If the US ditches the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), it could collapse the entire nuclear non-proliferation system, and bring nuclear war even closer, Russian officials warn. [...]

According to statements made at last weekend’s summit in Warsaw, NATO regards Russia as a bigger threat than ISIS. Of course, that's ludicrous but when you scratch beneath the surface, the use of these falsehoods makes perverted sense. [...]

Last week’s stock market nosedive signaled more pain ahead, culminating in a financial catastrophe if the growing economic bubble bursts, says Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital. [...]

A top missile technology expert from the U.S. has claimed that there is no defense system in the world that can intercept Russia's new intermediate-range Oreshnik. Speaking to TASS News Agency, Theodore Postol dismissed claims that existing defense systems like Aegis Ashore, THAAD, Patriot and the Iron Dome could counter Russia's new cutting-edge ballistic missile. Meanwhile, Ukrainian foreign m [...]

Island living isn’t as expensive as it sounds, and in some cases, you can have the whole island to yourself! Not every island in the world has a tropical climate. Some are far more quaint and brisk with rocky shores and even fresh water. Regardless of the kind of island you see yourself living on, there is something for everybody right here in the states. Here are just 10 US islands where proper [...]

The Russian economy is currently in good shape, posting its first state budget surplus after years of deficit, according to a report published by the German outlet Welt. This “paradox” may have something to do with the new dynamics of the country’s currency, the ruble, and growing oil prices. [...]

Since 2022, international society has changed completely. On one hand, it is possible to say that the world is now de facto multipolar, since Western countries no longer have the power to impose their so-called “rules” worldwide. On the other hand, Western countries refuse to recognize the new geopolitical reality and react to the changes with aggression, promoting wars and terror around the w [...]

A Dublin court has sent three former senior banking executives to jail for committing "sham transactions" in an effort to deceive customers and shareholders during the 2008 financial crisis."The trio will be among the first senior bankers globally to be jailed for their role in the collapse of a bank during the crisis," as Reuters reports. [...]

The landslide success of Emmanuel Macron’s party seems to be fading away as the party of his presidential rival, Marine Le Pen, is overtaking his ruling alliance six months ahead of European parliamentary elections, a poll shows. [...]

Madness in the White House. The Trump Gaza plan no one will support. Callous regard for human life. Col Douglas Macgregor fires the shots.  The Madness of Donald Trump, to Benjamin Netanyahu’s delight, Trump proposes the wholesale ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the creation of a new “Riviera.”Read moreClose Are you crazy, Donald? Trump just SHOCKED the world over Gaza! Israel stunned! B [...]

In the face of a "war of a thousand cuts" unleashed by Islamists does the West truly have any viable alternative to cooperation with Putin's Russia? Vladimir Putin is certainly one of a kind, writes G. Murphy Donovan, a former American intelligence officer, in his opinion piece for US conservative daily The American Thinker. [Elite_video_player id="6"] [...]

US President Donald Trump’s no-show at a Saturday WW1 commemoration outside of Paris - on the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day - has resulted in rising criticism worldwide, according to reports. Adding to a growing wave of derision, a UK minister of defense expressed his critique of Trump's decision to avoid a key commemorative event on Saturday due to the rain. [...]

Arnold Schwarzenegger posted a photo of himself sleeping on the street, under his famous bronze statue, and sadly wrote: "How times have changed" The reason he wrote the phrase was not only because he was old, but because when he was governor of California, he inaugurated that hotel with his statue. The hotel management told Arnold that "you can come at any time, and you will always have a separ [...]

Russia’s air raids in Syria, launched from Iranian territory this week, were received by Washington with a mixture of consternation and disappointment. Understandably, too. It marks a breakthrough in Russia’s standing in the Middle East. Russia is working closely in a quartet that includes Iran, Iraq and Syria. [...]

The testy slap-down by US President Donald Trump to the idea of a European army was telling. Any notion of the Europeans stepping away from American "protection" would be anathema to Washington. That's because American power is not about "protecting" Europe. That's just the vainglorious, propaganda mythology. [...]

Foreign actors are determined to set fires, which could become thermonuclear this time, all across the Global South. Unfortunately, there has never been a lack of conflicts in the Global South. The world’s most heavily exploited area is regularly a target of (neo)colonialist wars, invasions, coups, and other forms of overt and covert imperialist aggression. This has prevented normal development [...]

Viktor Medvedchuk, Representative of Ukraine in the Minsk contact group, claimed that the Crimea is part of Russia and it will not return under control of the Kiev authorities. Medvedchuk explained during his interview with the Radio Liberty, that de facto ‘it [Crimea] belongs to Russia. Do not expect that the peninsula will be returned to Ukraine’. He also pointed out that the Kiev authoritie [...]

For the first time, leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific economies have failed to issue a joint communique, as tensions between the US and China over trade and investment poisoned their annual summit. Pointing to the “two big giants in the room,” the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation’s (APEC) chair, Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, informed Sunday’s closing news conference [...]

Ukraine just carried out its boldest drone strike yet — destroying Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers deep inside Russian territory, without informing the U.S., without waiting for Trump's approval, and without asking the West. Operation Spider Web was a defiant flex — and it’s left Donald Trump sidelined and fuming. But while Zelensky shows he doesn't need Trump anymore, is Ukraine truly pr [...]

Vladimir Putin and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe have worked out a statement on the prospects of joint Russian-Japanese economic activities in the South Kuril Islands as the Russian leader arrived in Japan for what’s seen as a breakthrough visit. [...]

They sit in rooms resembling hi-tech shipping containers. Joysticks in hand, they spend hours watching grainy screens, displaying people in faraway lands going about their daily life — and they hold life and death in their hands. [...]

China is reshaping global finance with its $1.2 trillion digital yuan network, bypassing the traditional SWIFT payment system and challenging U.S. dollar dominance. This groundbreaking shift is changing how countries trade and settle payments worldwide—faster, cheaper, and outside Western control.Read moreClose 10 ASIAN Countries That Turned Their Backs on the USA in 2025 Trump Shut Out: C [...]