Category: Nations
How Federal Employees Are Fighting Back Against Elon Musk
New York Times Some civil servants are using whatever levers they have to resist the orders of the world’s richest man, both in public and behind closed doors. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/us/politics/federal-employees-elon-musk.html
Read MoreWhy a post-election shift in Germany’s China policy is no longer a sure bet
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Front runner Friedrich Merz has long been expected to take a hawkish stance, but Trump and electoral maths may limit his room for manoeuvre. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3299750/why-post-election-shift-germanys-china-policy-no-longer-sure-bet?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTrump’s chip tariff cannot be implemented quickly: Expert
Washington, Feb. 21 (CNA) Aaron Friedberg, a politics and international affairs professor at Princeton University, said it would not be easy for the United States to rapidly implement a tariff on imported semiconductors because the cost of the policy to the country would be too high. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202502220007
Read MoreSlovak PM Fico justifies Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and says Zelenskyy “needs this war”
Pravda Ukraine In a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday, 21 February, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico actually justified Russian aggression against Ukraine and accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of not wanting to “hold elections”. Source: European Pravda Details: In a 15-minute speech, Fico praised Donald Trump, who, according to the…
Read MoreSecurity prisoners, including 47 freed in Shalit deal then rearrested, released for six hostages
Jerusalem Post The Israeli hostages released in exchange are Avera Mengistu, Eliya Cohen, Hisham al-Sayed, Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov, and Tal Shoham. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-843240
Read MoreUkrainian Security Service drones hit substation supplying oil to to large Russian refineries
Pravda Ukraine Drones belonging to the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) successfully attacked a substation that powers the Novovelichkovskaya oil pumping station in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai on 20 February. Source: Ukrainska Pravda sources in Ukraine’s defence forces Quote: “On 20 February, ‘cotton’ from the SSU stopped the Novovelichkovskaya oil pumping station. This is one of…
Read MoreRussia’s Rosatom in ‘large-scale’ talks with Iran to build another power plant: CEO
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The head of Russia’s state-owned atomic energy corporation says the company is in talks with Iran to construct another nuclear power plant in the country. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/22/743258/Rosatom-construct-nuclear-power-plant-Alexey-Likhachev-
Read MoreIran Army launches large-scale drills along southern shores
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Iranian Army has kicked off the Zolfaqar-1403 military exercise in an area along the strategic Makran coastline in the southern part of the country. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/22/743259/Iran-Army-launches-massive-Zolfaqar-1403-joint-exercise-along-southern-shores
Read MoreTrump Says Zelensky and Putin Must ‘Get Together’
Moscow Times “President Putin and President Zelensky are going to have to get together. Because you know what? We want to stop killing millions of people,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/22/trump-says-zelensky-and-putin-must-get-together-a88119
Read MoreHere’s what happened during President Donald Trump’s 5th week in office
Fox News President Donald Trump and his administration continued to advance negotiations with Ukraine and Russia his fifth week in office in an attempt to reach a peace deal to end the conflict between the two countries. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and National Security Advisor Mike…
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