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Africa’s trade finance gap has climbed above $74 billion, according to an African Development Bank assessment of trade financing conditions and commercial bank retreat. The key shift is not just the size of the gap. It is the behavior behind …
Iran Military News ☫ @IranMilitaryEN Strategic Assessment: The intensification of blind US attacks, which in some cases target civilian infrastructure such as airplanes or wheat silos in remote cities and have also damaged Iran’s industrial infrastructure, along with successive covert …
The Trump administration will draw down 700 law enforcement officers from Minnesota on Wednesday, border czar Tom Homan said. After that approximately 25% withdrawal, around 2,000 federal agents will remain in the state, he said. Homan announced the pullback after …
NOW – Trump on Minnesota ICE operations: "We're gonna de-escalate a little bit." pic.twitter.com/g13vcV2Ow1 — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 27, 2026 The administration retreated Monday from the position it staked out over the weekend. Politico Playbook framed Kristi Noem’s sidelining as …
Contrary to headlines suggesting the EU has “backed away” from Chat Control, the negotiating mandate endorsed today by EU ambassadors in a close split vote paves the way for a permanent infrastructure of mass surveillance. Patrick Breyer, digital freedom fighter …
Democrat Rep. Norma Torres: "This must stop. The president must call back these ICE agents. They must retreat. That's what we're demanding right now." pic.twitter.com/A8jURWcY55 — TheBlaze (@theblaze) June 10, 2025 LA MAYOR BASS: WILL TRY TO CALL TRUMP ON …
“For decades, the Japanese and Chinese produced more than they consumed and saved the difference. A part of those savings got invested in US treasuries, which meant the US govt could spend more than it earned and borrow the difference. …
With foreign central bank appetite for US Treasuries in retreat, what will replace the current system? I don't think anyone knows. The chart below suggests we go back to substantial central bank gold holdings. Maybe. IMHO, fragmentation and a broad …
When several dozen Democratic political operatives and elected officials gathered at a tony resort off the Potomac River last month, frustration boiled over at the left wing of their party. Democrats had become too obsessed with “ideological purity tests” and …
Police forces have stopped using Elon Musk’s X social media platform amid concerns about misinformation. X, formerly named Twitter before Musk’s takeover in 2022, was used to spread false information that sparked riots across Britain this summer. The app has …
Sebastian Gorka, a right-wing commentator and author who worked in the Trump administration, is selling his Baker, WV, vacation home. The three-bedroom, two-bath log cabin is listed for $575,000 and comes with more than 33 acres in the woods. This …
Earlier this week, Xi spent nearly two hours on the phone with President Joe Biden, striking a markedly friendlier tone than before. This comes after November’s San Francisco summit, in which Xi promised all sorts of goodies to the US …
Without American help, we will have to retreat, Zelensky admitted Vladimir Zelensky, in an interview with American media, admitted that if Kyiv does not receive the promised assistance from the United States, blocked in Congress, its forces will be forced …
WASHINGTON – House Republicans are scheduled to depart for their annual retreat on Wednesday. But this year, a number of lawmakers are opting to skip it, harboring frustration and exhaustion at the infighting that has locked down the party’s ability …