Free Beacon | Pentagon acknowledges Beijing seeks global supremacy.

Sputnik | The Charleroi municipality court in Belgium has sentenced a Syrian refugee to five years in prison for plotting a terrorist attack in the country, the RTBF reported on Thursday.

Sputnik | The recent spate of sexual attacks on underage schoolgirls as young as ten has spurred the Finnish authorities into action.

Breitbart | France has seen a 22 percent rise in asylum applications in 2018, while populist-led countries such as Italy and Austria have seen sharp declines in claims.

Breitbart | Support for the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) waned somewhat over the Christmas period but has found newfound momentum as a poll shows nearly 70 percent of French people now back it.

WORLD NEWS ARCHIVE

Zero Hedge | A wider economic slowdown globally looms.

Zero Hedge | The Russian economy is apparently more durable than many Western politicians imagined.

Mac Slavo | Morgan Stanley is encouraging everyone to enjoy the current economic situation while we still can. 

Michael Snyder | Although she has only been in Congress for less than a month, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is getting more attention than any other member of the U.S. House of Representatives. 

MONEY WATCH ARCHIVE

NJ.com | Belts are now racist.

Breitbart | White comedian Zach Poitras was banned from participating in comedy events in Montreal, Canada, after organisers claimed his dreadlock hairstyle was inappropriate.

Big League Politics | According to Pamela Geller, who has been speaking out against the dangers of radical Islam for decades, Twitter has told her to seek legal counsel for breaking Pakistani law.

American Mirror | A reported leader of the most recent migrant caravan to leave Honduras for the United States was arrested in San Pedro Sula for an alleged rape.

PRISON PLANET ARCHIVE