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Under Patel, FBI forges unprecedented law enforcement ties with China, Russia

11:21 07.08.2026

Under Patel, FBI forges unprecedented law enforcement ties with China, Russia

FBI Director Kash Patel says he has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia, two longtime U.S. rivals, over the past year in hopes of gaining allies in combating transnational crime including fentanyl, cyber fraud and child sexual exploitation, Reuters quotes. The partnerships have involved personnel exchanges in …

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson announce new ‘movement’

11:19 07.08.2026

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson announce new ‘movement’

Marjorie Taylor Greene announced a new political “movement” with a group of MAGA stalwarts who have broken with President Donald Trump over the ongoing Iran war. On August 1, the former Georgia Republican posted a photo depicting her alongside media personality Tucker Carlson, Rep. Thomas Massie and Joe Kent, the …

View from Delhi: Russia sanctions bill – а new pressure tool aimed at India

11:18 07.08.2026

View from Delhi: Russia sanctions bill – а new pressure tool aimed at India

The US Senate has voted 86 to 12 in favor of legislation to impose 100% tariffs on India, as well as other nations, for buying Russian oil. When the Senate reconvenes in September, the bill is expected to pass, after which it will go to the House for a vote. …

Reuters: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

11:16 07.08.2026

Reuters: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

The U.S. Army has used up much of its global stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts, Reuters writes. The missiles are principally the Army's surface-to-surface weapons, known …

American Thinker: Corrupt and despotic Ukraine is not worth fighting WWIII

11:39 06.08.2026

American Thinker: Corrupt and despotic Ukraine is not worth fighting WWIII

Seeing Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral seemed fitting: Z-Man’s money-laundering operation in Kyiv was the proximate cause of Graham’s death, American Thinker writes. Had the senator (recognized as a terrorist and extremist in the Russia) not been working so hard to add to the butcher’s bill …

Reuters: China targets US firms and drone exports

11:37 06.08.2026

Reuters: China targets US firms and drone exports

China's Commerce Ministry on Wednesday barred domestic organisations and individuals from doing business with seven U.S. entities, tightened export controls on U.S.-bound drones and related technology, and restricted U.S. agencies' role in mandatory Chinese factory certification inspections, Reuters reports. Beijing said the moves responded to recent U.S. restrictions affecting Chinese …

Axios: Energy Dept. draws fire for slow pace of Venezuelan oil deals

11:36 06.08.2026

Axios: Energy Dept. draws fire for slow pace of Venezuelan oil deals

Nearly eight months after President Trump predicted U.S. companies would "rapidly rebuild Venezuela's dilapidated oil industry" to boost production, no new petroleum deals have been finalized there with American firms, Axios reveals. Why it matters: The price of oil is climbing as the Iran war squeezes global supplies, spotlighting the …

Devolution plans strengthen case for written UK constitution, says Burnham

11:35 06.08.2026

Devolution plans strengthen case for written UK constitution, says Burnham

The UK is one of only a few major democracies without a written constitution, a document that codifies how a nation is governed within a set of fundamental rules. In a potentially historic shift, Burnham said this weekend that his government’s programme of decentralisation – which includes giving regional leaders …

Pentagon ends leadership of Ukraine aid group as US distances from Europe

11:18 05.08.2026

Pentagon ends leadership of Ukraine aid group as US distances from Europe

The Pentagon is giving up leadership of a U.S.-led NATO command in Germany that coordinates military aid to Ukraine, the latest sign of a broader American withdrawal from its closest allies, POLITICO reports. Another NATO member will eventually take over running the Security Assistance Group, according to a U.S official …

New UK prime minister confirms Russophobia London's top priority

11:17 05.08.2026

New UK prime minister confirms Russophobia London's top priority

On July 27, new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, the sixth in line in just seven years, met the Neo-Nazi junta frontman Volodymyr Zelensky barely a week after taking office. Since 2019, we've had Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. However, while PMs keep changing …

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