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Russia warned residents to leave central Kyiv as it threatened a massive missile strike this evening. The statement comes after reports of continued ceasefire violations on both sides. At least ten people were killed in a recent drone attack on Ukraine. Ukrainian officials called the threat another intimidation tactic. European leaders are watching the situation …
🚨#BREAKING: President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will be taking control of Cuba almost immediately pic.twitter.com/HDjNjQBfu3 — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) May 2, 2026 The “peaceful” era of the Caribbean is officially on life support. On Friday, President Trump dropped a rhetorical bomb during a …
by Michael We have entered such a dangerous time in human history. The largest land war in Europe since World War II has been raging for years, the Great Middle East War is poised to go to an entirely new level once fighting with Iran resumes, and the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz threatens to plunge …
King Charles is telling the United States government to prepare for a war with Russia by getting ready to defend Ukraine and “her most courageous people.” He reminds Congress that they fought together through two world wars, the Cold War, and Afghanistan. *The entire Congress… pic.twitter.com/Uo7DIVwdXa — Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) April 28, 2026
‼️🇷🇺🇪🇺 Russia issues stark warning to Europe Any country hosting Emmanuel Macron’s nuclear-capable aircraft could become a military target, Moscow says. Russia warns it will revise its strike list if French nuclear deployments expand across NATO nations. Europe’s push for… pic.twitter.com/IUPYjsG7re — War Radar (@War_Radar2) April 24, 2026
Russia has removed Kazakh crude oil from its May delivery schedule through the Druzhba pipeline, directly threatening supplies to Germany’s PCK Schwedt refinery — a facility located 100 kilometres from Berlin that provides approximately 90 percent of fuel to the German capital and its northeastern region. Moscow cited reduced technical capacity following Ukrainian drone strikes …
Russia is reportedly developing a nuclear weapon designed to be deployed in space that could cripple global communications and cause widespread disruption. General Stephen Whiting, head of U.S. Space Command, has admitted that Washington is “very concerned” about plans to place a nuclear anti-satellite weapon into orbit. “They are thinking about placing in orbit a …
U.S. Is Negotiating an Iran Deal That Would Buy Time, Again The United States proposed a 20-year “suspension” of all nuclear activity, even as President Trump demands assurances that Iran can never build a nuclear weapon. Just before Vice President JD Vance left Islamabad early Sunday morning, he described Iran and the United States as …
乌克兰军方宣布，昨夜成功击落俄罗斯发射的98架无人机中的87架。 pic.twitter.com/X0AZ1N3W7f — Breaking Alert 全球快报 (@BreakingAlert_) April 13, 2026 According to Mezha, citing Ukraine’s Air Force, air defenses were activated overnight as a large number of drones targeted multiple regions. Air raid alerts continued into the morning as the situation remained unstable. Officials say the scale of the attack highlights ongoing risks to infrastructure …
The Gulf’s plan to force Hormuz open just hit a wall at the UN Russia, China, and France blocked Bahrain’s Security Council resolution authorizing military force to reopen the Strait. Three veto-wielding powers said no to any language permitting the use of force. A vote is scheduled for Friday but the math hasn’t changed. Macron …
BREAKING: Europe spent four years escaping Russian gas. It cut dependence from 40 percent to under 10 percent. It built LNG terminals. It signed long-term contracts with Qatar. It celebrated energy independence. Then America bombed Iran. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz. Qatar declared force majeure. And European gas prices nearly doubled in a month. …
via Paul Craig Roberts Below is an interesting article by Alexander Dugin He says Trump who seemed to accept a multipolar world has gone over to the neoconservatives and become a defender of American unipolar hegemony: “The Third World War has been initiated by the United States in the context of preserving, strengthening, and ultimately consolidating …
Singapore is planning to expand its gold storage capacity, positioning itself as a key custodian of bullion for foreign central banks. It’s also developing “gold-related capital market products to promote price discovery and build liquidity” Big news… — Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) March 27, 2026 BREAKING: Russia just sold physical gold from its central bank …
🚨🇹🇭 Meanwhile in Thailand The panic buying a fuel is spreading everywhere quickly across Asia right now. pic.twitter.com/rT3Jy6Ynfn — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) March 27, 2026 BREAKING: Russia has agreed to further increase crude oil sales to India, now set to double from January's levels to 40%+ of India's total imports, per Reuters. Just 2 months …
