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US admits it created ‘dollar shortage’ in Iran to trigger deadly protests – here’s what really happened
Washington: The United States has admitted that it deliberately created a shortage of US dollars in Iran. The move helped push the Iranian rial to record lows and triggered mass protests across the country.…
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Liberals’ plan for defence industry includes pledge of 125K jobs
The Liberal government is making sweeping changes to the way it approaches supporting the domestic defence industry, as Canada looks to transition away from overreliance on the United States for military gear.…
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Republican senator calls Trump ‘irresponsible’ over Greenland threats
A Republican senator who has become one of Donald Trump’s most frequent critics on the issue of foreign policy called his threats towards Greenland a mistake on Sunday.
Sen. Thom Tillis told CBS News that the president was “irresponsible” for seeking a…
Armed forces chief and German counterpart make ‘moral’ case for rearming
The head of Britain’s armed forces and his German counterpart have said there is a “moral” case for rearming against the threat of Russia.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, the UK’s chief of the defence staff, made the case for investing more in …
Trump Busts Out Cringe Valentine’s Dance as Melania Tries to Hide
The president did a solo Valentine’s Day jig at Mar-a-Lago while the first lady stood far back from her husband.
During a dinner at Mar-a-Lago on Feb. 14, 79-year-old Donald Trump appeared to show more love to the onstage band than his wife, Melania.&#…
Memories remade in Jonathan Gil Harris’ ‘The Girl from Fergana – Secrets of My Mother’s Chinese Tea Chest’
The worst secret is an open one. Jonathan Gil Harris invokes Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, ‘Purloined Letter’, where what was stolen was hidden in plain sight. For years, a large Chinese tea chest dominated their spare living room in New Zealand.̷…
Pentagon policy chief rejects US as ‘great empire’ in Munich
The “America First” strategy is one of “common sense,” Colby contended, saying the pragmatic vision extends to countries such as China, which the administration is “looking at in a clear-eyed way, with the goal of a favorable balance of power and stabi…
China call could stop Russia in Ukraine, US NATO envoy says
China is providing crucial support for Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and could end the war with a phone call, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said.
“China could call Vladimir Putin and end this war tomorrow and cut off his dual-purpose techno…
UK sending its largest warship to Arctic to deter Russia
The deployment, dubbed “Operation Firecrest,” will include multiple warships, F-35 jets, helicopters, and eventually joint exercises with U.S., Canadian, and Northern European forces. The carrier will also host U.S. fighter jets when it arrives at a U….
Danish prime minister warns U.S. attack on Greenland Could end NATO
Denmark’s prime minister delivered a stern warning on February 14, saying that a hypothetical United States attack on Greenland would effectively bring an end to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).…
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