❗️The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Russian Ambassador to Tokyo, Nikolai Nozdrev, due to protest President Putin's visit to Iturup Island in the Kuriles.
Putin visited a fish plant, a hospital and a school on Iturup, one of the chain’s southernmost islands. He also briefly spoke to local residents and met with the governor of Russia’s Sakhalin region, Valery Limarenko.
Japan asserts territorial rights to the four southernmost islands of the chain, which it calls the Northern Territories. The Soviet Union took them from Japan in the final days of World War II, and the dispute kept the countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending their hostilities.
Decades of diplomatic efforts to negotiate a settlement haven’t produced any visible results. Moscow over the years has also beefed up its military presence on the Kuril Islands in moves that appeared to underscore its firm stance in the dispute.
Putin visited a fish plant, a hospital and a school on Iturup, one of the chain’s southernmost islands. He also briefly spoke to local residents and met with the governor of Russia’s Sakhalin region, Valery Limarenko.
Japan asserts territorial rights to the four southernmost islands of the chain, which it calls the Northern Territories. The Soviet Union took them from Japan in the final days of World War II, and the dispute kept the countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending their hostilities.
Decades of diplomatic efforts to negotiate a settlement haven’t produced any visible results. Moscow over the years has also beefed up its military presence on the Kuril Islands in moves that appeared to underscore its firm stance in the dispute.
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🇺🇸 RFK admits that Trump never drinks water. He only drinks Diet Coke, nothing else.
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As of January 1, 2025, the European Union of 27 countries had 30.6 million non-European citizens, representing 6.8% of its population, according to the latest data available from Eurostat residents did. It also had 14.1 million citizens from other member states.
A significant portion of non-nationals on the European continent (whether or not they are from another member state) reside in Germany (12.4 million), Spain (6.9 million), France (6.5 million), and Italy (5.4 million). Luxembourg remained at the top in terms of proportion, with 47% of non-nationals, followed by Malta (29.4%) and Cyprus (24.8%). The lowest proportion of non-nationals is found in Poland and Slovakia, where they represent 1.2% of the population, followed by Romania (1.6%), Bulgaria (2.3%), and Hungary (2.7%). In France, foreigners represent 9.4% of the population.
- Situation Europe Sea Arrivals (UNHCR/PDFs)
- EU Article
A significant portion of non-nationals on the European continent (whether or not they are from another member state) reside in Germany (12.4 million), Spain (6.9 million), France (6.5 million), and Italy (5.4 million). Luxembourg remained at the top in terms of proportion, with 47% of non-nationals, followed by Malta (29.4%) and Cyprus (24.8%). The lowest proportion of non-nationals is found in Poland and Slovakia, where they represent 1.2% of the population, followed by Romania (1.6%), Bulgaria (2.3%), and Hungary (2.7%). In France, foreigners represent 9.4% of the population.
- Situation Europe Sea Arrivals (UNHCR/PDFs)
- EU Article
https://www.zerohedge.com/military/us-creates-new-multinational-attack-drone-task-force-after-iran-war-lessons-learned
"Many independent observers fear that with all the recent leaps in AI in the context of military applications, a futuristic and dangerous SkyNet scenario could be just around the corner."
"Many independent observers fear that with all the recent leaps in AI in the context of military applications, a futuristic and dangerous SkyNet scenario could be just around the corner."
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US Creates New 'Multinational' Attack Drone Task Force Amid Iran War & Lessons Learned In Ukraine
Suicide drone swarms becoming the new norm of the battle space...
⚡🇺🇸 Bloomberg reports that the "circle debt" phenomenon in Ai investment continues to dominate the Ai industry.
In simple terms companies are lending each other debt to keep each other alive using their own inflated overvalued stocks as collateral. While using different methods like merges to get even more debt.
Translation: Tech industry valuations (which make up most recent stock market gains) are largely driven by circle jerk deals that lead to stock price boosts and not real productive activity.
The question is how long can this merry go round continue?
