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The US countdown for Iran to make a deal continues amid the Hormuz Strait blockade, while Donald Trump claims hostilities have ended as he looks to bypass congressional approval needed to wage his war. Despite the crippling US embargo on Cuba, Washington imposes new sanctions on key industries of the island nation while the US president says he could position an aircraft carrier off its shores and force it to surrender. Russia's Africa Corps…

Andrew Korybko · Absent a deal with Trump, which Putin could be further induced to agree to if Trump promises to reduce US pressure on some but not all of these countries, Russia might lose all 15 of these partners and possibly even more with time. · It was assessed shortly after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s capture that “The ‘Trump Doctrine’ Is Shaped By Elbridge Colby’s ‘Strategy Of Denial’”, which argues that the US now prioritizes…

By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory · Sovereignty, as defined in international law, is both crucial and complex. In the real shark-pool world of geopolitics, it is not hard to spot: if you have the ability to rule at home and resist attack from outside (any outside), then you are…

The US-Israeli war on Iran has already been “terminated,” and the Trump administration believes it does not need an extension from Congress to continue the fighting, the Associated Press has reported, citing sources. The report comes as a deadline mandated by the 1973 War Powers Act rapidly approaches. The legislation limits any military action launched by the president without congressional authorization to 60 days. · The White House insists…

US President Donald Trump has announced 25% tariffs on EU-made cars and trucks, accusing the bloc of breaching a trade deal reached last summer but yet to be fully ratified by EU lawmakers. The move constitutes a 10% hike from current 15% levies on the automotive industry. Announcing the decision, Trump urged European car makers to move their manufacturing to the US, saying that such cars would not be subjected to increased tariffs. · “I am…

Russian journalist Vladimir Solovyov has accused Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of betraying the interests of her own voters by following the EU line on Ukraine and Russia in an interview with Il Fatto Quotidiano published on Wednesday. “I don’t have any problem with Signora Meloni,” Solovyov said. “Italian people, they have problem with Signora Meloni. Donald Trump, he has problems with Signora Meloni.” · The TV host claimed Meloni had…

The Berlin youth wing of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has suggested abolishing marriage in Germany in favor of cohabiting partnerships. · At present, marriage enjoys constitutional protection under Article 6 of the Basic Law. The motion titled ‘Down with the patriarchy, even if it feels romantic’ was presented late last month ahead of a conference of the SPD’s Berlin branch scheduled for May 8 to May 9. According to the Berlin Young…

Three children are wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack, as Russian troops respond with multiple precision strikes against Kiev's forces. Turkish police reportedly detain at least 50 protesters trying to reach Istanbul's main square for a Labour Day demonstration. · A government ban prohibits gatherings at the central location. Mali holds a service commemorating its fallen defence minister, killed last weekend during a mass wave of violence by…

Fall of the Cabal Official · !Why Comey · Image from original article · Yesterday James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2013 until 2017, was indicted, arrested and led before Court. · What had happened? · On May 15, 2025 James Comey ‘knowingly and willingly made a threat to the life of the President of the United States’, by posting this: · 86 is a code used to ‘get rid of’ someone, literally saying to put someone…

Emerging micro-sensor technologies raise questions around surveillance, autonomy, and future control systems · The Reese Report · Smart Dust originated as a military-funded research program, primarily supported by DARPA, with the aim of developing rapidly deployable sensor networks for battlefield environments. · The core function of such systems is detection. Specifically, detecting individuals without their awareness. As a result,…