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Witkoff and Kushner Hold Five-Hour Meeting With Putin, No Sign of Breakthrough

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, held five hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his advisers at the Kremlin on Tuesday to discuss a potential peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, but the meeting ended with no...

Pope Leo Warns US Against Launching a War in Venezuela To Remove Maduro

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Pope Leo XIV has warned the US against invading Venezuela to oust President Nicolas Maduro amid a major US military buildup in the Caribbean and threats of the US launching a regime change war. Leo was asked about the US threats against Venezuela during a press conference...

Hegseth Says He Wasn’t in the Room When Adm. Bradley Ordered Second Strike on Alleged Drug Boat

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters on Tuesday that he wasn’t in the room when the order was given to launch a second strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug boat on September 2, as the Trump administration has shifted the responsibility for the...

Trump Administration Halts Immigration Applications for Migrants From 19 Travel-Ban Nations

(Headline USA)  The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops. The changes were outlined in a...

Costco Joins Growing Line of Companies Seeking Tariff Refunds

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Warehouse retailer Costco filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking a full refund of the tariffs it has paid to the federal government if the U.S. Supreme Court invalidates President Donald Trump's import taxes. Costco operates 918 membership warehouses, including 632 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico....

Pro-Israel Commentators Claim Anti-Zionist Conservatives Are Bot-Driven Phonies

(José Niño, Headline USA) Two Jewish Zionist media figures have characterized Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Nick Fuentes as illegitimate conservatives whose positions are amplified by automated accounts and foreign funding.  Ezra Levant of Rebel News in Canada and Joel Pollak of Breitbart conducted an interview on the Ezra Levant...

Central Banks Ramped Up Gold Purchases Again in October

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After taking a breather earlier this year, central banks are once again gobbling up gold, with October purchases hitting the highest level of the year. Central banks globally increased their gold reserves by 53 tonnes (net) in October. That was up 36 percent from...

Silver Scales New Highs as Global Supplies Tighten

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) A fundamental dynamic is driving the rally in silver prices: there simply isn’t enough metal. Silver topped $58 an ounce on Monday before sliding on Tuesday on profit-taking. Silver has gained over 99 percent this year. In October, a silver squeeze helped propel the price to $50. At the...

Trump Holds Talks With Top Advisers on Venezuela Amid Push Toward Regime Change War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump held talks with his top advisers on Monday to discuss Venezuela amid a major US military buildup in the Caribbean and signs that he’s planning to launch attacks on the country, which would be illegal under the Constitution without congressional authorization. At this point,...

Trump Says He ‘Wouldn’t Have Wanted’ a Second Strike on Alleged Drug Boat

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump held talks with his top advisers on Monday to discuss Venezuela amid a major US military buildup in the Caribbean and signs that he’s planning to launch attacks on the country, which would be illegal under the Constitution without congressional authorization. At this point, it’s...

NATO’s Top Military Officer Floats Idea of ‘Pre-Emptive Strike’ on Russia

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) NATO’s top military officer has floated the idea of the Western alliance conducting a “pre-emptive” strike on Russia, a comment that drew a sharp rebuke from Moscow. Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the chair of NATO’s Military Committee, made the provocative comment in the context of discussing alleged...

Steve Witkoff To Meet With Putin To Discuss Potential Ukraine Peace Plan

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Kremlin said on Monday that a meeting will take place on Tuesday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who is traveling to Moscow to discuss a potential Ukraine peace deal. “The president (Putin) will also have several closed-door meetings today...
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