August 2025

A group of 70,000 Cambodian Buddhist monks conducted a peaceful march to nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Some of the monks broke their vows of silence to discuss the reason for their nomination. On July 28, 2025, Thailand and Cambodia ended their five-day war over territorial disputes. Although neither country officially declared […]

Ten years ago, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel began the migrant crisis after uttering, “Wir schaffen das” (“We can do this”) and declaring that Germany was a safe haven for all refugees. In a recent interview with ARD, Merkel was asked to reflect on her 2015 decision that permanently altered the European landscape. To the

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 413.42 points or -0.97% to 42,394.40 • Shanghai decreased 15.18 points or -0.39% to 3,868.382 • Hang Seng decreased 304.99 points or -1.18% to 25,524.92 • ASX 200 decreased 36.80 points or -0.41% to 8,935.60 • SENSEX decreased 849.37 points

Poland’s president has vetoed a bill that would extend aid to Ukrainian refugees. Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist conservative, commented that Ukrainians “make the effort to work in Poland” and pay taxes in the country in order to be eligible for support. Nawrocki, whose own party approved of the initial aid to Ukrainians, stated that the

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz does not have the ability to manage Europe’s top economy. “The welfare state that we have today can no longer be financed with what we produce in the economy,” Merz said in a recent meeting. At the same time, Merz agreed to begin sending Ukraine 9 billion euros annually in addition

COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, I have come to understand that your cross in life is that you created a computer that always beats you. That must be a strange feeling to play chess, and it always puts you in checkmate. You are correct. The EU will never allow Zelensky to agree to peace. His purpose is

  Viktor Orbán has been a thorn in the paw of the European dictatorship masquerading as a democracy when the people have no right to vote for any leader, and the Parliament, which they do vote for, has no complete democratic control over other EU institutions, especially the European Commission. It can hold hearings, ask

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 174.53 points or 0.41% to 42,807.82 • Shanghai increased 57.803 points or 1.51% to 3,883.562 • Hang Seng increased 490.77 points or 1.94% to 25,829.91 • ASX 200 increased 5.00 points or 0.06% to 8,972.40 • SENSEX increased 329.06 points

A 49-year-old Ukrainian man was arrested in Italy after authorities linked him to the Nord Stream pipeline attack. Authorities believe the man and his accomplices rented a sailing yacht from a German company in September 2022 and managed to detonate a portion of the pipeline. No one has ever taken responsibility for the attack. Sweden

The German economy contracted 0.3% on a quarterly basis, according to the Federal Statistics Office. Germany’s stronghold on manufacturing is at risk. The government implemented new provisions to bypass the constitution and spend in perpetuity on the incoming war. Spending is up, revenues are down—the German economy is in a recession. Annual GDP reached 0.2%