Instead of hitting Russia's energy sector, Washington's sanctions imposed on Moscow since 2014 have finally backfired on major US oil and gas companies, depriving them of lucrative opportunities and forcing them out of Russia. While Russia is boosting oil output following a decision by OPEC and non-OPEC producers to ease extraction cuts, US petroleum companies are reaping the bitter fruits of [...]
The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday it was ready to commit ground troops to Syria to take on Daesh terrorists as part of a US-led coalition.
When asked if the Gulf state was prepared to send troops to Syria, Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash told reporters in Abu Dhabi that this had been his country’s position all along. [...]
US government documents admit that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not necessary to end WWII. Japan was on the verge of surrendering. The nuclear attack was the first strike in Washington's Cold War on the Soviet Union. Ben Norton reviews the historical record. US government documents admit that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not necessary to end WWII. Japan was [...]
Italy’s ruling Northern League party predicts the dismantling of the euro unless the European Central Bank (ECB) offers a guarantee to reduce yield spreads in the eurozone. "The situation can’t be resolved and it is going to explode,” the economics spokesman of Italy’s ruling Northern League party, Claudio Borghi, told Reuters. [...]
Google’s European boss told MPs he does not know his own salary during a grilling over the tech giant’s controversial tax affairs.
Matt Brittin appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday to answer questions regarding a deal struck between Google and the government, whereby the internet company paid a mere £130 million (US$185 million) in tax in the last 10 years. [...]
In this video, we go deep into the Middle East's geopolitical landscape as we analyse Turkey's recent and crucial attempt to put sanctions on Israel and cut off its oil supplies. This decision, based on historical conflicts, is redefining regional dynamics and has global ramifications.
This significant transformation is set in motion by the historical framework of Turkey-Israel ties. Their rela [...]
On November 6, 2018, the US will hold mid-term congressional elections. The Americans will vote on the fate of all 435 seats in the House of Representatives; there are also 33 US Senate races. [...]
No Surprise In a recent Guardian column arguing that nominal socialist Bernie Sanders’ majority support among Democratic voters below the age of 50 shows that the United States is entering a new progressive politico-ideological phase, the liberal French economist Thomas Piketty notes that “Hillary Clinton… [...]
The 5G danger can’t be overstated. 5G (5th Generation) is now being actively rolled out in many cities around the world. Simultaneously, as awareness over its horrific health and privacy impacts is rising, many places are issuing moratoriums on it or banning it, such as the entire nation of Belgium, the city of Vaud (Switzerland) and San Francisco (USA).
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Washington’s threats against the International Criminal Court (ICC) are evidence of American hypocrisy, as the US is “continually calling for the heads of others” and doesn’t actually care about human rights, analysts told RT. As US National Security Advisor John Bolton said the ICC is “dead to us” in response to a probe into US war crimes in Afghanistan, international criminal lawyer [...]
Leading economist's study shows the plan would create a stimulus, but the mainstream media isn't covering it.
“When you dare to do big things, big results should be expected. The Sanders program is big, and when you run it through a standard model, you get a big result.” – James K. Galbraith [...]
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A Norwegian state report says the officials “had very limited knowledge” of what was going on in Libya, but promptly decided to join the US-led intervention, turning the once thriving North African nation into a terrorist hotbed. [...]
The cost of a year’s worth of prescription drugs, on average, doubled from 2006 to 2013, according to a new report by AARP. The price hikes are hitting senior citizens the hardest because Social Security benefits aren’t keeping up.
The average annual cost of prescription drugs widely used by the elderly increased from $5,571 in 2006 to $11,341 in 2013, according to the latest study on drug [...]
Am 26. September 2022 wurden die Erdgaspipelines Nord Stream 1 und Nord Stream 2 in der Ostsee durch einen Terroranschlag zerstört. Nord Stream 1 versorgte zuvor Deutschland mit Erdgas aus Russland. Am 8. Februar 2023 deckte der US-Journalist Seymour Hersh auf, dass US-Präsident Joe Biden den Auftrag für diesen Anschlag gegeben hatte. Zu den Verschwörern, die den Anschlag planten, gehörte Unt [...]
Payment processing service PayPal has banned Alex Jones’s InfoWars, saying that the site “promoted hate and discriminatory intolerance” and thus violated their use policy. InfoWars itself broke the news on Friday, saying that PayPal sent them an email the day before informing Jones of the decision. [...]
Rejoice, coffee-lovers! Drinking six cups of your favorite fluid each day could cut the risk of developing multiple sclerosis by 30 percent, a new study suggests.
Scientists have been saying for some time now that they’re finding more evidence of coffee being good for health. [...]
Cancer is a mitochondrial metabolic disease; it's not genetic. Prevent cancer by avoiding these worst foods that feed cancer cells. Your health, as Augusten Burrough put it so eloquently... “When you have your health, you have everything. When you do not have your health, nothing else matters at all.”
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On the heels of an Israeli air raid on Syria, which saw the downing of a Russian plane, Moscow will now deliver S-300 anti-aircraft systems to Damascus. Here’s a quick guide to the sophisticated weapon and its capabilities. The Syrian Army has long sought to procure the S-300 from Russia, but talks which began in mid-2000 were interrupted by the civil war in 2011. [...]
The assembly of Russia’s Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket carrying an advanced Resurs-P Earth remote sensing satellite has been completed, Russian Roscosmos state corporation said in a statement on Wednesday.
The rocket is expected to lift off on Saturday at 18:56 GMT. [...]
Recent provocations in the South China Sea follow rising tensions between the US and China, but with rivalry expanding into the economic and political spheres, it seems Beijing is now encroaching on Russia's top-villain status. [...]
An explosion that hit the center of Ankara on Sunday killed at least 27 people, 75 injured.
An explosion at a bus stop in Ankara caused at least 27 people killed and multiple wounded, according to reports.
Some 27 people were killed and 75 injured in an explosion that struck the Turkish capital on Sunday evening, the office of the mayor of Ankara confirmed. [...]