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JUST IN: 🇨🇦🇺🇸 Canadian Prime Minister Carney says the US-led rules-based international order is over and will not return. pic.twitter.com/HCDAaD9fI4 — Whale Insider (@WhaleInsider) January 21, 2026 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the World Economic Forum in Davos that: The U.S.-led rules‑based international order is over It “will not return” The old system was …
(Bloomberg) — US President Donald Trump reached a red line with his threat to hit NATO allies with additional tariffs for opposing his bid to annex Greenland, Germany’s finance chief said as he urged Europe to prepare its strongest trade countermeasure in response. “We are constantly experiencing new provocations, we are constantly experiencing new antagonism, …
Former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. In an interview with The Times published on Sunday, Nov. 23, Cameron, 59, said he went in for a test for the disease at the urging of his wife, Samantha, who heard the founder of Soho House, Nick Jones, speaking …
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Thursday said the European Union should stop sending money to the Ukrainian government after corruption reports. “There’s a war mafia, a corrupt system working in Ukraine, and then the European Commission president … instead of stopping the payments and demanding for immediate financial clearance, she wants to send another …
Japan's new Prime Minister says she prefers to let the population shrink rather than bring in waves of low-skilled immigrants to offset the decline because the preservation of Japanese society matters more than cheap labor. pic.twitter.com/LInNuZKrRP — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) October 22, 2025 Sanae Takaichi has made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime …
Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated hierarchy, has been elected the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, 64, is also the first woman to lead the Liberal Democratic Party that has dominated Japan’s postwar politics almost without interruption.
BREAKING: President Trump rants about transitioning children in front of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose child allegedly identifies as “non-binary.” pic.twitter.com/x7KDAYpWKC — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) October 8, 2025 EXCLUSIVE: Mark Carney sent his eldest daughter Sasha Carney to discredited U.K. Tavistock Transgender Clinic pic.twitter.com/7Ht5PMgswK — Candice Malcolm (@CandiceMalcolm) March 17, 2025 Well, there’s no …
As new tensions rise between Russia and NATO powers, Moscow’s top diplomat insisted to world leaders Saturday that his nation doesn’t intend to attack Europe but will mount a “decisive response” to any aggression. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke at the United Nations General Assembly after weeks in which unauthorized flights into NATO’s airspace — …
by Martin Armstrong Albania has adopted the world’s first AI “minister” in an attempt to combat corruption. Diella, the female-voiced AI entity, will be a “member of the Cabinet who is not present physically but has been created virtually,” Prime Minister Edi Rama stated, adding that the robot would ensure that “public tenders will be …
by Martin Armstrong https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Nepal-Finance-Minister.mp4 The notable revolutions in Nepal include the 1951 Nepalese revolution, the 1990 Nepalese revolution, the Nepalese Civil War from 1996 to 2006, and the 2006 Nepalese revolution. Each of these events played a significant role in shaping Nepal’s political landscape. Nepal has a fairly regular revolutionary cycle in its blood. This …
Nobody in Nepal blinked when KP Sharma Oli finally resigned. What shocked people was how long it took. The country had already exploded. Streets were full of furious protesters, government buildings defaced, homes of top officials set on fire. A generation had stopped asking for reform and started demanding the collapse of a system that …
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been sent to jail, ordered by a court, Tuesday, to serve a one-year sentence for previous convictions on charges of graft and abuse of power. Just after midday, Associated Press journalists saw a vehicle carry him past the gate and into Bangkok Remand Prison. AP journalist Jerry Harmer …
French Prime Minister François Bayrou has called for a confidence vote in the French parliament today at 3 PM CEST He is not expected to win the vote and will likely resign tonight. This is the first time this has happened in the 5th Republic, which has been in place since 1958, plunging France into …
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky moment for the world’s fourth-largest economy. Ishiba, 68, instructed his Liberal Democratic Party – which has governed Japan for almost all of the post-war era – to hold an emergency …
arak, a former Israeli PM, schemed with a sex offender to fund Carbyne, a surveillance startup tied to Israel’s Unit 8200, while plotting an unsecured island visit. Recently leaked emails from former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak show that he and Jeffrey Epstein discussed arranging a meeting with Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel in 2014. The …
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country’s leader she violated constitutional rules on ethics in a phone call with Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen. (Produced by Luke Garratt).
