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Georgia’s Poll Body Confirms Ruling Party’s Contested Vote Win

Moscow Times The Caucasus nation’s pro-Western opposition has denounced the vote as “fraudulent,” while the EU and the U.S. have called for a probe into alleged electoral “irregularities.” https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/16/georgias-poll-body-confirms-ruling-partys-contested-vote-win-a87032

2024 FBS Summit: Hong Kong confab of family businesses talk about AI, geopolitics, markets

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More than 100 business owners gathered at the closed-door, principals-only 2024 Family Business Summit in Hong Kong over the weekend. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3286868/2024-fbs-summit-hong-kong-confab-family-businesses-talk-about-ai-geopolitics-markets?utm_source=rss_feed

Police detain several protesters near CEC building in Tbilisi

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Security forces drove the protesters away, cleared the road and detained several people https://tass.com/world/1873419

It’s risk of returning to ghastly Normandy format – Boris Johnson on Scholz’s call to Putin

Pravda Ukraine Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes that the conversation between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin poses a risk of returning to negotiations in the “ghastly Normandy format”. Source: Johnson on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: In Johnson’s opinion, following Scholz’s conversation with Putin, there is…

Taiwan’s inclusion on U.S. currency monitoring list ‘could become routine’

Taipei, Nov. 16 (CNA) The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has said it expects Taiwan’s inclusion on the United States’ currency monitoring list to become a regular occurrence. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202411160009

Scholz-Putin talk should be welcomed, as it is right step — Bundestag

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The lawmaker emphasized that politicians who are “intoxicated by war” and advocate for an imposed peace or the continuation of the conflict “until Kiev’s victory” are only contributing to further loss of life https://tass.com/world/1873407

Under the Chandelier at Mar-a-Lago, Trump Makes Picks at Breakneck Speed

New York Times President-elect Donald J. Trump is more contemptuous than ever of Washington expertise and determined to hire people based on loyalty. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/us/politics/trump-transition-picks.html

Democrats Draw Up an Entirely New Anti-Trump Battle Plan

New York Times The party’s early preparations to oppose the next Trump administration are heavily focused on legal fights and consolidating state power, rather than marching in the streets. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/us/politics/democrats-anti-trump-battle-plan.html

Musk Wants to Slash $2 Trillion in Federal Spending. Is That Possible?

New York Times President-elect Donald J. Trump has tasked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy with identifying ways to cut the budget. The hard part comes next. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/us/politics/dept-government-efficiency-explainer.html

Ukraine Slams Scholz After First Call With Putin in Two Years

Moscow Times The call had opened a “Pandora’s box,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/16/ukraine-slams-scholz-after-first-call-with-putin-in-two-years-a87031