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North Korea reelects Kim Jong Un as party chief Rare congress spotlights nuclear arsenal as regime glue, War readiness language replaces economic promises
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South Korea urges nationals to leave Iran Embassy advisory signals strike risk more than rhetoric, Energy and insurance markets price war first
koreaherald.com yahoo.com zerohedge.com
Denmark evacuates US submarine crew member near Greenland Reuters reports, Routine medevac highlights how services become access
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Hungary blocks EU 20th Russia sanctions Druzhba oil halt becomes veto leverage, unanimity turns sanctions into exemption market
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Somaliland offers US minerals and basing access Unrecognised state sells sovereignty as currency, Great power gets Red Sea leverage without paying recognition price
lemonde.fr aljazeera.com france24.com
Russian Embassy in Seoul displays Victory will be ours banner Diplomatic property becomes propaganda platform ahead of Ukraine anniversary, Reciprocity norms hand Moscow asymmetric channel
koreaherald.com
South Korea protests Japan Takeshima Day over Dokdo Shimane ceremony and Tokyo attendance revive colonial-era fault line, Even wrong flags become usable diplomatic ammunition
japantimes.co.jp koreaherald.com
Iran rejects US pressure in nuclear talks Pezeshkian hardens public line, Rhetorical lock-in raises escalation risk Europe cannot vote on
theguardian.com dnyuz.com lemonde.fr
Japan LDP weighs foreign agent reporting regime US-style counterintelligence tool imports registry logic, Cheaper AI surveillance makes definitions expand
japantimes.co.jp english.elpais.com
DHS pauses TSA PreCheck and Global Entry Funding lapse shuts down paid fast lanes, State turns queues into subscription then can’t keep lights on
cbsnews.com yahoo.com japantimes.co.jp
Prince Andrew arrested in Epstein-linked UK probe Starmer considers Act to remove him from succession line, Constitutional fix risks becoming substitute for accountability
independent.co.uk dailymail.co.uk standard.co.uk
Records show DHS agent kills US citizen during immigration operation Disclosure comes months later via watchdog documents, Security bureaucracy expands while accountability arrives by FOIA
japantimes.co.jp
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independent.co.uk
Trump orders Middle East buildup for potential Iran air campaign Advisers warn economic agenda slipping ahead of midterms, War powers ambiguity turns limited strike into escalation option
japantimes.co.jp zerohedge.com aljazeera.com
Trump raises global tariff to 15% after Supreme Court blocks reciprocal levies White House shifts from IEEPA to Section 122 and 232 and 301 authorities, Import taxes become executive workaround not congressional vote
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Boris Johnson urges UK-Europe to deploy non-combat troops to Ukraine now Non-combat label collides with ROE and Russian strike reality
independent.co.uk
DOJ says Colombian scammers staged fake US immigration court Black-market legal process thrives on state monopoly over status
independent.co.uk
Far-right marches in Manchester and Lyon met by mass policing Macron threatens dissolutions of activist groups, State choreographs street conflict while claiming monopoly on legitimacy
aljazeera.com euronews.com
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee says Israel can take all Middle East Diplomatic post becomes cable-news activism, US credibility traded for domestic applause
latimes.com thehill.com theguardian.com
Trump convenes Gaza Board of Peace with planned international force and $7bn fund Plan deploys 20,000 troops and trains 12,000 police while excluding Palestinians, Protectorate-by-committee marketed as reconstruction
independent.co.uk wtop.com
Allahabad High Court quashes case against students booked for praying at restricted site Uttar Pradesh officials cite law and order, court limits harassment while blessing future restrictions
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Trump administration tightens English testing for CDL truckers DOT sells safety while expanding licensing leverage, labor mobility pays for Washington optics
thehill.com
Sweden nears decision on four new air-defense frigates FMV targets 2030 delivery in SEK 40–60bn procurement, industrial policy and vendor lock-in sail under NATO flags
svd.se aftonbladet.se
