BREAKING | Russia and China have vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that sought to formally condemn Iran’s military and naval activities in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The draft resolution, proposed by Bahrain on behalf of itself and other Persian Gulf states, described Iran’s actions—including the recent seizure of commercial vessels and alleged harassment of tankers—as a direct threat to international peace and security. It also demanded an immediate halt to any disruptions of maritime navigation in the strait, through which approximately one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes.
The veto marks the latest instance of Moscow and Beijing shielding Tehran from UNSC action, citing their opposition to what they view as Western-led pressure campaigns.
Both Russian and Chinese ambassadors argued that the resolution was one-sided, lacked evidence of a systemic threat, and would escalate rather than ease tensions in the Gulf. They instead called for direct diplomatic engagement between Iran and the Gulf states.
The resolution’s defeat leaves the Gulf states without a formal UN mandate to enforce navigation rights in the strait, though the U.S. and the UK continue to conduct their own maritime patrols in the region. Iran has defended its actions as legitimate enforcement of its territorial security and a response to what it calls foreign military overreach in its waters.
BREAKING: Former President Trump has floated a new proposal that’s turning heads: a $15,000 fee for tourist visas to enter the United States.
But here’s the twist — the money isn’t just a fee. Under the plan, the $15,000 would be held as a refundable deposit. Visitors who leave the U.S. before their visa expires would get every dollar back. Those who overstay, even by one day? Trump keeps the cash.
Supporters are calling it a game-changer for immigration enforcement — arguing that a financial incentive this large would virtually eliminate visa overstays, which have become one of the largest sources of illegal immigration in recent years. “Make it hurt to stay illegally,” one backer said.
Critics, however, are slamming the idea as legalized extortion. They point out that a $15,000 deposit would be impossible for most tourists from lower-income countries to afford, effectively barring millions of legitimate visitors — including students, family members, and business travelers — simply based on their bank account. Others argue it turns immigration enforcement into a profit center, creating a perverse incentive for the government to find reasons to keep the money.
So what do you think? A smart, self-funding way to enforce visa rules — or a steep price tag that locks out everyone but the wealthy? Drop your thoughts.
Recent intelligence reports suggest that foreign military personnel, reportedly affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Lebanon’s Hezbollah, and Russia, have entered Yemen to provide direct support to the Houthi movement.
These operatives are believed to be embedded within Houthi-controlled areas, where they are advising and assisting in the enhancement of the group’s missile and naval warfare capabilities.
Their activities are said to include not only technical training and maintenance support but also involvement in the planning and execution of specific attacks targeting commercial and military vessels.
The presence of such experienced foreign military experts marks a significant escalation in external involvement in Yemen’s conflict. The IRGC and Hezbollah have long been suspected of supplying weapons, technical know-how, and strategic guidance to the Houthis, while Russian involvement—though less documented—would represent a notable geopolitical shift.
Together, these actors could substantially improve the accuracy, range, and lethality of Houthi missile systems, as well as their ability to conduct complex maritime operations, including the use of unmanned surface vessels, sea mines, and anti-ship cruise missiles.
This development raises urgent concerns regarding maritime security in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden—two of the world’s most critical chokepoints for global energy shipments and trade.
An escalation in Houthi capabilities, backed by foreign military expertise, could lead to more frequent and sophisticated attacks on commercial shipping, naval assets, and potentially undersea infrastructure.
Such threats would not only endanger civilian lives but also disrupt global supply chains, increase insurance and shipping costs, and potentially provoke a broader military response from regional and international forces operating in the area. Consequently, the international community may need to reassess current maritime security protocols and consider enhanced surveillance, coordinated patrols, or diplomatic measures to deter further escalation.
The Artemis 2 astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on Saturday as they sped toward a planned lunar flyby, with NASA releasing initial images of Earth taken from inside the Orion spacecraft.
“We can see the Moon out of the docking hatch right now, it is a beautiful sight,” Astronaut Christina Koch said around 11 pm (0400 GMT) Friday, according to the space agency’s official live broadcast.
They are due to loop around the Moon early next week — a feat not accomplished in more than 50 years.
Federal workers, soldiers, and border agents went unpaid for 43 days during the 2025 shutdown. This was a total financial disaster for thousands of families.
While those on the front lines couldn't afford groceries or rent, the people responsible for the gridlock—Congress—didn't miss a single paycheck.
Here’s where it gets interesting...
A new bill has finally been introduced that says if the government shuts down, Congress should lose their pay too. It’s the ultimate "skin in the game" move.
