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Over 1,000 representatives of the gay community are expected to attend events marking the Holy Year in Rome next week, according to organizers The Vatican will host a series of events arranged…

Rwanda says three of the deportees have requested to return to their home countries Rwanda has received seven migrants deported from the US under a new bilateral agreement that could see the…

Israeli Army Carries Out Landing Op Near Damascus, More Airstrikes  Via The Cradle The Israeli military carried out a series of airstrikes as well as a landing operation in Syria Wednesday night, coinciding with…

Zelensky’s attempt to strip the independence of anti-graft bodies triggered mass demonstrations last month The Ukrainian authorities have introduced a requirement that all mass gatherings receive prior approval from the military, according…

President Donald Trump, 79, has been targeted by at least two assassination attempts US Vice President J.D. Vance has said he is ready to assume the presidency should a “terrible tragedy” befall…

The South Asian neighbors will take measures to prevent unauthorized movements of people, construction disputes, and cross-border crime India and Bangladesh have signed an agreement to curb illegal immigration and prevent airspace…

Greenland’s Energy Stakes Trigger Denmark-U.S. Diplomatic Clash By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Denmark has summoned the U.S. envoy after intelligence reports of suspected influence operations in Greenland, a mineral-rich Arctic territory central…

Major refiners are planning to increase crude purchases even as Trump’s tariffs have kicked in India is set to increase its imports of Russian oil in September, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing…

The former US president let Zelensky take billions of dollars without a plan to resolve the conflict with Russia, the vice president has said The administration of former US President Joe Biden…

Russia is strongly opposed to any Western troop deployment to the neighboring country under any pretense European policymakers are considering the creation of a 40km “buffer zone” between Russian and Ukrainian forces…

Germany’s Ruling CDU Party Targets Afghan & Syrian Benefit-Recipients In Push To Cut “Unsustainable” Welfare Budget Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Germany’s ruling CDU/CSU bloc is demanding stricter limits on…

Fracturing The Axis: Trump’s Strategic Bet Against The China–Russia Partnership Authored by Tanvi Ratna via The Epoch Times, When President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, many dismissed the…

Kiev would bankrupt the already weakened bloc, according to Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto Allowing Ukraine to join the European Union would inflict a “deadly blow” on the bloc, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter…

Soros-Funded Dark Money Group Secretly Paying Democrat Influencers To Shape Gen Z Politics Submitted by Jason Curtis Anderson of One City Rising,  When Taylor Lorenz breaks a story on Democrat dark money, you know…

Latest Stories Freezing The Climate Crisis Hysteria Folks across the eastern half of the U.S. have been wearing quarter zips, sweatshirts, and hoodies at night, with some even sparking up fireplaces and/or bonfires…

Once again, the narratives of the professional fake-news media collapse. For several days the media has been saying the Trump administration FBI targeted John Bolton, hence the FBI raid on his home…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing from the Brady Room.  The anticipated start time is 1:00pm ET, with livestream links below: . . . Posted in President Trump,…

The Wall Street Journal wrote the hit piece against DNI Tulsi Gabbard, sourced to two “people familiar with the matter,” and “three other people with knowledge of the situation.”  They all needed…

I guess we can call this a FAFO war edition.  Ukraine, likely the CIA all things considered, built a drone manufacturing facility next to the buildings housing the EU and British delegations…

From an initial report of 3.0% to a revised report of 3.3% second quarter growth. [BEA report HERE]  Not a surprise, when we factor in the prediction we presented after the first…

China Rejects Trump’s Proposal For Nuclear Disarmament Talks With US, Russia Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, China has poured cold water on President Donald Trump’s suggestion that it join…

Under 25 And Earning $1 Million: The New AI Job Market The job market for new graduates is sluggish. In June, unemployment for recent college grads was 4.8%, compared with 4% for…

California Faces High Pump Prices As Phillips 66 Shuts LA Refinery By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com Phillips 66 will begin shutting down its 139,000 bpd Los Angeles-area refinery as soon as next…

Xi, Putin, Kim Will Oversee Chinese Military Parade In Landmark Meeting Next Week China is set to host both Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing next…

