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🗣Crypto is debanking’s KRYPTONITE, Don Trump Jr says

💬 “We got into crypto not because it was like ‘hey this is the next cool thing.’ We got into it out of necessity. We got into it because we understood just how quickly we could be turned off,” Trump said, commenting on his experience dealing with institutional banks after his father got into politics.


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🚨Ukraine didn’t tell Trump about drone attack on Russia

Ukraine didn’t brief Trump before launching drone strikes on Russian airfields — White House says Trump was left completely in the dark.

"He was not," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said when asked whether Trump was notified in advance by Ukraine.

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🇫🇷🇵🇸 From promise to pause: France might recognize Palestine… or not

Not so long ago, President Emmanuel Macron implied that France might recognize a Palestinian state — cue Israeli and US freak-out!

The Jerusalem Post, reports that France says a Franco-Saudi conference in June won’t focus on recognition but on disarming Hamas, freeing hostages and planning for peace.

Israeli officials are calling Macron’s moves a “crusade against Israel.”

Why so much drama? And why the sudden change of heart?

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🚨Russia and Ukraine have agreed to hold the next round of talks

Turkiye confirms it is preparing to host the meeting, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.

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💸 Orban warns Ukraine will suck Europe dry

Ukraine will drain every euro, forint and zloty that could go to building Europe’s economy, warns Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over EU membership talks.

To Brussels, it’s “political damage control and a sweet deal in a losing war.”

But who pays the price? European families, of course.

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🔵 NATO arsonists ‘aggressively adding fuel’ to Ukrainian fire, targeting both Russia and US amid talks - analyst

💬 “Since the first direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations” in May, “battlefield hostilities have only intensified,” political commentator and pundit Sima Pingbang told Sputnik, commenting on Monday’s second round of peace talks in Istanbul.

💬 “The main reason is that Ukraine’s NATO pillars of support – France, Germany and Britain, are jointly fueling the conflict, aggressively adding fuel to the fire, against both Russia and the United States,” the observer said.


💬 “European politicians, taking turns making tough statements against Russia for months, are dragging Ukraine into an ever-more monstrous death spiral,” Sima warned.


Meanwhile, the international community has no real mechanisms to contain this incitement, he stressed.
Russia must prepare for Europe’s brinksmanship

💬 “Therefore, I am convinced that both the Russian president and Russia’s army must critically increase their readiness. After all, if Europe decides that Russia has ‘demonstrated weakness’ before Ukraine or the EU – if Macron, Starmer and Merz see a chance for a major strategic gamble, the possibility of peace talks could vanish like smoke,” Sima said.


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🚨 Stockpiling or stocks running LOW? The truth behind Trump’s brag

President Donald Trump claims the US is stockpiling arms at an unprecedented rate — but he doesn’t specify what types.

🔸 Reality check: Stockpiles drained and resupply slower than expected

Military experts paint a different picture: US arms reserves are running on fumes after sending loads to Ukraine and Israel.

And restocking is at snail’s pace.

🔸 Slow ramp-up over the past 3 years

Despite NATO’s full-scale proxy war in Ukraine, production increases remain modest:

🟠155mm shells: from 14,400 to 40,000 per month, while Russia produces some 250,000 monthly
🟠GMLRS missiles: 833 to 1,167 per month
🟠Javelin anti-tank missiles: 175 to 200 per month
🟠AIM-9X air-to-air missiles: 116 to 137 per month
🟠HIMARS launchers: 5 to 8 per month

🔸 Air defense shortfalls

🟠Patriot missiles production: only 740 per year in 2025 and may only reach 1,100 per year by 2027

➡️ The Ukraine conflict showed production is far too low for high-intensity warfare.

🔸 Missile crisis ahead?

CSIS wargamers warn:

🟠In a hypothetical Taiwan conflict, the US could run out of long-range precision missiles in under a week
🟠A full-scale conflict may require 5,000-plus missiles in just 3 weeks

🔸 Ageing aircraft — another weak spot

🟠The US has one of the largest air forces, but many planes are outdated for modern combat
🟠F-15s and F-16s, the UASF’s backbone, are obsolete
🟠The pricey, ‘advanced F-35 stealth fighter has faced multiple setbacks — including near disaster against Yemeni forces

US military production is falling short of the demands of modern warfare — and that gap could cost it dearly in the next major conflict.

