At least 28 injured in Munich in apparent car ramming attack

Police say the suspect is a 24-year-old Afghanistan national who has been apprehended at the scene of the incident, which the authorities believe was intentional. At least 28 people have been injured in Munich after a car drove into a … Read More

Scientists detect record-breaking ‘ghost particle’ in the Mediterranean Sea

CNN — Astronomers using a giant network of sensors, still under construction at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, have found the highest-energy cosmic “ghost particle” ever detected. The neutrino, as the particle is formally known, is 30 times more energetic than … Read More

Neutral Swiss propose relaxing arms exports restrictions

ZURICH, Feb 12 (Reuters) – The Swiss government on Wednesday proposed relaxing restrictions on arms exports to try to bolster its domestic industry and security policy, a sensitive move for the neutral country which has blocked the re-export of its … Read More

Trump speaks with Putin, says negotiations to end war in Ukraine will begin ‘immediately’

President Trump spoke Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and said the two agreed to “start negotiations immediately” about the war in Ukraine. Trump posted on Truth Social that he had a “lengthy and highly productive phone call” with Putin. … Read More

Trump hosts Jordan’s king and renews insistence that the US can control and redevelop Gaza

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his insistence that Gaza could be emptied of all residents, controlled by the U.S. and redeveloped as a tourist area — … Read More

American school teacher Marc Fogel released from prison in Russia

WASHINGTON — American school teacher Marc Fogel has been released by Russia after more than three years in custody, following an arrest for medical marijuana possession, as part of an agreement between Washington and Moscow that the U.S. said came … Read More

The Islamic State has regrouped in Somalia – and has global ambitions

BALIDHIDIN, Somalia — The dead Islamic State fighter was sprawled out on the ridge, bloodstains darkening in the sun, as a line of heavily armed Somali soldiers snaked down the mountainside to a fortified cave — their camouflage uniforms marking … Read More

Doge boss Musk says US paid $59 mn last week to house illegal migrants in NYC luxury hotels

The US government has spent millions of dollars to house illegal immigrants in New York City’s luxury hotels, Doge’s Elon Musk has claimed. The Tesla CEO is leading the front in cutting down government spending as he heads the Department … Read More

China’s tit-for-tat tariffs on US take effect

China’s tit-for-tat import taxes on some American goods came into effect on Monday, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies escalates and US President Donald Trump threatens to hit more countries with tariffs. Beijing announced the plan … Read More

Hamas says it will stop releasing Israeli hostages, throwing Gaza ceasefire into doubt

JERUSALEM, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Hamas on Monday announced it would stop releasing Israeli hostages until further notice over what the Palestinian militant group called Israeli violations of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, raising the risk of reigniting the conflict. … Read More

Trump directs Treasury to stop minting pennies

Feb. 10 (UPI) — President Donald Trump late Sunday said he has directed the secretary of the Treasury to stop producing new pennies. “For too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. … Read More

Weekly Update  by Mark Armstrong – February 7, 2025

Greetings from Tyler, Executive orders are coming in such a blizzard that the Democrats have no time to issue a response, assuming they have one. Things are moving at warp speed, and the left is not happy. We know what … Read More

Trump sanctions International Criminal Court, calls it ‘illegitimate’

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing it of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel”. The measure places financial and visa restrictions on individuals and their families who … Read More

Bank of England halves UK growth projection and cuts main interest rate to 4.50%

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England halved its growth projection for the British economy this year as it cut its main interest rate Thursday for the third time in six months. In a statement, the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy … Read More

Federal judge blocks Trump’s, Musk’s government buyout ultimatum

Feb. 6 (UPI) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s proposal to federal employees to take government buyouts until a hearing can be held on Monday. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. ruled Thursday that the administration cannot … Read More

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