The International Monetary Fund (IMF), one of the chief instruments of global capital, has been calling on China for some time to reorient its economic policies and reduce its reliance on exports, with the implied threat there will be retaliation from other major powers if it does not do so.
Iran has not backed down in the face of the increasing US military presence in the Middle East, much to the frustration of President Trump. Meanwhile, there have been further student protests in Iran.
Iran: Trump 'curious' as to why Tehran hasn't 'capitulated'
Too often I dream
Our lousy world leaders
Spirited from the ice cream
But to the world’s horrors
Replacement would be
Stung evermore by the bee
Imagine Rubio Hegseth or Vance
Taking over the Donald’s trance
Spinning the macabre dance
Of a debauched Epstein stance
Only Parliamentary nerds noticed. One such nerd Rex Patrick noticed and reports on a transparency dummy spit by Labor on the floor of the Senate.
Formal Business
From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years....
Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern
Arab and Muslim-majority countries have condemned US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee for arguing that Israel has a biblical right to much of the Middle East.
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that the UK and its allies should deploy non-combat troops to Ukraine right now, to "flip a switch" in Russian President Vladimir Putin's head.
"This week’s news that Russian dissident Alexei Navalny died after allegedly ingesting poison from a South American frog while imprisoned in the Arctic is a reminder that Russia also has a long history of assassinating critics of the regime."
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