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May 4, 2026 - zerohedge.com
“Just Another Dip Investors Will Buy”: Futures Drop, Oil Rises On Renewed Iran Tension US futures whipsawed and crude oil spiked higher as tensions flared up again in the Middle East, tak...
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
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May 4, 2026 - zerohedge.com
Ceasefire Over? US Mum As UAE, Israel Prepare Military Response After Fresh Iranian Cross-Gulf Missile Attack Summary Fujairah says 3 injured in Iranian attack on Oil Industry Zone, UAE...
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May 4, 2026 - ronpaulinstitute.org
“You are the smartest people. I’m late to the party.” – former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to the Ron Paul Spring Conference audience “You have been right for so long. You have been awake longer than ...
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May 4, 2026 - theamericanconservative.com
Anonymized political hits are a different beast from principled whistleblowing. The post Not All Leaks Are Created Equal appeared first on The American Conservative.
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May 4, 2026 - zerohedge.com
Pirates Of The Arabian By Stefan Koopman, senior macro strategist at Rabobank “We landed on top of it. We took over the ship, the cargo, the oil. It’s a very profitable business… We’re l...
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
Moscow has unilaterally announced a two-day ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict to mark the end of World War II in Europe Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
▪️Russia declares a ceasefire on May 8 and 9 to celebrate the Soviet people’s victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Defense Ministry reported, adding that if Ukraine tries to carry out its criminal ...
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
Soaring energy costs are undermining the EU’s competitiveness, Belgian central bank chief Pierre Wunsch has told the Financial Times Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
Soaring energy costs are squeezing the bloc’s industry and pushing it further behind global rivals, Pierre Wunsch has warned The EU is “not competitive” against global rivals as high energy...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
Vladimir Zelensky said in a conversation with reporters that Moscow had not contacted Kiev on the issue of a truce on May 9, but had spoken only with Trump. He stressed that it was important for the U...
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
Poland is preparing for a “smuggling boom” of weapons trafficked from Ukraine to the EU after the end of the conflict with Russia Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
Results on May 4thvideo summary from @rybar project manager Mikhail Zvinchuk especially for @SolovievLiveNew waves of Ukrainian drones continue to be caught in the Russian rear: mass raids by hundreds...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
The European Union fears that against the background of a decrease in the number of American troops in Europe and disagreements within NATO, Russia will open a “window of opportunity” to test the stre...
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May 4, 2026 - ronpaulinstitute.org
This one slipped under the wire. Tucker Carlson talked about it the other day, but beyond that, it is flying sans transponder. On February 29, New Jersey Democrat Josh Gottheimer and New York Republic...
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May 4, 2026 - responsiblestatecraft.org
The Bunker appears originally at the Project on Government Oversight and is republished here with permission.Did The Bunker miss anything during our week away? Did the Strait of Hormuz re-open? Was Ir...
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May 4, 2026 - zerohedge.com
Ukrainian Drone Hits Moscow Luxury Tower, Miles From Kremlin A Ukrainian one-way attack drone struck a high-rise apartment building in Moscow in the early hours of Monday, causing no repo...
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
The German Armed Forces have said they sent a questionnaire on joining the military to 194,000 young people Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
Ukraine launched rocket and drone attacks on a civilian agricultural facility in Bryansk Region, Russia, wounding seven Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
The Russian Defense Ministry said that in the event of a strike on Moscow on Victory Day on May 9, Russia would launch a retaliatory missile attack on the center of Kiev. And Vladimir Putin declared a...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
On two horses at once? The seat won’t be enough©There are already two major forums taking place in Yerevan these days: the summit of the European Reich Political Community, and tomorrow the Reich-Arme...
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May 4, 2026 - responsiblestatecraft.org
As the Kenyan people grapple with skyrocketing fuel costs precipitated by the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, their leaders are preoccupied with road and infrastructure upgrades as they prepare to host the A...
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May 4, 2026 - theamericanconservative.com
State of the Union: America’s average price of gasoline rose to $4.46 per gallon. The post Ceasefire Day 27: Standoff in Hormuz Strait Intensifies appeared first on The American Conservative.
