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Each side released 150 prisoners of war, the Russian Defense Ministry has reported Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 150 prisoners of war each, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Wednesday. The…

Politico, NY Times Propped Up By Millions Of Dollars From US Government On Tuesday, staffers at Politico were notified that a ‘technical error’ had prevented paychecks from going out. Many joked that…

Court Denies Apple’s Request To Intervene In Google Search Monopoly Case Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Apple’s attempt to intervene in litigation related to Google’s search engine monopoly was…

US Services Sector Surveys Plunged In January As Prices Rose & Orders Fell After an unexpected surge in US Manufacturing PMI surveys (Trump Effect?), despite slowing factory orders and a decline in…

The British-supplied armor was reportedly operating in Russia’s Kursk Region when it was targeted by a fiber optics UAV A British-supplied Challenger 2 main battle tank operated by Ukraine’s army has been…

The Hot Tub adult content browser can now be downloaded on iPhones through a third-party app store allowed under the bloc’s digital rules US tech giant Apple has condemned the launch of…

The rights of Indigenous communities are being wielded as a political club to against Russia, while inconvenient abuses are being ignored For years, international organizations claiming to defend Indigenous rights have paraded…

WTI Extends Losses After Biggest Crude Inventory Build In A Year Oil prices are leaking lower this morning after surging yesterday on Trump’s “maximum pressure” plan for Iran as traders weigh the…

The US president has ordered the withdrawal of the US from the Human Rights Council and suspended financial support for the Palestinian refugee agency US President Donald Trump has taken action against…

Republican Senator Ted Cruz claims Pretoria is alienating America and its allies Two US senators have heavily criticised South Africa’s directive for Taiwan to relocate its Pretoria-based Taipei Liaison Office to the…

The late John Smyth is accused of victimizing over 100 boys in Zimbabwe and the UK as a lay preacher in the 1970s and 1980s The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA)…

The US president has recently argued that the Middle Eastern nation is a “mess” and doesn’t need American involvement The Pentagon is drafting plans for a full withdrawal of US troops from…

Moscow has accused Kiev of carrying out a UAV strike that injured five children and an adult in Zaporozhye Region A Ukrainian drone attack on a school bus in Russia’s Zaporozhye Region…

The Indian PM visited the Maha Kumbh festival just a few days after a tragic stampede killed 30 devotees Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, took a ‘holy dip’ at the confluence of…

The US president has reportedly described the Israeli sabotage operation in Lebanon as a “tremendous operation” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave US President Donald Trump a gold-plated pager and a standard…

The surge has been attributed to tariff exchanges between the US and China, and investor fears of a global trade war Gold prices surged to a historic high on Wednesday, extending a…

The Intervision Song Contest will focus on culture, Moscow’s top diplomat has suggested Russia’s newly revived Intervision song contest, an alternative to Eurovision, will be free of “censorship” and “perversion,” Foreign Minister…

A Ukrainian drone injured five children and the driver in Zaporozhye Region, according to Russian officials International watchdogs are likely to turn a blind eye to a Ukrainian drone attack on a…

Members are increasingly dissatisfied with the European Commission chief’s failure to consult them on foreign policy decisions, according to the outlet EU member states are growing frustrated with European Commission President Ursula…

US Trade Deficit Soars As Firms Front-Ran Trump Tariffs In December The US trade deficit widened dramatically at the end of 2024 on a surge in imports prior to the start of…

A quarter of voters would back the party ahead of Labour in a general election, a survey has suggested Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK party has overtaken Labour for the first time…

Communication with Washington has intensified since the new US administration took office, Moscow has said Engagement with Washington has increased since Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told…

Treasury To Keep Debt Sales Unchanged For “Next Several Quarters”, Prepares To Drop Issuance Forward Guidance In the first refunding announcement under Trump’s new Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the US Treasury unveiled…

Beijing has stressed that there are no winners in trade wars, calling on Washington to return to dialogue Beijing is firmly opposed to US President Donald Trump’s recent imposition of additional tariffs…

American Goods-Producers Suffer Biggest Job Loss In 2 Years, Services Employment Soars The US economy added 183k jobs in January according to ADP – the biggest addition since October. Additionally, December’s +122k…

