🥇Gold blasts past $3,100 for the FIRST TIME EVER amid trade war jitters

Concerns that Donald Trump’s April 2 reciprocal tariffs could trigger further economic turmoil sent investors rushing to the ultimate safe-haven asset.

Spot gold hit a record high of $3,111.3 an ounce after being up 18% this year alone. ↗️

Goldman Sachs analysts predict another high of $3,300 by year’s end.

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🚤 India successfully tests AUTONOMOUS submarine

Trials of the indigenous High Endurance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (HEAUV) were carried out in both surface and submerged conditions in a lake.

🔍Developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the sub:

🟠Operates autonomously for up to 15 days, per Indian Defense News;
🟠Can operate at depths of up to 300 meters;
🟠Is integrated with sonar, Electro Optical Systems, and electronic intelligence (ELINT) systems for underwater data collection;
🟠Can be used for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Mine Counter Measures (MCM) and to map the seabed.

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🟠 Missiles across Iran ready for launch in case of escalation by the US while Trump weighs in secondary tariffs on Iran

🟠 Zelensky would face ‘BIG, BIG PROBLEMS’ if he were to ditch critical minerals deal – Trump

🟠 Russia & US began discussions on rare earths

🟠 Mission failed: UK and US helped orchestrate Ukraine’s 2024 Crimean Bridge attack

🟠 Bill Gates & WHO were allegedly secretly sterilizing women in Africa – Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

🟠 Is the US on the brink of a stagflationary crisis?

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📹The future of delivery is here, and it’s rolling through Moscow at full speed!

Footage from social media

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⚔️No ‘red lines' stance: EU could SHUT ITS MARKET in retaliation to Trump's tariffs

For this, the EU would need to use its so-called anti-coercion instrument (ACI), which is “on the table”, a Spanish newspaper reported.

However, there is great reluctance among some countries, including France, Italy, and Ireland, to go beyond a symmetrical response in the form of tariffs and unplug the “ULTIMATE BAZOOKA.”

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🚨Le Pen faces court verdict that could end 2027 presidential bid

Marine Le Pen arrived at the Paris court today, where her verdict will be delivered regarding the alleged misuse of European Parliament funds. What’s the main issue? Whether she'll be banned from holding public office.

🚫If found guilty, Le Pen could be prevented from running in the 2027 presidential race – a major blow to her political career.

Media reports show she has been leading in the polls, with up to 37% of respondents ready to vote for her in the first round.

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⚡️Paris court finds Le Pen GUILTY of embezzlement of European parliament funds

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✅NATO finds NO evidence of Russian involvement in Baltic Sea cable damage

"No proof has been found that Moscow ordered or orchestrated the destruction," The Wall Street Journal cites a source in the investigation as saying.

Belgian Captain Erik Kockx, head of a NATO mission group in the Baltic, mentioned that it's difficult to assess the practical effect of the alliance’s increased presence in the region. "It’s hard to say that if we hadn’t been there, something would have occurred," he said.

On January 14, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced the launch of the Baltic Sentry mission to protect underwater infrastructure, including energy and information cables. The operation involves frigates and maritime patrol planes from alliance countries and was triggered by the December 25, 2024 damage to a cable between Finland and Estonia.

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❗️Despite Kiev's statements, the Ukrainian Armed Forces CONTINUED to attack Russian energy infrastructure over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry stated.

🔶A Ukrainian artillery strike on a Rosseti power company facility in the Bryansk region of Russia caused a high-voltage line outage, cutting off electricity to households in the Suzemsky district due to a cable break.

🔶Another attack attack by a Ukrainian UAV on a transformer station led to a 10 kV line outage, affecting electricity supply in the Sevsky district.

The continued deliberate attacks by Ukrainian forces on Russia's energy infrastructure show the Ukrainian regime's COMPLETE LACK of willingness to negotiate, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated.

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⚡️Marine Le Pen along with eight of her associates have been slapped with ineligibility sentences, essentially banning them from seeking public office.

They were found guilty in a case involving the creation of fake jobs for assistants to members of the European Parliament.

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🇷🇺🤝🇨🇳Russia and China: Stronger partnership amid global changes

International changes and conflicts over the past three to four decades have brought Russia and China closer together, Feng Shaolei, director of the Center for Russian Studies at East China Normal University, said on the sidelines of the Russian-Chinese Conference of the Valdai International Discussion Club.

"I believe that Russia is a reliable partner of China, and most Chinese think so. We have been good friends and partners for a long time," Feng stressed.

The partnership wasn't formed by accident, but has been shaped by global shifts and challenges, bringing both nations closer together, he pointed out.

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⚡️Court sentences Le Pen to IMPOSSIBILITY OF BEING ELECTED, she will not be presidential candidate in 2027 - Sputnik correspondent

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❗️Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfield infrastructure and drone storage facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

🇷🇺🪖More statements from the Russian MoD daily briefing on the special military operation's progress:    

▪️Ukraine lost up to 275 servicemen in the Russian Yug Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Russian aviation shot down five Ukrainian JDAM bombs and 150 drones.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 420 troops in the Russian Tsentr Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 200 soldiers in the Russian Zapad Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 160 troops in the Russian Vostok Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Russia's Battlegroup Sever has struck seven Ukrainian brigades, Ukrainiane lost up to 70 servicemen.

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⚡️A Paris court has slapped Le Pen with a 4-YEAR PRISON TERM, which includes a two-year suspended sentence and two years under electronic bracelet monitoring.

Additionally, the court has prohibited Le Pen from running for public office for a period of five years.

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