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Wednesday Briefing: China Hits Back Against U.S. Tariffs
New York Times Plus, the women reinventing Sri Lankan politics. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/briefing/china-tariffs-trump-netanyahu-sweden-shooting.html
Read MoreRussia’s close ties with North Korea and Iran represent diverging goals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Key differences in comprehensive strategic partnership treaties with Pyongyang and Tehran give insight into Moscow’s diplomatic strategy. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3297267/russias-close-ties-north-korea-and-iran-represent-diverging-goals?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePalestinian president to attend Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9 — ambassador
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said earlier that invitations were sent to “many countries” https://tass.com/world/1908739
Read MoreDonald Trump downplays China’s retaliatory tariffs and ‘in no rush’ to talk to Xi Jinping
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘We’re going to do very well against China and against everybody else,’ American president says after 10% tariffs hit mainland imports. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3297372/donald-trump-downplays-chinas-retaliatory-tariffs-and-no-rush-talk-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAmericans bullish on economy and stock market with Trump in office: poll
Fox News Americans have renewed optimism in the country’s economic outlook now that President Donald Trump is back in office. A majority of Americans, 53%, believe that the economy will grow in the next six months, while 61% believe that the stock market will also rise, according to the results of a Gallup poll released…
Read MoreICE arrests under President Trump continue in migrant ‘sanctuary’ cities
Fox News President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration continues with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials making several criminal arrests over the last week in left-leaning “sanctuary” cities, including Philadelphia, Boston, Denver and Washington, D.C. ICE agents conducted a worksite enforcement operation at a car wash in Philadelphia that led to the arrest…
Read MoreZelenskyy: Over 45,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war against Russia
Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 45,100 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and about 390,000 have been wounded in the ongoing war against Russia. Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with British broadcaster Piers Morgan Quote: “As regards our people, the exact numbers are very important for us: 45,100 people are dead, and we have around…
Read MoreSupporting Kiev to cost Europe dearly — Medvedev
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The statement was issued in the context of US President Donald Trump’s declared intention of obtaining rare earth minerals from Ukraine https://tass.com/politics/1908737
Read MoreRichard Williamson, Renegade Priest and Holocaust Denier, Dies at 84
New York Times Ordained as a bishop by a traditionalist sect, he was excommunicated then reinstated by the Vatican, but was undone by his antisemitic views. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/world/europe/richard-williamson-dead.html
Read MoreWashington gets offers of help in ending Ukraine conflict — White House
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “I have nothing to confirm or to break today,” Mike Waltz said https://tass.com/world/1908735
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