Beijing has threatened that Washington will face “consequences” if it doesn’t withdraw the recent batch of sanctions against China over military cooperation with Russia. China’s Foreign Ministry did not mince words, saying Washington should immediately correct its “mistakes” before it’s too late or face the consequences for the decision. [...]

A new study from CardHub.com says credit card debt in the US has jumped by about $71 billion to $917.7 billion in 2015. The average American household with credit card debt now owes $7,879, which is the highest figure since the 2008 financial crisis. [...]

The Panama Canal has suddenly dried up, a big blow to the economies of many nations! Opened in 1914, this 82-kilometer-long waterway is an essential cost-cutting shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It serves the transportation needs of many countries, including the United States, China, and South Korea. Why the sudden dryness? What’s responsible for that? And most importantly, what [...]

CAIRO (Sputnik) – Israel is guided solely by its military interests in the region, and this factor along with the lack of coordination with the Russian side led to the crash of Russia's Il-20 military plane in Syria, Egyptian military expert Adil Suleiman told Sputnik. The Egyptian analyst noted that the tragedy was the result of a lack of coordination at the operational and tactical levels. [...]

A declassified email exchange between former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her adviser Sid Blumenthal shows that Clinton was up to her eyeballs in the Western conspiracy against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his Pan-African "Gold Dinar" currency, F. William Engdahl narrates. [...]

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In his speech to the Cuban people in Havana, President Barack Obama declared, “I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas. … I’ve urged the people of the Americas to leave behind the ideological battles of the past.” But Obama made clear that his desire to end the decades-long US economic blockade of the island is not based on the fact that it constitutes [...]

In this episode of Direct Impact, Rick Sanchez is joined by friends of the show: Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon, co-hosts of “The Critical Hour” on Radio Sputnik. Together, the group reviews the week in headlines, starting with President Putin’s strategic pact with North Korea amid criticism from the US State Department. Next, Donald Trump’s bold remarks on Ukraine funding are analyzed, [...]

Now that nine states and the US capitol of District of Columbia allow recreational pot, the plant’s national legalization appears to be a slam-dunk, and opponents are afraid. But in spite of a rapid shift of policy and politics over the use of marijuana in the US, the federal government nonetheless stubbornly continues to classify the plant alongside dangerously-addictive substance such as metha [...]

Austria intends to send military to the Italian border to boost protection amid the refugee crisis, the country's defense minister said. Austria is planning to send soldiers to the border with Italy to enhance border protection amid a migrant inflow, Austrian Defense Minister Hans Peter Doskozil said Saturday. [...]

Today, things are not going as Friedman predicted. Since December 2023, maritime trade, which depends on the oceans and six strategic choke points, canals, straits, and nodes, has been significantly disrupted. The U.S., which has been losing ground in every field and recently lost all moral and ethical values by applauding Netanyahu, the architect of the Gaza genocide, in the American Congress, c [...]

The entire fleet of F-35 fighter jets has been grounded to inspect the aircraft for suspected faulty fuel tubes, the US military said. The decision comes in the wake of a Marine Corps’ F-35B crash in South Carolina last month. [...]

Washington is behind the recently released offshore revelations known as the Panama Papers, WikiLeaks has claimed, saying that the attack was “produced” to target Russia and President Putin. On Wednesday, the international whistleblowing organization said on Twitter that the Panama Papers data leak was produced by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), "which targets [...]

Ukraine is complaining that they are being leashed by the U.S. government. The Associated Press says that "Ukraine’s daring ground offensive has taken the fight to Russia," but not nearly as much as its leaders would like because, they say, the United States won’t let them." Daring or murderous? I'm going to go with murderous. Russia-Ukraine war: F-16 fighter jet crashes in Ukraine | WION [...]

Construction is due to start on October 13 and will reportedly cover a number of French departments along the border. French authorities will set up a fence on the country’s border with Belgium to keep out the swine pest, which is spreading from the African continent, the French media outlet Republicain Lorrain reported, citing the prefect of the department Meurthe-et-Moselle. [...]

The Russian companies will be given a priority in the restoration of the country following the civil war, Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader Halqi said Sunday as quoted by a Russian lawmaker. In March, Syrian President Bashar Assad said that Damascus would lean primarily on Russia, China and Iran in rebuilding the country after five years of destruction. [...]

The Pentagon announced Monday it's sending more American forces to the Middle East too after Israel launched more than 300 missiles into Lebanon. Uncaptured Media's Dan Cohen joins us to talk about the latest developments. How US Support for Israel Harms Every American Citizen BRICS' New INTRA-BANK System SHOCKED the World Bank... What’s Happening? BRICS Launches Intrabank System: Disr [...]

Dogs never seem to miss an opportunity to prove that they truly are man’s best friend. The latest hilarious example is the moment a loyal German shepherd leaps into a swimming pool and drags a “drowning” girl to safety. [...]

The first arrests have been made at the Democracy Awakens protest at the US Capitol. Police had made at least two warnings before detaining demonstrators, who are calling on Congress to get money out of politics and restore the Voting Rights Act. [...]

Douglas Macgregor REVEALS: U.S Drops Bomb on Iran – Warning Israel Could Be Destroyed at Any Time! Douglas Macgregor delves into the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, highlighting shifts in military strategies and regional threats. Key points from the discussion include: Israel's precision strikes on sensitive targets, indicating a strategic and calculated military approach, aiming to [...]

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump said that the US would "terminate" the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, claiming that Russia had violated the agreement, which Moscow has denied. Vladimir Putin, for his part, said that the US' potential decision to deploy its missiles in Europe would jeopardize the countries' security. [...]

The father of a young American killed aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014 says Secretary of State Kerry balks at turning over U.S. data that Kerry cited three days after the tragedy in eastern Ukraine, writes Robert Parry. Secretary of State John Kerry has rebuffed a request from the father of the only American citizen killed aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 [...]