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China and Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday, to explore the possibility of jointly building a transcontinental railroad from the east coast of Brazil to the west coast of Peru — directly to a port funded and partially owned by Beijing. The Chinese state-run Global Times cited trade experts who predicted that the completed railroad could “shorten export times from Brazil to Asia by up to 10 days” and potentially offer an “alternative to the Panama Canal” for China to ship its goods to Atlantic ports. “There is a strong possibility that the cross-continental…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is skewering the media for suggesting that the alleged illegal immigrant pedophiles arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as part of operations in Minneapolis had a fundamental “cultural misunderstanding.” DHS detailed the several Laotian and Thai criminal illegal aliens who were arrested as part of the operation. Some had convictions of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14, and others had rap sheets including 2nd degree sexual assault of a child. The Minnesota Star put it this way: “The deportations bring anxiety to the Hmong community, and accusations of cultural misunderstanding.”…

Senators are exploring options for boosting member security through the government funding process following the shootings of state lawmakers in Minnesota and threats against multiple members of the House and Senate. At a Senate Appropriations Committee markup Thursday of the fiscal 2026 bill to fund the operations of Congress and support agencies, Legislative Branch subcommittee chair Markwayne Mullin said lawmakers were continuing to hash out details of a “test program,” to be unveiled as soon as August, “to properly address security concerns for members, not just here but also in their home states.” The Oklahoma Republican also said senators were…

Artillery shells and GMLRS rockets are reportedly being delivered after a Pentagon-led pause The US has resumed deliveries of some weapons to Ukraine, after a brief pause initiated by the Pentagon, the AP reported on Thursday, citing American officials. Shipments were temporarily halted last week due to concerns over dwindling US stockpiles.Two officials, speaking anonymously to AP, said the resumed supplies include 155mm artillery shells and precision-guided GMLRS rockets. Reuters also confirmed shipments had restarted, although it remains unclear when they began or how much is being delivered.Last week, the Pentagon paused some weapons deliveries to Ukraine – including precision…

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with BBC special correspondent James Naughtie and shared a message certain to earn him cold looks at his next globalist cocktail party. Kerry told Naughtie that his fellow Democrats allowed the US-Mexico border to be “under siege” during Biden’s presidency and that his party “missed” on the issue of immigration for years. Kerry added that he tried to convince Biden that immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border needed to be addressed. “I said this very directly to President Biden, that I think the Democrats missed on the issue of immigration for some years,” Kerry…

Hungary summoned the Ukrainian ambassador in that country on Thursday after Prime Minister Viktor Orban revealed the alleged killing of a Hungarian citizen in Ukraine for refusing military service. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made a statement in support of claims published in the Hungarian national media on Thursday that an ethnic Hungarian with a Hungarian passport who lived in Ukraine was “kidnapped” by military recruiters and beaten with iron bars for resisting conscription. National broadsheet Magyar Nemzet summarised the alleged chain of events which it said saw József Sebestyén from Beregszás – in what is known in Hungarian as the Transcarpathia region,…

President Donald Trump announced the imposition of a 50-percent tariff on Wednesday on Brazilian products sent into the United States, citing the “witch hunt” against conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro, which he described as an “international disgrace.” The tariff would go into effect on August 1. President Trump, in a letter addressed to radical leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, also cited attacks on free elections in Brazil and attacks against the fundamental right of free speech of Americans as reasons for the tariff. The latter, he explained, was the result of censorship orders from the nation’s top court,…

Authorities in Kerrville, Texas, are asking the public to keep clear of the Guadalupe River flood zone and allow the more than 2,000 rescue workers to do their jobs. At a Wednesday press briefing, a representative from the Kerrville Police Department said the number of people visiting the area to look at the damage is hindering rescue operations. With roads and bridges destroyed or badly damaged in some parts of Kerr County after the Independence Day flood in the Texas Hill Country, the remaining viable routes of travel are being quickly congested with rescuers and sightseers travelling to the area…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially granted full approval to Moderna’s controversial mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, for children as young as 6 months old through 11 years of age who are deemed “at increased risk” of COVID-19. The vaccine was previously available to kids under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), but the FDA has now handed over full approval, greenlighting the use of the experimental shot despite growing evidence of adverse events, including myocarditis, pericarditis, allergic reactions, and even seizures in young recipients. “COVID-19 continues to pose a significant potential threat to children, especially those with underlying medical…

The Internet Watch Foundation has sounded the alarm over a dramatic increase in AI-generated videos depicting child sexual abuse, with the majority falling into the worst category of abuse. The Guardian reports that the proliferation of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM), commonly known as child pornography, has reached unprecedented levels. according to the latest findings from the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). The UK-based internet safety watchdog reported a staggering surge in AI-made videos featuring child sexual abuse, with 1,286 videos verified in the first half of 2025 alone, compared to just two in the same period last year. The IWF expressed…