AI Is Being Weaponized For Cybercrime In ‘Unprecedented’ Ways, Researchers Warn Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Artificial intelligence (AI) is being weaponized to conduct increasingly sophisticated cybercrimes, according to…

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has echoed the Russiagate hoax that has long haunted the US leader Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has accused US President Donald Trump of only pretending to…

Berlin seeks to enlist up to 40,000 youths annually in a bid to turn the Bundeswehr into the “strongest army” on the continent Germany’s cabinet has approved a draft law introducing voluntary…

The US president reportedly believes that Kiev and its Western European backers stand in the way of a peace deal US President Donald Trump has shown frustration with Ukraine and the EU…

Mitsubishi Abandons Three Offshore Wind Projects In Japan By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Mitsubishi Corporation is dropping plans to develop three offshore wind projects in Japan amid unexpected changes and rising challenges…

Another Narrative Busted: Bolton Investigation Began Under Biden Authored by Sundance via The Last Refuge, For several days the media has been saying the Trump administration FBI targeted John Bolton, hence the…

Graham Threatens Tariffs, Travel Sanctions On Norway Over Boycott Of IDF, Caterpillar Senator Lindsey Graham has blasted and threatened Norway twice in the last 24 hours, soon after the Scandinavian country’s $2 trillion wealth…

Peter Navarro has blasted New Delhi for continuing to purchase Russian oil despite US objections White House trade advisor Peter Navarro has accused India of arrogance for defying US demands to stop…

Sen. Mike Lee: Racist & Anti-American Messages At Smithsonian “Indefensible” Via American Greatness, President Donald Trump, has sent a letter to the Smithsonian Institution and other museums, requesting a “comprehensive internal review” and calling…

Indian Officials Call For Intervention After US Blocks Foreign Trucker Visas Two weeks ago an illegal alien truck driver of Indian origin reportedly killed three people after making an illegal U-turn on…

Is AI The False Savior Of A Hollowed-Out Economy? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, What nobody seems to notice is all the incentives for deploying AI are perverse… The…

UK, France, Germany Initiate UN Snapback Sanctions On Iran Over Nuclear Program France, Germany, and the UK have submitted a letter to members of the UN Security Council announcing they are triggering…

Judge Says Kilmar Abrego Garcia Cannot Be Deported Until October Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times, El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the target of numerous deportation efforts by the…

The Chart Baltimore Democrats Hope You Never See Leftist Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s refusal to accept National Guard assistance from the federal government has left many Baltimore residents baffled, given the city’s…

As Good As It Gets? DNC Moves To Sell Crazy To An Over-Stocked Nation Authored by Jonathan Turley, The Democratic National Committee (DNC) appears to be doubling down on crazy in Minneapolis…

A license for certain gem imports has been extended by the Treasury Department until 2026 The United States will allow the import of certain Russian diamonds until 2026, continuing a notable exception…

US President Donald Trump has pushed for the meeting as the next step toward settling the Ukraine conflict German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that it is “obvious” that a summit between…

Slovakia has restarted the service, which it halted shortly after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022 Slovakia has resumed offering tourist visas to Russians, according to BLS, the visa services…

Ugly 7Y Auction Tails, Sees Lowest Bid To Cover In Over A Year A stellar 2Y, a solid 5Y and a dismal 7Y auction: that about sums up this week’s coupon issuance. …

Russia Sinks Ukrainian Navy Vessel In First Successful Sea Drone Operation Russia is not just making steady gains on land of late, but at sea as well. On Thursday Russian and Ukrainian…

DHS Proposes Revamp Of Student And Exchange Visas, Citing Fraud And Abuse Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Aug. 27 posted a draft…

Bolton Probe Focuses On Emails Obtained By Hostile Foreign Spy Service At least one dimension of the federal investigation of former Trump national security advisor John Bolton focuses on personal emails of…

US Natural Gas Consumption To Hit New Record In 2025 Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Natural gas consumption in the United States is forecast to increase 1 percent and…

D.C Grand Jury Refuses To Indict Sandwich-Throwing Former Justice Employee Authored by Jonathan Turley, In 1985, Sol Wachtler, the chief justice of New York’s Supreme Court, famously said, “Any good prosecutor can…

