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An American who suffered a stab wound to the face while protecting two women from a group of migrants in Germany has argued that the country should adopt a Trump-style crackdown on immigration for the safety of its citizens. John Rudat, a 21-year-old model and paramedic who was travelling as a tourist in the German city of Dresden literally came face-to-face over the weekend with the issues brought on by the open borders agenda imposed on the country by Berlin. While riding a tram in the famously picturesque city, Rudat witnessed a group of migrant men harassing two women near him…

Secretary of State and Acting National Security Adviser Marco Rubio announced Friday that Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought will oversee the final closeout of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), marking the culmination of months of cuts and restructuring under President Donald Trump’s administration. Rubio revealed the move in a post on X, writing: I joked with @POTUS that I had four jobs. He told me to give one to my friend @RussVought47. So I did. Since January, we’ve saved the taxpayers tens of billions of dollars. And with a small set of core programs moved…

Poland has pledged to raise its defense budget to 4.8% of GDP in 2026, outpacing all other NATO members, including the US Poland has announced plans to outpace the US in relative military spending, committing 4.8% of GDP to defense in 2026.The announcement follows repeated demands by US President Donald Trump that European NATO members play a bigger role in their own security, contribute more to supplying Ukraine, and raise their military budgets to 5% of GDP. In July, the bloc’s members agreed to pursue the target by 2035, a shift from the previous 2% guideline.On Thursday, Polish Finance Minister…

President Trump visits law enforcement and National Guardsmen at the United States Park Police Anacostia operations facility in DC The Trump Administration is reportedly preparing to send federal agents and National Guard troops into Chicago as soon as next week, as he ramps up threats against leftist governors and mayors to replicate his takeover of Washington, DC. Per the New York Times, 200 Homeland Security Officials will be deployed and housed at Naval Station Great Lakes near Chicago, potentially for the entire month of September. The enforcement operations will be centered on arresting illegal aliens in the sanctuary state of Illinois, but…

TOKYO (AP) – Defense ministers from Japan and Britain hailed their “deep strategic alignment” on Thursday as a Royal Navy aircraft carrier made a historic port call in Tokyo. The HMS Prince of Wales, which heads a 12-nation carrier strike group of 4,000 servicemembers on an eight-month deployment in the region, is the first foreign aircraft carrier to visit the city, U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey told a joint news conference. “We are proud to be taking our air and our naval cooperation now to new levels,” Healey said after holding talks at Japan´s Defense Ministry with his counterpart, Gen…

A Hollywood movie director and producer has won a $2.2 million award from Los Angeles County after he sued over being struck in the face by a nonlethal projectile fired by police during a riot in 2020. Producer Cellin Gluck was awarded a $3.5 million award when a jury found L.A. County liable for the man’s injuries, The same jury awarded his daughter $300,000 for emotional distress, the New York Post reported. However, L.A. County lawyers have noted the jury also found Gluck and other perpetrators in the riot partially at fault for provoking the police response, and therefore the…

Unemployment in Germany has risen to its highest level in a decade, official figures released on Friday showed. The labor report comes as the country’s faltering economy risks contracting for a third consecutive year.The figures showed the number of unemployed individuals having topped three million in August for the first time since 2015. The month-on-month increase came in at 46,000 to put the tally at 3.02 million in seasonally unadjusted terms, or 6.4% of the population.Federal Employment Agency chief Andrea Nahles blamed the labor market struggles on Germany’s weak economy. The EU’s largest economy shrank by 0.2% in 2024 after…

Slovenia has condemned the bloc’s double standards in sanctioning Russia over Ukraine while failing to act on Israel Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon has condemned the EU’s inaction toward Israel despite the casualties and what she described as “genocidal acts” in Gaza.In an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday, she said the bloc failed to take steps in response to the humanitarian catastrophe.Israel has faced growing backlash over the conflict, with several Western countries announcing plans to recognize a Palestinian state, and in some cases, reduce military or trade cooperation.Fajon, who also serves as Slovenia’s deputy prime minister, accused Israeli Prime…

Screenshot from video of senate judiciary committee confirmation hearing featuring Jia M. Cobb to be United States district judge for the district of Columbia. Photo from judiciary senate video US District Judge Jia Cobb, a Biden appointee on Friday morning held a hearing after fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sued Trump. Cook asked Judge Cobb to block Trump from firing her over allegations of mortgage fraud. There was no immediate ruling from the judge after Friday’s hearing. Embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit against President Trump, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Federal Reserve Chairman…

Man impacted by layoffs and unemploymentgetty Poverty isn’t just about a lack of money. In fact the word poverty comes from the old French word poverté , which refers to a wretched state. It’s about the combination of a persistent instability that extends into every corner of life, including your mind and your body. Low or no income can result in missed meals, overdue bills, and threats of eviction or repossession that can mean the difference between having a roof over your head and being put out on the street. In my forthcoming book Overcoming Financial Trauma (Wiley,2025), I identify…