Predictably, the Instabul kabuki came and went like a tawdry spectacle, complete with the Ukrainian delegation in military fatigues and Defense Minister Umarov incapable of speaking even mediocre English at a messy press conference after the brief 1h15 meeting. The Turkish Foreign Ministry epically described the kabuki as concluding “not negatively”.Nothing strategic or politically substantial was discussed: only prisoner exchanges. The mood in Moscow, additionally, was that top Russian negotiator Medinsky should have presented an ultimatum, not a memorandum. It was, predictably, interpreted as an ultimatum by the Beggar of Banderastan; but what Medinsky actually handed out to the Ukrainians was a de facto road map memorandum, in 3 sections, with 2 options for the conditions for a ceasefire, and 31 points, a great deal of them expressed in detail by Moscow for months.
Reissued after periodic review with updates for Chiapas, and Durango. Country Summary: Violent crime – such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery – is widespread and common in Mexico. The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in many areas of Mexico, as travel by U.S. government employees...
U.S. embassy officials in Mexico this week confirmed reports of American citizens having been kidnapped in Mexico by people they met on dating apps. “Victims and their families in the United States have at times been extorted for large sums of money to secure their release,” the Guadalajara consulate said.“Please be aware that this type of violence is not limited to one geographic area. Travelers should use caution when meeting strangers.”The officials did not name any specific dating apps but provided advice to people traveling to Mexico, saying that they should only “meet in public places and avoid isolated locations, such as residences or hotel rooms, where crimes are most likely to occur.”“Tell a friend or family member of your plans, including where you are going, details of the person you are meeting, and the app you used to meet them,” the consulate said.“Trust your instincts. If something does not feel right, do not hesitate to remove yourself from a situation. In case of emergency, call 911.”The statement also noted that Americans should be aware of its travel advisory to Jalisco, where Puerto Vallarta is located. The state is classified as “Level 3: Reconsider Travel” due to crime and kidnappings. Nayarit state, where Nuevo Nayarit is located, is classified as “Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution” due to crime, according to the State Department.
The candidate from the opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DP), Lee Jae-myung, has won South Korea’s presidential election after 100% of the ballots were counted, the South Korea’s National Election Commission said on Tuesday.Lee received 49.42% of the vote, while his rival from the ruling conservative People Power Party (PPP), Kim Moon-soo, won 41.15% of the vote, Lee Jun-seok of the New Reform Party secured 8.34%, Democratic Labor Party candidate Kwon Young-guk received 0.98% of the vote, and independent candidate Song Jin-ho secured 0.1% of the vote.
After the latest attacks, Trump wrote on Truth Social that “something has happened” to Putin, which the Kremlin said were comments made “connected to an emotional overload”.Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continued in the days afterwards. Trump then escalated his criticism. On Tuesday, he said Putin was “playing with fire” and that “lots of bad things” would have happened to Russia if it were not for Trump’s involvement.A Kremlin aid responded to the latest Trump Truth Social post by saying: “We have come to the conclusion that Trump is not sufficiently informed about what is really happening.”Putin aide Yury Ushakov told Russian state TV channel Russia-1 that Trump must be unaware of “the increasingly frequent massive terrorist attacks Ukraine is carrying out against peaceful Russian cities.”
Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei lashed out at the Trump administration in a defiant Wednesday speech.
Waveshare PI5-CASE-TD2 protective case neatly combines the 7-inch Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 and the Raspberry Pi 5, supports tripods.
Growing Baltic tensions and potential maritime restrictions by Finland and Estonia could isolate Kaliningrad and escalate into a broader geopolitical crisis.
Call it what it is: a panopticon presidency. President Trump’s plan to fuse government power with private surveillance tech to build a centralized, national citizen database is the final step in transforming America from a constitutional republic into a digital dictatorship armed with algorithms and powered by unaccountable, all-seeing artificial intelligence. This isn’t about national security. It’s about control.
“I want to see the tax cuts made permanent, but I also want to see the $5 trillion in new debt removed from the bill. At least 4 of us in the Senate feel this way.”That was Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on X.com on June 3 outlining his and at least three other Republican senators’ opposition to the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act that will extend and expand the 2017 Trump tax cuts, including no income tax on tips and overtime, provide tax relief for seniors who collect Social Security, allocates almost $47 billion for the border wall and bars 1.4 million illegal aliens from collecting Medicaid and other public benefits.That is, unless the $4 trillion increase of the debt ceiling is removed from Section 113001 of the bill.
Panamanian workers have been on strike for over a month against the policies of the José Raúl Mulino government.
For several weeks now, across Panama, unionized workers, students, Indigenous communities, teachers, health professionals, agricultural workers, and others have been on strike against the neoliberal policies of the right-wing government of José Raúl Mulino.The Panamanian workers have remained in the streets, demanding the government and the establishment listen to their demands, braving persecution, stigmatization, attacks in the mainstream media, violent police repression, and other obstacles.