Bartov Vs. Morris: Is It Genocide? Is Israel defending itself – or executing a calculated genocide? That’s the question on deck tonight at 7 pm ET, live on ZeroHedge’s homepage and X. Two heavyweight…

Ether ETFs Capture 10x More Inflows Than Bitcoin In Last 5 Days Spot Ether exchange-traded funds are selling like hot cakes in the US, attracting more than 10 times the inflows of…

The Firing Spree Continues By Philip Marey, senior US strategist at Rabobank, The 10 year US treasury yield has fallen back to 4.22%, after peaking at 4.31% on Tuesday, so the impact…

Finland’s Air Force has had the Nazi-associated symbol in its insignia since 1918 The Finnish Air Force is preparing to remove the swastika from its unit flags as part of a wider…

A wide range of offerings and no-strings-attached policies are quietly reshaping the global arms trade While Washington and its European allies dominate the headlines, Beijing is building something more subtle but equally…

The Defense Ministry in Moscow reported sinking the vessel earlier on Thursday The Russian Defense Ministry has released UAV footage of a naval drone strike on the Ukrainian reconnaissance ship Simferopol. Kiev…

Washington has dismissed Danish concerns after Copenhagen summoned a top US diplomat over alleged covert influence operations Washington has told Copenhagen to “calm down” after the US charge d’affaires was summoned by…

US Pending Home Sales Stick Near Record Lows In July The choppy performance of the US housing market continued in July with pending home sales falling 0.4% MoM (worse than the 0.2%…

Russia has consistently said it would be opposed to the presence of NATO troops in the neighboring country under any pretext EU nations are willing to explore the possibility of a neutral…

The exodus comes after Kiev lifted its wartime travel ban on men under 23 earlier this month Young men are leaving Ukraine in large numbers after Kiev lifted its travel ban on…

Futures Drift Near Record High As Nvidia Fails To Restart Rally US equity futures are flat as the much-anticipated print from NVDA failed to produce any real fireworks one way or the…

Initial Jobless Claims Refuse To Show Any Signs Of Cracking Initial jobless claims improved last week, falling from 234k to 229k, remaining in the same near-record-low range it has been in for…

Fragile Investors, Fragile Markets Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance This past weekend I joined internationally acclaimed journalist, news anchor, and producer Michelle Makori for a wide-ranging conversation on markets, monetary policy, and…

Q2 GDP Revised Sharply Higher As Data Center Investments Sharply Boost Growth While the number mostly reflects a reversal of the tariff frontrunning seen in Q1 (which dragged GDP sharply lower due…

50% tariffs on India will be halved if it stops purchasing Russian oil, US trade adviser Peter Navarro has said A senior trade adviser to US President Donald Trump has claimed the…

Fed’s Lisa Cook Sues Trump, Powell & Board of Governors To Keep Job Amid Mortgage Fraud Fiasco Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has sued the Trump administration, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and the…

Washington Mayor Credits Federal Surge For Drop In Crime, Backs Trump’s Infrastructure Request Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Aug. 27 that crime has…

Kiev has targeted the Druzhba conduit three times this month alone, cutting Slovakia and Hungary off from Russian oil The European Commission has warned against strikes on the Druzhba oil pipeline, calling…

Vladimir Plahotniuc had agreed to be repatriated as he seeks to challenge the Maia Sandu government A Greek court has approved Moldova’s extradition request for Vladimir Plahotniuc, an exiled politician and businessman…

Burkina Faso’s ambassador to Russia has told TASS the move is in response to growing bilateral cooperation in tourism and culture Burkina Faso and Russia are discussing plans to launch direct flights…

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rejected claims that Russian drones have flown over Germany Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has dismissed a New York Times report claiming that Russian surveillance drones have been flying…

The US president has said he might skip the event due to South Africa’s “very bad policies” South Africa has reiterated its stance that the upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg in November…

History rhyming is likely just a coincidence. Then again, if it were a coincidence, it wouldn’t be so predictable would it. Simultaneous with the German economy contracting and Chancellor Fredrich Merz saying…

Arms factories and airfields were hit in the long-range operation, the MOD has said Russia launched long-range strikes on Ukrainian military targets using a variety of weapons, including hypersonic air-launched Kinzhal missiles,…