If their bank accounts were on the line, how long do you think a shutdown would actually last? Probably not 43 days.
IRAN JUST OFFERED EUROPE A HORMUZ DEAL. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY JUST TRIGGERED.
On the surface: Iran offered the EU transit access through the Strait of Hormuz. Sounds like a small diplomatic move. It is not.
This is a goddamn financial nuclear bomb.
The Hormuz Strait carries 20% of ALL the world's oil
Europe's energy bill jumped $16.2 BILLION in just 30 days
Natural gas in Europe is up 100%. Oil up 60%. Diesel at $200/barrel
Dollar reserves have already fallen from 70% to 56.9% in 25 years.bIf Europe takes this deal, they pay in euros — not dollars
One major non-dollar oil deal is all it takes to show the world it CAN be done
The petrodollar is the most powerful financial system ever created. Born in 1974. It forced every nation on Earth to hold dollars just to buy oil. That's the entire basis of US financial dominance.
If that system cracks — BRICS accelerates, Gulf states reconsider, dollar demand collapses, and America can no longer fund its $34 trillion debt on easy terms.
ECB board member Panetta said it on April 2: "Even if the Iran war ends, the damage has been done."
They're showing you a war about nuclear weapons and regional security.
They're NOT showing you that the REAL war is over who gets to print the world's reserve currency.
→ Iran blocks Hormuz for the US. Opens it for EU with a deal.
→ EU, desperate and bleeding, seriously considers taking the deal.
→ Deal gets done in euros or yuan. Not dollars.
→ Every country watching — BRICS, Global South, Gulf states — sees it happen.
→ "If the EU can bypass the dollar, so can we."
→ Dollar demand falls. Reserve share collapses. US inflation rises.
If America is so powerful, why is the EU considering a deal with the country America is bombing?
Complete silence.
This is no longer just a Middle East war.
This is a direct attack on the petrodollar.
Prepare accordingly. 🚨🚨🚨
SAUDIA ARABIA KNEW IRAN & THE U.S. WOULD GO TO WAR ONE DAY.
Saudi Arabia has a massive piece of infrastructure known as the East-West Pipeline (or Petroline) that runs exactly like a "back door" across the country.
Given the current crisis with the Strait of Hormuz being blocked, this pipeline has become the kingdom's primary lifeline for getting oil to the rest of the world.
Completed in the early 1980s as a "just-in-case" measure during the Iran-Iraq War, it was designed specifically for the situation happening right now: a total blockade of the Persian Gulf.
Quiet project from over 40 years ago now looks like one of the smartest geopolitical energy moves ever.
🔴 French President Emmanuel Macron:
🔺 The Stra!t of H0rmuz should only be opened in coordination with lran.
🔺 Opening the Stra!t of H0rmuz by force is not an option we have chosen — we consider it unrealistic.
🔺 A m!Iitary operation to reopen it would take an indefinite amount of time and expose f0rces to major coastal and ballistic risks.
🔺 The world cannot live with a strait that can be opened or closed overnight.
🇮🇷🇮🇱 New footage reportedly shows the direct impact of an Iranian strike in central Israel.🇮🇱
Iran 🇮🇷 is holding ON strongly. Iran 🇮🇷 is 90x the size of Israel 🇮🇱 and 10x more in population. If we remove the USA 🇺🇸 factor out of this War; I believe that ceasefire would have been reached and it won’t come from IRAN 🇮🇷..
This is just my opinion
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Britain’s King Charles III arrives to visit the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre in London on April 30, 2024. Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP
King Charles III will visit the United States in late April, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday, despite some calls for the trip to be cancelled or delayed amid strains over the Iran war.
The Palace said the King’s five-day itinerary would include Washington D.C., Boston, and New York, combining diplomatic engagements, climate initiatives, and commemorations of the long-standing “special relationship” between Britain and the United States. It will be Charles’s first visit to the US as monarch, and his first transatlantic trip since his cancer diagnosis and treatment in 2024.
According to the statement, the King will be accompanied by Queen Camilla and will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on April 24. The two heads of state are expected to discuss a range of issues, including climate cooperation, support for Ukraine, and the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Aides stressed that the visit had been in planning for months and was not a direct response to current tensions, though the timing is now inevitably political.
“The King believes that dialogue and visibility matter most at difficult moments,” a senior Palace source said. “He is going not to lecture, but to listen, to represent the United Kingdom, and to underline the importance of the alliance.”
