The Trump administration has been providing the Ukrainian military with intelligence to help it carry out massive strikes on Russian energy infrastructure with the hopes of forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Venezuela offered the Trump administration access to its oil and other natural resources in hopes of ending tensions between countries that have been simmering for years but amplified in recent months as Washington repositioned naval assets in the Caribbean to begin a war on alleged drug boats.
The UN Security Council held a meeting on Friday that focused on the ongoing U.S. attacks in the Caribbean on alleged drug boats that the Trump administration has tried to justify by identifying the victims as “narco-terrorists.”
There may be domestic policy issues in Washington, but the one certainty is support for Israel and the backing of more funds to keep the military-industrial complex growing.
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced that it will invest up to $2 billion in Polymarket—a crypto-based prediction market that includes Donald Trump Jr. on its advisory board after an investment from his fund, 1789 Capital.
The U.S. Senate last week shot down a resolution that would have required President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval before launching his next missile attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, which the White House has justified by claiming these targets are “narco-terrorists.”
Beijing appeared to escalate the tariff war with the U.S. when it announced a new rule that puts new restrictions on rare-earth materials—including a ban on materials that could be used for military purposes.
The Trump administration is continuing to try and carry out its “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran by sanctioning individuals, entities, and vessels that purchase its oil, which is seen as a way the White House can bring the country’s economy to its knees and get Tehran to fall into line with Washington and Israel’s demands in the region.