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The Secretary of State is in Italy for emergency talks, he’s meeting the Vatican and Deputy PM Tajani today… Relations hit a new low after Trump berated PM Meloni, he’s furious she didn’t back the strikes on Iran… Trump is still threatening to withdraw U.S. troops from Italian soil, Rubio’s mission is “complicated” at best… …
by Michael An extremely alarming “war of words” is happening between Turkish officials and Israeli officials, and tensions are running incredibly high. For years, the Turks have seethed while the IDF has crushed Hamas in Gaza. And now that the IDF is soundly defeating Hezbollah in Lebanon, the animosity has gone to an entirely new …
by Michael Did we just witness the economic trigger event that will cause the dramatic stock market crash that we were just warned about? On Friday, U.S. stock prices absolutely plummeted once President Trump announced that China’s new rare earth export restrictions would be countered by “a massive increase” in tariffs on Chinese imports into the United States. …
by Michael Did you know that we just witnessed the largest decline in U.S. imports in the entire history of our nation last month? Unfortunately, things didn’t get any better this month. In fact, during the final week of May imports at major ports on the west coast are down by almost a third compared …
Junta-led Burkina Faso has indeed adopted a plan to ban homosexuality, making it the latest African nation to do so despite international condemnation. Here are the key points: Background: Burkina Faso, a West African nation, was previously among the 22 out of 54 African countries that allowed same-sex relations. Recent Development: The military junta in Burkina …
“The situation we are in is fundamentally different from where we were 4 years ago on Covid-19. The willingness of the public or politicians to support masking, social distancing is a lot more limited.” h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
U.S. ready to sanction Chinese banks if they aid Russia's war machine, Yellen has said. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 9, 2024 China rejects Washington's threat of "consequences" Beijing has vowed to safeguard its interests and ties with Moscow after warnings from US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. pic.twitter.com/le67R2wBeH — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) April 8, 2024
Bolivia “has made the determination to break diplomatic relations with the State of Israel in repudiation and condemnation of the aggressive and disproportionate Israeli military offensive being carried out in the Gaza Strip and the threat to international peace and security,” he said in the conference by Vice Chancellor Freddy Mamani. https://www-vozdeamerica-com.translate.goog/a/bolivia-rompe-relaciones-diplomaticas-con-israel/7334972.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US h/t 16 …
BREAKING: "We, as the Spanish government, need to suspend diplomatic relations with Israel" Ione Belarra Spain's Minister of Social Rights. pic.twitter.com/9b94dIwky2 — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) October 19, 2023
GREENWICH, Connecticut, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Ray Dalio, founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, said on Tuesday that the relationship between China and the United States is “on the brink of red lines,” although he does not see a war on the way. Speaking at the Greenwich Economic Forum, Dalio said that there are irreconcilable …
This proves undeniably that France is willfully and wickedly suppressing our economies. See, they buy our natural resources, gold, oil, natural gas, bauxite, manganese, diamond, you name it, with the CFA franc that they themselves are printing for 14 countries. So, it means that… — Sy Marcus Herve Traore (@marcus_herve) September 5, 2023
via naturalnews: The passport of Singapore has overtaken that of Japan’s as the world’s most powerful passport, according to the Henley Passport Index. The Henley Passport Index, published every quarter of the year by investment migration consulting firm Henley & Partners, ranks the travel freedoms enjoyed by the regular holders of passports from 199 countries. …
Saudi Arabia seeks cooperation with China, ‘ignores’ Western worries. Saudi Arabia wants to collaborate, not compete, with China, the kingdom’s energy minister declared on Sunday, saying he “ignored” Western suspicions over their growing ties. As the world’s top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia’s bilateral relationship with the world’s biggest energy consumer is anchored by hydrocarbon ties. …