Venezuela grants amnesty to 379 political prisoners Mass release doubles as implicit admission of political jailing, Legitimacy reset without dismantling repression
sydsvenskan.se aljazeera.com france24.com
Venezuela grants amnesty to 379 political prisoners Maduro government markets reconciliation while keeping power to re-criminalize dissent, mercy doubles as regime maintenance
aljazeera.com dhakatribune.com
Trump schedules three-day China visit after Supreme Court tariff defeat Murdoch Wall Street Journal calls it worst moment of presidency, foreign-policy stage doubles as domestic escape hatch
aljazeera.com nbcnews.com koreaherald.com
Trump White House fires court-appointed interim US attorney in Eastern District of Virginia Judges’ stopgap appointment power collides with executive control, Prosecutorial independence reclassified as staffing
cbsnews.com dnyuz.com independent.co.uk
Fifth Circuit lifts block on Louisiana Ten Commandments classroom law Judges call case premature despite compulsory school setting, Establishment Clause becomes culture-war staging permit
cbsnews.com independent.co.uk
FCC chair Brendan Carr urges broadcasters air pro-America content Pledge America Campaign ties patriot programming to license-era public interest doctrine, Voluntary until renewal time
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US plans to reopen embassy in Syria after 14 years Diplomatic normalization doubles as operational footprint for visas aid intelligence, Washington returns with paperwork after war reshaped reality
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Trump administration moves to restrict asylum-seeker work permits Deterrence policy builds illegal labor market by design, State blocks lawful work then laments shadow economy
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Johnson Truss lobby Trump to block Starmer Chagos deal, Ex-leaders act as parallel foreign office, Diego Garcia basing politics turns democracy into backchannel sport
independent.co.uk
Trump floats limited strike on Iran as nuclear draft deal lingers Military buildup used as negotiating chip, Markets pay risk premium before Congress votes
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US Supreme Court strikes down Trump IEEPA tariffs Court says emergency economic powers do not include taxation, Executive trade state hits a constitutional speed bump
independent.co.uk cbsnews.com standard.co.uk
Sweden Social Democrats back chemical castration for child sex offenders Release conditioned on hormone-suppressing treatment, Voluntary medicine becomes parole currency
aftonbladet.se sydsvenskan.se corren.se
Swedish government orders inquiry into Swedish-language tests for very young children Pitched as early intervention via child health centers, screening logic inches toward registries and compulsory programs
aftonbladet.se sydsvenskan.se
US–Saudi package drifts toward Saudi uranium enrichment 123-style nonproliferation becomes negotiable add-on, rules-based order sold as arms-and-centrifuge bundle
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Trump orders UFO file releases Polymarket traders price alien disclosure as event risk, state secrecy becomes tradable volatility
businessinsider.com
British Columbia abolishes Merit Commissioner Hiring oversight moved into Public Service Agency, patronage risk rebranded as efficiency
globalnews.ca
Trump gives Iran 10–15 days for nuclear deal US masses two carriers and strike aircraft in Middle East, Deadline diplomacy expands executive war discretion while Congress watches clock
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Canadian poll shows US seen as bigger threat than Russia Politico-Public First survey tracks collapse of ally narrative, NATO solidarity meets tariff diplomacy
globalnews.ca
Trump Jr-linked Executive Branch club builds private access market in Washington Wired traces ownership to controversial ex-cop, draining swamp becomes subscription product
wired.com
UK government plans easier deer culls in England Woodland targets and invasive species drive new shooting rights and grants, Commons tragedy solved with more central planning
theguardian.com
White House pressure reportedly pushes universities to cut ties with minority-aid nonprofit Funding and oversight replace formal bans, Soft censorship thrives in grant-dependent academia
latimes.com yahoo.com nbcnews.com
FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly flies agency jet to Olympic hockey in Italy Official travel justification opaque, National security doubles as VIP mileage program
independent.co.uk thedailybeast.com cbsnews.com
