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Berlin’s standalone system comes amid a broader defense build-up and deepening divisions within the bloc Germany’s push for a standalone military satellite network, independent of a parallel EU program, has alarmed some lawmakers in Brussels, who warn that the move risks weakening the bloc, according to Reuters.The plan comes amid a broader militarization drive by Germany and the EU, framed by Western officials as a response to an alleged threat from Russia, a claim Moscow has dismissed as “nonsense.”German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in September that Berlin would invest €35 billion (over $41 billion) in military space technologies over…

Author Wynton Hall reveals in his new book Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI that the worship of artificial intelligence as a literal deity is not science fiction. It is already happening, complete with IRS-registered churches, robot priests, and AI confessionals. CODE RED explains that a former Google AI engineer and self-driving car pioneer named Anthony Levandowski filed paperwork with the IRS in 2017 to register a new church called “Way of the Future.” Its stated doctrine was centered on “the realization, acceptance, and worship of a Godhead based on Artificial Intelligence (AI)…

Italian police are investigating after two well-known anarchist activists were found dead in the rubble of an exploded farmhouse, apparently by a bomb they were cooking. Two anarchists have been found dead in the remains of a derelict farmhouse in a Rome suburb. While the property was remote enough that the explosion on Thursday was apparently not heard by neighbours, the alarm was later raised when a passing jogger noticed a body amid the rubble of the collapsed building. While police initially believed the two bodies discovered were those of unfortunate homeless rough sleepers caught in an unsound, collapsing building,…

A New Jersey judge confirmed that prosecutor Robert Frazer was picked to be the next U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, months after Alina Habba resigned from the role. In an order from Chief United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, which was shared on the website for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, it was revealed that Frazer was appointed to the role, effective March 23, 2026. In a post on X, Habba congratulated Frazer on being selected for the role and expressed that the state “deserves a great…

WASHINGTON—First Lady Melania Trump opened the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit, which aims to empower children in the growing digital world, at the State Department Tuesday. The summit features representatives from dozens of countries, including many first ladies, joining with private and public sector leaders. “As people, we dream. As leaders, we progress. As nations, we will build. Beginning today, let’s accelerate our new global alliance, this bond to positively impact the progress of our children,” the first lady said. “Welcome members to the inaugural meeting of Fostering the Future Together. Our coalition’s mission is to empower children…

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that he will vote against the requested $200 billion supplemental even though “that money really won’t go to this conflict. It won’t be timely for this conflict to procure material. What it will be used for is, essentially, [to] try to replenish stocks later.” Because he won’t support “essentially an Iran funding bill, if that’s how this is being sold and packaged.” Host Kaitlan Collins asked, “If the United States is sending more troops to the region, if the White House is still going to come to Congress…

U.S. business activity growth slowed to its weakest pace in nearly a year in March as the war with Iran sent energy prices surging and rattled consumer and business confidence, according to a closely watched survey released Tuesday. The S&P Global flash U.S. Composite PMI Output Index fell to 51.4 in March from 51.9 in February, the lowest reading since April 2025. Figures above 50 indicate expansion, meaning the economy is still growing — but at its slowest pace in three consecutive quarters, rounding off the weakest quarter for the U.S. economy since the fourth quarter of 2023. The slowdown…

President Donald Trump’s pick, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), was confirmed in a 54-45 vote by the U.S. Senate on Monday night to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Fox News’s Bill Melugin reported in a post on X that the only Republican to oppose Mullin’s confirmation to lead DHS was Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), while Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) voted in favor. Mullin’s confirmation comes after Trump announced in early March that he had picked Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary. In a post on Truth Social at…

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt tapped energy executive Alan Armstrong to replace incoming Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Senate, he announced in a press conference Tuesday. Armstrong is the executive chair of Williams Companies, an energy company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stitt called him a “strong business leader” who values “free markets and limited government.” “Alan’s story, as you guys get to know him, reflects the very best of Oklahoma,” he said. “Our values, our work ethic, and our pursuit of the American dream that is alive and well in the state of Oklahoma.” Armstrong will serve…

The US president is not just choosing between continuing the pressure or stopping the war – he is looking for a usable victory The military and political dynamic around Iran has entered a more dangerous phase, yet the diplomatic choreography now unfolding suggests that Washington is no longer thinking only in terms of punishment and pressure.Since March 20, the pattern has become unmistakable. The US and Israel have continued to widen the scope of their campaign against Iranian strategic infrastructure, including nuclear facilities, while Iran has answered by pushing retaliation toward symbols of Israeli nuclear deterrence and by threatening a…