French PM Bayrou proposes slashing two public holidays to reduce national deficit

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 … Read More

Trump vows ‘billions of dollars’ in weapons for Ukraine, ‘secondary tariffs’ on Russia if no peace in 50 days

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Monday the US will send “billions of dollars” worth of weapons to Ukraine via Washington’s NATO allies — and threatened to impose “secondary tariffs” on Moscow’s business partners in 50 days if no peace is agreed to end the 40-month-old war. The weapons will … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – July 11, 2025

Greetings from Tyler, Flags are flying at half staff. It is unbelievable the flooding in Texas. Having been in some of those canyons, I know the water gathers and comes fast. Some canyons have sirens. The death toll from summer … Read More

Nigel Farage blasts new migrant deal with France as ‘humiliation for Brexit Britain’

Reform UK leader warns PM has ‘bowed down’ to ‘arrogant’ French president Nigel Farage has declared that Sir Keir Starmer‘s new migrant deal with France is a “humiliation for Brexit Britain”. The Prime Minister unveiled the “groundbreaking” agreement aimed at … Read More

OpenAI’s upcoming browser could take an aim at Google’s Chrome – report

OpenAI, backed by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is preparing to launch a new AI-powered web browser in the coming weeks, directly challenging Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Chrome dominance in the browser market, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter. This move signals a … Read More

Von der Leyen Survives No Confidence Vote by Taking the Knee to the Left

The vote of no confidence against Commission President Ursula von der Leyen failed on Thursday, as mainstream and progressive political groups lined up behind her despite the clear controversies surrounding ‘Pfizergate’. During the vote in the European Parliament, 553 MEPs … Read More

NATO jets scrambled as Putin launches largest drone attack yet on Ukraine, stoking fears of Russia escalating production

Russia unleashed its most intense attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its invasion Tuesday night – as experts warn the latest launch, prompting NATO jets to scramble into Polish airspace, is evidence of Moscow’s ramped-up lethal drone production. Russia fired 728 Shahed and … Read More

Exclusive: Why China’s ultimatum to Myanmar rebels threatens global supply of heavy rare earths

July 8 (Reuters) – The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army … Read More

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