Two Killed in Southern Lebanon as Israel Continues Heavy Demolitions

Pope Leo XIV on Friday suggested that Christian leaders responsible for wars should examine their conscience and make a confession, as the US-born pontiff continues to make appeals for peace following the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran. “One might ask: do those Christians who bear grave responsibility in armed conflicts have the humility […]

Russia Outraged At Its Ally Armenia For Hosting Zelensky: 'Whose Side Of History Are You On?' Russia is seething after its Caucasus regional ally Armenia decided to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a European summit earlier this week. Moscow is further warning against Yerevan pursuing closer relations with the European Union as well. The Kremlin slammed Zelensky being hosted there, right in Russia's own backward, as "incomprehensible". Source: Perry-Castañeda Library "Russian society, with deep indignation and bewilderment, not only saw but remembered that Armenia, which we are used to considering a friendly,...

Sin(a)tra By Michael Every of Rabobank Sin(a)tra Let’s be Frank: the central banker pow-wow at Sintra had a touch of Sinatra. Fed Chair Warsh belted out “I’ll do it MYYYYYY way,” and everyone else chimed in that they’d had a few regrets about how they’ve run monetary policy and were coincidentally now mentioning them. Markets swooned when Warsh stated the case for Fed independence and that anyone expecting tolerance for inflation above 2% “would be disappointed.” Yet he also sang with an AI autotune. While the current “AI shock” is driving a boom in...