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Feb 13, 2025

Trump Says He And Putin Agreed To 'Start Negotiations Immediately' On Ending War In Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, stepping up his push to broker a peace deal and saying he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed their teams would "start negotiations immediately" on ending the war in Ukraine. ...

Hegseth Says Return To Ukraine's Pre-2014 Borders 'Unrealistic'

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says it's "unrealistic" to expect Ukraine's borders to return to their pre-2014 positions after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv could offer Moscow territory seized by Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region in exchange for land occupied by Russia. ...

Hegseth Calls on NATO Allies to Lead Europe's Security, Rules Out Support for Ukraine Membership

Stating that the U.S. does not believe NATO membership for Ukraine would be a "realistic" outcome of any negotiated peace settlement with Russia, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, called on NATO allied countries to increase their defense spending and take the lead in providing for Ukraine and Europe's security. ...

Negotiators work to preserve Israel-Hamas ceasefire

While mediators were working to preserve a fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Israel called up military reservists and the nation's defense minister echoed U.S. President Donald Trump's threat that "all hell would break out" if hostages were not released Saturday. ...

Russia Scores Huge Geopolitical Triumph with Sudan Base

Sudan and Russia have reached a mutual understanding regarding the agreement on Moscow's naval base, with both sides finalizing all necessary terms, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Youssef Ahmed al-Sharif announced following talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow. ...

New US intelligence chief promises to deliver for Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to overhaul the country's intelligence apparatus appears set to move forward, with lawmakers confirming Tulsi Gabbard as the nation's next director of national intelligence. ...

Taiwan to scale up annual military drill as China tensions mount

Taiwan is going to increase the scale of its main annual military exercise by mobilizing more reserve brigades, amid media reports that the number of Chinese military aircraft entering the airspace around Taiwan has doubled since the inauguration of President Lai Ching-te in May last year. ...

CMSA unveils official names for spacesuits and lunar vehicle in China's manned moon mission

Wangyu and Tansuo, meaning "Looking into the Universe" and "Exploration," respectively, were officially unveiled by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Wednesday as the names of the spacesuits and manned lunar vehicle for the country's manned moon exploration mission, set to take place before 2030. ...

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"Second assassination attempt on Trump." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 16 September 2024, 1330 UTC. Content and Source: https://www.cfr.org/newsletter/daily-news-brief Please check link or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). Daily News Brief September 16, 2024 Top of the Agenda FBI Probes Apparent Second Assassination Attempt Against Trump U.S. authorities detained a man suspected of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” on former President Donald Trump yesterday, as the FBI called it. The man was taken into custody after he fled Trump’s Florida golf course, where authorities recovered a rifle in the bushes. Trump’s security detail had been heightened after another shooter separately targeted him at a Butler, Pennsylvania rally in July, grazing his ear with one...

WPR Daily Review.

"The Gaza ceasefire may not last." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 24 January 2025, 2005 UTC. Content and Source: https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com Please check link or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). View this email in your browser. Today’s newsletter is presented by: January 24, 2025 Hello, everyone. Today at WPR, we’re covering the ceasefire in Gaza and the factors that drove electoral violence in 2024 . But first, here’s our take on today’s top stories: The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, March 31, 2021 (AP photo by Peter Dejong). The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court , Karim Khan, said yesterday he was seeking arrest warrants for the head of the Taliban, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada, and Afghanistan ’s chief justice fo...

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"A weakened Iran doesn't mean a more peaceful Middle East." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 06 January 2025, 2055 UTC. Content and Source: https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com Please check link or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). View this email in your browser. January 6, 2025 Hello, everyone. Today at WPR, we’re covering Iran’s weakened power in the Middle East and geopolitical competition in Antarctica . But first, here’s our take on today’s top story: Protesters scatter as Kenya police spray a water canon at them during a protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, June 25, 2024 (AP photo by Brian Inganga). Kenya: On multiple occasions, police mischaracterized the killings by security officers of protesters during mass anti-government demon...

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