The tech giant has reportedly moved to expand political influence ahead of 2026 elections US tech giant Meta will launch a California‑focused super‑PAC to support state‑level candidates who favor looser technology regulation,…

The reconnaissance ship Simferopol has been taken out by a sea drone in the Danube Delta, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Russian forces have sunk the Ukrainian reconnaissance ship Simferopol…

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…

Moldova was always important for the goals of the EU elites against the influence of Russia. However, after Georgia rejected the EU manipulation, Moldova became even more important; very, very important. Moldova…

Giorgia Meloni had suggested extending a NATO Article 5-style collective defense clause to Kiev as part of settlement of the conflict Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has claimed her country has been…

IAEA Nuclear Inspector Team Returns to Iran In First Since Israel War An initial team of inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has returned to Iran and is preparing to…

Trump’s Dreams Of Nobel Peace Prize Face Resistance From Norwegian Committee: Report Via The Cradle, At least three of the five members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee have spoken out against US…

U.S. Kicks Off Migrant Deportations To Rwanda The landlocked East African nation of Rwanda has received its first batch of illegal aliens deported from the U.S., as the Trump administration accelerates efforts…

Kiev has struck the Druzhba pipeline this month on several occasions Russian oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia through the key Druzhba pipeline have been restored after disruptions caused by Ukrainian strikes,…

The surprise visit is viewed as a gesture of reassurance as Pyongyang is developing closer ties with Moscow North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will travel to China next week to join Russian…

The funds should be used as bargaining power in talks over Ukraine, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said The US intends to use frozen Russian assets as a bargaining chip in negotiations…

1 In 4 UK Adults Open To Investing In Crypto For Retirement: Survey Authored by Brayden Lindrea via CoinTelegraph.com, A quarter of British adults polled said they’re open to crypto forming part…

Budapest’s lawsuit targets the European Council’s decision to tap the immobilized funds for military aid Hungary has sued the EU over its decision to use frozen Russian assets to fund military aid…

People in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK seeking to travel to Niger must process their entry documents in Ankara, Moscow, or Geneva Niger has restricted the issuance of entry…

Kiev’s refusal to consider territorial concessions is strongly supported by Berlin A slight majority of Germans believe Ukraine should make territorial concessions to Russia in exchange for peace, according to a new…

Smart tech is pushing young professionals out of the market, the report claims The number of job opportunities for young professionals in AI-affected sectors across the US has dropped by 13% over…

The countries of the Old World are intoxicated by militaristic frenzy. Like spellbound moths, they flock to the destructive flame of the North Atlantic Alliance. Until recently, Europe still had states that…

Ukraine To Allow More Young Men To Leave, Despite Manpower Crisis Ukraine is poised to lose yet more manpower, as every young man of ability or means will likely seek to flee…

Washington’s high levies could spiral into increased costs for consumers US tariffs of 50% on Indian imports kicked in earlier this week, which could impact numerous sectors in the South Asian nation….

The sentiment stems from concerns that any deployment could put the military in harm’s way, the report says A significant proportion of the EU population is unhappy about the prospect of sending…

Orbán Claims Vindication After Merz Warns German Welfare State Is Unsustainable Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he felt vindicated in his economic strategy after…

Federal Government To Take Over DC’s Union Station Federal officials will take over the management of Washington’s Union Station, which Amtrak now runs. Amtrak is a federally chartered corporation operating as a…

Stop Imagining Dystopia: We Can Create A Garden Of Eden Future Authored by Mollie Engelhart via The Epoch Times, Look around at the stories we’re told about the future—on television, in movies,…

Susan Monarez has accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of “weaponizing public health” The White House has dismissed Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…

The Endgame Of The Ukraine War: Two Possible Scenarios Authored by Prof. Ruel F. Pepa via GlobalResearch.ca, The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has captured the attention of the entire world, drawing concern,…

Christian Priests & Nuns Refuse To Leave Gaza City Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Christian priests and nuns based in Gaza City will remain to help displaced people sheltering at two…

Las Vegas Tourism Falters As Prices Explode And Amenities Disappear Over twenty years ago Las Vegas was still known as a place where you could lose your shirt gambling, but at least…