscript of the great composer for publication in a scholarly edition Russian…

Moscow has previously warned that any foreign contingent entering the country would represent a “legitimate target” Moscow firmly rejects NATO troops being deployed in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on…

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has cancelled his planned trip to Saudi Arabia, citing his anger that he was not a participant in the U.S-Russia discussions which took place in Riyadh, earlier today….

The past has shown that temporary measures are insufficient, Mike Waltz has said The conflict in Ukraine requires a lasting resolution, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has said following high-level talks…

What To Know About The White House’s Dispute With AP Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration has announced that it was restricting Associated Press journalists’ access…

Rheinmetall’s CEO has urged the bloc to ramp up weapons spending amid the alleged Russia threat The EU has depleted its arms stockpiles due to the Ukraine conflict, leaving it exposed to…

The US has spent over $300 billion on aid to Kiev, according to President Donald Trump The American people do not want to see their taxpayer dollars endlessly being spent on the…

With Russia and the US finally sitting down for negotiations, we now live in a slightly more normal world It is already certain that the high-level Russian-American meeting in the Saudi capital…

Moments ago, 900+ career DOJ lawyers signed an open letter in support of ongoing Lawfare operations against President Trump and the American judicial system. [SOURCE – w/ pages of signatories] Put another…

The Russian market is “interesting, large, and promising” for American companies, Igbal Guliyev has told RT The re-entry of American companies to the Russian market will be challenging, but it remains feasible,…

Rachida Dati’s “unwelcome” trip to Western Sahara reflects the “detestable” action of a former colonial power, according to Algeria French Culture Minister Rachida Dati has paid an official visit to disputed Western…

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Empire State Manufacturing Survey Surges Higher On Heels Of Soaring Inflation Fears Business activity in NY State has been volatile (according to the Empire State Manufacturing Survey) in the last few months….