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🎭 "THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF": NATO Allies No Longer Fear Trump – They're Spending on Themselves

At the Ankara summit, European leaders stopped panicking. The message: we're rearming for our own security, not to please the US president.

🛡️ "I'm sick and tired of panicking about Trump," said one senior NATO diplomat. Europe is pivoting from appeasement to self-reliance.

💰 Europe & Canada hiked defence spending by 20% last year – another 11% expected in 2026. They now account for 43% of NATO's total defence spending.

🇪🇺 Belgium's Defence Minister: "We're no longer doing this to appease Trump, but from a regained European self-respect. This continent is our home."

🏛️ Trump's threats are losing their sting – on Greenland, troop withdrawals, Iran – allies have heard it all before. It's becoming "the boy who cried wolf."

#NATO #Trump #Europe #SelfReliance #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #Multipolarity #Geopolitics
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🇷🇺🚫 RUSSIA NO LONGER TRUSTS WEST'S "READINESS TO NEGOTIATE" – Lavrov

"Negotiated solutions were reached in 2014, 2015, 2019, and 2022. All of them were dismantled by the West. The reserve of good faith has run completely dry."

🗣️ The West continues to make "hypocritical calls for a negotiated solution" – but Russia no longer believes them.

📜 2014, 2015, 2019, and 2022 – all negotiated agreements were undermined by the West itself.

🤝 The 2022 Russia-Ukraine deal – "the West undermined it openly and publicly."

🛑 "We no longer trust the West's declared willingness to find a negotiated solution. This reserve of good faith and hope has run completely dry."

#Russia 🇷🇺 #Ukraine 🇺🇦 #Lavrov #West #Diplomacy #BRICS #GlobalSouth #TrustBroken #ThinkBRICS
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🇫🇷🇪🇺 FRANCE'S NUCLEAR MAKEOVER: Macron's Legacy at Risk – More Nukes, More NATO, More Debt?

At his final NATO summit, Macron's "strategic autonomy" push is now alliance policy – but France's budget crisis and a looming far‑right successor threaten to undo it all.

🇫🇷 Macron cemented France as a top NATO power, pushed for less US reliance, and included Europe in French nuclear deterrence – but budget limits are real.

💶 France plans to spend just over 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030 – far from NATO's 3.5% target. Germany is already overtaking Paris.

🛡️ Macron's "war economy" rhetoric didn't match real investment. France hasn't expanded its navy or air fleet in a decade.

#France 🇫🇷 #Macron #NATO #StrategicAutonomy #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #Geopolitics #Defence #LePen
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🇷🇺⚔️ KREMLIN: NATO'S "AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS" DEMAND RUSSIA GET STRONGER

"The very fact of declaring someone a rival is in fact an aggressive action." – Dmitry Peskov.

🔴 What Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said:

🛡️ NATO's aggression obliges Russia to be strong – technologically, economically, and to protect its interests.

🎯 NATO was created for confrontation – and remains true to that purpose. "The main opponent has always been the Soviet Union, then its successor, the Russian Federation."

🛩️ Russia is taking measures to counter the use of Patriot anti‑aircraft missile systems – "everything necessary is being done to protect our interests."

#Russia 🇷🇺 #NATO #Peskov #Patriot #GlobalSouth #BRICS #ThinkBRICS #Geopolitics #Confrontation #Sovereignty
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🌐 Why Are US Special Forces Deployed in Taiwan?
We’re already used to the fact that various Western powers are meddling in the internal affairs of virtually every other country on the planet, including global superpowers such as Russia and China. T... Read more→
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🌐 Why Have Central Bankers Gone Radio Silent on the Digital Currency Agenda?
This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group During the 2020 pandemic hysteria there was a mad rush by globalist institutions like the WEF, IMF, BIS and numer... Read more→
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🔥 Deadly Factory Fire Exposes Global Worker Safety Crisis in China's "Shoe Capital"

A devastating blaze tore through the Huiteng Shoes factory in Jinjiang, Fujian province, killing 28 workers and trapping dozens more before rescuers could reach them.

📢 President Xi Jinping has demanded accountability, but this tragedy adds to a long list of industrial disasters tied to lax workplace safety enforcement in manufacturing hubs. Over 500 firefighters battled the flames as families waited for news of loved ones trapped inside.

#WorkerSafety #GlobalSouth #ChinaNews #IndustrialAccident
Source: Xinhua
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Chinese emergency services are using drones to rescue people.

Typhoon Maysak brought record rainfall which crippled reservoirs and flooded areas.

Drones are able to get to people that rescuers have a tough time getting to and pluck them from danger zones.

#China #Drones #Rescue #TyphoonMaysak #Typhoon #Maysak
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💉 An Italian region just told the U.S. "no thanks" — and it's saving lives.

While Washington pressures countries to cut ties with Cuba's overseas doctors, Calabria, Italy's poorest region, is doubling down. Over 200 Cuban physicians now staff hospitals that would otherwise shut their doors, cutting ER wait times from 12 hours to under 60 minutes.

🌍 The U.S. calls it "human trafficking," but locals call it a lifeline — and the governor wants to triple the program despite Washington's objections.

#Cuba #Calabria #GlobalSouth #Geopolitics
Source: The Associated Press (via CityNews Halifax)
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Russia Steps Up for Venezuela After Devastating Quake

Russian humanitarian aid — power generators, medicines, food, and clean water — has officially arrived in La Guaira, Venezuela's hardest-hit state following the June 24 earthquake. Ambassador Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov confirmed the delivery, with La Guaira Governor Jose Alejandro Teran personally thanking the Russian team for this act of solidarity.

