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By Alexey Dospekhov, Kommersant’s special correspondent The power of sport to bring bitter enemies together is often debated, but history offers compelling examples. When Vladimir Putin, an avid hockey fan, suggested to Donald Trump (who in February was notable for his fierce support of his national team at the Four Nations Tournament) that Russia and the US organize a series of friendly matches between NHL and KHL players, the two leaders were likely drawing on past instances of sports diplomacy. The idea may seem ambitious given the current geopolitical climate, but history has shown that sport can open doors where traditional diplomacy…
Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr President Trump has had enough of the far-left activist judges subverting his agenda and making a mockery of the U.S. Constitution. As The Gateway Pundit has extensively reported, these black-robed tyrants have used their unhinged hatred toward the 47th President as an excuse to override many of his perfectly legal executive orders. These include crazy rulings overturning the military’s transgender ban, blocking attempts to deport dangerous illegal aliens, and several rulings against DOGE. Late Thursday night, Trump responded to all of this by issuing a dire warning: the danger of this judicial activism is so “unparalleled” it…
Vinicius Junior of Brazil celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the FIFA World Cup … More 2026 Qualifiers match between Brazil and Colombia at Arena BRB Mane Garrincha. (Photo credit should read Rebeca Schumacker / GocherImagery/Future Publishing via Getty Images)Future Publishing via Getty Images South American World Cup qualifying has returned for the first time since November 2024 and Brazil has moved into second place in the table after a hard fought victory at home to Colombia. Ferocious First Half Raphina’s exquisite pass cut the Colombian defence into pieces after just two minutes of the game. Vinicius Junior…
Millions of Americans have started to or will soon see significant changes in their Social Security … Moregetty Social Security: Massive Changes Started In March Millions of Americans have started to or will soon see significant changes in their Social Security benefits as new laws and policies take effect in March 2025. Some of these changes are unequivocally positive while others are more mixed. Many individuals will be thrilled with the rollout of the Social Security Fairness Act —which repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset —triggering a wave of retroactive payments and monthly benefit increases for affected…
The conservative government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán passed legislation this week to outlaw LGBTQ+ pride parades and other similar demonstrations in Hungary as a part of its broader effort to protect children from lewd content and far-left gender ideology. This week, the governing Fidesz party of Prime Minister Orbán amended the law on the right to assembly to prohibit public demonstrations deemed to endanger the safety of child development, Magyarnemzet reported. “In Hungary, a child’s right to healthy physical, mental, intellectual, and moral development comes first. We won’t let woke ideology endanger our kids,” Orbán wrote on X. Explaining the rationale behind the legislation, Fidesz…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled a shift in financial oversight priorities Thursday, urging the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to streamline supervision and focus on promoting economic growth rather than politically driven regulations. The meeting, held in executive session at the Treasury Department, marked Bessent’s latest move to reshape financial regulation under President Trump’s administration. In his opening remarks, Bessent outlined a vision for enhancing the supervisory and regulatory frameworks governing banks and other regulated entities. He emphasized the need to refocus supervision on material financial risks and expressed strong support for banking agencies’ ongoing efforts to eliminate reputational…
Many of the illegal alien gang members deported to El Salvador by President Donald Trump via the Alien Enemies Act had criminal records that included murder, rape, kidnapping, and other violent crimes. Last week, the Trump administration used the Alien Enemies Act to deport 250 illegal alien gang members associated with Tren de Aragua (TdA) and MS-13 — both of which are now designated as terrorist organizations by the State Department — to a mega-prison in San Salvador, El Salvador. At the last minute, as the deportation was reportedly already carried out, federal Judge James E. Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order…
Russia’s central bank kept its key rate at a two-decade high of 21 percent on Friday and warned it could raise borrowing costs further as it battles rampant inflation.Prices have been rising quickly across the Russian economy for months, pushed up by massive government spending on the Ukraine conflict and deep labour shortages.Annual inflation shot above 10 percent last month for the first time in two years, with price increases forecast to average between seven to eight percent this year.”Current inflationary pressures have eased but remain high,” the central bank said in a statement announcing the decision to leave rates…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss in the presidential race has given rise, again, to whispered worries in the Democratic Party about female candidates and electability — resurrecting a fraught conversation that bubbled for years after President Donald Trump’s first victory over Hillary Clinton.The whisper campaign has started to some extent in New Jersey, where this year’s governor’s race will be one of Democrats’ first big electoral tests since Trump won his second term.In the Trump years, some Democratic voters and strategists have worried aloud about whether it’s “safe” to back female candidates if there are male voters who wouldn’t…
A Hastings-on-Hudson couple pleaded not guilty this week following their indictments in the deaths of a Massachusetts school teacher and her 1-year-old daughter in a fire last fall in the couple’s Airbnb rental in Dutchess County.Meredith Darcy, 55, and Dennis Darcy, 57, were charged with second-degree manslaughter, accused of recklessly causing the deaths of Shannon Hubbard and her daughter Maggie in the Oct. 13, 2024, fire at the home on Clinton Landing Road in Clinton.State police said that an investigation determined that the home “was not properly equipped with functional smoke detectors, in violation of New York State fire, building,…