87 m. ago Sanctions on Russia have failed to stop the war so far – will Trump’s latest package be any different?

Russia is managing to pay for the war, sanctions or no sanctions, by passing on the cost to the public

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10 h. ago Pentagon deploys top aircraft carrier as Trump militarisation of Caribbean ratchets up

Use of USS Gerald Ford along with fighter jets comes as president plots strikes against alleged cartels on landThe Pentagon said on Friday that it was deploying the United States’s most advanced aircraft carrier to the Caribbean, a major escalation in the Trump administration’s war against drug cartels that provides the resources to start conducting strikes against targets on the ground.The move will bring the USS Gerald Ford carrier, with dozens of stealth fighter jets and surveillance aircraft, in addition to other warships that accompany the carrier, to the coast of Venezuela as it nears the end of its current deployment in the Mediterranean. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago The moment a $20 billion killing machine steamed south: Trump unleashes extraordinary weapon against cartels in naval declaration to reshape the hemisphere

The US has now conducted ten lethal strikes on drug-smuggling boats since the start of September, resulting in 43 fatalities of cartel gangsters.

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12 h. ago Starmer vows Ukraine allies will take Russian oil and gas off market after Trump sanctions

Sir Keir Starmer said the coalition of the willing has agreed on a ‘clear plan for the rest of the year’ in supporting Kyiv

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15 h. ago Trump declares trade war with Canada after 'fake' advert put out warning against him

US President Donald Trump hit out following an advert in Canada, which featured the voice of Ronald Reagan, warned Americans that tariffs could kill their jobs.

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16 h. ago Trump embarks on 'riskiest' foreign trip of his presidency to China as trade war threatens to explode

Donald Trump is jetting off for a trip through Asia on Friday just hours after reigniting a tariff fight with Canada and days after placing new sanctions against Russia.

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16 h. ago Inflation jumps 3 percent in September as Trump defends his new tariff war with Canada

The numbers come as Trump has said the tariffs have improved the economy, but he canceled all talks with Canada

Economics

18 h. ago Nicolas Maduro pleads with Trump not to start 'crazy war' with Venezuela after US president threatened military action

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded with Donald Trump to avoid a 'crazy war' as an escalating US military campaign sent tensions soaring.

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21 h. ago Politics continues by other means as Toronto Blue Jays face LA Dodgers

International sport has taken on new meaning in Canada after Trump’s threat to transform country into ‘51st state’War, argued the 19th-century Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz, is “the continuation of politics by other means”. And as Canada’s largest city braces for a pivotal baseball showdown against a powerful, superstar-laden and well-funded American counterpart, there is a growing sense across the country that the same can be said for sports.Over the last year, Canada has been locked in a diplomatic and economic standoff with its longtime ally, biggest trading partner and, increasingly, its largest foe. On Friday, the country’s lone major league baseball team, the Toronto Blue Jays, will face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a confrontation Canadians see as both an assertion of its growing dominance in baseball and a statement of national pride. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Nicolas Maduro pleads with Trump to avoid 'crazy war' after boasting of having 'thousands' of Russian anti

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded with Donald Trump to avoid a 'crazy war' as an escalating US military campaign sent tensions soaring.

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32 h. ago Trump won’t go to Congress over war with drug cartels: ‘They’re gonna be, like, dead’

President says US is ‘just going to kill people’ as military accelerates campaign against South American regimes

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36 h. ago Trump pardons Binance founder convicted on money laundering charges to end ‘war on crypto’

Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren said the pardon was evidence of ‘corruption’ by the president

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37 h. ago Putin says he will never bow to US but concedes sanctions may cause ‘some losses’

China and India likely to scale back Russian oil imports as Trump tries to bring an end to war in UkraineVladimir Putin has said Russia will never bow to US pressure but conceded new sanctions could cause some economic pain, as China and India were reported to be scaling back Russian oil imports after Washington targeted Moscow’s two largest producers.The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as nearly three dozen of their subsidiaries, as the Trump administration increased pressure on the Kremlin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine. The EU separately discussed a loan for Ukraine secured on frozen Russian assets and agreed to a phased ban on the import of Russian liquefied natural gas. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Putin breaks silence over 'unfriendly act' in chilling warning to Trump

The Russian despot has said in a chilling statement this evening that 'dialogue is always better than war' after Donald Trump hit the country with new sanctions

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40 h. ago New sanctions and weapons will not stop Russia. It’s time for Ukraine’s allies to change their flawed strategy | Christopher S Chivvis

A negotiated settlement would be unfair and frustrating. But after nearly four years of fighting, it may be the best optionOn Wednesday, President Trump imposed substantial new sanctions on Russia’s giant oil and gas companies, and lifted restrictions on the use of certain long-range missiles by Ukraine, which will now be able to strike more freely into Russia itself. These moves come on the heels of Trump’s conversations last week with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after which the US president expressed his frustration at both side’s intransigence. Trump had hoped to end this war long ago. Will this be enough?When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the US and its allies chose a strategy that aimed to use Washington’s awesome political, economic and military power to impose such high costs on Russia that the Kremlin would sue for peace on Ukraine’s terms. This “cost-imposition” strategy makes sense in theory. The problem is that, in practi...

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42 h. ago Which countries buy Russian oil and what is the financial hit from sanctions?

The Trump administration imposed sanctions after talks at ending the war on Ukraine stalled

Economics

42 h. ago Putin ally accuses Trump of an 'act of war' against Russia after US president imposed new oil sanctions

Medvedev said on Thursday it was now absolutely clear that the United States was Russia's adversary.

Politics

43 h. ago Once the AI bubble pops, we’ll all suffer. Could that be better than letting it grow unabated?

The world will be pushed into a recession, but perhaps we can build something more promising from the piecesThe world economy hinges on the success or failure of artificial intelligence. It’s becoming apparent that we are probably doomed either way.Employment growth is stuck and wage growth is slowing, especially among low-paying jobs. Loan delinquencies are rising, driving an increase in bankruptcies. Consumer confidence has collapsed. And reckless policymaking is taking its toll. Donald Trump’s trade war is cutting farmers’ access to the Chinese market and manufacturers’ access to Chinese rare-earth magnets. His clampdown on migration is hitting access to labor, from agriculture to healthcare. The drawn-out government shutdown is starting to sap economic growth. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Putin ally accuses Trump of an 'act of war' against Russia after US president imposed new oil sanctions 

Medvedev said on Thursday it was now absolutely clear that the United States was Russia's adversary.

Politics

43 h. ago Kremlin issues chilling WW3 threat as ranting Putin ally accuses Trump of an 'act of war' against Russia after US president imposed new sanctions

Medvedev said on Thursday it was now absolutely clear that the United States was Russia's adversary.

Politics