Trump Versus Xi: A Blow-by-Blow Analysis of the US–China Trade War

The world’s two largest economies are once again battling for dominance. In the latest exchange between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Beijing is using financial markets as leverage in the trade war, betting that a sustained … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – October 24, 2025

Greetings from Tyler, The whole media is out to get Trump. The news organizations are beside themselves, but he’s smiling the whole time. It’s about to get real, all the scoundrels who thought they’d get Trump one way or another … Read More

Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil firms amid India tariffs, big Modi ‘call’ claim

This is the first time Trump has imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia during his second term. The United States announced sanctions against Russian oil companies on Wednesday (local time) as a result of “Russia’s lack of serious commitment to a … Read More

New SNAP work requirements on the horizon; here’s what to know

Starting on Nov. 1, additional new requirements are going into effect that may impact Pennsylvanian’s eligibility for SNAP benefits. HARRISBURG, Pa. — More changes are coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) following passage of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” earlier … Read More

Lavrov and Rubio Expected to Meet Oct. 30 – FT

Lavrov and Rubio are expected to meet in Budapest on Oct. 30, an anonymous German official told the Financial Times. They added that Hungary’s pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was expected to outline plans ahead of the summit, which could include a … Read More

US Lifts Restriction on Ukraine Missiles as Putin Flouts Trump

The Trump administration has lifted a major restriction on Ukraine’s ability to use Western-supplied long-range missiles, enabling Kyiv to expand strikes on targets inside Russia. The move comes as Russia has continued massive air barrages on Ukraine’s civilian population — … Read More

Israel shares video of Hamas torturing, executing Palestinians as they beg for relief — urges journalists to ‘shine a light’ on the atrocities

Hamas terrorists are ramping up their brutal crackdown across the Gaza Strip as they round up Palestinians, torture them, and execute them in broad daylight, harrowing new video shared by Israel shows. Footage shared by the Israeli Foreign Ministry from … Read More

Donald Trump, Albanese sign $13 billion critical minerals deal to counter China dominance in rare earths

President Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese have signed an agreement on rare earths and critical minerals in a bid to stabilise global supplies amid China’s efforts to clamp down on its control over the market. President Donald Trump and Australian … Read More

Meet Japan’s drum-playing, Thatcher-loving first female prime minister

Respected figure: Margaret Thatcher. Personal goal: To become Japan’s Iron Lady. It was only after two failed attempts that Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. In a historic parliamentary vote on 21 October, the 64-year-old was elected Japan’s first … Read More

China’s economy slows as trade war, weak demand highlight structural risks

BEIJING, Oct 20 (Reuters) – China’s economic growth slowed to the weakest pace in a year in the third quarter as fragile domestic demand left it heavily reliant on the humming of its exporting factories, stoking concerns about deepening structural … Read More

Zelenskyy says his meeting with Trump was ‘positive’ though he didn’t get the Tomahawk missiles

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his reportedly tense meeting with U.S President Donald Trump last week was “positive” — even though he did not secure the Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine — and emphasized what he said … Read More

Trump Calls Petro ‘Illegal Drug Dealer,’ Ends All Payments, Subsidies to Colombia

President Donald Trump rebuked far-left Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday morning, calling him an “illegal drug dealer” and announcing the stoppage of payments and subsidies to the country. Trump blasted Petro in a Truth Social post. Continue reading HERE … Read More

Outage at Amazon Web Services takes down apps, websites globally

Oct. 20 (UPI) — Scores of the websites and apps, including Facebook, Disney+ and Reddit were hit by a global outage overnight caused by an “operational issue” at U.S. cloud services provider Amazon Web Services. At the peak of the … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – October 17, 2025

Greetings from Tyler,   We just got back from the Feast of Tabernacles and had a fantastic crowd at Panama City Beach. I spent the entire time there, and everybody was in high gear. I hope it went as well in … Read More

Pete Hegseth fires off four-word expletive as he unveils sweeping military revolution: ‘No more fat soldiers’

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today fired a direct message to America’s top generals: ‘No more DEI, dudes in dresses, or gender delusion …. prepare for war.’ Speaking at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, Hegseth said that America’s enemies would … Read More

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