Washington has spent $1.8 trillion over the 20-year failed military campaign in Afghanistan to defeat the Taliban, whilst aid to Ukraine in just a little more than two years has already reached $175 billion dollars, according to a Council on Foreign Relations report published on May 9. [...]

Everyday, we’re clueless about the unbelievable, somewhat historically unique events out there. On one side, we are constantly finding ourselves in a field of tension between deep concern because of the totally concrete effects due to these developments to be expected on our bodies, most of all our children and grandchildren, and on the other side, the disgust and lack of understanding toward th [...]

Although many people in Serbia hold “poor” memories of NATO’s 1999 bombing of their country, it was, in fact, done precisely to protect them from their own government, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said in Belgrade. He was answering questions about the bombing and about the NATO campaign against the government of the former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, during a meeting [...]

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the U.S. amid the Gaza war has soared temperatures. Netanyahu's address in the U.S. Congress faces boycott calls by war critics. The Israeli PM's speech will be marked by widespread protests outside the venue. Pro-Palestine groups are up in arms against allowing Netanyahu to address the U.S. Congress. Ahead of the address, many protesters were even seen i [...]

The U.S. mainstream media excludes almost all reporting and analysis that challenges the neocon/liberal-interventionist “group think” about the supposed Russian threat, but once in awhile a backhand acknowledgement of reality slips through, as Gilbert Doctorow was surprised to find. [...]

As the entire F-35 fleet was yet again grounded for technical inspections, in the wake of its first crash in September. RT looks at the abject history and prospects of the most expensive Pentagon program in history. Over $300 billion has been spent on the project to create a state-of-the-art fifth-generation multi-role fighter since 1992, with the eventual cost likely to easily cross the trillion [...]

The economy is Russia grew faster in 2023 than all G7 countries, it's also predicted to continue this trend throughout 2024. In today's video we'll examine how US sanctions against Russia have not deterred Putin's invasion but instead switched Russia to a war time economy. The latest economic data from Russia gives us a much different insight than what Western media has told us about the Russia Uk [...]

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The missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi appears to be dead, US President Donald Trump has told reporters, saying there would be “severe” consequences for whoever is behind it. [...]

US Army Colonel Daniel Davis joins the show to discuss how Israel has lost its war in Gaza and how Netanyahu can never succeed by trying to kill his way to success. The hostages are not free, the Israeli people are protesting against Netanyahu, and the entire international community is outraged against Israel and the United States for this war. If you want to understand the truth about Israel and [...]

On New Year's Eve the German city of Cologne witnessed mass organized sexual assaults on hundreds of German women. For five days following the assaults the German media failed to report them. When under public pressure they eventually did, it turned out that a string of similar assaults had also happened simultaneously in various other German cities. [...]

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. [...]

Explore the compelling reasons behind the massive Filipino protest in support of Palestine. In this video, we delve into the recent news and events that have sparked a surge of solidarity within the Filipino community. Discover the historical, social, and political factors driving this powerful movement, as well as personal stories and testimonies from those on the ground. Tune in to gain a deeper [...]

Finnish women have offered lone refugee boys €20 for sex, a Helsinki-based tabloid wrote on Friday. Elderly Finnish women are believed to have offered lone migrant teens money for having sex with them, Inta-Sanomat wrote. [...]

A backlash prompted Facebook to stop removing posts featuring a photo of an emaciated seven-year-old Yemeni girl, which accompanied a harrowing New York Times report from the war-torn country. The atrocities in Yemen don’t make poignant headlines in Western mainstream media as often as stories about chemical weapons in Syria or ‘Russian meddling,’ as the conflict usually gets sidelined in th [...]

A historic summit in Riyadh brought together Arab and Islamic leaders who united in their condemnation of Israel's actions in Gaza, labeling them as "genocide." The summit called for Israel’s expulsion from the United Nations and demanded an immediate halt to military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. Leaders, including Saudi Crown Prince MBS, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and Turkish [...]

Europe is on a dangerous, slippery slope of increasing xenophobia and racism engendered by the influx of refugees. Denmark’s new confiscation law is a sign of the brooding, baleful climate. But the real answer to the problem is dealing with Europe’s support for Washington’s criminal wars. [...]

Good financial results shown by Russian companies may facilitate the return of foreign investment to the country, Moody's senior vice president Kristin Lindow told Sputnik news agency. “…Recent strong corporate profits quite naturally can result in repatriation of profits by foreign investors. Also, the cleanup that the CBR (Central Bank of Russia) has done in the banking system has significan [...]

Watch China expert, Martin Jacques explains the fundamental difference between China and the west, and how China will be rising differently than western nations... All The Things China Gets Right | Journalist Ben Norton China's ultimate American TROLLIN': with Ben Norton [...]

The United States put pressure on EU countries when it came to extending the anti-Russian sanctions, but as the situation in Europe deteriorates, the US prefers to watch from the sidelines, Austrian newspaper Kurier wrote. Washington strongly insisted on tougher measures against Moscow because it understood that the sanctions wouldn‘t affect it much, the article said. [...]

The latest data from the World Gold Council (WGC) shows that central banks in Eastern Europe and Asia significantly boosted their gold holdings. The regulators purchased 148 metric tons of gold in the third quarter of 2018. [...]

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken admitted to local media that Washington began arming Kyiv long before Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine, thus confirming Moscow’s accusations about the direct involvement of the US in the deliberate preparation of an armed conflict with Russia. “We made sure that well before [the Russian military operation] happened, starting in Sep [...]