Trump ‘victory lap’, Musk’s chainsaw, Bannon’s salute: Key CPAC takeaways

Trump ‘victory lap’, Musk’s chainsaw, Bannon’s salute: Key CPAC takeaways

To celebrate his first month back in the White House, United States President Donald Trump took a victory lap of sorts before a large group of conservatives, where his former adviser was seen making a Nazi-like salute and billionaire businessman Elon Musk waved a chainsaw. In a rally-like speech to an enthusiastic audience at the…

Ukraine supporters rally in Washington DC ahead of third anniversary of war

Ukraine supporters rally in Washington DC ahead of third anniversary of war

NewsFeed Ukraine supporters rally in Washington DC ahead of third anniversary of war ‘I’d like everyone to remember that Russia started it.’ Supporters of Ukraine have rallied in Washington DC ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Relations are tense between Presidents Zelenskyy and Trump, who accuses Ukraine’s leader of taking US…

Bivol takes Beterbiev’s undisputed light-heavyweight world title

Bivol takes Beterbiev’s undisputed light-heavyweight world title

Russian Dmitry Bivol avenged a previous defeat to take the undisputed light-heavyweight world title from Artur Beterbiev on a majority points decision in an epic rematch in Saudi Arabia. The judges scored Sunday’s fight in Riyadh 114-114, 116-112 and 115-113. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Man Utd survive late VAR…

Germany: Will the far right beat the ‘firewall’?

Germany: Will the far right beat the ‘firewall’?

The Listening Post Germany: Will the far right beat the ‘firewall’? Read more The far-right AfD threatens to breach the political “firewall” that has long kept it out of power, as election disinformation from both the US and Russia disrupts the German media’s election coverage. Contributors: Olaf Böhnke – Berlin director, Alliance of Democracies Foundation…

Trump ramps up Zelenskyy attacks as US official says mineral deal close

Trump ramps up Zelenskyy attacks as US official says mineral deal close

United States President Donald Trump has continued his attacks on Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as a White House official said a deal on rare earth minerals was close. Trump’s statements on Friday continued a days-long screed against Zelenskyy that has sent both Ukraine and Washington’s traditional European allies reeling. The criticism comes amid a wider…

France’s Bardella cancels CPAC speech after Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ gesture

France’s Bardella cancels CPAC speech after Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ gesture

France’s far-right leader Jordan Bardella has said he cancelled a planned speech at a right-wing meeting in Washington after a “gesture alluding to Nazi ideology” by a speaker, an apparent reference to the conservative firebrand Steve Bannon. The president of the National Rally (RN) party said he was not present when Bannon – one of…