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Austria's Freedom Party wins election but loses power

Austria's three leading centrist parties have struck a deal to form a coalition government, sidelining the right-wing Freedom Party (FPO) despite its victory in the recent parliamentary election.

The FPO clinched 29.2% of the vote, ahead of the Austrian People's Party (OVP) with 26.48% and the Social Democrats (SPO) with 21.05%.
This isn’t the first time voters in Europe have chosen one party, yet another one, takes power.

▫️In Sweden, for example, the Sweden Democrats (SD) finished in second place in the 2022 elections, yet a coalition government was formed by the Moderate Party, the Christian Democrats, and the Liberals, effectively excluding the SD from ministerial roles.

▫️Similarly, in the Netherlands, the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) won the most seats in the 2021 elections but required extensive coalition negotiations with smaller parties to achieve a governing majority.

▫️In Spain, the People's Party (PP) led the polls in 2016 but faced challenges in forming a government due to a lack of majority support.

These examples illustrate that in Europe, electoral victories do not always translate directly into governing power.

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❗️Сanada, Mexico tariffs will go into effect on March 4 as scheduled, China will be charged an additional 10% tariff - Trump

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BoJo, Ursula and Emmanuel go up in flames!

Effigies of Boris Johnson, Ursula von der Leyen, and Emmanuel Macron were burned in Donetsk during Maslenitsa.

Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian festival celebrating the end of winter and the arrival of spring, filled with pancakes, music, and cultural activities!

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$60B in redundant programs flagged for cuts by State Department

Most grants targeted for elimination came from USAID, with the Trump administration cutting 5,800 of them worth $54 billion, a 92% reduction in multi-year spending, The Washington Free Beacon reported.

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15,000 grants: Foreign funding initiatives under review by the State Department.

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$60 billion: Total funding potentially up for elimination, still under review.

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41% reduction: Estimated potential cut in foreign assistance.

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USAID: The majority of flagged grants and programs stem from USAID, which will see its workforce reduced from 10,000 to just a few hundred.

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Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with Lee Hee-young, a member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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From boom to bust: Ukraine's population plunge could see just 15mln by 2100

Ukraine’s population is currently believed to be just under 36 million, according to the World Bank. However, these numbers are estimates and could be much lower.

🟠Even before the escalation of the conflict with Russia, Ukraine already had some of the WORLD'S WORST demographic numbers.

🟠Ukraine reached its peak population in the early 90s at around 52 million. Since then, it has been reducing steadily through low birth rates and emigration, the World Bank adds.

🟠If these demographic trends continue, Ukrainians could be down to 25 million by 2050 and 15 million by 2100.

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As Trump promises to BLOW THE LID off Epstein's full client list, what might be revealed?

Announcing the imminent release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, US Attorney General Pam Bondi hinted there would be “a lot of flight logs, a lot of names.”

What could the files prove?

1️⃣Intelligence links:

🔸 Epstein, suspected of being an intelligence asset, avoided federal charges in 2008 through a plea deal arranged by ex-attorney Alexander Acosta

🔸 Reports suggested Epstein worked as an informant for the FBI and was tied to Mossad

2️⃣Honey traps:

Epstein may have operated "honey traps" for intelligence agencies inside and outside the US, allowing them to harvest information about high-profile guests, the WSJ reported, citing the disgraced Prince Andrew as an example.

3️⃣Bill Clinton and 'Lolita Express'

🔸 Epstein’s donations to the Clintons’ charities were described as "the largest unprosecuted fraud ever" by Wall Street analyst Charles Ortel

🔸 In 2002, Epstein "hosted" a trip for the Clinton Global Initiative to Africa on his private Boeing 727 (aka the "Lolita Express")

4️⃣Reported big names in Epstein's “little black book”

🤔Bill Clinton
🤔Tony Blairr
🤔George Mitchell
🤔Ehud Olmert
🤔Henry Kissinger
🤔Michael Bloomberg
🤔Andrew Cuomo
🤔Bill Gates
🤔Michael Bloomberg
🤔Richard Branson
🤔Rupert Murdoch
🤔Alec Baldwin
🤔Woody Allen
🤔Dustin Hoffman
🤔David Copperfield
🤔Michael Jackson
🤔Naomi Campbell
🤔Harvey Weinstein

All have denied wrongdoing related to Epstein

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After US President Donald Trump canceled Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington, the Ukrainian leader phoned French President Emmanuel Macron – who then called Trump and persuaded him to change his mind, reports BFMTV.

Trump had previously said Zelensky would arrive in Washington on Friday to sign a deal on Ukraine's natural resources, including rare earth metals.

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Russian civilian targeted by Ukrainian gunfire shares HARROWING ESCAPE STORY

“As we passed the residential buildings along Yuzhny, Ukrainian combatants started shooting at us. There was no one else around, just us—women, civilians. They began to fire at us,” a woman told Sputnik.

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Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko personally conveyed a message from Vladimir Putin to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about bilateral relations and the international agenda, the press service of the Federation Council says.

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Russia reacts to sentence requested for men who attacked its consulate in Marseille

Russia is outraged by the disproportionately lenient sentence proposed for the French perpetrators, who attacked the Russian consulate general in Marseille, the consul general told Sputnik. The prosecution is requesting one year of imprisonment with an electronic bracelet for the attackers.

UPD: The court sentenced the French nationals who attacked the Russian consulate in Marseille to 8 months of imprisonment, to be served at home with electronic monitoring bracelets.

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$1.5 billion for 32 trials: How efficient is the International Criminal Court?

The International Criminal Court (ICC) was founded in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. But it faces criticism for wasting money, inefficiency and selective justice.

Who funds the ICC?

🔸 The ICC budget is around $205 million in 2025 and adds up to over $1.5 billion since 2002

🔸 It is funded by 125 states parties to the Rome Statute, voluntary donations from governments, corporations and individuals

🔸 Top 10 contributors: Japan, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, South Korea, Canada, Brazil, Spain and Australia

🔹 Despite its ambitious mandate and substantial budget, the ICC’s track record is mixed:

🤔32 cases have been heard by the ICC since its founding

🤔60 arrest warrants have been issued

🤔21 individuals have been detained and appeared before the court

🤔31 suspects remain at large

🤔Seven defendants died before they could be brought to trial

🤔ICC judges have issued nine summonses, convicted 11 defendants and acquitted four

🤔the court’s jurisdiction is limited to the 125 states that signed the Rome Statute and lacks enforcement power

🔹 Several countries, including the US, Russia, China, Israel and Hungary, have repeatedly raised concerns about the ICC’s attempts to expand its jurisdiction over non-members, its political bias and its impact on national sovereignty.

🔹 The court is often viewed as a globalist tool for political intimidation of certain governments rather than an impartial arbiter of international law.

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