Author: Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner
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Cuban president calls Trump admin ‘fascist, criminal, and genocidal’ over new tariffs
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel did not mince words on Friday when he reacted to President Donald Trump’s latest round of economic punishments on the communist island nation. Condemning the White House’s new round of tariffs on Cuban imports, he lambasted the administration as a “clique” run by “fascist, criminal, and genocidal” leaders who have “hijacked…
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Taiwan announces $40 billion defensive missile system modeled after Israeli ‘Iron Dome’
Taiwan is pouring money into a missile system that will resemble Israel’s famous “Iron Dome.” President Lai Ching-te announced on Wednesday that his government has set aside a special $40 billion “supplementary defense budget” to purchase cutting-edge air defense systems due to ongoing threats of aggression from mainland China — calling the project “investment that…
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Ukraine hopes to benefit from Trump’s Gaza momentum with its own peace
President Donald Trump cannot be accused of resting on his laurels, and Ukraine is hoping to ride his momentum to its own ceasefire agreement. Following a celebratory address at the Knesset and stopover in Egypt to kickstart the formation of an international “Board of Peace” to govern the Gaza Strip, Trump is already shifting his…
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Starmer promises to fix immigration but says ‘racist’ Reform UK policies go too far
The Labour Party of the United Kingdom has found itself walking a rhetorical tightrope as it pushes strict immigration reforms demanded by voters while calling its right-wing rivals’ policies “racist” and “immoral.” U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer escalated his attacks against the rising Reform UK over the weekend, telling the BBC that the party’s proposal…
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Taliban rejects idea of US military presence in Afghanistan following Trump remarks
The Taliban says it will not entertain any efforts by the United States to reclaim its air base that was abandoned during the fall of Afghanistan. Responding to President Donald Trump’s assertion on Thursday that the U.S. is “trying to get [Bagram Air Base] back,” foreign ministry official Zakir Jalaly complimented the president but made…
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Saudi Arabia signs defense agreement with Pakistan following Israel’s Qatar strike
Saudi Arabia has inked a pact of mutual defense with Pakistan, establishing that an act of aggression against either nation will be seen as aggression against both. Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif signed the “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement” in the capital city of Riyadh on Thursday. “This agreement reflects the…
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Europe pledges troops for Ukraine security guarantee, admits it needs a Trump backstop
More than 30 world leaders have gathered in-person or over video in Paris to hash out guidelines for protecting Ukraine if peace is established, but their planning seems to be for nothing if United States President Donald Trump doesn’t take the lead. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with world leaders from the “Coalition of the…
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EU accuses Russia of hitting president’s plane with GPS jammer midflight
The European Union is accusing the Russian government of deploying a GPS jammer against a plane carrying one of the international alliance’s highest-ranking officials. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was flying over Bulgaria on Monday when the aircraft’s GPS system was hit with an overwhelming radio wave, disrupting its use. Commission spokeswoman Arianna…
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Houthi prime minister killed by Israeli airstrikes in Yemen
Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi, the head of the Islamic terrorists’ political arm, has reportedly been killed by Israeli airstrikes. Al-Rahawi was killed on Thursday when a strike from the Israel Defense Forces hit his apartment in the Yemeni capital city of Sanaa, according to the Yemeni news outlet Al-Jumhuriya. “The IDF is acting forcefully…
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European powers hit Iran with pre-2015 sanctions as pressure for nuclear negotiations
Three of Europe’s largest powers are reimposing sanctions on Iran in an effort to pressure it to the negotiating table with the United States. France, Germany, and the United Kingdom implemented their long-discussed “sanctions snapback” on Thursday as punishment for the regime’s repeated violations of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. “Today, Iran’s non-compliance with the…