Trump says U.S. is close to lifting pause on intel sharing with Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that visas (work, tourist, student) and green cards will be canceled if their holders are caught participating in demonstrations supporting Hamas terrorists. Some other sources indicate that this may extend to any “pro-Palestinian” demonstration.
Ukraine has signed an agreement with German defense giant Diehl to triple its supply of IRIS-T SLM/SLS surface-to-air missiles and their respective launchers.
The deal comes as Berlin prepares to accelerate the delivery of air defense systems to Ukraine. 
The first foreign student to be deported under the new deportation law targeting supporters of Hamas terrorists will be Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian national. He was one of the organizers of the occupation at Columbia University in support of “Palestine and the Hamas terrorists.” Now, he may continue defending Hamas, but in his homeland and far from the U.S. 
Protests are becoming increasingly violent in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, after the Electoral Commission rejected Călin Georgescu's registration for the presidential elections in May.
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The Central Electoral Bureau of Romania has disqualified pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu from the elections, citing his anti-democratic stance, following complaints, as reported by Bloomberg. Violent unrest erupted in the capital, with Georgescu’s supporters clashing with police forces.
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Protests are becoming increasingly violent in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, after the Electoral Commission rejected Călin Georgescu's registration for the presidential elections in May.
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Germany will seek French and British nuclear weapons to strengthen its "nuclear umbrella." According to future Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Germany needs nuclear weapons from other sources to ensure its security.
Currently, the U.S. maintains around 60 nuclear warheads in Germany, but Merz fears they may be withdrawn as part of Trump's disengagement from Europe.
This is also the first confirmation that Ukrainian Mirages will receive AASMs. The extended range guided bombs, which have proven effective when deployed from Ukrainian MiGs, are compatible with Ukrainian Mirage 2000-5F(U)s.

France has announced a new €195 million aid package for Ukraine, funded by frozen Russian assets, including 155mm shells and AASM guided bombs.
Additionally, France will accelerate the delivery of pledged systems, including AMX-10RCs and other APCs.

There is no democracy; Hoppe proved this years ago.
Since Thursday, more than 1,000 people — including Christian minorities and Alawites, the sect to which Assad belongs — have been killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) and local reports.
The chances of a U.S. recession in 2025 have spiked today on Polymarket’s betting market, following this morning’s statement by U.S. President Trump during an interview on Fox Business, in which he refused to rule out the possibility of a recession by the end of the year. 
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced that a 25% surcharge on Canadian electricity, which powers roughly 1.5 million homes in Minnesota, Michigan and New York, will go into effect on Monday in retaliation for the 25% tariffs imposed recently by the United States against Canada.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump refused to rule out the possibility of a recession in 2025, during an interview Sunday morning with Fox Business, stating, “I hate to predict things like that. There is a period of transition, because what we’re doing is very big. We’re bringing wealth back to America. That’s a big thing. And there are always periods of, it takes a little time. It takes a little time, but I think it should be great for us.”

Hezb-Allah secretary general Sheikh Naim Qassem: We chose the President of the Lebanese Republic by consensus and the relationship with him is warm and positive.
The Central Electoral Bureau of Romania has disqualified pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu from the elections, citing his anti-democratic stance, following complaints, as reported by Bloomberg. Violent unrest erupted in the capital, with Georgescu’s supporters clashing with police forces.
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Tensions continue on Sunday night (09) in the Romanian capital, Bucharest.
Supporters of Georgescu, whose candidacy was rejected, are protesting in front of the Central Electoral Office building.
Horaţiu Potra, a well-known supporter of Călin Georgescu, is calling for his mercenaries to "take to the streets and fight."
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Figures from the BBC's 2023/24 annual report show that senior managers who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) earn salaries 15.6% higher than those who are not.
Critics have said that the corporation's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has resulted in "discrimination."

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a Presidential Decree earlier today, calling for the creation of an “independent national committee” for investigating and fact-finding regarding the events that led to the massacres which occurred recently along the Syrian coast, and referring those involved in such atrocities to the Judiciary.


The President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa has just given a speech addressing the nation, about what is currently unfolding in the northwest of the country, around the Latakia Governorate, “We are now facing a new danger at this crucial moment, in that the remnants of the other regime, supported by foreign elements, are trying to create another civil war and drag our country towards a civil war in order to divide it, destroy its unity and stability. We know today that the dangers we face today are not just a passing threat but a direct result of the activities of various forces that are trying to perpetuate anarchy and destroy what is left of the homeland. What is happening on the coast is the clearest example of these attempts, and this is not the first time; a month and a half ago, something similar happened and we extinguished it.” Adding that those who have harmed civilians will be held accountable and brought to justice.
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