September 2025

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ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 641.38 points or 1.53% to 42,580.27 • Shanghai decreased 47.681 points or -1.25% to 3,765.876 • Hang Seng decreased 284.92 points or -1.12% to 25,058.51 • ASX 200 increased 87.70 points or 1.00% to 8,826.50 • SENSEX increased 150.30 points

Trump-appointed EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has been attempting to freeze $16 billion in federal funds that the Biden Administration granted to climate change NGOs. Project Veritas revealed that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deliberately gave away BILLIONS in funds prior to Trump taking office. In a major win for the American public, the U.S. Court of

China’s military parade was historic in size, spectators, and weaponry. Known as a leader in technology, President Xi used his moment on the world stage to showcase China’s military advancements, which span from land to air and sea. The Dong Feng 5C is a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of launching a dozen warheads

Beijing’s historic military parade brought the new axis powers together in a show of alliance. China’s Xi Jinping hosted Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un during the largest military parade in Chinese history. Xi summarized China’s display of military excellence by questioning whether the West will choose “peace or war.” “Today, humanity is

After touching base with numerous sources in Germany, the sudden death of SIX AfD Party candidates after the deep state of Germany sought to ban the party, and Merz refused to consider any minority government that included AfD, not a single source believes the government there anymore. Four candidates and two reserves from what the

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ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 371.60 points or -0.88% to 41,938.89 • Shanghai decreased 44.577 points or -1.16% to 3,813.557 • Hang Seng decreased 153.12 points or -0.60% to 25,343.43 • ASX 200 decreased 161.80 points or -1.82% to 8,738.80 • SENSEX increased 409.83 points

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NATO is not at war, and yet, the alliance has spent more on funding Ukraine than on any other conflict. The Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014-2025) determined that the alliance is expected to spend $1.59 trillion USD in 2025, up from $1.5 trillion in 2024. The United States continues to uphold the alliance financially,