https://www.instagram.com/charlottecallejas/ View post on imgur.com Gustavo Petro appointed a transgender person as ‘vice minister’ for Women This is Charlotte Schneider Callejas, a specialist in ‘Feminist and Gender Studies’ https://derechadiario.com.ar/us/argentina/gustavo-petro-appointed-as-deputy-minister-for-transgender-women h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
by Martin Armstrong German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has come under fire for stating that it would be unwise to send troops into Ukraine. “We are the only European troop contributor to station a combat-ready brigade in Lithuania. Doing that and also stationing troops in Ukraine would probably be too much for us,” Wadephul told the …
The online safety of children can only be valid if the social media providers use AI to scan for images of children and not allow them to be uploaded. The tech to do this is available. They choose not to do so. And everyone else pays the price with reduced privacy. — Miss Jo (@therealmissjo) …
He caught lying on censorship claims. 🚨HUGE: Barry Gardiner admits the Online Safety Act is not just about children, it's also to censor and monitor adults. Labour are lying to the ENTIRE country.This is truly dystopian. pic.twitter.com/F7tVRvI5o4 — Lee Harris (@LeeHarris) July 28, 2025 🚨LABOUR GOVERNMENT MINISTER PETER KYLE SAYS NIGEL FARAGE IS ON THE …
Giorgia Meloni: "Italy and Europe need immigrants." pic.twitter.com/Nm7C2oEA3b — RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) July 11, 2025 The biggest traitor in Europe, no question. Campaigned as a nationalist, governed as a parasitic migrant loving treason enjoyer. She should be in jail. — The Last True Roman (@LastTrueRoman) July 11, 2025 Today Giorgia Meloni lost 1 million votes by …
Thailand’s political center just cracked again. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended from office following a 7–2 ruling by the Constitutional Court. The court accepted a petition from 36 senators alleging a breach of ministerial ethics. The trigger was a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen. The call was made on …
JUST IN – UK Prime Minister mistakenly shakes hands with a Korean interpreter, confusing him for the President of South Korea. pic.twitter.com/lfARp6h50B — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) June 19, 2025
Japan’s debt crisis is growing. The Bank of Japan now holds 52% of its government bonds, a massive stake that has reshaped the financial system. This isn’t just policy—it’s a structural shift that has squeezed private investors out of the market, creating risks for long-term stability. Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato is now pushing for greater …
Japan's Farm Minister was fired for saying he's never had to buy rice 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/8cnatqbRKX — Barchart (@Barchart) May 21, 2025 Japan’s Agriculture Minister Taku Eto has resigned after sparking outrage with a remark that many saw as tone-deaf in the middle of a national crisis. During a political seminar, Eto casually stated that he …
JAPAN PRIME MINISTER ISHIBA: “JAPAN'S FINANCIAL SITUATION IS WORSE THAN GREECE.” Japan’s 40yr bond (I didn’t even know they had a 40yr treasury) is at all time highs at 3.479%. Something to keep an eye on… pic.twitter.com/ctrCjnlh9W — amit (@amitisinvesting) May 19, 2025 Japan's economy shrank for the first time in a year and at …
Why it matters: Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasuries, and even the vaguest hint that it could dump those holdings is powerful leverage with the administration. Following through on the threat could cause interest rates to spike. Catch up quick: Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Friday that the country’s $1.13 trillion …
Compromised Carney postured himself as in dominating control over Trump during a March 28 call busted lying about that discussion! Liar busted lying! Wyatt Claypool talks about PM Mark Carney lying about the discussion he had with US President Donald Trump back in March despite at the time saying something totally different. Looks like compromised …
China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo: China and the US not yet in talks on tariffs. — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) April 24, 2025 I think from here on Stop telling lies It will benefit everyone. https://t.co/6yXuBCTQbD — The Long Investor (@TheLongInvest) April 24, 2025 As predicted, China's incentive is to be uncooperative *CHINA: IF THE U.S. REALLY …
Keir Starmer claims over 400 individuals have been arrested for their social media posts. pic.twitter.com/GAyhrgyr2t — Catch Up (@CatchUpFeed) April 19, 2025 Meanwhile The UK is releasing 5,000 prisoners (Some of those will be voiIent offenders) to make room for anti-immigration protestors https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1825511320705216755 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/operation-early-dawn-prison-overcrowding-riots-b2598432.html Prisoners to be released after serving 40% of sentence https://archive.md/oJjjj Violent crimes against women …