Lord Rothschild characterized the geopolitical situation in the world as the most dangerous since the end of WWII, warning investors about a forthcoming crisis
Lord Rothschild characterized the geopolitical situation in the world as the most dangerous since the end of WWII, warning investors about a forthcoming crisis
Read more: Lord Rothschild warns dark clouds are gathering in Europe, Russia, ME
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott raised eyebrows for saying indigenous people in the country’s remote areas are making a lifestyle choice as opposed to preserving cultural heritage, the Australian Broadcasting Network (ABC) reported Wednesday. Abbott’s comments came Tuesday as he voiced support for a plan to shut down over 100 Aboriginal communities and relocate some
Sweden said on Tuesday it will cancel a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia worth billions of crowns to its industry after criticism of Riyadh’s human rights record sparked a diplomatic row. Sweden’s Social Democrat-led government, which came to power in October last year, has focused its foreign policy on human rights. But its more vocal
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) is not Islamic, announced Barack Obama, during a White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism (with an emphasis on violence inspired by the Judeo-Christian tradition). “They [ISIS] are not religious leaders, they are terrorists,” he asserted—an assertion that begs the question, as it assumes that a terrorist
Britain may broadcast the financial secrets of Russia’s ruling elite as part of the information war against the Putin regime, the Foreign Secretary has indicated. Philip Hammond said he was interested by the idea of publicising the wealth of the Russian president’s inner circle in order to embarrass them in front of their people, as
Read more: Britain warns it will expose Putin’s financial secrets
Police on Long Island, New York are investigating after black high school students attacked a white teen using baseball bats and brass knuckles following a lunchroom dispute. A family member of one of the students involved tells NBC 4 New York the brawl over the weekend was a manifestation of ongoing racial tensions between the
Read more: Racial tension leads to street fight with dangerous weapons
As the University of Oklahoma expelled two students Tuesday for leading a racist song that sparked outrage across the country, the fraternity involved said it would investigate incidents at other campuses as it faced questions over the chant’s use by members at other universities. Former members of the fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, claimed on social
Read more: Oklahoma University expells two students over racist song
Murdered opposition figure Boris Nemtsov apparently liked to accuse Putin of things he himself was busy with. “Russia is rapidly becoming a colony of China. Russia is losing sovereignty. This is the main point of modern foreign policy of the Kremlin” Nemtsov ranted about Putin’s stance towards China. He had clearly forgotten that back in
A major vulnerability that allowed French submarine to “sink” aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and most of its escort during drills was apparently revealed by the French Navy and Defense Ministry in blogposts that were quickly wiped out, RT reported. Both the French Defense Ministry and the Navy released and then quickly deleted a news
Read more: US carrier easily ‘sunk’ by old French nuclear sub
An additional 450 soldiers and 25 Black Hawk helicopters will join the expanding roster of NATO forces converging on Eastern Europe in March
An additional 450 soldiers and 25 Black Hawk helicopters will join the expanding roster of NATO forces converging on Eastern Europe in March
The United States is waging a finance war against Moscow in a bid to weaken Russia to a point of economic and social destruction, the Austrian Contra magazine said, adding that this campaign goes against the international law, WTO rules and bilateral agreements. The United States has a wide array of instruments at its disposal.
American and Israeli military advisors were arrested while aiding Islamic State terrorists in Iraq. Iraqi counter-terrorism forces arrested four foreign military advisors from the United States and Israel who were aiding the Islamic State, Iranian Tasnim News Agency reports. Three of the arrested military advisors are dual citizens of the United States and Israel, while
Read more: American, Israeli military advisors aiding ISIS terrorists in Iraq
Another major energy deal with Russia shows China is eager to develop overland energy supply lines that reduce its dependence on vulnerable sea lanes
Another major energy deal with Russia shows China is eager to develop overland energy supply lines that reduce its dependence on vulnerable sea lanes
Read more: China, Russia to finalize yet another major gas deal
Top NATO commander General Philip Breedlove has raised hackles in Germany with his public statements about the Ukraine crisis. Hawks in Washington seem determined to torpedo Berlin’s approach of finding a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis, and bellicose statements from NATO’s top commander in Europe has been helping. It was quiet in eastern Ukraine
Read more: NATO tries to torpedo Berlin with fake numbers and no intel
