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A new agreement has been signed, and it is poised to have major geopolitical ramifications as Saudi Arabia has seemingly dropped BRICS, inking a new deal with the US in 2025. Indeed, Riyadh has agreed to a “strategic economic partnership’ with the United States amid a visit from President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Both Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman have reached the landmark agreement that will increase cooperation in energy, mining, defense, and other ventures. Indeed, the memorandum was reached in what is the US president’s first major foreign trip since his return to the White House. JUST IN: President Trump officially signs 'strategic economic partnership' with Saudi Arabia. pic.twitter.com/7ppmsaEeLb — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) May 13, 2025 Also Read: BRICS or the US? Saudi Arabia May Have Chosen a Side Amid the Faceoff Saudi Arabia & US Reach New Deal Despite BRICS Standoff Since his return to the Oval Office, Donald Trump has not been shy about his...

Ex-CIA contractor and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has urged to support the legal defense fund for the Tornado Cash developer. In an X post on Jan. 23, Edward Snowden called for support for the legal defense fund of Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash, an open-source non-custodial crypto mixing protocol that was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for helping North Korea-affiliated hacking groups launder millions of stolen cryptocurrencies. If you can help, please help. Privacy is not a crime. https://t.co/R4vauNLRB4 — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) January 23, 2024 In the post, Snowden urged his followers to back Roman Storm amidst the legal challenges, emphasizing the importance of supporting Storm and saying that “privacy is not a crime.” In a separate post on Jan. 22, Roman Storm himself appealed to his support ers to contribute to his legal defense fund, noting that the outcome of the case “will set a precedent for years to come.” Storm is c...