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WTAF? 🇦🇺 Meanwhile in Australia “We see Anal Tearing growing” Australian Prime Minister just said this. pic.twitter.com/pdO8xaWtEZ — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) June 27, 2026 h/t MT Ballsack
A major blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced former socialist minister and close Sánchez ally José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison in a corruption case linked to COVID-19 mask contracts. Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, once a senior figure in Prime Minister …
Me: Total disrespect. And the stare he gave him at the end… disgusting. I thought Qatar was cool with us. WTF? Vid: h/t Sir P. Ent
Business secretary says Starmer is reflecting on ‘political realities’ amid overwhelming pressure from MPs Keir Starmer is expected to announce on Monday that he will step down as prime minister, after overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs to make way for Andy Burnham to become Labour leader. Speaking for the government on Sunday, Peter Kyle, the …
JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇱 President Trump confirms he called Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu "fucking crazy" during a heated phone call. pic.twitter.com/AvavKF2DWB — BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) June 3, 2026 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Trump confirms he told Netanyahu "you're f*cking crazy": "I did. I always get angry. I was a little bit perturbed at him, constantly fighting with Lebanon. At …
France has officially banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot made the announcement, citing Ben-Gvir’s “unspeakable” and “unacceptable” actions — specifically a video where he taunted bound and kneeling activists from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud flotilla who were detained by Israeli forces. The ban is indefinite …
This Indian prime minister type keeps posting music appreciation and gala photo ops while the rupee crashes, inflation crushes everyone, markets tank, and over 100 people died in a UP calamity with widespread joblessness. Why are our leaders so disconnected from reality?Currency is crashingMarkets are crashingFIIs are running awayInflation is going up100+ people died in …
UK Labour minister Ellie Reeves reportedly blocked a longer sentence review for an illegal migrant from Afghanistan who raped a 12-year-old girl and filmed it. Public anger is exploding about protecting victims versus lenient policies. "A 12-year-old girl was playing in a park. That is where children belong. Swings. Laughter. Summer light. Within hours she …
Iran's Foreign Minister Araqchi announced that Donald Trump has requested negotiations because the United States has not achieved any of its goals, and we are reviewing this request. https://t.co/kQeLqWJ382 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 27, 2026
Sadio Camara targeted at residence as Jnim rebels seize military bases. Nationwide strikes hit Bamako, Mopti, and Gao in massive security breach. Government announces mourning as regional stability in West Africa craters. Indian government issues emergency advisory for citizens to leave the region.
JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇱 US President Trump says he is going to "prohibit" Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu from bombing Lebanon. — BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) April 17, 2026 🇱🇧🇮🇱 BREAKING: Israeli artillery is shelling southeast Lebanon. Trump posted three hours ago that Israel is "PROHIBITED" from bombing Lebanon by the US. Someone didn't get the memo. Or …
BREAKING: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron are set to co-host a summit on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz this Friday in Paris, Downing Street has announced. https://t.co/qJv87BqMqf 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/4b0XrUxJCP — Sky News (@SkyNews) April 14, 2026
BREAKING: Pakistan's Prime Minister issues a statement regarding violations of the US-Iran ceasefire agreement: "Violations of ceasefire have been reported at few places across the conflict zone which undermine the spirit of peace process. I earnestly and sincerely urge all… — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 8, 2026 JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 White House says Iran's …
It’s less than 48 hours to Trump’s ultimatum to Iran: open the Strait of Hormuz or the power grid gets destroyed. Iran has rejected every U.S proposal so far, and seems to relish the opportunity to call Trump’s bluff. So what happens when April 6 arrives, and Trump orders strikes on Iran’s grid? 90 million …
JERUSALEM, March 31 – Israel will destroy all homes in Lebanese villages near the border and 600,000 people who fled the south will not be allowed home until northern Israel is secure, the defence minister said on Tuesday, vowing to inflict Gaza-like destruction in the area. Israel Katz reiterated Israeli plans to establish a buffer …
