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Trump’s threats on Greenland, Gaza, Ukraine and Panama revive old-school US imperialism of dominating other nations by force, after decades of nuclear deterrence

Imperialist rhetoric is becoming a mark of President Donald Trump’s second term. From asserting that the U.S. will “take over” the Gaza Strip, Greenland and the Panama Canal to apparently siding with Russia in its war on Ukraine, Trump’s comments suggest a return to an old imperialist style of forcing…

The Conversation

Fact-check: Did Ukraine start its war with Russia, as Trump claims?

Trump has blamed Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for starting the war with Russia, fuelling a war of words amid talks.

Al Jazeera

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract

Since Donald Trump regained the presidency, he has coveted Greenland. Trump has insisted that the U.S. will control the island, currently an autonomous territory of Denmark, and if his overtures are rejected, perhaps seize Greenland by force.

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Jalisco Cartel 'Likely' To Follow a U.S. Strategy From World War II Before Entering Ongoing Sinaloa Turf Wars

A Mexican journalists argues that the CJNG is "waiting to see more signs of wear and tear" before siding with a Sinaloa cartel faction

Latin Times

Zelensky At Munich Security Meet As Trump-Putin Talks Spark Alarm

President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet US Vice President JD Vance in Germany on Friday with a warning against trusting Russia's Vladimir Putin, as concerns mount in Kyiv and among its European allies that the Ukraine war will be settled over their heads.

International Business Times

Trump's 'Reciprocal' Tariffs Could Be Largest Tax Increase Since World War II

The specifics are still vague, but the White House is reportedly claiming that new tariffs will generate $1 trillion annually.

Reason

'Patience Paid Off': Putin Out Of Shadow After Trump Call

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been largely shunned by the West since his troops attacked Ukraine in February 2022, triggering the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. That era of isolation came to an abrupt end on Wednesday, when US President Donald Trump picked up the phone.

International Business Times

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60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history

For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an unprecedented effort to roll back democracy and the rights and liberties of American citizens.

The Conversation

VP Vance is visiting the Dachau concentration camp memorial on eve of his big meeting with Zelenskyy

Vice President JD Vance is set to visit the Dachau concentration camp memorial

The Independent UK

Trump’s mass deportation plans have echoes of a 1950s federal crackdown that swept through Texas

Seventy-one years after the Eisenhower administration launched a high-visibility operation to arrest undocumented immigrants, President Trump is following some of the same playbook.

The Texas Tribune

'Civilization VII' Dataminers Tease Firaxis' 'Fourth Age' Expansion, Addition of 'Atomic Age'

Dataminers uncovered hints of an unannounced Atomic Age in "Civilization VII," while Firaxis teases big plans but stays tight-lipped on details.

Player One

Who is the new ‘Bragg’ that the North Carolina base will now be named after?

Defense Secretary Hegseth said it would be re-named to ‘Fort Bragg’ in honor of a World War II army soldier

The Independent UK

Fort Liberty Renamed In Honor Of WWII Veteran

Fort Liberty, a major Army installation, renamed to honor WWII veteran Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, replacing a Confederate general's name.

Top News

Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg

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International Business Times

London's Grenfell Tower To Be Taken Down After Deadly 2017 Fire

London's Grenfell Tower -- where 72 people died in 2017 in Britain's worst residential fire since World War II -- is to be demolished, the UK government confirmed on Friday.

The Independent UK

What is ‘dark tourism’? Why tourists visit destinations with tragic histories

Places where tragedies have occurred, such as Chernobyl, Hiroshima and the killing fields in Cambodia, draw thousands of tourists a year – Amelia Neath explores why people choose to visit these locations

Fortune

The thorny question of French retirement reform is on the table again under France's new government. Does it stand a chance?

Today, the French retirement reform is an expensive system, threatening to break the economy.

The Independent UK

Decorated pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, has died

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Al Jazeera

Before Trump: The long US history of tariff wars with Canada and the world

From a chicken war to a banana brawl, here’s a history of tariff wars the US has fought in.

The Independent UK

Trump wants to undo diversity programs. Some agencies react by scrubbing US history and culture

Donald Trump’s efforts to undo diversity, equity and inclusion efforts throughout the federal government have had a trickle-down effect far beyond formal DEI programs

Top News

Brazilian Navy Confirms Location Of WWII Shipwreck Vital De Oliveira

Brazil's navy confirms the location of a WWII ship sunk by a German U-boat off Rio de Janeiro after 80 years.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dana White’s greed is the only reason Bryce Mitchell still has a job

Dana White knows Nazis buy sneakers, too.

The Conversation

Bauhaus and The Brutalist: the revolutionary immigrant architects whose stories inspired the film

László Toth, a Hungarian Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor, emigrates to the United States after World War II in search of a new life. After a rough start, a wealthy businessman recognises his talent and offers him a job that will change his life.

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Mid Century Modern Homes Influence Most of the Designs We See Today, and This Mid-Century Enthusiast Can Explain Why

What characterizes a mid century modern home, and why is the style still so relevant to contemporary design? Here's everything you need to know

The Guardian - US

Trump wants to reverse America’s decline. Good luck

Trump and his supporters would like to buck the tide of history, but they could end up pulled further into it, and have no way to stop it

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