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France has just made a move that speaks volumes about the changing dynamics of the so-called political West: basically, the Banque de France has just confirmed it had consolidated its gold reserves in Paris after selling part of its gold … The post France Pulls $15 Billion in Gold From US as “Transatlantic Divorce” Unfolds Amid Iranian War appeared first on Global Research.

As rumours emerged of a papal visit, some of Cameroon's Catholics voiced fears the trip would give longtime President Paul Biya a chance to polish his image six months on from deadly protests following his contested re-election.

Watch footage of a bright green fireball captured over Herne Bay in the early hours of Monday morning.

More than 10,000 posts in the Hong Kong government will be cut by the end of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s current term in June 2027, with close to 60 per cent of these deletions being junior roles and about 3 per cent at the senior level. Civil service minister Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan said on Monday the move was not “fattening the top but thinning the bottom” and was reasonable because the civil service had far more frontline staff. Yeung was briefing legislators on her bureau’s budget...

Guest post by Enrique Tarrio and Zachary Rehl The government just filed its response to Zach’s Rule 33 motion for a new trial. The post Trump’s DOJ Is Still Fighting Us — And It’s Time to Call It What It Is appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

In Beijing, strategic elites have started to see world politics as sliding from the Spring and Autumn period to the Warring States era. However, if China believes the old order is falling apart, its future will depend less on economic power and more on presenting a reliable political vision. For much of the past decade, the dominant framework for understanding China-US relations has been the Thucydides Trap. Since Graham Allison popularised the term, the relationship has been cast as an...

The new leader of South Africa's second-largest party, the Democratic Alliance, said Monday he would recast it beyond its white-voter base, betting that the country's once rigid racial divides are easing.

The US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz may give it a strategic advantage over Iran, but analysts warned that the increased pressure on Iran may call the ceasefire into question and deepen the energy crisis. US Central Command said a blockade on ships “entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas” would take effect at 10am US eastern time (3pm GMT) on Monday along the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. It also said it would not impede vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz to and from...

Rep. Swalwell suspends California governor campaign

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has sparked a diplomatic row with Israel and criticism at home after comparing Israeli military actions against Palestinians to the Holocaust in a social media post. The controversy began on Friday after Lee said “wartime killings” by the Israel Defence ‌Forces were “no different from the Jewish massacre” by the Nazis in World War II and reposted footage with a caption that said it showed Israeli troops had tortured and thrown a Palestinian from the roof of a...

The seventh-seeded 76ers host No. 8 seed Orlando in a play-in game Wednesday.

Authorities in the Bahamas must decide Monday if they will charge Brian Hooker in connection with his wife Lynette’s disappearance or set him free. Hooker claims his wife fell overboard during an evening boat ride in unpredictable seas near Elbow Cay. NBC’s Jesse Kirsch reports for TODAY.