• 02/23/2025

US interested in restoring bilateral ties with Moscow — Russian official

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. https://tass.com/politics/1915435

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Russians begin mobilisation in temporarily occupied parts of Donetsk Oblast – Ukraine’s National Resistance Center

Pravda Ukraine Russian occupation administrations in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk Oblast have officially launched mobilisation measures, trying to disguise them as “training camps”. Source: Ukraine’s National Resistance Center (NRC) Details: The NRC reported that Denis Pushilin, the leader of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (the occupied part of Donetsk Oblast), has signed an…

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Russia, US testing the waters for possibility to restore ties – US expert

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The coming Trump-Putin summit will provide clarity as to the policy roadmap, a US expert who asked not to be named told TASS https://tass.com/world/1915433

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HSBC 2024 profit misses estimates as CEO looks to trim US$1.5 billion costs by 2026

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong’s biggest bank announces US$2 billion share buy-back programme and US$0.87 per share dividend for 2024. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3299255/hsbc-2024-profit-misses-estimates-ceo-looks-trim-us15-billion-costs-2026?utm_source=rss_feed

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Musk opens up about dinner party that soured when Trump’s name was invoked: ‘Like methamphetamine and rabies’

Fox News DOGE’s Elon Musk opened up in an interview alongside President Trump with Fox News Sean Hannity about a dinner party where he said he realized how “real” Democratic animosity toward Trump can be. “I happened to mention the president’s name and it was like they got shot with a dart in the jugular…

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Taiwan drone firms take part in European trade fair

Taipei, Feb. 19 (CNA) Fifteen companies from a Taiwanese drone industry delegation are currently in Germany to participate in a European drone industry trade fair, the delegation’s organizer, the Taiwan Excellence Drone International Business Opportunities Alliance (TEDIBOA), said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202502190006

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​​Lavrov shifts responsibility for war to Ukraine in talks with US – ISW

Pravda Ukraine During talks between the US and Russia in Saudi Arabia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov justified Russia’s full-scale invasion by shifting responsibility for the war to Ukraine and the West. He repeated the Kremlin’s propaganda theses about the alleged “root causes” of the war, including NATO expansion and “discrimination” against the Russian-speaking population…

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China condemns US ‘tariff shocks’ at WTO

Hong Kong Free Press The sweeping tariffs threatened or already imposed by US President Donald Trump risk triggering inflation, market distortions, and even a global recession, China said Tuesday at the World Trade Organization. The World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: WTO. After returning to office on January 20, Trump hit China, the…

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Israeli army reports air strike on Assad’s military hardware in south Syria

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the army press service, it targeted the hardware used by the Syrian armed forces during the rule of the country’s former President Bashar Assad https://tass.com/world/1915431

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Indonesia’s funding plan for new investment arm sparks backlash, transparency concerns

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Critics warn of potential corruption and unchecked political influence in managing state-owned assets via new sovereign wealth fund Danantara. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3299215/indonesias-funding-plan-new-investment-arm-sparks-backlash-transparency-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed

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