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WSJ: White House aides hid Biden’s apparent ‘mental decline’ from Day 1 of his presidency

11:18 23.12.2024

WSJ: White House aides hid Biden’s apparent ‘mental decline’ from Day 1 of his presidency

How the White House functioned with a diminished Biden in charge? Aides kept meetings short and controlled access, top advisers acted as go-betweens and public interactions became more scripted. The administration denied Biden has declined, writes ‘The Wall Street Journal’. White House aides covered up President Biden’s apparent mental decline …

POLITICO: Europe’s economic Apocalypse

11:17 23.12.2024

POLITICO: Europe’s economic Apocalypse

Europe is running out of time. Stagnation, flagging competitiveness, Donald Trump. The continent is facing "an existential challenge," writes POLITICO. With Donald Trump poised to retake the White House in a few weeks and the continent’s economy in a deepening funk, the bedrock on which the region’s prosperity rests isn’t …

A neverending battle in Washington: Difficulties for Mike. Difficulties for Donald

11:16 23.12.2024

A neverending battle in Washington: Difficulties for Mike. Difficulties for Donald

Powerful political battles continue in the US establishment. ‘The Hill’ writes about the difficult situation in the House of Representatives and the fate of Speaker Johnson. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) averted a government shutdown, but the days-long rollercoaster as the leaders cycled through multiple plans leaves serious questions about how …

Europe today: “Everyone talks about unity, but actually everybody is out to get the best deal for themselves”

9:39 22.12.2024

Europe today: “Everyone talks about unity, but actually everybody is out to get the best deal for themselves”

A 30-metre purple banner, hanging on the side of the European Commission’s Berlaymont building, is festooned with stars and reads: “United for our Future, 2024-2029”. Across the road, the leaders of the European Union member states and its institutions huddled in a room for hours on Wednesday to discuss how …

Pentagon secretly doubled the number of US troops in Syria

9:39 22.12.2024

Pentagon secretly doubled the number of US troops in Syria

The U.S. for months has had more than 2,000 troops inside Syria, more than double the 900 troops the Defense Department previously said are on the ground there, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson revealed, ‘The Hill’ reports. The new figures are particularly notable as the Pentagon in recent days and weeks …

Zelensky offered Fico € 500 million from Russian assets for Ukraine's membership in NATO

9:38 22.12.2024

Zelensky offered Fico € 500 million from Russian assets for Ukraine's membership in NATO

The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, actually offered the Slovak Prime Minister 500 million euros from Russian assets if he voted for Ukraine's membership in NATO. This was stated by Robert Fico after a closed meeting in Brussels, which was attended by the leaders of the EU countries. …

Trump's team appears annoyed with Ukraine for some of its recent attacks

9:37 22.12.2024

Trump's team appears annoyed with Ukraine for some of its recent attacks

Trump and his team have signaled opposition to some of Ukraine's recent attacks on Russian soil, writes ‘The Business Insider’. Trump's Ukraine envoy said this week that the killing of a Russian general was outside the rules of war. Trump has also criticized Biden's decision to allow strikes on Russia …

A new European fun: «Rein in von der Leyen!»

9:53 21.12.2024

A new European fun: «Rein in von der Leyen!»

There is a limit to everything, including Ursula von der Leyen’s reach. Some leaders have called on new European Council President António Costa to help rein her in, writes POLITICO. Annoyance is growing among senior EU diplomats, who are expected to discuss the European Commission chief’s recent unilateral power moves …

View from California: “The modern academy is a threat to reason, liberty and Western civilization”

9:52 21.12.2024

View from California: “The modern academy is a threat to reason, liberty and Western civilization”

The Western world has many enemies – China, Russia, Iran, North Korea – but none is more potentially lethal than its own education system. From the very institutions once renowned for spreading literacy, the Enlightenment and the means of mastering nature, we now see a deep-seated denial of our common …

Jonathan Cook: Syria’s Assad has fallen – just as the Pentagon planned 23 years ago

9:49 21.12.2024

Jonathan Cook: Syria’s Assad has fallen – just as the Pentagon planned 23 years ago

…Iran, the last target on the Pentagon’s list, is now fully in the cross-hairs. Deprived of allies in Syria, and now largely cut off from its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, Tehran is as vulnerable as it has ever been, stresses Jonathan Cook, an award-winning British journalist based in Nazareth, Israel, …

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