In the United States, there always comes a time when the urge to restart the circus strikes. Seemingly lacking any theoretical or doctrinal framework, taking shape as they go, the mechanisms implemented by Donald Trump effectively defy orthodoxy. A trade war with China, Mexico, and Canada, the public humiliation of Volodymyr Zelensky, a raid on Ukrainian raw materials, open contempt for the European Union, threats against Greenland and Panama, tougher sanctions against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela…

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BY Maurice LEMOINE 

Morrison intervened in Australia Post awarding 4 watches but did absolutely nothing to stop Communist China taking over the military port of Darwin for an entire century. 

Scott Morrison told the media that in 2015 he could do nothing when the Northern Territory Country Liberal government leased the Port of Darwin to Communist China for a century.

Antarctica is coming apart, crumbling into the sea, much, much faster than anybody ever thought possible. After all, it was only a couple of months ago when polar scientists called an extraordinary emergency meeting to discuss shocking developments: “Runaway ice loss causing rapid and catastrophic sea level rise is possible within our lifetimes.” (Source: Our Science, Your Future: Next Generation of Antarctic Scientists Call for Collaborative Action, Australian Antarctic Research Conference, November 22, 2024).

Gaza (Quds News Network)- Israeli forces have bombed a tent housing Palestinian journalists near Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing two and wounding nine others while burning them alive.

At least nine journalists were injured. They are Ahmed Mansour, Hassan Eslaih, Ahmed Al-Agha, Mohammad Fayek, Abdallah Al-Attar, Ihab Al-Bardini, Mahmoud Awad, Majed Qdeih, and Ali Eslaih.

At least two of the wounded journalists are in critical condition, one of them with severe burns and the other with a head injury from shrapnel.

In a disturbing footage circulating on social media, journalist Ahmed Mansout can be seen consumed by fire as people and rescue workers tried desperately to put it out. Mansour is a father and a journalist for Palestine Today.

German carmaker Audi is halting deliveries of its vehicles to the US due to the new tariffs on automobiles imposed by US President Donald Trump, the newspaper Automobilwoche has reported.

Trump’s 25% levy on car imports took effect last week as part of a series of “reciprocal” measures that have rattled global markets.

A spokeswoman for Audi told the outlet on Monday that a letter had been sent to dealers instructing them to withhold all vehicles that arrived after April 2. Dealers were also urged to focus on reducing existing inventory.

Audi currently has more than 37,000 vehicles in stock in the US that are not affected by the new tariffs and can be sold, the spokeswoman said, adding that this inventory should last about two months.

What happens when the world’s second-largest economy suddenly pulls the plug on billions of dollars in US energy exports without warning, without negotiation and without a single public signal? You get a global energy market in shock and Washington scrambling for answers.

WIN News analysis

In a move that stunned traders, analysts and policymakers alike, China has just announced a complete halt on all liquefied natural gas imports from the United States. A decision made abruptly with no prior indication, no phased reduction and no explanation beyond a terse statement from Beijing.

European stock markets fell on Monday morning, continuing a global selloff triggered by US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs that had already rattled Asian markets.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index, which tracks the leading companies in the region, dropped more than 6% shortly after opening, hitting its lowest level since December 2023. Germany’s DAX tumbled nearly 10%, France’s CAC 40 slid 6.6%, and Italy’s FTSE MIB fell 5.7%.

In London, the FTSE 100 index of blue-chip stocks dropped 6%, marking its worst day since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Every stock in the index was in the red one hour after the market opened.

Shares in defense firms and banks led the decline. German arms maker Rheinmetall plunged nearly 24%, and UK-based Rolls-Royce lost 12%. Mining and investment companies were also among the hardest hit.

SIR KEIR Starmer has urged striking bin workers to start negotiating as tons of rat-ridden rubbish pile up. 

His challenge came as photos showed a major clean-up was needed to clear a car park in 24 hours in Birmingham. 

The 50ft long, 6ft mound of festering mess had been dumped at Tyseley Community Centre. 

Four bin lorries and a craned truck were brought in overnight to clear it. 

Emmanuel Macron has been spraying himself with copious amounts of luxury cologne, according to excerpts from a new book about the French president cited in the media.

In his book titled ‘The Tragedy of the Elysee: Inside the Hell of Macron’s Five-Year Terms’, Le Parisien journalist Olivier Beaumont claims that the president uses “industrial amounts”amounts of perfume on a daily basis.

Macron has a special affinity for Dior Eau Sauvage, and “a bottle [is] always to hand, particularly in one of the drawers of his desk,” the book says.

“Less-accustomed visitors may find themselves overcome by the floral and musky scent, as refined as it is powerful. It is a sign of one thing: that the president is in the building,” Beaumont writes, as quoted by The Telegraph.

Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone has said that the claims that Russia had meddled in the 2016 US presidential election were nothing but lies.

For years, Democrats have claimed that the Kremlin had waged a covert campaign to sway the race in favor of President Donald Trump. The 2019 report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller alleged that the Russian government interfered in the election “in sweeping and systematic fashion,”mostly through hacking and messaging on social media. The investigation, however, “did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities,” according to the final report.

Peter Dutton has ditched his plan to force Canberra's public servants to work from the office five days a week after the policy proved unpopular with voters — particularly women — telling Australians "we have listened”...

It is not the Coalition's only backflip in its efforts to win over female voters, with the Liberals also yesterday disendorsing their candidate for the NSW seat of Whitlam, Ben Britton, after he claimed women should not be allowed to serve in combat roles in the military...

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The daily Telegraph.... 07/04/2025

The dreadful atrocities by Hamas on 7 October 2023 horrified the world and triggered the destruction of Gaza, the deaths of more than 50,000 Gazan men, women and children and the wounding of tens of thousands more.

John Stace

Israeli leaders placed the entire blame on Hamas for the deaths of 1200 Israelis and others and the kidnapping of another 250. But the attack would not have been so devastating if the Israel Defence Force had responded to the evidence that Hamas was preparing a large military action.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will deliver a speech on Monday acknowledging that the era of globalization has come to an end, The Times has reported.

Starmer will make the address in response to US President Donald Trump imposing sweeping tariffs on the majority of America’s trading partners, including the UK, earlier this week, according to the article on Sunday.

The outlet said the prime minister will say that tariffs are “wrong,” but would also stress that he understands Trump’s “economic nationalism” and why the voters, who believe they have seen no benefits from free trade and mass immigration, support it.

Starmer will also stress that the fallout from the US charges on imports means that the government in London should “move further and faster” to boost economic growth at home.

WASHINGTON -- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly looking to leave the Trump administration following the president's "reciprocal tariff" announcement, which has raised concerns about its impact on the economy, The New Republic reported on Saturday.

On MSNBC's Morning Joe, contributor Stephanie Ruhle revealed that Bessent, once a hedge fund manager, is increasingly isolated within the administration and may be seeking an exit to salvage his credibility, possibly aiming for a position at the Federal Reserve.

According to the report, Bessent's frustration stems from Trump's tariff policy, which includes a 10 percent baseline tariff on nearly all foreign goods, a move that Bessent warned could escalate global trade tensions.

The Hungarian prime minister said the EU Commission's call for people to prepare a 72-hour emergency kit was scary. "What's on these people's minds? Are they up to something?" the politician lamented, speaking on public radio.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the first national leader to react to the EU Commission's advice for people to prepare a 72-hour survival kit for emergency situations.