• 03/13/2025

Dr. Marty Makary advances out of key committee in bid for FDA confirmation

Fox News President Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Marty Makary, passed a key committee vote 14-9 on Thursday morning, clearing the way for a full Senate vote on his nomination.  If confirmed before the full Senate, Makary will work alongside the nominee for National Institute of Health (NIH) Director…

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Lukashenko Dismisses U.S. Ceasefire Proposal, Says Washington Has ‘No Plan’ for Ukraine War

Moscow Times The Belarusian leader described the ceasefire as an attempt to “probe the ground” and suggested Putin would find it “difficult” to accept. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/13/lukashenko-dismisses-us-ceasefire-proposal-says-washington-has-no-plan-for-ukraine-war-a88350

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Border area bustling under Biden now quiet under Trump, says veterans group: ‘Amazing difference’

Fox News SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Veterans who have volunteered to help secure the border in Southern California say there has been an incredible difference in what they have seen since President Donald Trump took office in January. “There has been such an amazing difference between what was going on during the Biden administration…

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Russian border states eye exit of landmine treaty to fortify defenses and deter Putin

Fox News Eastern European countries are eyeing an exit of the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines so they can place lethal underground bombs along their border to prevent Russia from invading, Fox News Digital has learned.  Poland is expected to withdraw from the treaty, together with Lithuania and Estonia, multiple eastern European officials predicted. Latvia and…

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Crimean Tatar Rustem Virati dies in Russian penal colony

Pravda Ukraine Rustem Virati, a 60-year-old Crimean Tatar who was imprisoned by the Russians for eight years, has died in a penal colony in the city of Dmitrovgrad, Russia’s Ulyanovsk Oblast. Source: Refat Chubarov, Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, on Telegram; Crimean Tatar Resource Centre Details: The report says that Rustem…

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Don’t use China as a hedge against US, Beijing’s envoy warns Japan

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ties with Tokyo may be on the mend but could be undone by Japan’s view of its neighbour, ambassador Wu Jianghao says. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3302252/dont-use-china-hedge-against-us-beijings-envoy-warns-japan?utm_source=rss_feed

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Pete Buttigieg expected to make major announcement regarding his political future

Fox News Pete Buttigieg is expected to rule out a run for an open Democrat-held Senate seat in his adopted home state of Michigan, according to two sources familiar with his plans. And the likely move by the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, who served four years as Transportation secretary in the Biden administration, appears to…

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Archaeologists found a Budha torso. It matches a head discovered in 1927

Jerusalem Post The newly discovered torso stands 1.16 meters tall and is believed to date back to the 12th or 13th century. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-845881

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Sweden to provide Ukraine with about US$138 million for recovery and development, Reuters reports

Pravda Ukraine Sweden will allocate assistance to Ukraine to help the country recover, develop and meet urgent humanitarian needs. Source: Reuters, citing Sweden’s Minister for International Development, Benjamin Dousa, in a statement on Thursday 13 March, as reported by European Pravda Details: Dousa stated that Sweden will allocate over SEK 1.4 billion (approximately US$137.7 million)…

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Russian troops attempt to consolidate positions near Basivka in Sumy Oblast – video

Pravda Ukraine Russian infantry groups are continuing to storm the border area of Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast. Source: DeepState, a Ukrainian group of military analysts; Ukrainska Pravda sources in a Ukrainian Armed Forces unit deployed to this area Details: DeepState reported that Russian troops are still attempting to infiltrate the village of Basivka, situated between the…

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