Futures Fall As Google, AMD Tumble; Dollar Slide Continues US equity futures slumped, dragged by tech following disappointing earnings from two tech giants (AMD, GOOG) and concerns that an escalation of the…

Russia insists on a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict, the Kremlin has said Russia has rejected US President Donald Trump’s plan to “take over Gaza.” A two-state solution is the…

The US president earlier said he understands Russia’s position that Ukraine should not be part of the military bloc Russia welcomes the statements made by US President Donald Trump regarding Ukraine’s NATO…

Biden-Era Climate Rule Dead After Court Grants Dismissal Of Appeal Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A climate rule issued during the Biden administration is officially dead after…

UV-treated mealworm powder can be added to bread, cheese, pasta, and other food products under new regulation The European Commission has approved a new food ingredient made from dried and ground mealworm…

De Beers CEO Signals US Diamond Recovery, Criticizes China’s Fake Stones Grown “In Microwaves” De Beers Chief Executive Officer Al Cook spoke with Bloomberg Television on Tuesday at the Mining Indaba conference…

Why The US Grows While The EU Slows: Adam Smith’s Recipe Authored by David Hebert via the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), What explains the curious lack of economic progress in…

Military Plane Carries Indian Migrants Back From US In Furthest Deportation Flight Yet Indian media is reporting an unprecedented first – that US military flights are being used to deport illegal migrants…

The US president recently imposed tariffs on Chinese goods, prompting retaliatory measures from Beijing US President Donald Trump has stated that he is in “no rush” to engage in discussions with Chinese…

China Finds Leverage Ahead Of Trade Talks: Beijing Mulls Probe Into Apple’s App Store Practices Beijing appears to be reviving several antitrust investigations against US big tech companies.  Financial Times reported on Tuesday…

Washington is sending obsolete weapons to Kiev and replacing them with new systems ordered from private contractors, the Ukrainian leader has claimed The Ukraine conflict has been a bonanza for the US…

The departure from Senegal comes months after its leader said a defense pact with Paris is incompatible with the nation’s sovereignty France has handed over three military bases to Senegal, beginning the…

‘Red Hand’ Revolt In Serbia: People Power Or Color Revolution? by Nebojsa Malic via The Libertarian Institute, For six weeks now, Serbia has been rattled by what purports to be a student…

NATO members are reportedly discussing a joint mission to dissuade Donald Trump from seeking US sovereignty over the Danish island The German government could pledge troops to a proposed NATO mission in…

The US president’s proposal for the enclave’s future would infringe on the rights of Palestinians, a leader of the militant group has said Hamas has rejected US President Donald Trump’s proposal to…

Kinshasa has requested an urgent meeting to address the situation in Goma after the city was captured by M23 rebels The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has called for an emergency…

“Permanent peace” in the enclave can only be achieved through the establishment of a Palestinian state, Riyadh has said Saudi Arabia rejects any attempts to displace the Palestinians from their land, the…

Around 10,000 employees will be indefinitely furloughed while the new US administration reviews the agency’s work The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will place nearly all of its employees on administrative…

These Are Europe’s Most In-Demand Jobs Looking to move to Europe and wondering what kind of jobs one could get there? We have some insights to share. This chart, via Visual Capitalist’s…

Trump’s Interest In Ukraine’s Rare Earth Minerals Might Backfire On Zelensky Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Trump’s confirmed interest in Ukraine’s rare earth minerals is being interpreted by some as beneficial for Zelensky…

Russia is open to talks with Kiev despite the Ukrainian leader’s lack of legal authority, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Moscow is ready for talks with Kiev even though Ukraine’s Vladimir…

Despite Nepal being the world’s second most water-rich country, which provides immense potential for hydroelectric power production, India has the primary influence over its energy security Nepal’s current total energy demand is…

Nigeria’s group partner status offers new economic opportunities for both sides The assessment of Nigeria as the ninth partner state in BRICS marks a significant milestone in the history of this group….

