NATO chief discusses ‘global security’ with Trump

NATO chief Mark Rutte held talks with US President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on the “global security issues facing the alliance”, a spokeswoman said Saturday. The meeting took place on Friday in Palm Beach, NATO’s Farah Dakhlallah said in a statement. In his first term Trump aggressively pushed Europe to step up defence spending and […]

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North Korean troops massed in Russia to enter Ukraine war ‘soon’: Pentagon chief

The United States expects that thousands of North Korean troops massing in Russia will “soon” enter combat against Ukraine, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Saturday. “Based upon what they’ve been trained on, the way they’ve been integrated into the Russian formations, I fully expect to see them engaged in combat soon,” Austin told reporters during […]

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Trump names hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury chief

US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named billionaire Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary, choosing the hedge fund manager to help execute an agenda promising tax cuts and tariffs. Bessent, who is chief executive officer of Key Square Group, has called for an extension of tax cuts from Trump’s first term, wants to reassert American […]

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Ukraine seeking new air-defence systems after latest Russian strike: Zelensky

Ukraine is asking its Western partners for updated air defence systems after Russia fired an ultra-fast ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro this week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday. “Ukraine’s defence minister is already holding meetings with our partners on new air defence systems — exactly the kind of systems that can protect lives […]

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Russia says it needs migrants to fill labour shortage

Russia needs migrants in order to develop because of its dwindling domestic workforce, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published on Friday. “Migrants are a necessity,” he told state news agency RIA Novosti. “We have a tense demographic situation. We live in the largest country in the world but there aren’t that many […]

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Japan inflation eases to 2.3% in October: official data

Japanese inflation slowed slightly in October with prices up 2.3 percent on-year, official data showed Friday, as the government readies a huge economic stimulus package. The core Consumer Price Index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food prices, was down from 2.4 percent in September and 2.8 percent in August. But it stayed above the Bank […]

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False Alarm: Ambulances at Mar-a-Lago Part of JD Vance Motorcade

Speculation briefly erupted on social media Thursday after ambulances and Secret Service vans were seen leaving Mar-a-Lago. Andrew Feinberg, The Independent’s White House correspondent, initially reported the movement of two ambulances and several vans loaded with Secret Service agents, leading to widespread curiosity. Moments later, Feinberg provided much-needed clarification. Citing a transition source and the […]

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Texas agency offers Trump land for ‘deportation facilities’

Texas authorities have offered the incoming Trump administration land on the border with Mexico to build “deportation facilities” in support of the president-elect’s plan for the mass removal of undocumented migrants. Incoming president Donald Trump said this week he planned to declare a national emergency on border security and use the US military to carry […]

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US govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome: court filing

The US government late Wednesday asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant. In a court filing, the US Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google’s business that includes banning deals for Google to be the default […]

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Migrants set out from Mexico hoping to reach pre-Trump US

Hundreds of migrants left the Mexican city of Tapachula on foot Wednesday, aiming to arrive at the US border before President-elect Donald Trump — who has vowed massive deportations — takes office in January. The group of about 1,500 people set out from Tapachula in southern Mexico in the early morning hours for a walk […]

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