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The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward

The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets.

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The president of Solaric, a rooftop-solar installer based near Manila, said people were now seeing the technology as “a way to survive this new age.”
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Serviços secretos russos alegam ter desmantelado esquema de espionagem que transformava smartphones em dispositivos de vigilância

O FSB afirma ter descoberto um esquema sofisticado de ciberespionagem que terá utilizado spyware para recolher dados, monitorizar conversas e espiar o ambiente em redor dos dispositivos móveis de altos responsáveis do Estado, com a captura de áudio e vídeo. No entanto, não apresenta provas de tal alegação.

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World War III | Gold and Silver Prices Will Also Explode

Recent conflicts between Israel and Iran, backed by the US, threaten global stability. Concerns arise over escalating warfare and its economic impact, especially on oil prices and currency values, leading to potential skyrocketing gold and silver prices.

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God’s Judgment: Obadiah’s Message for Today’s Superpowers

I reflect on Obadiah's prophecy, paralleling it with the current global political landscape and the decline of the US Empire. The text warns of divine judgment on nations, emphasizing pride and corrupt governance, suggesting that the US's actions could lead to its downfall, similar to Edom's fate.

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Striking Deep Into Russia Means World War III

US President Biden has approved the use of NATO long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike deep into Russia, raising concerns about escalating conflict and the potential for global war which could go nuclear. This is described by the red horse in the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.

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Australians in Russia Speak on Defence of Freedom of Speech in the West

John Shipton (father of Julian Assange), Port Hedland Councillor and business man Adrian McCrae and constitutional law Prof. Augusto Zimmermann speak at a Russia Today press conference on the Defence of Free Speech in Australia and the West.

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Global Thermonuclear War is Being Normalised

The power of nuclear weapons is a grave concern as tensions rise between NATO nations and Russia. Recent strategies indicate a focus on China’s nuclear capabilities. With potential for mass destruction and global catastrophe, the implications of nuclear war are dire and call for urgent resolution.

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Russia's plan to advertise on rockets and spacecraft takes off

It's difficult to know the true state of the Russian economy, both because the country's financial reporting is sparse and because official figures are unreliable. But things probably aren't great.

This week, Sweden's minister of foreign affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, shared her country's assessment that the Russian economy has likely contracted over the last five years amid the war in Ukraine. Inflation is also high, and international sanctions have cost Russia $450 billion since the onset of the war in February 2022. Russia's economy is currently smaller than that of Texas, Stenergard said.

By most measures, then, the economy is not in tip-top shape. Moreover, the war is draining a large amount of the country's financial resources, with defense spending reaching a post-Soviet record of about 7 percent of government spending.

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Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump

Guardian investigation shows how US presidency blurs line between policy and enrichment of American ruling family and those around it

On a graffitied Sarajevo backstreet, a path leads past an overgrown patch of garden to a white door. Beyond is the registered office of a company that is on the brink of winning contracts worth more than $1bn.

AAFS Infrastructure and Energy is close to securing a concession to build and operate a pipeline across the Balkans to allow fossil gas shipped from the US to replace supplies that come from Russia. “This could be the most important infrastructure project ever in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” says one of the country’s top officials, who, like others, asks to remain anonymous to discuss sensitive negotiations.

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