The US will offer Russia a 30-day truce.
Following a day of US-Ukraine negotiations in Saudi Arabia, Ukraine has stated that it is prepared to accept the US’s proposal for an immediate 30-day truce with Russia. According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, “the ball is in their court” and he would make the offer to Russia.
Trump’s 50% Tariffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminum: A Trade War Escalation
President Donald Trump has undertaken a step that escalates trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada by implementing a 50% tariff on the entire volume of Canadian steel and aluminium imports. According to the administration, this action is retaliation after Ontario implemented a 25% surcharge for border states to receive Ontario electricity.
Mike Amesbury to retire as MP after assault conviction.
Former Labor MP Mike Amesbury has announced he will step down after being sentenced to prison for repeatedly punching a constituent. The Runcorn and Helsby MP has said he will start the “statutory process” of closing his office before quitting as an MP “as soon as possible.” His resignation will spark the first by-election of Sir Keir Starmer’s Labor government.
Australia-Russia-Ukraine: The Peacekeeping Dilemma and Potential Consequences
Russia has issued a formal warning against Australia sending peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, which threatens severe consequences against such a deployment by Canberra. This movement occurred while Australia evaluated European plans to deploy peacekeeping forces to the battled Ukrainian territory under a potential Russian-Ukrainian peace agreement.
President Donald Trump Doesn’t Have Any Power to Shut Down Department – It Requires an Act of Congress.
Does President Donald Trump have the power to shut down any department? He cannot unilaterally shut down the Education Department as it was established by legislation and requires an act of Congress to be eliminated. His authority allows him to reduce the department’s scope but not abolish it entirely without congressional approval.
President Donald Trump has come up with a strategy for the crypto reserve.
President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile, positioning the United States as a premier country in government digital asset strategy.
The Order creates a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to maintain bitcoin as a reserve asset. The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve will be capitalized with bitcoin possessed by the Department of Treasury that was forfeited through criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings. Other agencies will examine their legal authority to transfer any bitcoin in the possession of their agencies to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
UK MPs condemn ‘deeply disrespectful’ JD Vance comments
JD Vance making his comments / photo google image. The shadow defence secretary together with numerous MPs expressed their outrage when JD Vance described the Anglo-French peace deployment to Ukraine as “20,000 troops from some random country that…