The Chinese have just opened the biggest railway station ever built. Anywhere.
Chongqing East Station's area is 1.22 million square meters, construction involved 40,000 people, and the entire complex, with 15 platforms and 29 tracks, was completed in just 38 months.
The West convinced the world for years that vertical landing on offshore platforms was the only way to recover rockets.
Then China came today and caught a giant orbital rocket with a net and cables—on the very first attempt! https://t.co/BCH3Oh4L3H
🇧🇫Burkina Faso publishes its report card:
President Capt. Ibrahim TRAORÉ led Thursday’s weekly cabinet meeting. Gov’t Spokesperson Pingdwendé Gilbert OUÉDRAOGO said key decisions were made for national progress under the People’s Progressive Revolution.
Economy 2025 results:
- Growth: 5.3% vs 4.8% in 2024
- Budget deficit: ∼334B CFA francs, down from 856B in 2024
- Accounting surplus: 72B CFA francs vs 4B in 2024
Gains driven by agriculture/fisheries push, presidential projects, and higher tax collection.
New mine — Bouboulou S.A.:
State firm SOPAMIB gets industrial gold permit for Yako, Yaadga Region.
- Investment: 32B+ CFA francs
- Lifespan: 15+ years
- Output: 7+ tons gold/year
- Revenue: 39B+ CFA francs for budget
- Jobs: 1,200 direct + indirect
Mines Minister Yacouba Zabré GOUBA: marks State taking direct control of mining resources.
🇺🇸 The US threatened a 100% tariff on China if it buys Iranian oil.
🇨🇳 China stated: “Whatever they do, we will take steps based on market conditions. We don't need anyone. We buy from any country we want. No one else decides that.”
🚨 Senegal 🇸🇳- 📌 President Ousmane Sonko’s questions to President Diomaye Faye:
"What happened to our little brother President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to make him change so much in such a short time?”
France 🇫🇷 happened to him man. What else did you expect?🤷🏾♂️. You can’t dine with the devil and think you’ll remain the same person. That’s never gonna happen. That’s how the françafrique works.
🇺🇸Rubio at 6:00 PM: "When we say open the straits, we mean actually open. They’re international waters. You can’t block them — that’s illegal."
🇮🇷Araghchi at 7:00 PM: "This is our internal territory with Oman. And explain this: was bombing a school and killing 160 kids legal by your law?"🔥
Peak hypocrisy exposed 🔥
@cecild84 Never no #Niger is a sovereign state they should never be part of that. Any sovereign nation in africa should never be part of the so called ICC
🇧🇫After 2 months, the units carrying out the Tchiadima 6 mission have returned to Fada after resupplying the Golmou & Tapoa regions and completing other objectives.
Based on the testimonies and lack of reported incidents, the mission was well planned & executed.