11 December, 2025
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The Perils of a โ€œPeaceโ€ That Penalizes the Weak โ€” Trumpโ€™s 28-Point Peace Plan and the Lessons for Small States

The recently revealed 28-point peace plan, reportedly backed by Donald Trump, for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine offers a deeply unsettling vision. Rather than a restoration of Ukrainian sovereignty, it proposes a structural compromise that heavily favors Russia and places Ukraine in a subordinate, vulnerable position. Trump’s Ukraine-Russia peace plan presents itself as […]

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Trump threatens possible U.S. military action in Nigeria over alleged Christian persecution

WASHINGTON (November 2, 2025) โ€” President Donald Trump said he has instructed the Pentagon to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria, accusing the West African nation of failing to stop the killing of Christians by extremist groups. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump warned that the United States would […]

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Charlie Kirkโ€™s death and the future of Trumpโ€™s conservative movement

Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative firebrand and one of Donald Trumpโ€™s closest political allies, was gunned down on September 10 while hosting a Turning Point USA campus event. The killing shocked Americaโ€™s right-wing movement โ€” and raised questions about its direction without one of its youngest, most dynamic, and polarizing leaders. For Trump, the loss […]

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Trump Administration Removes Climate Scientists, Imperiling Mandated Federal Assessment

WASHINGTON โ€” The Trump administration has dismissed the entire team of scientists and contributors tasked with producing the next National Climate Assessment, according to an internal email reviewed by CNN and confirmed by multiple sources. The document is a congressionally mandated report that serves as the United Statesโ€™ definitive look at the impacts of climate […]

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Trump gets schooled at Pope Francisโ€™ funeral

Former US president Donald Trump got a front-row seat to his own public rebuke on Saturday, April 26, during the funeral of Pope Francis. Trump, who arrived in Rome the day before, sat alongside world leaders as the late popeโ€™s long-standing opposition to one of his signature policies was echoed for millions watching around the […]

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Trumpโ€™s New Tariffs Shake Global Tradeโ€”Hereโ€™s How the Philippines Could Be Affected

President Donald Trump has unleashed his long-awaited new round of tariffs, promising to reshape U.S. tradeโ€”but the move could drive up prices for American consumers and trigger global economic ripple effects, including in the Philippines. On Wednesday, Trump signed an executive order imposingย reciprocal tariffsย on all countries that tax U.S. goods, declaringย April 2, 2025, as “Liberation […]