France for 25 years was pushed around in Africa. And that's normal, and that's very good.

Since we are French, everything is open to us... Well, no, it's over!

The Chinese have arrived, the Turks, the Americans, many others, and many other Africans, who said we are more competitive than you.

As Israel and the US are “doing Europe’s dirty work” by fighting for civilization against Jihadist lunatics in Iran and elsewhere, the European Union exposed its moral bankruptcy by drawing a false symmetry between Israeli citizens and Hamas terrorists.

European politicians are coerced by their radical constituencies but sanctioning Jews for living in Judea and Samaria is unacceptable.

Judea is where Jews come from and Israel will always protect the rights of Jews to live in the heart of our ancestral homeland.

The European Union's attempts to sanction Israeli civilians is a further sign of weakness and will not succeed.

He is accused of being part of an organized criminal group that laundered roughly $10.5–11 million through luxury real estate developments near Kyiv.

The charges tie into Operation Midas — the largest corruption probe of Zelensky's presidency, involving over $100 million in alleged Energoatom kickbacks and earlier suspects including businessman Timur Mindich, who fled to Israel.

Yermak denies wrongdoing.

If I was the national security adviser to Xi Jinping… I should tell Xi Jinping that he should try to be a regional hegemon.

China should try to push the United States out beyond the first island chain and then out beyond the second island chain.

If we have a Monroe doctrine, they should have a Monroe doctrine.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

Our biggest problem today is Iran and what the consequences of Iran are.

I find it hard to imagine how we're going to get out of there.

And how we're going to be able to pivot back to East Asia...

The attack sparked a large fire and knocked the refinery offline for months. Iran retaliated with missile and drone strikes against the UAE and Kuwait.

Source: WSJ

This is the largest energy supply shock the world has ever experienced.

The world has lost about one billion barrels of oil supply over the past two months.

Markets are losing around 100 million barrels per week.

Even if shipping routes reopen immediately, it will take months to rebalance the market.

If disruptions continue into mid-June: full normalization could be pushed into 2027.

There is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal.

Any other approach will be completely inconclusive; nothing but one failure after another.

The longer they drag their feet, the more American taxpayers will pay for it.

Iran also moved civilian aircraft to Afghanistan, with one Mahan Air plane relocated from Kabul to Herat for safety during Pakistan's airstrikes on Kabul in March.

Pakistan and Afghan Taliban officials denied the claims, while U.S. officials say the arrangement appeared aimed at shielding Iranian assets from American strikes.

Source: CBS

I am very much looking forward to my trip to China, an amazing Country, with a Leader, President Xi, respected by all. Great things will happen for both Countries!

Trump is particularly upset over the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz and what he sees as divisions within Iran’s leadership blocking progress on nuclear talks.

Inside the administration, officials are divided on next steps. Some Pentagon officials favor stronger military pressure, including targeted strikes, while others still want to pursue diplomacy.

Trump allies also want Pakistani mediators to take a tougher approach with Iran, with some US officials believing Pakistan has softened Tehran’s position in communications with Washington.

Regional officials say there is a major effort underway to warn Iran that this may be its last chance for diplomacy, but Tehran does not appear responsive.

Source: CNN

Beginning in late 2020, Wang and an associate ran a fake local news site — U.S. News Center — that posted pro-China content under direction from PRC officials, sometimes seeking Beijing's approval before publishing.

Trump personally handed acting AG Todd Blanche a stack of news articles labeled "treason," pushing the DOJ to subpoena reporter records from outlets including the WSJ, NYT, and Washington Post.

The subpoenas relate to stories about military warnings before the war, Netanyahu's lobbying of Trump, and downed-jet rescue operations.

Source: WSJ

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation has ballooned to $13.1 million — more than seven times the $1.8 million Trump initially promised — after the Interior Department added $6.2 million to the contract Friday.

Source: NYT

Who likes JD Vance? [applause] Who likes Marco Rubio? [applause] Sounds like a good ticket.

That was a perfect ticket. By the way, I do believe that's a dream team, but these are minor details.

That does not mean you have my endorsement under any circumstance.

I think it sounds like presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate.

With respect to drugs coming in by sea, meaning drugs coming in by water, by the ocean, by the sea.

A lot of people don't know what I mean by sea. They think I'm talking about vision. I'm not. I'm talking about sea. Like the sea.

If American policy toward Russia and Ukraine isn't in Europe's interests, as I believe it is, then we need to engage directly.

Yes, it's time to start talking to Russia. I don't know when that will happen. We've discussed with European leaders who will establish contact, but we don't know yet.

The most important thing is that everything must be coordinated among us, especially between the E5 (Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Poland) and the Nordic and Baltic countries, who are on the border.

Source: Corriere