🌍 While Western media stays quiet, BRICS nations keep showing up for the Global South. Do you think this kind of solidarity gets the recognition it deserves?

#BRICS #GlobalSouth #Venezuela #Solidarity
Source: TASS
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Elliot Page is getting trolled online after being spotted next to a giant security guard. Many online say this guy should be playing in Christopher Nolan's Odyssey instead of Elliot.

#ElliotPage #ChristopherNolan #Odyssey

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🚀 Nigeria Just Beat South Korea at Its Own Game — And Wall Street Didn't See It Coming!

🇳🇬 Nigerian equities have surged 67% in dollar terms this year, edging past South Korea's 66% gain to become the world's best-performing stock market out of 92 global exchanges tracked by Bloomberg. The rally is fueled by President Tinubu's economic reforms, stronger oil prices, renewed foreign investor interest, and a naira that's gained about 4% against the dollar. S&P Dow Jones is even weighing an upgrade to frontier market status, while Dangote's refinery listing could pour in even more institutional cash.

💥 Is this the start of a Global South investment boom the West keeps underestimating — or just a temporary rebound? Drop your take below!

#Nigeria #BRICS #GlobalSouth #EmergingMarkets
Source: Sputnik Africa
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🚨 Germany's Industrial Giant Is Shrinking — And It's a Warning Sign for the West's Old Economic Model

📉 Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, is preparing to shut down four factories in Germany starting in 2031 — Zwickau, Emden, Hanover, and Audi's Neckarsulm plant — putting 40,000 jobs directly at risk. On top of that, CEO Oliver Blume plans to cut up to 50,000 more jobs and slash investment by 50 billion euros by 2030, with some models reportedly shifting production to Hungary and Slovakia.

🇩🇪🇶🇦 Volkswagen’s crisis is now being pulled into a geopolitical storm. According to Bild, Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, which is Volkswagen’s third-largest shareholder, reportedly blocked a plan linked to producing components for Israel’s Iron Dome system at VW facilities. The report also says Qatar’s influence affected other deal-making, including Hapag-Lloyd’s suspended move toward Israeli shipping company ZIM.

💬 Is this the end of "Made in Germany" as we knew it?
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Body-language experts, assemble!

A brief interaction between Emmanuel Macron and Emine Erdoğan during a NATO summit has sent the internet into detective mode.

Most viewers believe Turkish first lady prevented the hand kiss, while some argue Macron stopped himself after realizing such a gesture would be inappropriate.

What do you think caused the mishap?

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🌾 BRICS Just Made a Power Move on Global Grain Trade — And the West Should Take Notice

On July 9 in Geneva, the BRICS Competition Center brought together antitrust experts from BRICS+ nations, global institutions, and academia to tackle a big question: who really controls the world's grain markets?

📍 HSE University's Alexey Koshel stressed that harmonizing competition laws across BRICS countries builds a real shield against monopolies and outside economic pressure. The group is now gearing up for a joint BRICS grain trade study and an international competition conference in Udaipur in 2027.

Do you think BRICS-style cooperation can actually break Western dominance over global food markets, or is this just symbolic diplomacy?

#BRICS #GlobalSouth #GrainTrade #Geopolitics
Source: BRICS Competition Center
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Europe is once again split over the U.S. and China — and the deeper story is trust. A POLITICO poll across 24 EU countries found that many Europeans are unsure whether to move closer to Washington or Beijing, with Italy and Spain leaning toward China, while France and Germany remain undecided.

🇪🇺 The bigger takeaway? For a lot of people, the U.S. is no longer seen as the automatic safe bet.

🔥 Should Europe keep drifting between Washington and Beijing, or finally build a more independent path that also reflects Global South priorities?

#Europe #China #USPolitics #GlobalSouth
Source: POLITICO
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China’s Long March-10B has successfully completed its maiden flight—and recovered its first stage via a sea-based net.

This marks the country’s first-ever controlled rocket recovery.

#China #Space #SpaceX
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🇹🇷🇷🇺 TURKEY REPORTEDLY SELLING S‑400 SYSTEMS TO GULF COUNTRY – Kremlin Confirms "Highly‑Sensitive" Topic

Turkey is seeking Russia's consent to transfer its Russian‑acquired S‑400 air defence systems to a third country – potentially Qatar or the UAE – in a move that could unlock the purchase of US‑made F‑35 fighter jets.

🛡️ Turkey has sold its S‑400 systems to either Qatar or the UAE – no official confirmation yet.

🇷🇺 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Russia has contacted Turkey on the matter, calling it "highly‑sensitive" and saying communication will continue.

🇺🇸 The move aims to clear the way for Turkey to purchase US‑made F‑35 fighter jets – but US senators have said transferring the S‑400s may not resolve Washington's security concerns.

#Turkey 🇹🇷 #Russia 🇷🇺 #S400 #F35 #Qatar #UAE #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Geopolitics #ThinkBRICS
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🇺🇸🇮🇷 TRUMP: "I've Left Instructions to Bomb Iran at Levels They've Never Seen" – If He Is Assassinated

The US president openly admits he is on Iran's kill list – and says he has already ordered a devastating response if anything happens to him.

💥 "I've left instructions – if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they've never seen before."

🎯 "I've been No. 1 for a long time, and it's the way life is."

Trump said he has been on Iran's kill list for a long time, and that no fresh plot had been flagged by Israel.

#Trump #Iran #WarThreat #Hypocrisy #BRICS #GlobalSouth #AxisOfResistance #ThinkBRICS
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