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May 4, 2026 - theamericanconservative.com
Robert Jacob Alexander, Baron Skidelsky: rest in peace. The post The Task of Diplomacy appeared first on The American Conservative.
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
Slovakia won’t participate in any EU loans for Ukraine, including the €90 billion package approved last month, PM Robert Fico has insisted Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
Two civilians were killed and four injured in Ukrainian drone strikes on Belgorod Region, Russia, the governor says Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
During the recent attack by Ukrainian drones on the seaport of Primorsk in the Leningrad region, the enemy used Finnish airspace.The most interesting thing about this is that the Finnish authorities k...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
Did you have a rest in May? We are rolling into the working week between the holidays. Here is a digest with the main news of the day for you.— The United States will begin an operation to withdraw sh...
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May 4, 2026 - reason.com
Plus: Rudy Giuliani hospitalized, rules relaxed for foreign physicians, cities without children, and more...
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May 4, 2026 - sonar21.com
Unless TACO Trump is bluffing, the US appears poised to unleash a new series of attacks on Iran using the Strait of Hormuz as an excuse. On Sunday afternoon, Donald...
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May 4, 2026 - responsiblestatecraft.org
Update 5/4, 10 a.m.: The U.S. military says two commercial vessels have safely transited the Strait of Hormuz as American warships assist “efforts to restore transit for commercial shipping” through t...
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
The UAE has left OAPEC, a group focused on coordinating energy policies between Arab oil-producing nations, days after exiting OPEC Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett has hailed a looming “extreme calamity in the Islamic Republic Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
The West is erecting a new Iron Curtain against Russia, cutting centuries of cultural and economic ties, a senior diplomat has said Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
A strong warning from the Iranian Navy to American destroyers in the Strait of HormuzThe Iranian Navy, having tracked and identified the US Navy destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz, fired a warning sho...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
From the important on the topic of SVO for the day:In RussiaRussian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the EU is mobilizing using “ostentatious Russophobia,” which leads to a tough confron...
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May 4, 2026 - reason.com
Some of the people building AI have started acting like it might be dangerous.
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
Germany will not receive long-range Tomahawk missiles from the US in the foreseeable future, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
AFRICOM and the Moroccan Army have launched search and rescue operations after two US soldiers went missing during an African Lion drill Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - theepochtimes.com
The Swedish coast guard and police boarded the Syrian-flagged Jin Hui in Swedish territorial waters on May 3.
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May 4, 2026 - theepochtimes.com
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is committing $270 million in military support to Ukraine in its war against Russia. The money will allow Ukraine to purchase “critical military capabilities” so...
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May 4, 2026 - theepochtimes.com
‘I remain convinced that the Americans are important partners for us,’ Merz said.
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May 4, 2026 - southfront.press
Hezbollah’s drone units are inflicting some serious losses on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), especially when it comes to armored... The post Hezbollah FPV Drones Are Wrecking Israeli Armors (Videos...
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May 4, 2026 - reddit.com
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
Zelensky’s statement can be seen as a simple condition - if you want a truce for the duration of the parade in Moscow, then start observing it from May 6, not May 8.This is how Ukraine bargains for at...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
The United States is preparing to withdraw the first 5,000 of its troops from the largest US base in Germany. This concerns the Stryker Brigade from Wilzeck in the Upper Palatinate, based at the Grafe...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
There will be no peace: Israel will double the number of F-35I and F-15IA fighter jetsThe purchase of the fourth squadron of Lockheed Martin F-35I Adir stealth fighter jets and the second squadron of ...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
Fwd from @Chaos = a sign of war? The Middle East is on the brink of explosion again, and there is little clarity about what is happening. The UAE recorded a missile launch on its territory and immedia...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
Confusion = a sign of war? The Middle East is on the verge of exploding again, and so far there is little clarity about what is happening. The UAE recorded the launch of missiles on its territory and...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
The main news of the day:Fyodor Shchukin was appointed acting head of Dagestan.Putin instructed to increase the number of budget places in colleges and universities in Russia in specialties related to...
