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Henry Kissinger, former U.S. diplomat, celebrates 100th birthday
nbcnews.com Former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger marks his 100th birthday on Saturday, outlasting many of his political contemporaries who guided the United States…
Henry Kissinger celebrates 100th birthday, continues to advise on global affairs
pbs.org Former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger marks his 100th birthday on Saturday, outlasting many of his political contemporaries who guided the United States…
‘I’m insanely thankful to the president’: how a Belarus dissident became an apologist for the regime
theguardian.com Two years ago, Raman Pratasevich, a young Belarusian dissident blogger, was white-knuckled, begging a Ryanair flight crew not to make an emergency landing at Minsk airport.…
Is The US Losing The World?
zerohedge.com Is The US Losing The World? By Russell Clark of Capital Flows and Asset Markets substack The US led free world (Western Europe, Japan and Australia) during the cold war were…
Parents of WSJ’s Gerhskovich travel to Russia
talkingbiznews.com The parents of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich attended his most recent hearing in Moscow, reports Shelby Holliday of The Journal. Holliday writes, “The…
US Dollar Dumping Has Started in Both Words and Actions As BRICS Nations Join Forces, Says Russia’s Top Diplomat
dailyhodl.com Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says de-dollarization is already underway due to the US government’s rhetoric and policies. Lavrov says countries within the BRICS…
Henry Kissinger is 100, but his legacy is still shaping how US foreign policy works
vox.com Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state, speaks virtually during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore on November 15, 2022. | Bryan van der Beek/Bloomberg via…
Just how good can China get at generative AI?
economist.com I to the bombast in Beijing and Washington, America and China are engaged in an all-out contest for technological supremacy. “Fundamentally, we believe that a select few…
What’s behind France’s fatal fascination with Russia
economist.com V so enchanted by the emerging Russian empire that he penned gushing letters to Catherine the Great. In the 1760s and 1770s the French Enlightenment thinker and the Russian…
Joe Biden fires the starting gun on the presidential race
economist.com T election of 2024 will feature Joe Biden against the Republican nominee. The polls suggest that person will be Donald Trump, giving America the sequel it does not want. Mr…
Which countries have escaped the middle-income trap?
economist.com O past half-century, many promising economies have become ensnared in middle-income mediocrity. To help its biggest client avoid this fate, the World Bank published a…
How rare-gas supply adapted to Russia’s war
economist.com T in Ukraine has reconfigured global flows of oil and gas. Less visible has been its impact on another supply chain: that of the so-called rare gases—neon, krypton and…
WWII Revelations: The Great Quedlinburg Art Robbery
spiegel.de What ensued was an unparalleled mystery involving reliquaries from the Middle Ages of inestimable value and shady dealings in the confusions of the Cold War. Characters in…
Russia tries to blackmail WSJ with veiled threat about Evan Gershkovich
newsweek.com A Moscow source warned the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) against continuing to publish "disinformation" about Russia, suggesting that their coverage indicates that they don't…
Credit Suisse Ordered To Pay Georgia’s Richest Man $926 Million After Fraud Scandal
forbes.com Credit Suisse has been ordered to pay billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgia’s richest man and the country’s former prime minister, $926 million in compensation for…
The Campaign To Intimidate Churches, Pro-Life Groups Is Getting Worse
newsweek.com Winston Churchill issued a famous warning in his 1945 election broadcast. The great statesman was rightly worried about the threat posed by the Soviet Union, and the…
Lauren Boebert compares Biden's Plan to Fight Hate to Soviet Union tactics
newsweek.com President Joe Biden unleashed a unique plan on Wednesday to fight antisemitism in the United States, but U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert felt it was a veiled effort to…
A remote-working employee of the world's biggest nuclear power plant left important documents on the roof of his car before driving off. It could delay a…
businessinsider.com Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant has been offline since 2012. Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters A Tepco nuclear plant employee in Japan left work…
