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JD Vance stuns Munich conference with attack on Europe’s leaders

The US vice-president, JD Vance, has launched a brutal ideological assault on Europe, accusing its leaders of suppressing free speech, failing to halt illegal migration and running in fear from voters’ true beliefs. In a chastising speech on Friday that openly questioned whether current European values warranted defence by the US, he painted a picture of European politics infected by media censorship, cancelled elections and political correctness. Arguing that the true threat to Europe stemmed not from external actors such…

Further bloodshed in Gaza supported by US to lead to Israeli casualties — Erdogan

The following article is from a Russian news source, Tass, which is controlled by the Russian Government. ANKARA, February 14. /TASS/. A new round of aggression by Israel supported by the US would lead to even greater casualties among the Israelis, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters from his pool upon returning from Asia. “We can clearly see that Hamas is honoring its promises under the ceasefire agreement. As usual, it is the Israeli administration that is the party…

Veterans Affairs dismisses over 1,000 employees as part of probationary worker purge

Veterans Affairs leaders dismissed more than 1,000 employees Thursday night as part of a White House purge of government workers still in their probationary periods, an effort designed to dramatically reduce the size of the federal workforce. In a statement, VA Secretary Doug Collins said the elimination of the posts will save roughly $98 million annually, funds that can be redirected into veterans’ care and benefits. “We thank these employees for their service to VA,” he said. “This was a…

Car rams crowd in Munich

The following article is from a Russian news source, Tass, which is controlled by the Russian Government. BERLIN, February 13. /TASS/. At least 20 people were injured after a car plowed into a group of protesters in Munich, Bild reported, adding that children were also among those wounded. TASS has gathered the key details of the incident. Incident details – A car struck a group of people in Munich. – The accident happened just an eight-minute drive from the venue…

Rosatom’s overseas orders portfolio above $200 bln in 2024

The following article is from a Russian news source, Tass, which is controlled by the Russian Government. MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/. The portfolio of Rosatom’s international orders was over $200 bln in 2024, Ekaterina Lyakhova, the Business Development Director of the Russian state nuclear corporation, said during the Russian Business Week. “Rosatom is indeed working proactively in the international market. We are currently present in more than sixty countries. Export revenues of the last year totaled more than $18 bln…

Russia stands for Syria’s integrity, sovereignty — Putin

The following article is from a Russian news source, Tass, which is controlled by the Russian Government. NOVO-OGARYOVO, February 12. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa have exchanged views on the situation in the country, the Kremlin press service reported, citing the content of the telephone conversation between the heads of state. “The sides held a substantive exchange of views on the current situation in Syria,” the statement said. “The Russian side stressed its principled…

US propaganda media not going anywhere, despite Musk’s criticism — Russian diplomat

The following article is from a Russian news source, Tass, which is controlled by the Russian Government. MOSCOW, February 10. /TASS/. The United States will not do away with its propaganda-peddling media, regardless of what Elon Musk says, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Talking to the Komsomolskaya Pravda daily, Zakharova was asked to speculate why Musk, now in charge of the US Department of Government Efficiency, said that he wants shut down the Voice of America radio station…

More US troops deploying to US-Mexico border, Guantanamo

The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active-duty soldiers to the southern border to support President Donald Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration, a U.S. official said Friday. That would eventually bring the total to about 3,600 active-duty troops at the border. The order has been approved, the official said, to send a logistics brigade from the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Liberty in North Carolina. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deployment has not yet been publicly…

House Democrats Physically Blocked From Entering Department Of Education Building

Video: House Democrats attempted to enter a Department of Education building on Friday in protest of proposed actions from President Trump but were blocked.

Lockheed Martin Corporation agrees to settle allegations of defective pricing on military contracts

Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC) has agreed to pay $29.74 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of defective pricing on contracts for F-35 military aircraft. This payment is in addition to $11.3 million that LMC previously paid to the Department of Defense (DOD) for the same undisclosed cost and pricing data on some of the same contracts. LMC, headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, is one of the world’s largest defense contractors. According to court documents, between 2013 and 2015, LMC inflated…

West Point Military Academy shuts down clubs for minorities, women amid DEI purge

The U.S. Military Academy has disbanded a dozen West Point cadet clubs centered on ethnicity, gender, race and sexuality in response to the Trump administration’s push to eliminate diversity programs throughout government. The famed military academy in New York issued a memo Tuesday shutting down groups including the Asian-Pacific Forum Club, Latin Cultural Club, National Society of Black Engineers Club and Society of Women Engineers Club in order to adhere to recent guidance from the Army and Defense Department. It also shut…

Bernie Sanders delivers ferocious Attack on Trump, Musk ‘Oligarchy’

Video: During remarks on the Senate floor, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) criticized the Trump Administration for moving the country towards ‘oligarchy’.

US, Philippine fighter aircraft jointly patrol disputed shoal region guarded by China

MANILA, Philippines — U.S. and Philippine fighter aircraft staged a joint patrol and training Tuesday over a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese fighter jets fired flares last year to drive away a Philippine aircraft, Philippine officials said. The joint patrol and air-intercept drills over the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines were the first by the longtime treaty allies since U.S. President Donald Trump took office again. Trump’s “America First” foreign policy thrust has sparked concerns…

Several people killed in mass shooting at a school in Sweden

Around 10 people have been killed in a shooting at an adult education centre, Swedish police said, the deadliest attack to take place in the country on what the prime minister said was a “painful day” for the country. The gunman is believed to be among those killed, and a search is continuing at the school for other possible victims, the local police chief told a news conference. “We know that 10 or so people have been killed here today. The…

Canadians push back on Trump tariffs by ditching American goods and services

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs started a wave of patriotic pushback this weekend from Canadians declaring that they were swapping American items off their shopping lists and cancelling their subscriptions to leading streaming services. Mr. Trump’s plan to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian goods starting Tuesday has prompted fears of an economic shock that will throw hundreds of thousands out of work. The federal government immediately responded with retaliatory tariffs as political leaders urged the public to shop local and…

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