The announcement comes at a sensitive moment. The US-led military action in Iran, launched in March after a series of attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, has divided public opinion on both sides of the Atlantic. In Britain, the government has offered logistical support but stopped short of committing forces, a position that has drawn criticism from Washington and unease within Westminster.
Several MPs, including members of the governing party, have publicly questioned the wisdom of a royal visit while British and American policy appear to diverge. Labour MP Sarah Jones said on Tuesday morning that “the King should not be placed in the position of appearing to endorse a war that Parliament has not debated, let alone approved.” A petition calling for the trip to be postponed has gathered more than 60,000 signatures in 48 hours.
Buckingham Palace has been careful to emphasise the King’s constitutional role. Officials note that Charles travels on the advice of the government and that the programme was agreed with the Foreign Office. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, speaking at a press conference in Birmingham, defended the decision: “The relationship with the United States is fundamental to our security and prosperity. The King’s visit is an opportunity to strengthen that relationship, not to comment on operational matters.”
The itinerary itself is designed to focus on non-partisan themes that have long been associated with Charles. In Washington, after the White House meeting, he will attend a forum on sustainable finance at the World Bank and visit Arlington National Cemetery to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In Boston, he will tour a clean energy research facility at MIT and meet with community leaders involved in urban greening projects, echoing work he championed for decades as Prince of Wales. The final stop, New York, will include an event at the United Nations on climate resilience for small island states, a cause the King has supported since the 1990s, and a visit to St. George’s Society, a charity with historic links to the British community in the city.
Royal historians point out that the monarchy has often played a quiet, stabilising role during periods of diplomatic friction. Queen Elizabeth II visited the United States in 1991, shortly after the Gulf War, and in 2007, at the height of controversy over the Iraq War. On both occasions, her presence was seen as a reminder of shared history rather than a comment on policy.
“There is a tradition of the monarch being above the politics of the day, but not above the relationship,” said Professor Anna Whitelock, a historian of the monarchy at City, University of London. “Charles is walking a fine line. He needs to show solidarity with an ally without being seen to take sides in a domestic American debate or a divisive foreign policy.”
The King’s health will also be closely watched. After his diagnosis in early 2024 and a period of reduced engagements, Charles returned to full public duties later that year, including the visit to University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre on April 30, 2024, where he met patients and staff and spoke candidly about his own experience. Palace aides say his medical team has cleared the trip and that the schedule includes appropriate rest periods. The use of the Royal Air Force Voyager for travel is expected to minimise fatigue.
Security will be tight. The Metropolitan Police are working with the US Secret Service, and the route of the motorcade in Washington has not been published. Protests are anticipated, particularly in New York, where activist groups have already announced plans to demonstrate against the Iran campaign. Organisers say they will target the UN event, arguing that the King’s presence lends legitimacy to Western policy in the region.
Within the royal household, there is awareness of the risks. One courtier, speaking anonymously, described the mood as “cautious but resolved.” “The King knows he will be criticised whatever he does,” the source said. “If he cancels, he looks weak or political. If he goes, he risks being misinterpreted. He has chosen to go, and to do the work he believes in.”
For the White House, the visit is welcome. Biden and Charles have met several times before, most recently at the COP28 summit in Dubai, and are said to have a warm personal rapport. US officials hope the visit will shift some attention back to areas of cooperation — climate, technology, trade — at a time when headlines are dominated by conflict.
The trip will also be a test of Charles’s style as King. Unlike his mother, who was famously reticent, Charles has never hidden his passions, particularly on the environment. Advisers say he intends to speak on climate in New York with the same conviction he always has, while avoiding any language that could be read as a comment on Iran.
The Palace has not announced whether the King will give a major speech during the visit. If he does, the wording will be scrutinised for any nuance, any signal, in a way that would have been familiar to Elizabeth II and is now becoming familiar to her son.
Igbo in south Africa issues
Black people in South Africa must be ashamed of themselves for burning cars and shops in East London because a drunk Nigerian man has put himself as a king of Nigerians in South Africa. The truth is that the real King of South Africa is King Henry III who took over from his mother Queen Elizabeth II who was the queen of South Africa. All kings in South Africa do not own even control strategic areas or mines. They control former Bantu Homelands where nothing is happening, rural villages. Mines are controlled by the King of England through Anglo American. The duty of Black Kings and chiefs is to speak in funerals. The real King in England control the economy. Black kings and chiefs control rural stands without water and service. South Africa is rich in minerals but South Africans are poor because the King in England is taking everything home.
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