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What Rare Earths Does Russia Have and Where are These Riches Located?
31 March 2025 @ 6:49 pm
Russian officials have already kicked off discussions with the US on cooperation in rare earths projects, presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev has revealed.
Denmark Drains Defenses Arming Ukraine, Leaving Little to Defend Greenland Against Trump
31 March 2025 @ 5:28 pm
President Trump has refused to take “military force off the table” in discussions on a potential US acquisition of Greenland. Denmark has vocally rejected Trump’s claims to its autonomous territory, but doesn’t have the military muscle to walk the talk, having gambled its security away to arm another country 1,000 km away.
USAID in Myanmar: A Legacy of Soft Power Manipulation?
31 March 2025 @ 4:56 pm
Democrats and the mainstream media continue to blame US President Donald Trump’s USAID cuts for crippling Myanmar’s earthquake response, despite his pledge of aid.
Le Pen’s ‘Politicized Conviction’ Signals EU’s Existential Fear of Eurosceptic Politicians
31 March 2025 @ 4:38 pm
A Paris court has convicted veteran National Rally politician and former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on charges of embezzlement of EU funds, barring her from running for political office for five years, fining her €100k and confining her to house arrest for two years. Sputnik asked a former Le Pen ally what the case was really about.
Dugin: Putin & Trump Share Respect for Traditional Values
31 March 2025 @ 12:21 pm
CNN gave airtime to Alexander Dugin to hear out his views on a Ukraine settelement, Russia-US relations, and "common points" between Moscow and Washington.
Ukrainian Armed Forces Continue to Strike Russian Energy Facilities - MoD
31 March 2025 @ 11:44 am
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have carried out a new series of strikes on Russian energy facilities, continuing a pattern of targeting critical infrastructure despite official claims from Kiev that such operations would not focus on energy-related sites, the Russian the Defense Ministry said.
Pepe Escobar: From Sana’a to Saada — Yemen During Wartime
31 March 2025 @ 10:42 am
SAADA, northwest Yemen – It’s 2 pm on Wednesday, March 26, and I am standing in a deserted boulevard in Saada during Ramadan, in silence, surrounded by mountains, and watching a road sign telling me the Saudi border is only a two-hour drive away.
Paris Court Finds Le Pen Guilty of Embezzlement of European Parliament Funds
31 March 2025 @ 9:46 am
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - A court in Paris found Marine Le Pen, the leader of the National Rally faction in the French parliament, guilty of embezzlement of European Parliament funds by hiring fictitious assistants to party members, the judge announced on Monday.
Armed Vehicle Plucked from Lithuania Swamp Could Contain Missing US Soldiers
31 March 2025 @ 9:10 am
Rescue crews had worked for days to extract the M88 Hercules that disappeared during a military training exercise in Lithuania on March 25 only to be found in a muddy bog.
Gold Blasts Past $3,100 for the First Time Ever Amid Trade War Jitters
31 March 2025 @ 7:17 am
Gold is also viewed as protection against political troubles that could weigh on the world economy. Its run-up at the close of last year also came amid heightened tension over developments in the Middle East and a dollar battered by US interest rate cuts.