China and Russia compete for Central Asia’s favour
economist.com C top brass is on tour. On May 9th presidents of the region’s former Soviet republics were in Moscow, having been roped in as spectators for Vladimir Putin’s annual military…
The Graveyard Of Empires: The Top Investments As The World Order Collapses
zerohedge.com The Graveyard Of Empires: The Top Investments As The World Order Collapses Authored by Nick Giamburno via InternationalMan.com,. “You have the watches, but we have the…
Jeffrey Sachs: The Ukraine War Was Provoked
zerohedge.com Jeffrey Sachs: The Ukraine War Was Provoked - & Why That Matters To Achieve Peace Authored by Jeffrey D. Sachs via Consortium News, George Orwell wrote in 1984 that “Who…
Putin rips into countries that 'impose their rules' on others just 15 months after Russia invaded Ukraine
businessinsider.com Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech before a ceremony celebrating Women's Day in Moscow on March 8, 2023. Mikhail Metzel/Getty Images Putin exhibited a…
Putin claimed a 400-year-old map proved Ukraine isn't a real country, not noticing it has 'Ukraine' written on it
businessinsider.com A composite image show Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) examining a 17th-century map of eastern Europe with Valery Zorkin, a Russian justice official. The inset…
Statistics agency: Migration from Russia to Finland at record levels
go.com HELSINKI -- Migration from Russia to neighboring Finland was at record levels last year, higher than figures seen after the collapse of the Soviet Union over 30 years ago,…
DeSantis is a truer believer, if a lesser politician, than Trump
economist.com A by Donald Trump, American right-wing populism has sounded more like a howl of rage or a whine of self-pity than a rational plan for the country’s future. When he ran for…
3 charts that show Russia’s declining influence among its neighbors
semafor.com The News Russia’s image has deteriorated globally since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine including in former Soviet Union states, new Gallup data shows. Approval of…
Watch owned by China’s last emperor sells for record $6.2 million
nbcnews.com HONG KONG — A luxury watch that belonged to China’s last emperor has sold for a record $6.2 million at a live auction in Hong Kong. The rare Patek Philippe timepiece was…
Summer Movies 2023: ‘Barbie,’ ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ and ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.’
nytimes.com Barbie springs to life, Indy swings into action and Spidey slings new webs. Here are 107 films for movie lovers of all tastes. WHITE BIRD R.J. Palacio’s novel “Wonder” was…
Lukashenko responds to rumors of ill health: "I'm not going to die"
newsweek.com Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko responded to rumors of his ill health on Tuesday, amid speculation that the leader had been unwell since his appearance at Victory…
"Once Again The Apparently Unthinkable Becomes The Inevitable"
zerohedge.com "Once Again The Apparently Unthinkable Becomes The Inevitable" By Michael Every of Rabobank Prepare To Be Buffetted Today’s Daily is not about Warren Buffet but geopolitics’…
Last Chinese Emperor’s Luxury Watch Sells for $6.2 Million
youtube.com A Patek Philippe watch worn by the last emperor of China’s Qing Dynasty was sold for HK$48.85 million ($6.2 million) Tuesday at a live auction in Hong Kong. The auction,…
Here’s China’s Last Emperor’s Watch
forbes.com A Patek Philippe watch owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi—the last emperor of China’s Qing dynasty—sold for $5.1 million at an auction Tuesday, more than 85 years after it was first…
Russia's finances are 'in the shit,' says a former Russian economy minister
businessinsider.com Russia's finances are 'in the shit,' says a former Russian economy minister. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP A former Russian economy minister warned of a looming financial…
Ukraine War: 9-Month Battle for Bakhmut Destroys City
youtube.com The nine-month battle for Bakhmut has destroyed the 400-year-old city in eastern Ukraine and killed tens of thousands of people in a mutually devastating demonstration of…
Russia claims it now controls Bakhmut, but Ukrainian officials say the battle is ongoing
pbs.org Although Russia claims it has won control of Ukraine’s eastern city of Bakhmut after a grinding nine-month conflict in which tens of thousands of fighters have died, top…
Put Ukraine on the U.N. Security Council
wsj.com In Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, one of his weapons is Russia’s status as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, which entails the power to block…