Venezuela after Jan 3 US raid: Delcy Rodríguez governs under Washington shadow Chavismo retreats without dissolving, regime change morphs into managed protectorate
english.elpais.com americanmind.org
Argentina general strike hits airports Congress debates Milei labor reform, unions turn cartelized labor law into national choke point
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Peru Congress impeaches President José Jeri 83-year-old José Balcázar installed as interim leader before April elections, Moral incapacity clause keeps functioning as a legislative eject button
japantimes.co.jp buenosairesherald.com time.com
New York scraps robotaxi expansion outside NYC Hochul cites stakeholder politics over deployment, autonomy becomes permit regime favoring incumbents
theguardian.com zerohedge.com
Sweden approves SEK 12.9bn Ukraine military package focused on air defence and long-range drones Tridon Mk2 and RBS 70 featured alongside funding for Ukrainian production, urgency rhetoric meets multi-year delivery and fast-tracked procurement
sydsvenskan.se
West Virginia sues Apple over CSAM on iCloud State litigation targets encryption defaults and pushes mandatory cloud scanning, Think of the children becomes policy lever for surveillance-by-design
foxnews.com
Leaked Army email shows Pentagon labeling 33 universities moderate or high risk Harvard marked fully off limits for military education programs, Security bureaucracy builds blacklist without criteria
businessinsider.com
SpaceX Starbase proposes its own municipal court in Texas Company town adds police and permitting to local state stack, mayor serves as judge until appointment
techcrunch.com
HUD proposes citizenship-proof mandate for public housing Mixed-status families face eviction or separation, Welfare state turns shelter into immigration enforcement lever
latimes.com independent.co.uk
Trump Medicaid cuts hit rural America $140bn loss paired with $50bn temporary rural health fund, Long-term retrenchment dressed up as short-term grants
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DHS expands Palantir-powered ICE dragnet Refugee rescreening memo enables potentially indefinite detention, Courts order release while executive branch buys more capacity
wired.com
Sweden targets non-deportable offenders with benefit and work bans Deportation orders still fail in practice, state expands control regime to cover enforcement gap
aftonbladet.se sydsvenskan.se
New York backs away from upstate robotaxi pilots Hochul administration cites safety and control, Innovation stalls where incumbents vote
nytimes.com
Trump White House ballroom plan wins unanimous approval from Commission of Fine Arts $400M project faces preservation lawsuit and planning commission review, Administrative aesthetics quietly govern capital
independent.co.uk
DHS memo lets ICE detain lawfully admitted refugees for aggressive rescreening Obama-era limits reversed, Administrative custody becomes immigration policy tool
theguardian.com
SD pushes indefinite security detention for child sex offenders New säkerhetsförvaring enters force in April, Punishment shifts from fixed sentences to risk assessments with no end date
svt.se svd.se
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright threatens IEA exit Net zero scenarios drive regulation more than analysis, Europe calls it trusted pillar while deindustrialization accelerates
euronews.com
UK mandates 48-hour takedowns for non-consensual intimate images Hash-matching and platform blocking weaponize deadlines into automated overremoval, compliance costs tilt field toward Big Tech incumbents
independent.co.uk standard.co.uk
DHS seeks $70 million luxury Boeing 737 Max 8 for deportations ICE tells OMB jet will serve removals and cabinet travel despite 18-seat layout, Mass deportation bureaucracy discovers first-class mission requirements
nbcnews.com nbcnews.com independent.co.uk
Peru Congress appoints José María Balcázar as interim president Eighth head of state in a decade amid Jerí censure over alleged China-linked meetings, temporary stability delivered by permanent crisis machine
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South Korea sentences ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to life for insurrection Conviction tied to failed 2024 martial-law bid, Democracy defends itself by expanding tools next strongman can reuse
japantimes.co.jp time.com thedailybeast.com
Swedish police push AI and biometrics for CSAM investigations Isöb cites 25,000 annual cases and 150 investigators, child-protection framing risks building reusable mass-scanning infrastructure
svt.se aftonbladet.se svt.se