Kiev could pursue a ‘dirty bomb’ project for blackmail, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has claimed Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s statements on obtaining nuclear weapons are cause for serious concern, Russian…

Eighty years after the historic Yalta Conference, Russia’s long-serving chief diplomat reflects on its legacy Eighty years ago, on February 4, 1945, the leaders of the victorious powers of World War II…

The agency’s employees will be given a chance to resign with benefits, according to CNN and the Wall Street Journal The CIA has offered so-called buyouts to its agents as part of…

Where USAID Cash Is (Was) Going The website of the United States Agency for International Development went dark over the weekend and employees were put on leave, as Elon Musk said Monday that…

Kiev should trade its natural resources for further American aid, the US president has recently said Ukraine’s supporters must help push Russian forces out of the mineral-rich former territories of the country…

Switzerland Halts Foreign Aid To Eritrea Over Refusal To Accept Rejected Asylum Seekers Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Switzerland has halted its development aid to Eritrea due to the African…

Oh, this is rich…. “The lawsuit, which claims violations of First Amendment rights and of the federal Privacy Act, asks to bar the Justice Department from aggregating and disseminating the identities of…

As noted in the visible scale of media panic, Washington DC federal officeholders (many in their pajamas as they work from home) are having fits of apoplexy as the Trump administration bears…

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference following a bilateral meeting in the White House. The anticipated start time for the presser and remarks is approximately…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was again asked about the USAID review pause and the likely impact to the matrix of NGO’s and financial dependents, including the families of DC politicians, if…

Get ready for a key geopolitical battle; the fight to end the Marshall Plan. Since the end of World War II, the USA has permitted a system of one-way trade rules that…

New York Aldi Cashiers Reject Regular Customer’s $2 Bills, Claiming They’re Fake One step closer to a Central Bank Digital currency, and 1984… As the younger generations grow up, the norms we…

In overall cabinet confirmation progress, today Pam Bondi was confirmed (54-46) by the full senate.  Attorney General Pam Bondi is now in place at the DOJ. [link] Director of National Intelligence nominee,…

President Trump signs several executive orders February 4th, and holds a lengthy press conference to discuss details of ongoing operations by the administration. Within the XO’s President Trump targeted several sub silos…

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…

US Postal Service Suspends Shipments Of Parcels From China, Hong Kong The US Postal Service has suspending inbound international packages from China and Hong Kong Posts, delaying or blocking shipments from giant…

lol… Don’t you just love it when exactly what you knew would happen, starts to happen – SEE PREDICTION HERE. This is, quite simply, a super-blast of Trumpian fuel that will overwhelm…

TV Keeps Losing Ground Just 59 percent of people surveyed by Statista Consumer Insights in the United States in 2024 had watched linear television in the last twelve months. In contrast, 86 percent said…

California Passes $50M Bill To Resist Trump Agenda Authored by Eric Lendrum via American Greatness, On Monday, Democrats in the California State Legislature passed a $50 million spending bill aimed at resisting…

The Most Important Trade Chart In The World Markets this year – and newsflow in general – seem to be rolling from one mega theme to another at breakneck speed. As DB’s…

The US president envisions a “long-term ownership” of the enclave, resettling the Palestinians in other states US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a US takeover of Gaza is worth considering and will…

The US president plans to demolish the enclave and resettle Palestinians elsewhere US President Donald Trump has proposed that the United States assume control of the Gaza Strip, describing the area as…

Assassination Bombing At High-Security Area Of Moscow Kills Pro-Russian Ukrainian Separatist Another mysterious assassination of a pro-Russian official has rocked Moscow. Over the nearly three-years of the Ukraine war, there’s been a…

Pacific Coast Highway Reopens After Devastating Palisades Fire Authored by Rudy Blalock via The Epoch Times, The Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) partially reopened on Monday, nearly a month after the Palisades Fire…

Trump Withdraws From UN Human Rights Council, End Funding To UNRWA President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Rights Council, UNRWA, and…

Palestinians Would ‘Love To Leave’ Gaza, US Could ‘Take It Over’ Trump Proclaims Alongside Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was all smiles as he visited the White House and met with…

Militant groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham took power in Damascus in December, toppling the government of Bashar Assad The Syrian transitional government consists of jihadists who are moderating their rhetoric while…

