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The US has launched a probe into more than 120 American-funded biological labs abroad, including in Ukraine, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told the New York Post on Monday. Russia has consistently raised concerns about Pentagon-backed biological labs worldwide, particularly near its borders and in Ukraine, alleging that they are involved in bioweapons research. · Gabbard said that the move aims to halt risky virus experiments…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has tightened her control over the EU’s executive branch to the point where the bloc’s leaders and diplomats now view her as too powerful, according to a Bloomberg report. Von der Leyen’s power grab angers EU officials – Bloomberg In power since 2019, von der Leyen has rebuilt the European Commission in her image and become “the face of Europe,” Bloomberg wrote on Tuesday. She has spearheaded…

At least 70 Labour MPs are demanding that Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign, Sky News reported on Monday. This comes after last week’s local elections in which the party came out as the biggest loser, relinquishing more than 1,300 council seats across the country. In addition to dozens of lawmakers calling for Starmer to go, at least three junior members of his government have resigned from their positions, Sky News reports. · Under Labour…

Russia successfully tests the Sarmat Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. · The weapon surpasses all Western analogues and can bypass all air defence systems. · A residential building is hit by a Ukrainian drone in Central Russia after the Victory Day ceasefire proposed by Moscow ends. · Chancellor Friedrich Merz gets jeered as he warns Germans to brace for further social cuts. That's as his approval rating reaches rock-bottom amid Berlin's…

By Redacted News · The U.S. intelligence community has officially opened an investigation into more than 120 U.S. taxpayer-funded biological laboratories operating overseas, including over 40 located in Ukraine. · Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says the probe is part of an effort to shut down risky “gain-of-function” research. The plan is to “identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what research is being…

Looking at the latest interim fuel distribution charts for May 2026, the system still appears to be operating relatively normally on the surface. But the numbers also continue highlighting just how tight New Zealand’s imported fuel network has become since the closure of Marsden Point refinery. Interim Fuel Charts May 2026 · !Fuel Distribution May 2026 · Fuel Distribution May 2026 – Current distribution as of 13/05/2026 · !Fuel Distribution…

By Andrew Korybko · Unless they all get on the same page, and soon, the West risks dividing-and-ruling the SCO. · Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov described the threats facing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) during his speech at the group’s Defense Ministers’ meeting in Bishkek in late April. He began by sharing the backdrop: “In order to maintain global dominance, the United States and the collective West are destroying the…

!Rams fighting · Source: Kiwibank Economics · Kiwibank economists are warning that New Zealand is being squeezed between two dangerous economic forces at once: · rising fuel and energy costs, and a weakening domestic economy. · The result, they argue, is a growing risk of stagflation — the difficult combination of weak growth, rising prices and deteriorating economic conditions. · According to the report, Brent Crude oil prices have…

A right-wing Austrian politician has demanded that the country’s Finance Ministry explain how nearly $22 billion in cash and gold was shipped to Ukraine from Austria since 2022 without triggering concerns about money laundering or regulatory oversight. In a statement published on Sunday, Austrian Freedom Party (FPO) Secretary General Christian Hafenecker called out what he described as Vienna’s “two-class justice system” for overlooking massive…

By Andrew Korybko · This could precede Russia and the US cutting a deal over Ukraine, in which case the US would no longer retain this role in terms of Russia’s threat perception, ergo the possible need to recalibrate perceptions ahead of time by having Germany and the EU as a whole replace the US’ traditional role. · It was assessed in late April that “France’s Planned Nuclear Drills With Poland Just Made It Russia’s Top Adversary In Europe”…