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American double-trouble: Manufacturing is in retreat and farmers were suffering heavy losses 11:44 06.02.2026

American double-trouble: Manufacturing is in retreat and farmers were suffering heavy losses

U.S. manufacturing is in retreat and Trump’s tariffs aren’t helping. The manufacturing boom President Trump promised would usher in a golden age for America is going in reverse. After years of economic interventions by the Trump and Biden administrations, fewer Americans work in manufacturing than any point since the pandemic …
Bloomberg: Merz seeks LNG deals in Gulf Region to hedge US exposure, but there is no free gas there 11:43 06.02.2026

Bloomberg: Merz seeks LNG deals in Gulf Region to hedge US exposure, but there is no free gas there

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has set his sights on the Middle East to try and diversify energy supplies for Europe’s biggest economy and reduce dependency on LNG imports from the US, Bloomberg notes. Merz and a delegation of corporate leaders will leave for Riyadh, where he’s scheduled to meet Crown …
British life-style: Starmer apologises to Epstein victims as he seeks to weather Mandelson scandal 11:43 06.02.2026

British life-style: Starmer apologises to Epstein victims as he seeks to weather Mandelson scandal

Keir Starmer has attempted to reboot his faltering premiership, apologising for appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador and urging his MPs to unite behind him, ‘The Guardian’ writes. The prime minister gave a lengthy speech on Wednesday about community cohesion, but faced a barrage of questions about his leadership after …
No UK ‘Watchkeepr’ for Ukraine 11:41 06.02.2026

No UK ‘Watchkeepr’ for Ukraine

The Ministry of Defense has ruled out gifting the British Army Watchkeeper drone to Ukraine, while confirming continued spending on the retiring system and confirming a delivery date for its replacement under Project Corvus, ‘UK Defence Journal’ reports. In a written response to Conservative MP Mark Francois, Defence Minister Luke …
Sergey Lavrov: “We have indeed been “burned” by our trust in those who swore that NATO would not expand eastwards, that Russia would not be marginalised, and that we would forge a common space from Lisbon to Vladivostok – a vast continent of peace and security” 23:11 05.02.2026

Sergey Lavrov: “We have indeed been “burned” by our trust in those who swore that NATO would not expand eastwards, that Russia would not be marginalised, and that we would forge a common space from Lisbon to Vladivostok – a vast continent of peace and security”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with RT television channel Moscow, February 5, 2026 Question: Hello again, everybody. I’m Rick Sanchez, and we are coming to you today from a different location, the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation. Oh, if these walls could talk! This is such a special experience. …
Russia hints it will deploy Navy to protect ’shadow fleet’ 11:32 05.02.2026

Russia hints it will deploy Navy to protect ’shadow fleet’

The Naval Collegium under the President of the Russian Federation has put forward an initiative that will surely appeal to many residents of our country. Russia may use the Naval fleet To protect tankers transporting Russian oil. This will be the most effective response to the increasing number of seizures …
View from Delhi: US-India trade deal – The US administration was clearly unhappy with the India-EU free trade pact 11:31 05.02.2026

View from Delhi: US-India trade deal – The US administration was clearly unhappy with the India-EU free trade pact

The India-EU free trade pact wrong-footed the US, turning on its head the very playbook Trump was using to browbeat America's trading partners, writes Kanwal Sibal, the Indian Foreign Secretary and Ambassador to Turkey, Egypt, France and Russia, and Deputy Chief Of Mission in Washington. US President Donald Trump has, …
NYT: Sell America is the new trade on Wall Street 11:29 05.02.2026

NYT: Sell America is the new trade on Wall Street

Investors are increasingly souring on the United States, as illustrated by the declining dollar, the stalled stock market and rising government borrowing costs, ‘The New York Times’ writes. A new investment thesis has spread through global markets at the start of 2026, as trading strategies long built on the primacy …
View from Australia: New Tokyo-Manila Maritime pact signals shift in Indo-Pacific security 11:28 05.02.2026

View from Australia: New Tokyo-Manila Maritime pact signals shift in Indo-Pacific security

The Indo-Pacific has entered a more decisive phase. What once unfolded gradually at sea has now taken on sharper definition and intent. The January 2026 defense pact between Japan and the Philippines is more than another regional arrangement—it signals the formation of a new maritime front, linking two states that …
POLITICO: Macron enters his Lame Duck era 11:26 05.02.2026

POLITICO: Macron enters his Lame Duck era

Legislative compromise will take a back seat to political jockeying as the race for the Elysée heats up, POLITICO stresses. French President Emmanuel Macron’s celebrations over the imminent passage of the 2026 budget will be short-lived. Once it’s approved, he’s going to be a lame duck until the presidential election …
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