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UKRAINE’S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ANTICIPATES EXTENDED MARTIAL LAW- Stefanchuk says the war is not over. Ukraine’s parliament speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk, has expressed his anticipation for the extension of martial law in the country before it expires on May 9, in the face of the United States and Russia’s insistence for Kyiv to hold a new vote. Ruslan Stefanchuk stated that the war is not over, claiming that it was currently impractical and legally implausible to hold free and fair elections in Ukraine. Stefanchuk has stated that preparations for future elections have begun, but added that they are far from ready. The…

DENMARK INCHES TOWARDS RATIFYING U.S. DEFENCE DEAL – Despite Greenland Dispute Denmark’s parliament today took an important step towards ratifying a defence cooperation deal with the United States that expands the U.S. military’s rights in the Nordic country despite a diplomatic dispute over Greenland. The Danish and Greenland governments have both ruled out yielding the huge, resource-rich Arctic island to U.S. control. But despite the dispute, the Danish government, which signed the bilateral cooperation deal in 2023, has said it is critical to bolstering Denmark’s defences. The Danish parliament today held the first of three readings of the bill before…

RUSSIA’S PUTIN AND TRUMP’S ENVOY MEET IN ST.PETERSBURG- Witkoff is due in Oman on Saturday for talks with Iran  Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met for talks today in St. Petersburg. Putin was also in St Petersburg to hold what the Kremlin called an “extraordinarily important” meeting about the development of the Russian Navy. The Kremlin said Witkoff flew to Russia this morning for talks with President Vladimir Putin regarding a peace deal with Ukraine. Witkoff  earlier today met with Putin’s  investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev.  Witkoff is due in Oman on Saturday…

ZELENSKIY URGES UKRAINE’S MILITARY ALLIES TO FOCUS ON AIR DEFENCE-Zelenskiy asks allies to provide 10 new Patriot systems to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy today has urged Ukraine’s military allies to focus on air defence, asking them to provide 10 additional Patriot systems. The Ukrainian leader spoke from the city of Kryvyi Rih in his online address to a meeting of the self-proclaimed Ramstein group of nations that give military support to Ukraine. Zelenskiy said that recent Russian attacks showed that Moscow was not ready to accept and implement any realistic and effective peace proposals. In response, Germany’s Defence Minister Boris…

WALL STREET ENDS SHARPLY LOWER – Tariff risks send investors fleeing as the CBOE Market Volatility Index remained elevated Wall Street stocks tumbled on mounting worries over the economic impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s multi-front tariff war. All three major U.S. stock indexes suffered steep losses, forfeiting much of the previous session’s gains as growing concerns over the escalating Washington-Beijing trade face-off dampened optimism over upbeat economic data and U.S.-Europe trade negotiations. After Trump announced a 90-day tariff reprieve on Wednesday, the S&P 500 surged 9.5%, the largest one-day percentage jump since October 2008. The tech-heavy Nasdaq soared 12.2%,…

VENEZUELA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY GREENLIGHTS ECONOMIC EMERGENCY DECREE – President Maduro signed the decree citing constitutional powers to declare states of emergency Venezuela’s national assembly passed a decree proposed by President Nicolas Maduro’s government declaring a state of economic emergency in response to U.S. sanctions and tariffs. In March, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump began suspending authorizations for oil companies operating with Venezuela’s state-owned PDVSA and imposed secondary tariffs on crude oil and gas exports. Maduro signed the decree citing constitutional powers to declare states of emergency. The new regulation allows Maduro to implement measures to boost economic growth,…

EU IS READY TO DEFEND ITS ECONOMY FROM US TARIFFS- Says Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis The European Union’s economy commissioner said today that the bloc was ready to defend its economic interests if no agreement could be reached with the United States on tariffs. With higher U.S. tariffs postponed by 90 days, EU finance ministers will brainstorm on Friday how to use that time to reach a trade deal with Washington and how to coordinate their efforts to handle higher levies if they are unsuccessful. Arriving for talks in Warsaw, EU Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis and Germany’s finance minister Joerg Kukies…

ISTANBUL MAYOR TO APPEAR IN COURT OVER CHARGES AGAINST HIM- Charges including insulting and threatening a public official Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu will appear in court today on charges of insulting and threatening a public official. Imamoglu was accused of making threats against the prosecutor Akin Gurlek during a speech on January 20, 2025. The hearing today is expected to take place at the courthouse in Silivri prison, where he is currently being detained. This will be the first public appearance of Imamoglu after his detention, if he is allowed into the courtroom. He previously appeared in court on January…

NEVADA CONGRESSMAN BERATES US TRADE REPRESENTATIVE GREER – He called Trade policies amateur hour Many were surprised Wednesday by Donald Trump’s decision to put a 90-day pause on a majority of his sweeping tariffs on other countries (with the exception of China), but only one person was in the midst of defending those very tariffs to Congress. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer sat before the House Ways and Means Committee, where he’d been testifying for nearly four hours in defense of Trump’s “reciprocal tariff” policy, when the President announced the pause. A reflection perhaps of how this Policy has “encouraged”…

THAILAND SAYS US TARIFF PAUSE GIVES MORE TIME FOR RESPONSE- Trump’s tariffs included a 36% tax on Thai exports to the US Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said today that there would be more time to refine their plans before negotiating with the U.S. government, after President Donald Trump said he would temporarily lower the hefty duties he had imposed on dozens of countries. Thailand has prepared more economic stimulus focused on creating jobs, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said today, adding that the 90-day pause on U.S. tariffs announced overnight would give officials more time to prepare a response. Trump’s…