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🇰🇷 Lee Jae-myung wins election in South Korea

The leader of the Democratic Party, South Korea’s main opposition party, has become the country's 21st president, according to the national election commission, which counted 100% of the ballots.

Lee competed against Yoon Suk-yeol for the presidency in 2022.

🗣 He vowed to repair ties with China and North Korea, as well as to stop being "submissive" toward Japan. Lee also warned against South Korea being "dragged" into the proxy war in Ukraine.

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🔥 Musk calls Trump's bill a 'DISGUSTING ABOMINATION'

According to Elon Musk, the bill will increase the budget deficit to $2.5 trillion.

"Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong," Elon wrote on X, calling out the US representatives who passed the One Big, Beautiful Bill to the Senate.


Musk later vowed to fire "all politicians who betrayed the American people" in November of next year.

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💥 Israel strikes southern Syria

The IDF stated that its air forces had struck weapons in the Daraa governorate. Social media footage allegedly shows airstrikes on the 175th Regiment's positions.

In response, the Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned the air raids and called on the international community to halt the attacks.

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🚨 'THIS IS WHAT THE US TRYING TO AVOID' — Kellogg slams Ukraine's drone strikes

"When you attack part of an opponent's national survival system — the nuclear triad — the risk level goes up," he told Fox News.


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❗️ Pentagon chief opts out of Ramstein group meeting

Pete Hegseth will skip the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting taking place this week, the Associated Press reported, citing a US official.

This is the first time the Pentagon chief will not attend the meeting since its creation by the US 3 years ago.

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🚨 Iran ready to give away control of uranium enrichment to an international consortium, Iranian officials told Axios.

For Tehran to consider the idea, the regional consortium (which may include Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar) must operate within Iran's territory.

The US and Iran have already held five rounds of nuclear talks.

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🔊 'We were governed by MORONS' — JD Vance

Despite living in the "hyper-globalized era," no one in the Biden administration investigated the "brittleness" of US supply chains, the vice president said at the American Compass Gala.

"I asked that explicit question, and the answer was, 'We don't know'," he added.


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🔼 If tariffs don't work, DOUBLE THEM!

Donald Trump signed an executive order increasing tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%.

"Although the previously imposed steel and aluminum tariffs have helped provide critical price support in the US market, they have not yet enabled these industries to develop and maintain the rates of capacity production utilization that are necessary for the industries' sustained health and for projected national defense needs," Trump explained.


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🔥 Musk calls Trump's bill a 'DISGUSTING ABOMINATION' According to Elon Musk, the bill will increase the budget deficit to $2.5 trillion. "Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong," Elon wrote on X, calling out the US representatives who passed…
🤝 Musk and Trump remain friends despite comments — reports

Axios cites insiders explaining the 4 reasons behind Elon's criticism of Trump's "disgusting" bill:

▪️ EV tax credit AXED ($240K lobbying lost)
▪️ White House role REVOKED
▪️ Starlink air traffic contract BLOCKED
▪️ Ally Jared Isaacman DUMPED by NASA

Ultimately, sources say that Trump-Musk relations remain friendly. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed this during the press briefing:

"The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill... It doesn't change the president's opinion — he is sticking to it," Karoline said.


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🚨🇷🇺🇰🇵Shoigu in North Korea: High-stakes talks with Kim Jong-un

At President Putin’s direction, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Pyongyang for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

🔍What's on the agenda?

🟠Advancing Russia-DPRK strategic partnership
🟠Honoring Korean soldiers who fought in the liberation of Kursk region
🟠Addressing the Ukraine conflict and other global issues

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🇧🇾🇨🇳Belarus' Lukashenko & Xi hold talks in Beijing

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping at Zhongnanhai.

🤝Xi welcomed him warmly: “My office is just next door. It’s the first time I host you here.”

Сhina's leader invited Lukashenko to the SCO summit and the parade in Beijing, which will be held in August-September 2025.

Lukashenko’s visit runs from June 2–4. On the eve of the talks, he met Chinese business leaders, highlighting machine-building and tech modernization as key topics in Belarus-China cooperation.

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📞 Trump is "OBSESSED" with having a phone call with Xi Jinping in hopes that it will facilitate a trade deal between the US and China, Politico reports.

The total value of goods traded between the US and China amounted to nearly $600 billion in 2024.

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