Scraping the bottom: What Trump’s defense spending demand means for the EU
Meeting the target of 5% of GDP spent on the military would require EU nations to boost spending by €500 billion — a sum exceeding what two-thirds of the nations of the union produce.
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Meeting the target of 5% of GDP spent on the military would require EU nations to boost spending by €500 billion — a sum exceeding what two-thirds of the nations of the union produce.
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Ben-Gvir returns to Israeli cabinet after Gaza war resumes
The Israeli Knesset has approved the reappointment of the hard-line politician as national security minister.
Itamar Ben-Gvir previously quit the coalition over a ceasefire deal with Hamas.
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The Israeli Knesset has approved the reappointment of the hard-line politician as national security minister.
Itamar Ben-Gvir previously quit the coalition over a ceasefire deal with Hamas.
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Tracking Zelensky's war against Russian Orthodox Church
Ukrainian militants have deliberately desecrated at least 48 Orthodox churches in Russia’s Kursk region, local authorities said. Last year, the Ukrainian army also bombed the Gornalsky Monastery on purpose.
Outlawing Orthodox Christianity:
The law placing Ukrainian Orthodox Church under scrutiny and demanding to "sever ties with the Russian Orthodox Church" was adopted by Kiev in 2024. But even before the controversial bill, Orthodox Christians were ostracized.
Seizing the shrines:
The Kiev regime expelled the Ukrainian Orthodox Church from the ancient Kiev-Pechersk Lavra despite the outrage among believers. Over 1,500 churches have been seized by Kiev’s followers, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Synod said.
Profaning the holy places
In December 2024, Ukrainian restaurateur Evgeniy Klopotenko staged a culinary show at the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Orthodox Monastery, sparking outrage among the believers.
Thirty pieces of silver on Ebay
Ukraine sees no problem dumping historic Orthodox icons online with prices listed in US dollars. Among the century-old icons for sale are depictions of the Mother of God from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra and Jesus Christ.
Demolishing the shrines
Apart from violence against Orthodox Christians, Ukraine has demolished several churches and chapels, including the Vladimir-Olginskaya Chapel, which belonged to the Tithe Church, the oldest in Kiev.
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Ukrainian militants have deliberately desecrated at least 48 Orthodox churches in Russia’s Kursk region, local authorities said. Last year, the Ukrainian army also bombed the Gornalsky Monastery on purpose.
Outlawing Orthodox Christianity:
The law placing Ukrainian Orthodox Church under scrutiny and demanding to "sever ties with the Russian Orthodox Church" was adopted by Kiev in 2024. But even before the controversial bill, Orthodox Christians were ostracized.
Seizing the shrines:
The Kiev regime expelled the Ukrainian Orthodox Church from the ancient Kiev-Pechersk Lavra despite the outrage among believers. Over 1,500 churches have been seized by Kiev’s followers, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Synod said.
Profaning the holy places
In December 2024, Ukrainian restaurateur Evgeniy Klopotenko staged a culinary show at the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Orthodox Monastery, sparking outrage among the believers.
Thirty pieces of silver on Ebay
Ukraine sees no problem dumping historic Orthodox icons online with prices listed in US dollars. Among the century-old icons for sale are depictions of the Mother of God from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra and Jesus Christ.
Demolishing the shrines
Apart from violence against Orthodox Christians, Ukraine has demolished several churches and chapels, including the Vladimir-Olginskaya Chapel, which belonged to the Tithe Church, the oldest in Kiev.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pointed to the root of the egg crisis, providing a chart of chickens killed in the US.
"The Egg Crisis is Biden's Crisis — but President Trump and Secretary Brooke Rollins are fixing it!" she wrote on X.
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Chris Wright on running nuclear plants in Ukraine: 'No problem'
US ownership of the nuclear plants is technically possible and will not require American boots on the ground, the US energy secretary told Fox News.
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US ownership of the nuclear plants is technically possible and will not require American boots on the ground, the US energy secretary told Fox News.
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Hamas: 512 homes destroyed in Jenin and you want more?
The Israeli army recently announced the destruction of 66 houses in the Jenin camp for military purposes. Hamas responded with staggering figures:
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The Israeli army recently announced the destruction of 66 houses in the Jenin camp for military purposes. Hamas responded with staggering figures:
The IDF destroyed more than 512 homes and facilities in Jenin camp, displacing more than 21,000 citizens.
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Who will oversee what’s left of USAID?