What DeepSeek Says About Nuland’s Role In Ukraine War Authored by Cathy Vogan via ConsortiumNews.com, News of a Chinese AI program named DeepSeek outperforming Western AI for a fraction of the cost…

Anonymous FBI Agents Sue To Prevent Trump from Knowing Their Roles In J6, Mar-a-Lago Raid Authored by Ken Silva via HeadlineUSA, Nine anonymous FBI agents filed a lawsuit Tuesday to prevent the…

State Farm Asks California Insurance Department For Emergency 22 Percent Rate Increase Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), California’s largest home insurer asked the state’s insurance department for…

The US president announced a plan to “level” the Palestinian enclave turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will assume…

Time To Build Backyard Chicken Coop As Wholesale Egg Prices Hit New Record Highs The latest wholesale data from Urner Barry shows egg prices continuing to soar to new record highs amid…

The US president has doubled down on his Gaza resettlement idea during a meeting with the Israeli PM President Donald Trump, during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the…

7 Charged In America’s Biggest COVID Tax Credit Fraud Scheme Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, A group of seven who allegedly sought to steal hundreds of millions of dollars…

Elon Musk Is “Special Government Employee”, White House Confirms Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The White House on Monday confirmed that Space X and Tesla founder and CEO Elon…

USAID Panic Mode: Bill Gates Goes On MSM, Bashes Musk’s DOGE, Fear-Mongers About Next Pandemic Globalist billionaire Bill Gates made the rounds on far-left corporate media outlets on Tuesday morning, criticizing Elon Musk’s DOGE to fold…

What’s Happening Is Breathtaking… Authored by Chris Martenson via PeakProsperity.com, These are extraordinary times, and I mean that in every literal and historical sense I can muster. Trump has started a revolution,…

Alphabet Tumbles On Cloud, Revenue Miss; Expects Surge In 2025 CapEx Silicon Valley is still reeling from the sudden rise of China’s “budget” AI startup DeepSeek, which rocked the industry when it…

The nomination now proceeds to a full Senate vote, where Republicans hold a majority Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has moved closer to becoming the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services…

Numerous “foreign objects” have been recovered from the wreckage of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in December under unclear circumstances Kazakhstan’s Transport Ministry released on Tuesday a preliminary report on the…

The billionaire accused the former US president of using taxpayer money to support unlawful border crossings Elon Musk has accused the administration of former US President Joe Biden of redirecting billions of…

The Ukrainian leader has stated he considers the Russian president “an enemy” and believes the feeling is mutual Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has expressed readiness to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin…

The former Democratic congresswoman has secured a key Senate committee approval Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has secured a crucial endorsement from the Senate Intelligence Committee to become the next US director…

Ahmed al-Sharaa has said the country needs time to establish a political system and rebuild its infrastructure Syria’s transitional president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has announced that elections will not be held for up…

Poland has reiterated its opposition to the new bloc-wide policy regarding asylum seekers The Polish government is firmly opposed to accepting any relocated asylum seekers under the EU’s migration pact, which threatens…

Panama Mulls Port Deal Cancellation With China After Rubio’s Sunday Rumble At Canal Days after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted the Panamanian government for allowing Chinese “influence and control” over the Panama…

NJ Governor Taunts Tom Homan With Claim He’s Housing An Illegal; Homan Calls His Bluff; Murphy Admits It Was All A Lie Authored by Olivia Murray via AmericanThinker.com, Everyone already knows how…

Nuclear weapons and missile systems would be the only adequate substitutes to NATO membership, the Ukrainian leader has claimed Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has proposed that the West should give Kiev nuclear…

Still No Progress Made On Arranging Trump-Putin Summit, Kremlin Says The Kremlin on Tuesday responded to various international reports saying that progress is being made on preparations for a meeting between US…

US Senator Hints Trump’s Latest EO Could Mean The US Buying Bitcoin Authored by Turner Wright via CoinTelegraph.com, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the government to create…

Ukraine Open To Trump Demand To Exchange Rare Earth Elements For Arms Apparently President Donald Trump’s ‘Victory Plan’ for Ukraine will involve the war-ravaged country agreeing to grant the US unprecedented access…