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LIVE 2 PM ET: State Department Holds Daily Briefing Along With Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice

February 22, 2023
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U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price, joined by Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack, holds a briefing at 2:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 22. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …

LIVE NOW: State Department Holds Daily Briefing Along With Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice

February 22, 2023
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U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price, joined by Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack, holds a briefing at 2:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 22. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …

State Department Holds Daily Briefing Along With Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice

February 22, 2023
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U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price, joined by Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack, holds a briefing at 2:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 22. …

Dodge Maker Stellantis Posts Record Profit, Announces $4.5 Billion Payout to Shareholders

February 22, 2023
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Car manufacturer Stellantis announced its full-year results on Wednesday, revealing that net profit rose 26 percent to $17.9 billion, the company’s highest annual profit on record. Stellantis disclosed the record-beating results in a Feb. 22 release, which attributed its financial performance partly on its ability to pass on higher manufacturing costs to customers in a…

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US and Its Allies Will Tighten Screws on Russia’s Evasion of Sanctions, Says Treasury Department

February 22, 2023
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The United States and its allies will impose new sanctions this week on Russia in order to punish the Kremlin for the war in Ukraine. Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo announced on Feb. 21 further efforts to prevent Russia from evading sanctions and export controls, aimed at pressuring it to withdraw from its neighbor….

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Citigroup Expects ‘Less Hard’ Landing for Global Economy This Year

February 22, 2023
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Citigroup economists on Wednesday raised their global growth forecast slightly and see a “less hard” landing but still expect the world’s economy to grow at the slowest pace in 40 years. The Wall Street brokerage now sees global growth slowing this year to about 2.2 percent, 0.25 percent higher than their previous estimate due to…

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AUKUS Is Now the Future, Says Australian Prime Minister

February 21, 2023
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AUKUS is now the core of Australia’s national security strategy, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. “AUKUS is about much more than nuclear submarines or even technological inter-operability,” Albanese told the National Press Club on Wednesday. “AUKUS is about the future. “It further formalises the common values and the shared interest that our three nations have…

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Spies Posing As Diplomats to Win Over Journalists: Intelligence Agency

February 21, 2023
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Foreign spies are posing as diplomats or reporters to engage and influence journalists, says Australia’s domestic spy chief Mike Burgess. In his wide-ranging Annual Threat Assessment speech, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) also revealed his agency recently disrupted a “hive of spies” implanted in society for many years. “I am telling…

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Tulsi Gabbard, Jimmy Dore, Ron Paul Call for End to Ukraine War

February 21, 2023
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WASHINGTON—Red flags with the communist symbol hammer and sickle flew side by side with Gadsden “DON’T TREAD ON ME” flags at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday afternoon. Self-proclaimed socialists stood in common cause with anarchists at the “Rage Against the War Machine” rally, a peace protest organized by the People’s Party—a progressive third party led…

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Debt, Disaster, and Surging Terrorism: Pakistan in Crisis

February 21, 2023
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News Analysis Pakistan is going through an extraordinary period of crisis as its administrators jostle to rescue its debt-ridden economy amidst rising political uncertainties and surging terrorist threats. While its people wrestle with hunger and increasing unemployment, opaque loans from its closest ally, China, are complicating bailout negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Pakistan…

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