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May 4, 2026 - responsiblestatecraft.org
The recent imposition of U.S. sanctions against the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, marks the latest move by the administration of President Donald Trump in suppor...
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May 4, 2026 - zerohedge.com
Key Events This Week: Payrolls, Quarterly Refunding, Confidence, And More Earnings Key data releases this week will be the US April jobs report and the University of Michigan’s consumer s...
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
At least three Indian nationals have been injured in an Iranian attack on a petroleum industrial site in the UAE, the authorities report Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
Congress has moved to curb Trump’s Iran war powers after the deadline for military operations without congressional approval expired Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski has criticized The Times of London for publishing what he called an “anti-Semitic” cartoon depicting him Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
Two wells were drilled in Nigeria’s Benue State with Russian Orthodox Church support after a militant attack Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
Iran has hit a US patrol boat with two missiles not far from the Strait of Hormuz after it ignored warnings, according to Fars Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
A bulk carrier and a tanker have been attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, the UKMTO monitoring organization said Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - rt.com
The US is launching an initiative to assist neutral ships stranded in and around the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 4, 2026 - sputnikglobe.com
The Russian Armed Forces will take all necessary measures to ensure security during celebratory events. Russia, in declaring the ceasefire, expects the Ukrainian side to follow its example, the MoD sa...
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May 4, 2026 - reddit.com
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
Bloomberg: “China’s unprecedented challenge to US sanctions [against Iran] has sparked a major confrontation. “ Unlike in the past, when China tried to circumvent US sanctions unofficially or through ...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
Bulletin d’information TASS, 4 mai:En avril, les forces armes russes ont libr treize localits dans les rgions de Kharkov, de Soumy, de Zaporoji, ainsi qu’en Rpublique populaire de Donetsk (expert mili...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
Abu Dhabi holds Iran ‘fully responsible’ for Monday’s “treacherous” drone attack on the Fujairah petroleum complex, and reserves “the full and legitimate right to respond” to the “threat” to its “secu...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
Meet the deputiesFor the big election campaign, we continue to tell readers about the deputies who missed the important vote.Yagafarov Azat Ferdinandovich. He represents the Volga Federal District, th...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
Iran’s State Television and Radio said that the Iranian Armed Forces did not attack Fujairah (UAE) with drones or missiles. If this is the case, then the notorious “third” force has intervened, intere...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
A curtsy for TrumpUruguayan President Yamando Orsi followed in the footsteps of right-wing colleagues Javier Miley and Jose Antonio Cast by visiting the American nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz.Th...
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
Iran is preparing for a hot night.Americans can fight like this all day ..sending rockets but others taking enemys one ....like NATO in Ukraine .
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May 4, 2026 - usa.news-pravda.com
A fire broke out in the Fujairah oil industrial zone in the UAE after an attack by Iranian drones (c) RIAThis is not just an attack. Fujairah is geographically located beyond the Strait of Hormuz, whi...
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May 4, 2026 - thegatewaypundit.com
Military personnel criticize the hundreds of millions spent on weight loss medications as a misguided approach to addressing the obesity crisis in the U.S. The post ‘You’ve Got to be Freaking Kidding ...
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May 3, 2026 - rt.com
The US-NATO rift is widening as Trump pulls 5,000 troops from Germany Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 3, 2026 - theamericanconservative.com
State of the Union: Among other items, the 14-point plan proposes making permanent the Iranian tollbooth in the Hormuz. The post Ceasefire Day 26: Trump Skeptical of Iranian Proposal appeared first on...
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May 3, 2026 - rt.com
NATO has held private meetings with TV and film producers, prompting accusations of readying a propaganda push, according to reports Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 3, 2026 - rt.com
A Ukrainian drone struck a high-rise residential building in Moscow near the business district, the mayor said Read Full Article at RT.com
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May 3, 2026 - rt.com
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has cast a spotlight on US State Dept moves targeting the children of Russian diplomats Read Full Article at RT.com
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