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The new levies would override any previously agreed trade deals, the president has said US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose 100% tariffs on all imports from countries that impose a tax on digital services from American companies.The threat comes amid long-running tensions between the US and European nations over digital services regulations and trade policy, raising the prospect of renewed trade friction despite a trade deal reached last year.A number of European countries are discussing the implementation of a digital services tax on American firms, Trump said on Truth Social.“Any Country that imposes such a Tax will…

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel highlighted how the agency had conducted “FOUR different Foreign Transfers” relating to fraud cases within roughly 24 hours, during an internal weekly update to the agency. In his weekly update, Patel shared that the FBI’s “latest Most Wanted Fraudster,” known as Herbert Leon Kimbel, who had “allegedly orchestrated a $1.2 billion dollar healthcare fraud scheme” was apprehended in the Philippines during one of the Foreign Transfers of Custody (FTOC) cases. Another person in one of the FTOC cases “was a fugitive from Turkey” who was “facing charges tied to a $3.7 billion…

A Somali-born British man has been detained on suspicion of attempted murder after a car plowed into pedestrians in London.Five people suffered non-life-threatening injuries when a car struck shoppers in Ealing Broadway on Saturday. The Metropolitan Police said the driver fled the scene but was apprehended in nearby Grange Park shortly afterward.“The driver, a 34-year-old Somalia-born British man, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and attempted murder,” a police spokesperson said.“While investigators are keeping an open mind as to any potential motive, the incident is not being treated as terrorism,” police said.The incident took place amid an intense debate…

During her exchange with Vice President JD Vance on “The View” last week, Ana Navarro launched a familiar attack on immigration enforcement, claiming that “over 50 people have died in ICE custody” under President Trump, decrying “subhuman” conditions, a supposed “lack of clean water,” inadequate medical attention, and even a “lack of education” in detention facilities. She urged Vance, as a Christian and father, to visit centers holding children. These hyper-partisan talking points were advanced for no reason other than to provoke outrage. They are typical of the selective, decontextualized narratives pushed by anti-borders advocates who prioritize emotion over data and the…

The armed group argued that the US-brokered agreement would legitimize Israel’s occupation of parts of Lebanon Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected Lebanon’s preliminary peace agreement with Israel on Saturday, saying it heavily favors West Jerusalem.Israeli and Lebanese delegations signed a US-backed agreement in Washington on Friday aimed at ending months of fighting between the IDF and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. The deal was met with mass protests in the streets of Beirut.Under the agreement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) agreed to gradually withdraw from some areas of Lebanon on condition that Hezbollah lay down its arms and hand over its…

U.S. forces struck Iranian military targets for a second consecutive day Saturday after Tehran launched another drone attack against a commercial tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz, prompting President Donald Trump to warn that Washington could ultimately “militarily complete the job” if the Islamic Republic continues violating last week’s ceasefire agreement. Iran “was given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement but elected not to,” U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said following the operation, adding that American aircraft struck Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air-defense sites, drone storage facilities, minelayer capabilities, missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites.…

Decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Thursday allowing President Donald Trump to end protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants, all of which make it easier to enforce federal immigration law, drove one self-interested Democrat group into a very public melt down. The 6-3 ruling overturned decisions by federal judges that had blocked the Trump administration from terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 350,000 people from Haiti and 6,100 from Syria. Step forward Democrat members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus who went into a very public fit of apoplexy. They claimed SCOTUS is “enabling the Trump…

Washington has secured key international agreements to reroute migrants to other nations, Trump aide Stephen Miller has said The US is no longer accepting new asylum seekers, deputy White House chief of staff and Homeland Security adviser Stephen Miller said on Friday, after the Supreme Court upheld key parts of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.“America’s doors are closed fully to asylum seekers,” Miller told reporters, commenting on the rulings.The US has secured international agreements to send asylum seekers to other nations, he said. Asylum claims “always” involve migrants from countries where they are not facing persecution, who often pass through…

Former National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton on Friday pleaded guilty in federal court to mishandling classified documents. Bolton, a prominent foe of ​U.S. President Donald Trump, was indicted on 18 counts related to improper handling of classified material and initially pleaded not guilty. He appeared in Greenbelt, Maryland, before Judge Theodore D. Chuang, an appointee of then-President Barack Obama. The 77-year-old  admitted to a single charge of illegal retention of classified information. The documents he retained included diary entries containing national defence information, some of it classified at the top secret level. As part of the agreement, Bolton agreed to…

Palantir stands to emerge as the biggest winner in the US push to subjugate Europe and exclude China The EU has signed on to ‘Pax Silica’, a US initiative seemingly designed to shut China and others out of the global AI supply chain and extract resources from Europe for the benefit of Washington’s military-industrial complex.“America and Europe belong together; our histories are braided, our destiny intertwined,” US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg declared at a summit in Washington on Tuesday. “But we share more than a past. We share a purpose – to build a future…