A protest by French farmers has taken place in Paris. Large crowds gathered to decry the low prices of agricultural produce. Prices are being driven down by the sanctions exchange with Russia, which has caused domestic produce to flood the French market. [...]

Saudi society fully supports the royals and those few fringe extremist elements who stir trouble are being dealt with, believes crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, who claimed the kingdom can survive for 2,000 years on its own. [...]

The Congressional Budget Office has admitted that the US national debt cannot be repaid. So what's the solution from the US Government and Federal Reserve, will this weigh on the election, and what will the result be for the stock market? "All HELL BREAKS LOOSE" (In the Next Few Months) says FED Insider, Danielle DiMartino Booth   [...]

The Ukrainian government is working on adding extra security at administrative buildings due to protests and clashes between police and radicals that have started once again in Kiev. "Right now even motorcades have been reinforced with armed men. In the back of the Cabinet [of Minister] and inside of the building armed national guardsman are on duty. [...]

French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe want Paris to take responsibility for harming their land with a toxic pesticide. Ruptly crew went to see its effects on the people, who suffer skyrocketing cancer and fertility problems. Kepone, also called chlordecone, is a chemical, which was used in the past to kill insects. [...]

New evidence reveals that Ukraine indeed destroyed the Nord Stream Pipeline between Russia and Germany, let's break down everything you need to know! [...]

With the Syrian ceasefire set to take effect on Saturday, journalist Steven Sahiounie tells Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear about the situation on the ground, and describes Syrians’ hesitations about the United States’ true intentions. "There is hope, but on one condition: that the American government and their allies put pressure on Saudi Arabia and Turkey to stop their militants on the [...]

Ottawa will keep its $15bn arms deal with Riyadh despite concerns over Saudi involvement in the disappearance of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the diplomatic row over human rights, Prime Minister Trudeau said. [...]

Though Social Security is in no danger of insolvency, the prospect of a big benefit cut is very much on the table. Ensuring the long-term financial health of Social Security is of the utmost importance for current and future generations of retirees. Unfortunately, the latest Social Security Trustees Report confirms what's been predicted for decades. Namely, the financial foundation of America's le [...]

According to latest research conducted by Russian state-owned agency VTSIOM the share of Russians who express willingness to vote for Putin in the nearest presidential polls is the largest in four years. “Seventy-four percent of Russian citizens say that they are ready to vote for Vladimir Putin at the nearest presidential elections, due in the beginning of 2018. [...]

VIENNA (Sputnik) - Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Thursday, commenting on Italy's 2019 draft budget, that Vienna had no intention to be accountable for someone else's debts and called on Rome to respect the euro convergence criteria, or the Maastricht criteria. [...]

Geopolitical analyst and journalist Ben Norton discusses reports on Israeli strikes on Syria hitting a joint Russian depot, fueling speculation that Russia will be forced to confront Israel and therefore the US in a WWIII scenario. We break down how Russia-Iran ties have changed everything for the Middle East and how Israel threatens to bring the region to a breaking point with this move. On a [...]

A recent survey carried out in the United States and European countries shows that an overwhelming majority of US citizens do not believe that Europe is is playing an important role in the fight against Daesh terror group. /* */ [...]

She promised to “Make Canada Safe Again!” and stop Toronto turning into “a sharia safe space,” and in return Faith Goldy has been censured by rivals, blacklisted by major media outlets and dismissed in court. Is she a big deal? [...]

The level to which academic institutions are in bed with the MIC and the pro-war media is truly shocking. The same careerism paired with an ideological western world view that already completely destroyed mainstream media is rampaging through our institutions of higher learning in the US and Europe. It takes real guts to stand up to the pressures these people and institutions excerpt. My guest t [...]

In the post-Cold War era, US leadership has treated Russia as a "third-rate power," whose opinion on and concerns over Washington's key foreign policy initiatives in Europe were consistently disregarded as insignificant and manageable, former US Defense Secretary William James Perry told the Guardian. [...]

China’s LNG demand grew by a record 8 mt in 2017 and is set to expand by another record 12 mt this year, making up 50 percent of all global LNG demand growth, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie said in a new report last week. The country’s spike in LNG usage comes as Beijing pushes forward with its plan to offset coal usage of both industrial and residential end users in an effort to curb rampa [...]

Protests broke out in central Athens as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Greece for the first time in his role. Demonstrators called for Greece to stay out of the Ukraine conflict and demanded the removal of NATO and foreign military bases from the country. Protesters criticized NATO, the EU, and the U.S. for their involvement in the war and labeled them as "warmongers." Douglas Mac [...]

Kiev has announced a massive discount on the sale of state assets which have failed to find foreign buyers. Ukraine’s State Property Fund says all of the assets have been put up for sale more than 10 times and have found no takers. As a result, 22 of 34 state assets are now being put up for sale at a 60 percent discount, nine with a discount of 50 percent, and three are up for auction at a re [...]

The UK's Middle East minister seems unfazed by civilian suffering in Yemen, saying that ending Britain's arms sales to Saudi Arabia won't help, but that the probe into the Khashoggi death may influence Britain's support of Riyadh. When Alistair Burt responded to calls from the Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, and the Oxford Research Group for the UK to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the minister [...]

Hundreds gathered in Amsterdam to protest against Dutch military support for Ukraine, calling for peace and dialogue with Russia instead of escalating tensions. Organized by activist groups and the right-wing Forum for Democracy (FvD) party, the rally featured speeches criticizing elites for pushing war agendas. Scott Ritter: Putin Taught NATO PAINFUL Lessons As Russian Army's Power Makes The W [...]

Russia’s military campaign in Syria seems to have changed President Barack Obama’s opinion of its armed forces. He now says it’s "the second-most powerful military in the world." Two years ago he labeled Moscow as nothing more than a "regional power." Speaking at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) conference in California, [...]