💸🙅Trump’s ‘aggressive’ tariffs prolong harm to DOLLAR’S CREDIBILITY - French Finance Minister
If Trump fires Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, “this credibility will be harmed even more, with developments in the bond market,” Eric Lombard told the La Tribune Dimanche newspaper.
Trump earlier berated Powell for not cutting interest rates, warning that “If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast.”
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If Trump fires Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, “this credibility will be harmed even more, with developments in the bond market,” Eric Lombard told the La Tribune Dimanche newspaper.
Trump earlier berated Powell for not cutting interest rates, warning that “If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast.”
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🚀🌍Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner, along with American astronaut Donald Pettit, have safely returned to Earth after their mission aboard the International Space Station.
Their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan, with the landing broadcast live by Roscosmos.
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Their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan, with the landing broadcast live by Roscosmos.
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🥴South Korea will not resist Trump's tariffs because of 'historical debt' to US
South Korea's acting president and prime minister, Han Duck-soo, meant the US economic assistance provided to South Korea in the 20th century, especially after the Korean war, the FT reported.
The country seeks talks with Trump to find "solutions which are more win-win for both, rather than taking their actions as the objective against which we should fight back."
Han said he had had a 28-minute phone conversation with Trump, with South Korea being ready to discuss:
🔸its trade surplus, including by purchasing US LNG and commercial airliners.
🔸non-tariff trade barriers,
🔸expanding cooperation in naval shipbuilding.
More dependence on the US! We all know how this ends...
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South Korea's acting president and prime minister, Han Duck-soo, meant the US economic assistance provided to South Korea in the 20th century, especially after the Korean war, the FT reported.
The country seeks talks with Trump to find "solutions which are more win-win for both, rather than taking their actions as the objective against which we should fight back."
Han said he had had a 28-minute phone conversation with Trump, with South Korea being ready to discuss:
🔸its trade surplus, including by purchasing US LNG and commercial airliners.
🔸non-tariff trade barriers,
🔸expanding cooperation in naval shipbuilding.
More dependence on the US! We all know how this ends...
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China slams brakes on Boeing as Trump's trade war heats up
A Boeing 737 MAX jet, originally meant for China’s Xiamen Airlines, has been returned to the US due to the ongoing trade war between the two countries.
The jet, which landed in Seattle, was one of several 737 MAX jets waiting at Boeing's Zhoushan completion center for final work and delivery to a Chinese carrier as tariffs hit a staggering 145% for Chinese imports.
The return of the Boeing 737 MAX is the latest sign of disruption to new aircraft deliveries from a breakdown in the aerospace industry's decades-old duty-free status.
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A Boeing 737 MAX jet, originally meant for China’s Xiamen Airlines, has been returned to the US due to the ongoing trade war between the two countries.
The jet, which landed in Seattle, was one of several 737 MAX jets waiting at Boeing's Zhoushan completion center for final work and delivery to a Chinese carrier as tariffs hit a staggering 145% for Chinese imports.
The return of the Boeing 737 MAX is the latest sign of disruption to new aircraft deliveries from a breakdown in the aerospace industry's decades-old duty-free status.
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*Just hours after Putin announced truce with Ukraine*
Fox News: Kiev, RUSSIA
Good job, guys!😉
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Fox News: Kiev, RUSSIA
Good job, guys!😉
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Other stories we have covered:
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Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrapped up the negotiations at the Omani Embassy in Rome.
🔺 White House praised the "progress in direct and indirect discussions.”
🔺 Araghchi said that the talks were "held in a constructive atmosphere" and "moving forward."
🔺 The next round will focus on technical details, including defining the maximum levels to which Iran could enrich uranium and the size of nuclear stockpiles it could retain, Araghchi added.
🔺 Ahead of talks, Iranian officials signaled readiness to reduce enrichment levels to the 3.67% set in the 2015 deal with the Obama administration, which was enough to produce fuel for nuclear power plants, NYT reported.
🔺 Oman’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Witkoff and Araghchi agreed that the next phase of the talks aims to seal a "fair" deal.
🔺 Iranian officials made it clear the country's nuclear infrastructure would not be disassembled or destroyed.
🔺 Witkoff warned that if the US insists on full dismantlement of this infrastructure, a deal is unlikely.
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The Iranian industry continues to thrive despite crippling US sanctions.
April 2020: Iran sent the Noor (Light) - its first military reconnaissance satellite - into orbit using an indigenous launch vehicle. Two more such vehicles were launched in subsequent years.
2022: The Khayyam, an Earth observation satellite intended for agricultural and environmental monitoring with potential military uses, was launched.
2023: Head of the Iranian Space Agency, Hassan Salarieh, announced the launching of the operational phase of the country’s first-ever satellite constellation, named after Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.
April 2024: Iran successfully launched its heaviest payload of 300 kg (660 pounds) into space using the Iranian-made Simorgh carrier rocket.
