BIG: JPMorgan now forecasts a U.S. recession in 2025.

Protester disrupts Microsoft Copilot keynote:

Shame on you. You say AI for good — but you sell AI weapons to the Israeli military.

Microsoft has blood on its hands.

A mother says goodbye to her 15-year-old son — killed by Russian forces in Kryvyi Rih today.

Injured Ukrainian little boy lies with paramedics — he tragically didn’t survive.

He was killed by Russian missile strike today in Kryvyi Rih.

🇺🇸 U.S. stock market has lost $7 trillion since Wednesday — over $11 trillion since Trump took office.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on China and its people:

We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things that those Chinese peasant manufacture.

Trump releases video of a U.S. airstrike targeting large number of Houthi fighters.

Netanyahu to visit Washington on Monday, seeking to remove recently imposed US tariffs on Israel.

Other topics on the agenda include the Iran nuclear crisis and the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Obama on Trump policies:

Imagine if I had done any of this.

Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps.

It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me, or a whole bunch of my predecessors.

A video recovered from a paramedic’s phone — found in a mass grave in Gaza — shows a convoy of clearly marked ambulances and a fire truck with emergency lights on before being hit by Israeli gunfire.

Israel claimed the vehicles approached “suspiciously” without signals.

But the video shows flashing lights and active sirens.

Fourteen aid workers were killed. Israel has yet to respond to the video’s release.

Source: NYT

🇩🇪 Dramatic shift in Germany: CDU/CSU drops to 24% (-2), while the AfD climbs to 24% (+1) — putting both parties neck and neck for the first time ever.

Source: BILD, INSA

Billionaires Lose $536 Billion in 48 Hours

The world’s 500 richest people just saw their biggest-ever two-day loss on record, shedding $536 billion after Trump’s tariff announcement.

Source: Bloomberg

BIG: Germany may pull €113 billion in gold from the U.S.

Germany, shocked by Trump’s unpredictable policies, is reconsidering its trust in the U.S. as a reliable partner.

Germany holds the world’s second-largest gold reserves, with 37% — over 1,200 tons worth €113 billion — stored in New York.

These reserves are meant to guarantee liquidity in dollars or other hard currencies.

Now, some in Berlin question whether that gold is truly safe.

Source: Politico

Israeli singer Shay Ohayon calls for a boycott of Türkiye during a concert, praising Dubai and the Burj Khalifa and urging Israelis to travel to the UAE instead.

Sex toys and exploding cosmetics: Russian sabotage plot exposed in Europe

A covert sabotage campaign linked to Russia was uncovered after small bombs exploded at courier depots in the UK, Germany, and Poland in July 2023.

No one was hurt, but EU officials see it as part of Moscow’s hybrid war against Ukraine’s allies.

• Disguised Devices: Bombs were hidden in packages with sex toys, massage pillows, and cosmetic tubes.

• Explosive Mix: Contained magnesium and nitromethane, triggered by cheap electronics.

• Codename “Mary”: Telegram chats and a Vilnius handoff linked to a GRU handler called “Warrior.”

• Bigger Plot? EU fears this was a test run for targeting cargo flights to the US and Canada.

• Tactic: Low-cost, anonymous sabotage — a growing Russian tactic in Europe.

Source: Reuters

Israeli soldiers in Gaza, 1994.

T4 Airbase in Syria Revealed After Israeli Strikes

Anadolu News Agency filmed the T4 Airbase in central Syria — a key site targeted by Israeli airstrikes.

• Located west of Palmyra in Homs, T4 is one of Syria’s largest and most strategic airbases. Built during the Cold War with Soviet help, it was a major hub for Assad’s air force.

• The base has also been used by Russian and Iranian forces.

• Israel has repeatedly struck the base, aiming to push out Iranian presence.

• Footage shows damaged radar systems, hit hangars, and decommissioned fighter jets.

FT Chief Economics Commentator Martin Wolf:

Mao Zedong used his prestige as an insurrectionary leader to wage war on China’s bureaucratic and cultural elites. Trump is also using his power as the elected leader of an insurrectionary movement to overthrow the bureaucratic and cultural elites of the US.

Chinese think that this is a really good thing. America will be weaker. America has become a very unreliable trading partner and nobody really trusts it any more.

America's position is getting weaker and this can only help China.

Trump's actions are wonderful from the point of view of the Chinese.

Israel's New Tactic: Open Sky Concentration Camps

Israel has begun implementing a new plan to imprison all Gazans in concentration camps and control the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

IDF:

IDF Paratroopers raided an army post belonging to the former Syrian regime, where the soldiers located tanks, APCs, and artillery systems. Weaponry was destroyed or seized.