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Futures Rebound To Trade At Session Highs After Trump Vows New Tariffs
Futures Rebound To Trade At Session Highs After Trump Vows New Tariffs In a rollercoaster session of reversals, US equity futures at first slumped only to rise to session highs, while the dollar initially spiked only to slide after Donald Trump vowed to place 10% tariffs on goods from China and 25% on all imports…
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What We Know About The New Hypersonic Oreshnik Missile Russia Used Against Ukraine
The post What We Know About The New Hypersonic Oreshnik Missile Russia Used Against Ukraine appeared first on CDM – Human Reporters • Not Machines.
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Huawei Ditches Android OS In New ‘Made-In-China’ Smartphone
Huawei Ditches Android OS In New ‘Made-In-China’ Smartphone Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies is preparing to break free from Western technology with its new flagship smartphone, which features domestic chips and homegrown software. During the Tuesday launch event of the Mate 70 series, Richard Yu, the chairman of Huawei’s consumer business, told the audience, “This is our most powerful…
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Angela Merkel: Russian Gas Deals a Necessity for German Industry that Helped Placate Moscow
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended the gas deals she made with Russia saying they helped German firms and kept the peace with Moscow, revealing the strategy in her memoir Freedom, released in 30 languages on Tuesday. The post Angela Merkel: Russian Gas Deals a Necessity for German Industry that Helped Placate Moscow appeared first…
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Russia fires 120-missile barrage at Ukrainian energy sites
Russia launched one of its largest missile and drone strikes against energy infrastructure and other targets across Ukraine on Sunday as its invasion nears the 1,000-day mark. A total of about 120 cruise, ballistic and aeroballistic missiles — including Tsirkons, Iskanders and Kinzhals — and 90 drones were fired by Kremlin forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram. Air…
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Trump vows tariffs on China, Mexico, Canada over border
President-elect Donald Trump vowed additional tariffs on China as well as U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico, providing a sharp counter to expectations that he might temper his trade policies during a second term. Trump said he would impose additional 10% tariffs on goods from China and 25% tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada in posts to his Truth Social network on Monday that sent the dollar higher and…
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Pakistan army told to ‘shoot on sight’ as protests turn deadly
Pakistan’s army has been ordered to “shoot on sight” after clashes with demonstrators killed four soldiers and at least one protester, according to reports. The violence erupted when protesters demanding the release of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan entered the capital Islamabad late Monday, defying efforts by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government to stifle the nationwide demonstrations. Television networks…
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Ukraine says Russian attack sets a new record for the number of drones used
Russia launched 188 drones against most regions of Ukraine in a nighttime blitz, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday, describing it as a record number of drones deployed in a single attack.
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US To Deploy Missiles To Japanese Islands If China Attacks Taiwan
US To Deploy Missiles To Japanese Islands If China Attacks Taiwan Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, The US military will set up temporary bases to deploy missile units along Japan’s southern islands in the event of a Taiwan contingency, Japan’s Kyodo News reported on Sunday. The report said that under the first part of a joint US-Japan…
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UK Slaps Largest Sanctions Package Yet On Russia’s Shadow Tanker Fleet
UK Slaps Largest Sanctions Package Yet On Russia’s Shadow Tanker Fleet Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, The UK has sanctioned 30 ships involved in Russia’s shadow fleet to disrupt its oil trade. This move aims to limit Russia’s ability to fund its war in Ukraine by reducing its oil revenue. The UK has taken…