GERMAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CLASSIFIES AFD PARTY AS ‘PROVEN EXTREMIST GROUP’

Fri 02 May 2025: Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germnay (AfD) party as a “proven extremist group”—a designation likely to reignite the debate about banning the party. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) announced that its extensive investigation has determined the party has been following […]

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TRUMP ORDERS FUNDING CUTS FOR US PUBLIC BROADCASTERS PBS, NPR

Fri 02 May 2025: White House accuses outlets of using public money to spread ‘woke propaganda’ as alarm raised on media freedom. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order slashing subsidies to two United States public broadcasters. Trump issued the order to halt federal funding to PBS and NPR late on Thursday, accusing them […]

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CIA RELEASES VIDEOS COAXING CHINESE OFFICIALS TO LEAK SECRETS TO US

Fri 02 May 2025: Social media campaign depicts fictional scenes of officials becoming disillusioned with ruling Chinese Communist Party. The CIA has launched a Chinese-language social media campaign calling on government officials in China to switch sides and leak secrets to the United States. The two videos released on Thursday depict fictional scenes involving Chinese […]

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CANADA’S ONTARIO MAY LOSE 68,000 JOBS IN 2025 DUE TO US TARIFFS

Fri 02 May 2025: US tariffs and Canada’s response could result in 68,100 fewer jobs in the Ontario province in 2025, according to a report Wednesday by the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario. The figure may increase to 119,200 next year and 137,900 jobs in 2029. The report contrasts a scenario with no tariffs versus […]

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LABOUR FACES PRESSURE AS FAR-RIGHT REFORM UK GAINS GROUND IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

Fri 02 May 2025: Reform UK has claimed a dramatic and unexpected victory in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, edging out Labour by just six votes following a tense early morning recount. Reform candidate Sarah Pochin secured 12,645 votes, narrowly defeating Labour’s 12,639 — overturning a previously safe 14,696 majority held by Labour in the […]

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TESLA BOARD DENIES IT IS SEARCHING FOR ELON MUSK’S SUCCESSOR

Thu 01 May 2025: Tesla on Thursday denied a media report claiming that its board of directors has begun searching for a successor to chief executive Elon Musk, who has become a political lightning rod for his right-wing activism. Tesla chair Robyn Denholm called the Wall Street Journal report “absolutely false.” In a statement posted on X, the social […]

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EUROPE UNLIKELY TO GATHER 25,000 TROOPS FOR UKRAINE: REPORT

Thu 01 May 2025: Europe would struggle to collectively muster 25,000 troops to be part of a “deterrence” force in Ukraine because its armies are undermanned and underfunded, The Times reported, quoting sources. The Times was given a rare insight into conversations between Europe’s defense ministers and military chiefs as they thrashed out plans for […]

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UKRAINE, US INK RARE MINERALS DEAL AMID WEEKS OF TENSE TALKS

Thu 01 May 2025: Ukraine and the U.S. have entered into an economic agreement granting Washington access to valuable rare minerals.   The deal was finalized in Washington, DC, on Wednesday after tense weeks of negotiations, with uncertainty lingering until the end due to a last-minute issue. “In recognition of the significant financial and material […]

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CANADIAN VOTERS RETURN LIBERALS TO POWER UNDER NEW LEADER MARK CARNEY

Tue 29 April 2025: Canadians voted Monday to give the incumbent Liberals another four years and trust that Prime Minister Mark Carney can handle the turmoil of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his fixation on annexing Canada. In his victory speech in Ottawa, Carney said: “President Trump is trying to break us so America […]

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