In simple terms companies are lending each other debt to keep each other alive using their own inflated overvalued stocks as collateral. While using different methods like merges to get even more debt.
Translation: Tech industry valuations (which make up most recent stock market gains) are largely driven by circle jerk deals that lead to stock price boosts and not real productive activity.
The question is how long can this merry go round continue?
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Israel is surprised by the rapid reconstruction of Iran's defense industries
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🔹 Jerusalem Post, quoting officials from Israel's army and Mossad, reported that the speed of rebuilding Iran's defense industry after the joint war between Israel and America against Iran has surprised Israel.
🔹 The damage caused to Iran's defense industry has only delayed the activity of this sector for a few months instead of a few years.
🔹 Iran has also maintained the ability to rapidly produce ballistic missiles.
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The shipment includes "D9" Bulldozers, "HMMWV" vehicles, JLTVs, "Oshkosh" Logistic trucks and other equipment.
intended to strengthen the operational readiness and continuity of ground forces
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The Renminbi rally underlines the US lack of fiscal discipline and the rampant weaponization of the US dollar. The FED under President Trump's appointee Kevin Warsh has so far held off rising interest rate.
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Senator Rand Paul is suggesting that 82% of vaccinated Pregnant Women may have ended up having a miscarriage.
Why would Nicola Sturgeon have been at the forefront of pushing this then?
Why would Nicola Sturgeon have been at the forefront of pushing this then?
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🇮🇷🚀 Iranian swift missile recovery leaves Israeli leadership in shock
Israeli military and intelligence officials have been caught off guard by the speed at which Iran has restored its military capabilities following the 2026 war, according to the Jerusalem Post.
During the 40-day war in 2026, the US and Israel launched more than 30,000 strikes against approximately 2,600 military and industrial targets, vastly exceeding previous campaigns in both scale and intensity. Yet despite the scale of the damage, Israeli defense officials have privately acknowledged that Iran has managed to rebuild faster than anticipated.
🔴 Iran used bulldozers to clear access to underground missile facilities that had been sealed off but not destroyed. This allowed it to regain access to stored munitions and arsenals
🔴 More critically, Iranian officials have confirmed that new production is now resuming at a far greater speed than analysts had projected, almost returning to its previous pace
🔴 If Iran can sustain a production rate of 100 to 300 missiles per month, it could restore its arsenal levels by mid-2027
Despite IDF assurances that the situation remains under control, Israeli leadership is beginning to sense a strategic deadlock amid growing disagreements with the US, which has shown little appetite for further escalation.
Trump's administration's "peace rhetoric" is driven by a stark contrast with Iran: while Iran is surging production, US stockpiles are being depleted at an alarming rate.
➡️ Nearly half of the US Tomahawk cruise missile inventory has been expended
➡️ Patriot interceptor stocks have dropped from roughly 2,200 before the war to between 759 and 827, while THAAD interceptors have fallen from 452 to fewer than 278
➡️ Gulf allies have also warned that missile interceptor shortages could weaken their capacity to intercept Iranian missiles if they come under retaliatory fire following further American strikes
➡️ US Army leadership, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dan Caine, is raising alarms and pressing Trump to withdraw from the conflict
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Israeli military and intelligence officials have been caught off guard by the speed at which Iran has restored its military capabilities following the 2026 war, according to the Jerusalem Post.
During the 40-day war in 2026, the US and Israel launched more than 30,000 strikes against approximately 2,600 military and industrial targets, vastly exceeding previous campaigns in both scale and intensity. Yet despite the scale of the damage, Israeli defense officials have privately acknowledged that Iran has managed to rebuild faster than anticipated.
Despite IDF assurances that the situation remains under control, Israeli leadership is beginning to sense a strategic deadlock amid growing disagreements with the US, which has shown little appetite for further escalation.
Trump's administration's "peace rhetoric" is driven by a stark contrast with Iran: while Iran is surging production, US stockpiles are being depleted at an alarming rate.
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