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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for increased trade between Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) using national currencies, according to remarks made at the conclusion of the two-day Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia. The summit was attended by leaders from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor and Vietnam, officials said. [1] Putin stated that Russia would continue supplying ASEAN countries with food and energy products and expand exports of higher value-added goods, including fertilizer and pharmaceuticals. He emphasized the importance of switching financial transactions from the dollar to national…

The British government has said that it will not be able to deport an infamous leader of a Pakistani child rape grooming gang in a letter to victims, as he is set to be released from prison. In 2012, Pakistani Shabir Ahmed was jailed for 22 years over a string of child sex offences around the Northern English city of Rochdale, including raping one young girl 30 times. He was also found to have acted as a ringleader of a grooming gang which regularly plied young girls with drugs and alcohol while passing them around as effective sex slaves. Despite…

Wednesday on MS NOW’s “On the Line,”  Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) said he has authored a bill to “expand the Supreme Court by 4 seats, up to 13.” Host Alicia Menendez said, “I do have to ask you, in light of this week’s rulings from the Supreme Court, about court expansion. I know it’s an idea that you have supported in the past. You still have a lot of Democratic colleagues who are not there. Is this a conversation you’re having inside the caucus?” Markey said, “Yes, I am the author of the court expansion bill. The Republicans stole two…

The three-year order comes in response to seaside disorder, arrests, public urination, and defecation in Kent Two English seaside towns have imposed a three-year ban on public alcohol consumption after a wave of anti-social behavior, beach fights, arrests, and complaints from local businesses.The order will take effect on Wednesday in Margate and Ramsgate, on the Kent coast, banning public drinking in key town-centre areas year-round. Under the new rules, police will have the authority to seize alcohol from anyone on the street. Those who refuse could face a £1,000 ($1,300) fine.While public drinking is entirely legal across most of England…

Spanish police estimate upwards of 400,000 illegal migrants filed mass amnesty applications despite not having lived in Spain last year — one of the lax requirements imposed by the nation’s socialist government for the amnesty. Tuesday, June 30, marked the last day for illegal migrants in Spain to file applications for the mass amnesty plan launched this year by the administration of socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Prospective beneficiaries of the amnesty had to only comply with a notoriously lax list of requirements, such as having lived in Spain before December 31, 2025, and demonstrate that they have “no criminal…

Warsh Turns Down the Volume on the Mood Music of Monetary Policy Fed Chair Kevin Warsh offered some guidance for Wall Street and the financial press on Wednesday: stop looking for clues from the Fed about the path of interest rates. Speaking at a central banking conference in Portugal, Warsh stuck by his guns when it comes to refusing to provide so-called “forward guidance.” At some points, Warsh appeared to be teasing those who are demanding guidance. “At my press conference, I said we’re not going to give forward guidance because we’re meeting in six weeks,” Warsh said. “I have an…

Wednesday on MS NOW’s “On the Line,”  Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) said the Trump administration was about “making America hate again.” Host Alicia Menendez said, “Just hours after yesterday’s birthright citizenship ruling came down, the Trump Justice Department directed prosecutors to target, quote, birth tourists or foreign nationals who arrive in the United States pregnant and give birth here. They are not satisfied by what they got yesterday from the Supreme Court. They are not going to stop simply because the, the Supreme Court says that birthright is, in fact, constitutional. What would what the Justice Department is suggesting actually look…

Islamabad said its forces intercepted and shot down four drones in ⁠the southern resource-rich province of Balochistan Afghanistan has carried out drone strikes inside Pakistan, just days after Islamabad launched border attacks that left 28 dead in the country. The Afghan Defense Ministry claimed to have struck an Islamic State facility in Pakistan’s border province of Balochistan and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Pakistan’s military, however, said the drones were spotted immediately and neutralized. According to local authorities, however, two people were injured in a drone attack near a government school in Saranan, Reuters reported. Afghanistan’s air force has limited attack…

Communist China stands as a model of societal, political and economic rectitude that should be emulated by developing countries everywhere, President Xi Jinping boasted Wednesday. Now in his 14th year of unchallenged power, an ebullient Xi applauded China as having achieved in a few decades under the iron fist of Communist dictatorship what it took centuries for rich democratic countries to do. “We advocate the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, providing Chinese wisdom, Chinese solutions and Chinese strength for addressing major issues facing humanity,” AP reports he said at an event marking the 105th anniversary…

Wednesday on FBN’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) criticized his House Republican colleagues, who forced a shutdown of the chamber floor over an unwillingness to add the so-called SAVE America Act to a defense policy bill. Lawler was dismissive of the tactic and said the effort would fall short in the U.S. Senate. “Congressman, good to see you,” host Maria Bartiromo said. “Thank you so much for being here. So, what happened yesterday? What can you tell us about that failed rule vote and the early departure?” Lawler replied, “Well, Maria, Anna Paulina Luna and a number of…