Russia launched a series of large-scale attacks on Ukraine this week, firing more than 1,000 drones in the last 36 hours, as Moscow launches a new campaign on the battlefield. Some 392 were launched Monday night into Tuesday, the Ukrainian Air Force said. More than 550 were launched at targets across the country in a …
by Martin Armstrong Russia is now advising psychological counseling for women who do not intend to have children, which is precisely the type of response governments default to when they refuse to confront economic reality. They search for cultural or emotional explanations when the issue is economical. Russia’s fertility rate has fallen to roughly 1.4 children per …
by Michael It appears that Iran is quietly getting quite a bit of help from Russia and China. As you will see below, it is being alleged that China is mass producing drones for the Iranians, and one report is claiming that hundreds of Chinese military and technical personnel are “feared dead or slowly suffocating” …
by Martin Armstrong For years, I have warned that geopolitics moves in cycles just as markets do. The Economic Confidence Model has been projecting that the period around 2026 would become a geopolitical turning point, leading to rising confrontation toward the Panic Cycle in 2027 and ultimately the 2028 Panic Cycle year. What we are …
Mobile internet access has been disabled in Moscow in recent days after similar outages in dozens of regions Russia is stepping up its tests of systems designed to keep millions of people from accessing information online in times of political unrest, shutting off mobile internet access in the capital in recent days. People in Moscow, …
Russia eyes USD energy trade with TrumpPartial de-dollarization reversal for sanctions relief. Not ditching BRICS fully—no BRICS currency exists. China not freaking out; de-dollarization continues. Hype on "Democrat piggybank closed" overstated. America negotiating smart. 🇺🇸… pic.twitter.com/aF2J5jCuWq — The Little Satoshi News (@TheRiser100x) March 10, 2026
Russia is providing Iran with intelligence to carry out attacks on US forces in the Middle East The targeting data includes the locations of American warships and aircraft in the region, and is being shared with Tehran since the conflict escalated. 📰 The Washington Post pic.twitter.com/i7ktTPiQ7o — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 6, 2026 Russia is …
You know the war is going bad when they are easing sanctions on Russia. — Andy froemel (@FroemelAndy) March 6, 2026 The Axial Post @TheAxialPost The Russian Oil Concession to India The Move: US issued 30-day temporary waiver allowing stranded Russian oil cargoes to be sold to India . The Context: – India holds crude …
MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Russia could halt gas supplies to Europe right now amid a spike in energy prices triggered by the Iran crisis, President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday, linking the possible decision to the European Union wanting to ban purchases of Russian gas and liquefied natural gas. Oil and gas prices have …
JUST IN: Russia says it's lost "all contact" with Iranian nuclear leadership. — Polymarket (@Polymarket) March 3, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, confirmed. Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev stated Russia has lost all contact with Iran’s nuclear leadership—no phones or emails answered—amid ongoing strikes. They’ve suspended Bushehr NPP work (70+ tonnes fuel at risk), but stay in hourly …
It took only a minute to change the world. Within the first 60 seconds of Operation Epic Fury, Israeli officials claimed, Iran’s Supreme Leader and his principal henchmen were dead. But the precision-guided missiles that struck central Tehran in the opening salvo of the war did not merely kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and upend half …
Defiant Khamenei loyalist blasts Trump’s ‘delusional fantasies’ as he warns US: ‘We will not negotiate’ A veteran powerbroker loyal to Iran’s slain Supreme Leader has ripped Trump’s ‘delusional fantasies’ and warned the US that he is not willing to negotiate. Ali Larijani, a close ally of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered the blunt message on Sunday …
https://twitter.com/steve_hanke/status/2026324205986361602 Factcheck: No. The claim misrepresents events. Supplies to Slovakia (nearly 100%) & Hungary (~70-80% Russian oil via this route) halted Jan 27 after Russian drone strike damaged Druzhba pipeline infrastructure in western Ukraine (Lviv/Brody area; Ukraine released photos of fires/damage). On Feb 23, Ukraine drone-struck a Russian pumping station (Kaleykino, Tatarstan) upstream on the …
🇺🇦 Ukraine 'definitely not losing' war with Russia, Zelensky tells AFP President Volodymyr Zelensky says that Ukraine is definitely not losing the war with Russia, during an exclusive interview with AFP news agency. pic.twitter.com/5vz9Ckp7uh — AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 22, 2026
Russia has floated a $12 trillion economic proposal — the “Dmitriev package” — and both Zelensky and Russian officials have acknowledged it. Russia is offering a $12 trillion pitch to Trump tied to Ukraine deal, per the Kyiv Independent. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) February 18, 2026 20% chance Trump makes a trade deal with Russia this …
