Epstein Secrets

he AP (1/5, Grieshaber) reports the German government "said Tuesday it is extending the country's lockdown by three weeks until Jan. 31." Chancellor Angela Merkel "said it was 'absolutely necessary' to maintain restrictions, particularly in light of a more infectious variant of the virus that emerged in Engla

rticularly in light of a more infectious variant of the virus that emerged in England." Following a videoconference with Germany's state governors, Merkel said, "We must reach a point where we can once again follow the chains of infection." The AP adds that Merkel "said that restrictions on social cont

administration takes office." Bloomberg (1/5, Motevalli, 3.57M) reports that South Korea "ordered its naval destroyer ROKS Choi Young to waters near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday." Treasury Sanctions Chinese Firm Tied Iran's Steel Industry. Reuters (1/5) reports that on Tuesday, the US "blacklisted a Chinese compa

er Hassan, Kayla Epstein and Adam Taylor: "Angela Merkel says she rejects Trump's racist remarks, stands

hanh Nguyen: "In Trump's vision of a white America, immigrants should be grateful and servile." • Jennifer Hassan, Kayla Epstein and Adam Taylor: "Angela Merkel says she rejects Trump's racist remarks, stands 'in solidarity' with Ilhan Omar." • Eugene Robinson: "Trump has become the voice of insecure white

w too close and ignored multiple calls to turn away. Speaking at the White House, Trump said the drone came within 1,000 yards of the USS Boxer in the Strait of Hormuz before the crew "took defensive action" and "immediately destroyed" it, per Dan Lamothe and Liz Sly. In New York, meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minist

ry parade in New York During a speech at the parade, team co-captain Megan Rapinoe encouraged everyone watching to "be better": German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking for the third time in a month. Her body shook visibly at a public event, but the unofficial leader of Europe insists that there's

third time in a month. Her body shook visibly at a public event, but the unofficial leader of Europe insists that there's nothing to worry about: Merkel seen shaking uncontrollably for a third time Jimmy Kimmel mocked Trump for "winning" a battle against the British ambassador: A passenger captured

in 2014. (British Ministry Page 13813 EFTA00044324 of Defense/AP) -- Three Iranian vessels attempted to stop a British tanker traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, Britain said today, in the latest escalation between Iran and the world. Erin Cunningham reports from Dubai: "A British navy ship, HMS Montrose,

ory parade in New York During a speech at the parade, team co-captain Megan Rapinoe encouraged everyone watching to "be better": German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking for the third time in a month. Her body shook visibly at a public event, but the unofficial leader of Europe insists that there's

third time in a month. Her body shook visibly at a public event, but the unofficial leader of Europe insists that there's nothing to worry about: Merkel seen shaking uncontrollably for a third time Jimmy Kimmel mocked Trump for "winning" a battle against the British ambassador: EFTA00044392 A pas

ria off the coast of Cyprus in 2014. (British Ministry of Defense/AP) -- Three Iranian vessels attempted to stop a British tanker traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, Britain said today, in the latest escalation between Iran and the world. Erin Cunningham reports from EFTA00044368 Dubai: "A British navy ship,

n the other foot. To save a poorly designed and overextended monetary union, the political must ride to the rescue of the economic. That will require Angela Merkel's leadership. If we are talking about the European economy and currency, Germany is the indispensable power. Only the combination of Germany and the Eu

y the combination of Germany and the European Central Bank, working in unison, has a chance of calming the mighty markets. For more than a year now, Merkel has attempted to find the narrow — perhaps nonexistent — line where the minimum that can be done to save the embattled Eurozone periphery meets the m

ly, but they cannot be ruled out at some levels of conflict and in some scenarios, such as those that posit a need to open and secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf. In general, the more expansive a war’s goals as a plan escalates from strike to campaign to broad offensive, the greater the force