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reportedly handed the remains of USAID to Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer, Jeremy Lewin. Lewin will serve as deputy administrator for policy and programs. Other remaining posts at USAID were also installed with DOGE staffers, media reports say.
In January, Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk was appointed head of Donald Trump’s newly created DOGE which was tasked with optimizing government spending. Later, Musk said that his DOGE team flagged many programs inside USAID and uncovered billions in what he coined wasteful spending, including DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) programs and foreign aid.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reportedly handed the remains of USAID to Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer, Jeremy Lewin. Lewin will serve as deputy administrator for policy and programs. Other remaining posts at USAID were also installed with DOGE staffers, media reports say.
In January, Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk was appointed head of Donald Trump’s newly created DOGE which was tasked with optimizing government spending. Later, Musk said that his DOGE team flagged many programs inside USAID and uncovered billions in what he coined wasteful spending, including DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) programs and foreign aid.
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Russian soldiers return home after prisoner exchange
175 Russian soldiers arrived in Russia as part of the swap announced by Vladimir Putin during his talks with Trump.
Russia handed over 175 Ukrainian prisoners of war, as well as 22 seriously wounded prisoners, as a gesture of goodwill.
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175 Russian soldiers arrived in Russia as part of the swap announced by Vladimir Putin during his talks with Trump.
Russia handed over 175 Ukrainian prisoners of war, as well as 22 seriously wounded prisoners, as a gesture of goodwill.
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Trump will order the shutdown of the Department of Education tomorrow — reports
The US President is expected to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon, CNN reports. The move follows nearly 50% workforce cut announcement at the department.
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The US President is expected to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon, CNN reports. The move follows nearly 50% workforce cut announcement at the department.
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🚨 Sirens sound in Tel Aviv due to a missile from Yemen
The IDF reported that it detected and intercepted a missile from Yemen. Social media footage shows the aftermath.
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The IDF reported that it detected and intercepted a missile from Yemen. Social media footage shows the aftermath.
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Does the release of Operation Mongoose files show parallels with CIA regime change plots?
The JFK files, recently declassified by Trump’s order, included a memo regarding Operation Mongoose – a CIA effort to topple the Cuban government and assassinate Fidel Castro, authorized by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
The release of this document led some social media users to note the similarities between the CIA’s methods back then and the tactics the US employed in Ukraine during the Maidan coup in 2014.
The three-page operation progress report, dated May 31, 1962, mentions the methods CIA employed to harm Cuba, including:
🔶 Espionage, including attempts to recruit local assets and insertion of CIA teams into Cuba
🔶 Economic pressure. One of proposals was to bar vessels carrying cargo to Cuba from using bunkering facilities at US ports
🔶 Propaganda, aimed at spreading word of alleged “abuses of power” and claiming “failure of key programs such as medical and food”
🔶 Efforts to “fracture” the Cuban leadership by trying to make senior figures, such as Minister of National Economy Leon Boti, to defect
🔶 Disseminating leaflets claiming that Castro failed the people of Cuba
🔶 “Worrying” the Cuban government with broadcasts “which would appear to come from local dissident groups”
🔶 Recruiting teams for “possible use in beefing up resistance groups within Cuba”
🔶 Attempting to “increase Cuban economic problems” via counterfeit currency
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The JFK files, recently declassified by Trump’s order, included a memo regarding Operation Mongoose – a CIA effort to topple the Cuban government and assassinate Fidel Castro, authorized by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
The release of this document led some social media users to note the similarities between the CIA’s methods back then and the tactics the US employed in Ukraine during the Maidan coup in 2014.
The three-page operation progress report, dated May 31, 1962, mentions the methods CIA employed to harm Cuba, including:
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Thousands of people went to the streets tonight in numerous Turkish cities to protest against the arrest of the Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
📹 Footage from social media
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Trump admits he admires Biden for being SLEEPY
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"He'd go to a beach, he'd lay down on a cot, barely able to get his feet through the sand, within minutes he's sleeping... That's the only thing I think was wonderful," he said.
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Houthis shot down another US MQ-9 reconnaissance drone over center of Yemen
According to official sources, the average unit cost of a Reaper drone is approximately $56.5 million.
Allegedly, this is the 16th MQ-9 UAV downed by the Houthis, bringing the estimated total cost to US taxpayers to over $900 million in Reaper drones alone.
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According to official sources, the average unit cost of a Reaper drone is approximately $56.5 million.
Allegedly, this is the 16th MQ-9 UAV downed by the Houthis, bringing the estimated total cost to US taxpayers to over $900 million in Reaper drones alone.
📹Footage from social media
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