Build-A-Bear creates fluffy 'zero-g indicator' for Axiom Space Ax-2 crew
collectspace.com The zero-g indicator flying on the second private mission to the International Space Station may be the first that needed assembly. The product of a partnership between the…
Song Choice During Trophy Presentation For Russian Tennis Player Daniil Medvedev Raises Eyebrows
deadline.com Danil Medvedev of Russia poses with the trophy winning the Men's Singles ATP Final match against Holger Rune of Denmark during Day Fourteen of the Internazionali BNL…
How Ukraine is trying to woo the Global South
vox.com Louise Delmotte/POOL/AFP via Getty Images President Zelenskyy visited the G7 and Arab League summits to make Ukraine’s case. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled…
Why Ukraine is waging a brutal war of attrition against Russia over Bakhmut
pbs.org The nine-month battle for Bakhmut has destroyed the 400-year-old city in eastern Ukraine and killed tens of thousands of people in a mutually devastating demonstration of…
The west’s tightening of Russian sanctions is a sign of failure
theguardian.com The tightening of sanctions against Russia announced by the G7 summit in Hiroshima is evidence that the west remains solidly behind Ukraine in its battle against aggression.…
Zelensky denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forces
theglobeandmail.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Russian forces weren’t occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow’s claims that the eastern Ukrainian city had…
Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forces
go.com HIROSHIMA, Japan -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian forces weren't occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's claims that the eastern…
Ukraine says troops still engaging Russian forces in Bakhmut after Moscow announces victory in city
apnews.com Ukrainian soldiers were still engaging Russian forces in fierce battles in and around Bakhmut on Sunday, military officials said, hours after Moscow and the private army…
Zelenskyy: 'Bakhmut is only in our hearts' after Ukraine loses control of destroyed city to Russia
go.com KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Bakhmut was “only in our hearts," hours after Russia’s defense ministry reported that forces of the…
Russia's Wagner claims Bakhmut; Kyiv says situation critical
investing.com Russia's Wagner private army claimed on Saturday to have finally captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after the longest and bloodiest battle of the war, while Kyiv…
Wagner forces claim Russian control of Bakhmut as Ukraine says defenders still holding on
pbs.org The head of the Russian private army Wagner claimed Saturday that his forces have taken control of the city of Bakhmut after the longest and most grinding battle of the…
Counter-Disinformation: The New Snake Oil
zerohedge.com Counter-Disinformation: The New Snake Oil Authored by Tom Wyatt via Racket News, The San Diego Convention Center was packed with the defense industry elite. Boeing, Northrup…
NATO To Draw Up Russia War Plans For First Time Since Cold War
zerohedge.com NATO To Draw Up Russia War Plans For First Time Since Cold War Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, NATO is drawing up plans on how to fight a war with Russia for the…
Are Western companies becoming less global?
economist.com T ago Russia joined the ignominious list of countries—alongside North Korea and Cuba—where consumers are denied the joys of a Coca-Cola. The American beverage giant had…
How the war has split the church in Ukraine
economist.com A used to be a racing-car mechanic, but in 1993 he found God, left his wife, and moved into a monastery in central Kyiv known as the Pechersk Lavra. The monastery, a centre…
Ukraine’s gay soldiers fight Russia
economist.com W joined the Ukrainian army in 2021, he didn’t tell anyone he was gay. In his first weeks his room-mates at training camp found some “spicy texts”, as he puts it, and he was…
Younger Americans are friendlier to China
economist.com T between America and China is infiltrating college dorm rooms. Citing national security concerns, at least 29 states have banned TikTok, the video app owned by ByteDance, a…
American universities are hiring based on devotion to diversity
economist.com T , Berkeley is currently advertising for a “director of cell culture, fly food, media prep and on-call glass washing facilities”. Applicants need an advanced degree and a…
Echoing Scarface, "First We Get The Money" Say Chicago Mayor Johnson's Allies With $12 Billion Financial Plan
zerohedge.com Echoing Scarface, "First We Get The Money" Say Chicago Mayor Johnson's Allies With $12 Billion Financial Plan By Mark Glennon of Wirepoints Two Chicago interest groups that…