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The year 2025 has come to an end, marking the end of the first quarter of the 21st century. Looking back over the past 25 years, it is difficult to underestimate the extent to which global events have been shaped by U.S. military excesses. Not that the same can’t be said for the 20th century.Shortly after the new millennium began, the United States, under the wise leadership of President George W. Bush, launched the so-called “Global War on Terror.” President Bush officially declared war after the 9/11 attacks in 2001: “We have marching orders. My fellow Americans, let’s go.”According to…

LONDON, UK – JANUARY 1: Fireworks light up the London skyline above Big Ben and the London Eye just after midnight on January 1, 2023 in London, England. London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display has been revived this year after being canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON—European stock markets were mixed on the final trading day of the year. pan-european Stocks 600 By 12pm London time on Wednesday, the index was trading 0.2% lower.british FTSE The index was trading 0.2% lower, with France’s CAC40 Germany fell 0.6%.…

charlie argenCarl Goering | Deverpost | Getty ImagesWall Street has become increasingly enamored with the artificial intelligence boom this year, pouring money into chips, data centers and applications. But investors who looked outside Silicon Valley found huge profits elsewhere: in space. Some of this year’s biggest market winners were defense companies that benefited from renewed interest in space exploration and military reindustrialization. President Donald Trump’s military expansion plan includes a $175 billion “Golden Dome” project and efforts to boost U.S. shipbuilding.In an effort to upgrade military technology and return astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than…

This week, United States President Donald Trump confirmed that the US had struck a docking facility in Venezuela, marking the first military action on the South American country’s land since it began targeting Venezuelan shipping in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific in September 2025.Speaking to reporters as he met in Florida with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said there had been “an explosion in Venezuela”, at a facility where boats the US believes to be carrying drugs usually “load up”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the…

Reuters — Russia on Tuesday released footage purporting to deploy a nuclear-capable hypersonic Oleshnik missile system to close ally Belarus. This is a move aimed at strengthening Russia’s ability to attack targets across Europe in the event of war. State news agency TASS said it was the first time the Defense Ministry had unveiled the Oleshnik mobile missile system, but President Vladimir Putin has declared it impossible to intercept it because the missile’s speed is reportedly more than 10 times the speed of sound. The deployment, and the Russian government’s announcement that the missile was in operation in the country…

Top news and transfer rumors in Wednesday’s newspapers….transfer West Ham prepare to sign Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen – The Guardian Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Watch for free: Highlights of the Premier League match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Oscar Bobb could head to Borussia Dortmund after the Bundesliga club began talks with Man City over a loan deal, the Daily Mail reports.Manchester United may have to wait until summer to sign Wolves’ Joao Gomez – Daily Express Tottenham interested in Monaco midfielder Magnes Akrios – Daily Mail Arsenal could enter the loan market…

Another year later, life in Gaza remains caught between Israel’s killing machine and the world’s growing indifference. This year marks another addition to our unique calendar of loss, destruction, and death.In March, I wrote about my concerns that Israel could move further toward genocide than it has so far. And it happened. Israel has surpassed even my darkest expectations and reached unimaginable levels of evil. This evil has been a hallmark of our year in Gaza.I saw so many people posting recaps of their favorite moments of 2025 that I thought I’d share my own version. This year has been…

Important pointsEurope’s banking sector boomed in 2025, with lenders posting their best annual performance since 1997. After a strong third-quarter earnings season, banks will need to decide how and where to utilize their “significant” surplus capital in 2026. Strategists believe the sector will become a powerful diversification strategy for investors in 2026.European banks are aiming for their strongest year since 1997, with the Stoxx 600 banking index up nearly 60% since the start of the year. The region’s financial institutions enjoyed a strong earnings season, with HSBC and UBS posting higher profits in the third quarter, and valuations for some…

Enzo Maresca is unwell and the Chelsea side are also unwell.The Blues have dropped 15 points this season, winning just one out of seven games, and the goodwill that came from winning the Club World Cup has dried up. At the end of last season, it felt like there was a chance to build on something, as head coach Maresca led a young Chelsea team back into the Champions League and then went on to win the Conference League and Club World Cup titles. It wasn’t quite the glory days of yesteryear, but wins begat wins, and after the chaotic…

Michael Barry attends the New York premiere of ‘The Big Short’ at the Ziegfeld Theater on November 23, 2015 in New York City.Jim Spellman | Wire Images | Getty ImagesProminent investor Michael Burry denied short selling on Wednesday. teslashares rose after criticizing the EV maker as “ridiculously overvalued.” In a social media post about Berry, who rose to fame by brilliantly predicting the collapse of the U.S. housing market that led to the 2008 global financial crisis, made his position clear in another post, calling Tesla “ridiculously overvalued.”The “Big Short” investor gave a similar assessment of Tesla’s stock valuation to…