BREAKING: Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi just now on potential peace talks with the US: "We do not have any faith that negotiations with the US will yield any results. The trust level is at zero." pic.twitter.com/dnSzCrUBsa — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 31, 2026
When a regime loses both its external leverage over the global economy and its internal ability to buy time with money and fuel, its options narrow. The same choke point Iran is using to pressure the world can become the instrument that pressures the regime. How, though, would this operation work in practice? An amphibious …
⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️AXIOS: ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS CONCERNED TRUMP MIGHT STRIKE A DEAL THAT FALLS WELL SHORT OF ISRAEL'S OBJECTIVES, INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT CONCESSIONS AND LIMITS ISRAEL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT STRIKES AGAINST IRAN. — NYPrepper (@nyprepper1) March 25, 2026 Netanyahu isn’t worried about Israel surviving, he’s worried about keeping Iran under his boot. He wants any …
Israel should extend its border with Lebanon up to the Litani River deep inside the country’s south, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says, as Israeli troops bombed bridges and destroyed homes in the area in an escalating military assault against Hezbollah. The comments by Smotrich are the most explicit yet by a senior Israeli official on …
Please don't panic! Minister insists UK CAN stop Iranian missiles despite alarm over lack of defences… and no need for fuel rationing 'as it stands' https://t.co/ju0DVCSzXU — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 22, 2026 A Cabinet minister tried to cool alarm about Iran’s ability to hit the UK with long-range missiles today. Steve Reed insisted the …
💥 BREAKING: 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iran has launched two ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK military facility at Diego Garcia in the middle of the Indian Ocean, according to several US officials. None of the missiles struck the base.#Breaking #IranWar pic.twitter.com/qp1mUezMHE — Six Pocket (@six_pocket) March 21, 2026 The UK has hit back at Iran’s reckless attacks …
What Trump reportedly said, “we wanted surprise … who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?”, was meant as a joke referencing the surprise attack in 1941, but it landed awkwardly because it touches on real pain from history and a very… pic.twitter.com/A6SQDpK2tb — ISHOLA (@BLISEARTH) March 19, …
🚨HOLY FKN SHIT!! 🤯 Iranian Foreign Minister – Abbas Araghchi says: “When we say we don’t want a ceasefire, it isn’t because we seek war. This war must end in a way that ensures our enemies never again think of repeating these attacks.” “They have now seen what kind of… pic.twitter.com/EA1CeInuyg — JackTheRippler ©️ (@RippleXrpie) …
BREAKING: 🇪🇸 Spain’s far-left Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a new tool to censor social media. Sánchez presented HODIO (Huella del Odio y la Polarización, or Footprint of Hatred and Polarization). According to him, it is a new tool for monitoring the spread,… https://t.co/PoG86nyqFR pic.twitter.com/FMF6llm2wa — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 11, 2026 Sánchez presented HODIO …
This conflict is crossing new lines almost every week. First the targets were military bases. Then senior leadership. Then oil infrastructure. Then desalination plants that provide water to millions. Now the war is moving directly into the financial system. According to reports circulating overnight, the United States and Israel struck Iranian banking institutions, an escalation …
UAE ECO MINISTER: WE STARTED TO SEE PRICES GOING DOWN — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 8, 2026 Per Grok: The UAE Economy Minister is referring to food prices. He noted food is available in large quantities in the UAE, so “we started to see prices going down” and they are expected to gradually fall further. …
IRAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TAKHT-RAVANCHI SAYS TEHRAN READY TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY STEP TO REACH A DEAL WITH U.S. oil dumping — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 24, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, accurate per today’s Iranian state media (Mehr, Tasnim) and NPR interview. Deputy FM Majid Takht-Ravanchi: “We are ready to reach an agreement as soon as possible… …
After telling Canadians last year China was Canada’s greatest security threat, Mark Carney is now telling us our relationship with China is more predictable. What is predictable, besides China still being our greatest threat, is that the Liberals will sell out Canada to that… pic.twitter.com/4StpN9OJGU — Kevin̊ ⤵️🐰🕳 (@k2pointO) February 8, 2026 Factcheck: Mark Carney …
This is the former Prime Minister of Norway, Thorbjen Jagland, in an email to Epstein: "Yes, terrible times. If Trump wins I'll settle on your island." For all the accusation and innuendo about Trump and Epstein, this very clearly shows that the two were on opposing sides. A… pic.twitter.com/sYqxuT1BnZ — Jack Straw (@JackStr42679640) February 4, …