December 2024: The first domestically made space tug, the Saman-1, was launched into outer space aboard a homegrown launch vehicle, the Simorgh, from the Imam Khomeini Space Launch Terminal.
2025: When finished later this year, Chabahar – touted as Iran’s Cape Canaveral, is set to turn into a 14,000-hectare (54-square-mile) complex that will serve as Iran’s primary hub for space missions.
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❗️Russian troops in the special military op zone strictly OBSERVED THE CEASEFIRE regime from 18.00 on April 19 and remained at controlled borders and positions, Russia's Defense Ministry said.
At night, the Ukrainian forces ATTEMPTED ATTACKS on Russian positions in the areas of the settlements of Sukhaya Balka and Bogatyr in the Donetsk People's Republic. They were repelled.
Russia's Defense Ministry added that Ukrainian troops:
▪️launched 48 aircraft-type UAVs,
▪️fired 444 artillery and mortar rounds
▪️carried out 900 drone strikes using quadcopters,
▪️carried out 12 strikes on the border areas of Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod regions, with 33 UAV attacks and seven bomb drops.
As a result, there are casualties and injuries among the civilian population, and damage to civilian infrastructure.
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At night, the Ukrainian forces ATTEMPTED ATTACKS on Russian positions in the areas of the settlements of Sukhaya Balka and Bogatyr in the Donetsk People's Republic. They were repelled.
Russia's Defense Ministry added that Ukrainian troops:
▪️launched 48 aircraft-type UAVs,
▪️fired 444 artillery and mortar rounds
▪️carried out 900 drone strikes using quadcopters,
▪️carried out 12 strikes on the border areas of Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod regions, with 33 UAV attacks and seven bomb drops.
As a result, there are casualties and injuries among the civilian population, and damage to civilian infrastructure.
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🔥 19 Days to Victory
Sputnik continues to explore the endgame battles of the Great Patriotic War.
On this day, 80 years ago, the troops of the 2nd Belarussian front under the command of Konstantin Rokossovsky launched an offensive towards Berlin – the very heart of Nazi Germany.
Meanwhile, the armies of the 1st Ukrainian front seized control over the city of Baruth and opened up the path for further offensive operations.
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Sputnik continues to explore the endgame battles of the Great Patriotic War.
On this day, 80 years ago, the troops of the 2nd Belarussian front under the command of Konstantin Rokossovsky launched an offensive towards Berlin – the very heart of Nazi Germany.
Meanwhile, the armies of the 1st Ukrainian front seized control over the city of Baruth and opened up the path for further offensive operations.
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Sputnik International
❗️Russian troops in the special military op zone strictly OBSERVED THE CEASEFIRE regime from 18.00 on April 19 and remained at controlled borders and positions, Russia's Defense Ministry said. At night, the Ukrainian forces ATTEMPTED ATTACKS on Russian positions…
❗️BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE EASTER TRUCE, Russian troops liberated the settlement of Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk People's Republic — Russia's Defense Ministry
🇷🇺🪖 Key statements from the Russian MoD daily briefing on the special military operation BEFORE THE CEASEFIRE:
▪️Ukrainian losses in the area of responsibility of the Russian Tsentr Battlegroup amounted to 420 militants;
▪️Ukrainian losses in the area of responsibility of the Russian Yug combat group amounted to 310 fighters;
▪️Russian Vostok Battlegroup destroyed over 160 soldiers and 3 armored personnel carriers;
▪️Ukrainian losses in the area of responsibility of Russia's Dnepr group amounted to 100 militants;
▪️Russian forces destroyed three JDAM-guided aerial bombs, one HIMARS multiple rocket launcher, and 88 drones.
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🇷🇺🪖 Key statements from the Russian MoD daily briefing on the special military operation BEFORE THE CEASEFIRE:
▪️Ukrainian losses in the area of responsibility of the Russian Tsentr Battlegroup amounted to 420 militants;
▪️Ukrainian losses in the area of responsibility of the Russian Yug combat group amounted to 310 fighters;
▪️Russian Vostok Battlegroup destroyed over 160 soldiers and 3 armored personnel carriers;
▪️Ukrainian losses in the area of responsibility of Russia's Dnepr group amounted to 100 militants;
▪️Russian forces destroyed three JDAM-guided aerial bombs, one HIMARS multiple rocket launcher, and 88 drones.
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🥴Hillary Clinton calls for charging those who are engaged in propaganda
Will she sue herself or her fellow Dems? 🤔
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"There are Americans who are engaged in this kind of propaganda. And whether they should be civilly or even in some cases criminally charged is something that would be a better deterrence," she said.
Will she sue herself or her fellow Dems? 🤔
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One of the final battles of World War II, the Battle of Berlin took place from April 20 to May 2, 1945.
It ended with the fall of Berlin, the capital of the Third Reich, to the Red Army, which took revenge for the suffering of the Soviet people since 1941.
The operation involved around 464,000 Soviet soldiers, 1,500 tanks, and 3,300 warplanes and extensive artillery support.
Check out Sputnik’s infographic for more info
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