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Peter Thiel, the investor who founded Paypal and now leads Palantir, an advanced software company with significant presence in the military and security sectors, is moving to live in Argentina, a country he considers the most suitable to settle his family. Thiel, who has not wanted to make any comment on the matter, has chosen Argentina as his residence due to its ideological proximity to President Javier Milei.

Israeli troops advance inside Lebanese territory after occupying a village, Dibbine, near the town of Marjayoun on a day when, according to several sources, a castle was hit by an Israeli shell. Meanwhile, the two countries debate face to face at the Pentagon a formula to stop the hostilities.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, will remain “patient” to reach an agreement with Iran that consolidates the fragile truce in place since April, but he does not rule out military pressure to achieve it. This was stated this Saturday by his Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, who assured that the White House will continue negotiating to achieve a pact that prevents Tehran from accessing the nuclear weapon, while warning that Washington retains full capacity to strike again if the talks fail.

The United Nations (UN) is running out of money, and the United States is one of the main reasons. President Donald Trump shows little interest in the multilateral institution and even muses about creating a substitute made to his greater glory.

Ukraine needs Europe to continue resisting Russian aggression. It is an obvious and recognized fact. But what if it were also the other way around? If Kyiv has been able for more than four years to stand up to the Russian invasion, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin in February 2022 to try to abort its approach to the EU and NATO, it has been thanks to Western economic and military aid. And now that Donald Trump has decided to disengage from the almost exclusively European matter. If that is true, it also begins to be evident that Ukraine can be a fundamental asset in the future collective defense of Europe.

Presidents are usually surrounded by advisors, hundreds or thousands of them, professionals who give opinions, conduct surveys, and manage affairs. The more independent they are, the more credible and valuable their work is. Professionalism and sincerity, however, are not good companions of power….

Donald Trump is meeting in the White House ‘situation room’ to make a “final determination” on the conflict with Iran. According to what he has explained through his account on Truth Social, Iran must commit to not building the nuclear weapon, to opening the Strait of Hormuz in both directions, and to demining its waters.

Russia wants Armenia to stop moving closer to the European Union. After several weeks of economic pressure, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, secured this Friday the support of his allies from the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), who joined his demand that the small former Soviet republic in the Caucasus choose whether it is with them or with Brussels.

Israel opened a war front after Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023, but also launched a diplomatic war against António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, the institution that was created to resolve armed conflicts and that is seen as incapable in its task.

A federal judge temporarily blocked on Friday President Donald Trump’s initiative to create a $1.776 billion fund to compensate people who claim to have been subject to the “instrumentalization” of the federal government during the Joe Biden administration.