Trump surprises Rush Limbaugh at State of the Union
Another volcanic eruption has begun in south-west Iceland, forcing the evacuation of the famous geothermal Blue Lagoon spa and the small fishing town of Grindavik. The new fissure opened up near Sundhnuksgigar on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fifth eruption in the area since December. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said the fissure was longer than…
France’s public deficit hit 5.8% of GDP in 2024, totalling €168.6 billion, a figure well above the maximum allowed by EU rules. France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou has outlined plans to cut €43.8 billion from the national budget, warning that debt presents a “mortal danger” for the country. The cuts involve reducing the number of…
Ukraine is running dangerously low on munitions as efforts to get fresh funds for weapons have stalled amid Republican opposition The Pentagon will rush about $300m in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply overdrawn and needs at least $10bn to replenish all the weapons…
Fighting along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has intensified over the past month after a short Eid ceasefire in March ended and mediation efforts failed. Pakistan, a key mediator behind the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the United States and Iran to end the war in West Asia, has killed at least 29 militants in…
Elected officials are warning Madison Square Garden Entertainment to stop using “terrifying” facial recognition software to boot rival attorneys from venues like Radio City Music Hall – or risk losing valuable public support critical to its bottom line. Several local pols suggested the company’s continued use of the controversial tech could jeopardize it’s public support…
Greetings from Tyler, The Strait of Hormuz is a long ways away. Some reports say we have control and the others, who knows? We’re involved in two wars, or slightly involved. We know why. The Gulf is essential for a good bit of the oil out of the Middle East. Zelensky, well that’s another story altogether. I don’t…