The verdict comes after years of controversial trials held in the Netherlands. Dutch judicial authorities willfully excluded the Russians from investigations into the plane crash and ignored evidence presented by Moscow. A Dutch court has issued a verdict in the trial in absentia of three Russians and a Ukrainian over their alleged roles in the 2014 downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet an [...]

A part of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) will not participate in the ceasefire deal unless al-Nusra Front is involved, a commander of Ahrar ash-Sham militants said Tuesday. On Monday, Russia and the United States announced an agreement on cessation of hostilities between the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad and the armed opposition factions had been reached. The agreement will come into [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held phone talks on the ceasefire plan brokered by Moscow and Washington with the Syrian president and Saudi king, as well the leaders of Israel and Iran. Vladimir Putin and Bashar Assad held a phone conversation on Wednesday and “discussed various aspects of the Syrian crisis in the light of realization of the Russian-American declaration on cessation of [...]

There is no doubt, war is ugly. Atrocities are committed by all belligerents involved in conflict. Propaganda is heightened and intensified not only by the major participants, but also by countries, governments, organisations, corporations, and individuals who aren’t directly involved in the conflict. Each has their own motivations, reasons, and self-serving interests for doing so. Fog of [...]

Well, it turns out that cops steal more money from American people than thieves do. Between 1989 and 2010, U.S. attorneys seized an estimated $12.6 billion in asset forfeiture cases. The growth rate during that time averaged +19.4% annually. In 2010 alone, the value of assets seized grew [...]

In recent developments, Germany’s Prosecutor General Peter Frank confirmed “there is no evidence to blame Russia for the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines”: “It currently has not been proven (…) The investigation is ongoing (…) We are currently evaluating all this forensically. [The suspicion] that there had been a foreign sabotage act [in this case], has so far not been [...]

Americans are tired of national mainstream politics with all the hopes and expectations the US middle class and youth entrusted to the first black US president. Now they are 'totally disillusioned,' political expert Leonid Dobrokhotov told RT. Americans have been taught that when they go the ballot box they decide the fate of their country and even the entire world, said the Russian historian, [...]

Current Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, who helped initiate the Ukrainian government’s overthrow in 2014, is now encouraging Ukraine to escalate the war against Russia by attacking Russian bases in Crimea. She acknowledges this move could push Russia closer to the brink of a nuclear attack, but feels that’s a small price to pay for sending a powerful message tha [...]

During the Cold War, the US at least had a clear strategy for its relations with Asia and Russia; their lack of initiative is to the detriment of Europe, German newspaper Die Welt wrote. The level of mistrust between the world's great powers is greater today than during the Cold War, and "hollow" NATO expansion in Europe [...]

Mark Petrakis shared an Ayn Rand quote on Facebook today that left me thinking for hours, especially as I watched the spreading waves left behind by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The quote describes how you can tell when your society is doomed. I certainly read the orchestrated bank crisis that will unfold after Silicon Valley Bank as a sign that the parasite class has decided that opposit [...]

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s Russian lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, whose novel Time of the Octopus provided the basis for the upcoming movie “Snowden” shot by Oliver Stone, spoke to RT about the unexpected challenges filmmakers encountered in the US. Simply called Snowden, the biographical thriller directed by Oliver Stone tells the story of the US National Security Agency whistleblow [...]

Speaking during an official visit to China, Emmanuel Macron said that Europe should chart its own course and be a 'third pole' in world affairs between Washington and Beijing – and not be a vassal to either as the New Cold War threatens to escalate. Unsurprisingly, his comments have caused unease among many European leaders, for whom unquestioned alignment with Washington is the only way. Is Eur [...]

The Dutch parliament has passed a landmark resolution calling on the government to halt the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia, accusing the Gulf kingdom of "violating international humanitarian law" as a result of its military offensive in Yemen. The bill is the first of its kind to be passed by a European Union member state following developments in the EU parliament last month, [...]

Richard Wolff's on the process of De-dollarization. What effect will it have on the future of the U.S. and global economy? Has the U.S. caused it's own downfall? Richard Wolff is an economist, the host of #EconomicUpdate, Professor of Economics Emeritus at UMass Amherst , visiting professor at The New School and the founder of Democracy at Work.  [...]

Why did Vladimir Putin's decision to withdraw the Russian military forces from Syria take US hawks by surprise? Maybe, it's because Washington's party of war believes its own propaganda more than reality on the ground, Stephen F. Cohen notes, commenting on Russia's pullout. The leitmotif of Russian President Putin's foreign policy is the demilitarization of the ongoing new Cold War in the Middl [...]

Ukraine's top commander is reportedly upset with U.S. for not providing weapons to Kyiv. General Valery Zaluzhny told the Washington Post that the Kyiv counteroffensive is slow because the U.S. isn’t giving adequate weapons for it. Watch this video to know more. 'Russia Is Fine': Hungary Rejects More European Union Aid For Ukraine; Here's Why Russia 'Eliminates' Two Ukrainian Generals, Up [...]

Bernie Sanders (James Adomian) and Donald Trump (Anthony Atamanuik) debate their likeness to Jesus and launch attack ads in the @midnight presidential debate. @midnight with Chris Hardwick airs weeknights at 12a/11c on Comedy Central. /* */ [...]

Germany's recession and industrial crisis are getting from bad to worse. Because of Germany's push towards green energy, their Minister of Economy is predicting 5 long years of economic pain for the country. This involves higher deficit spending to help transition to renewables to prevent a total collapse of German industry. Here's what you must know! Putin has the last laugh as NATO Nation ent [...]

Washington seems to agree with Russia that the Syrian people should decide whether President Bashar Assad remains in power. During a briefing, US State Department spokesperson Mark Toner said it is up to the Syrian people to decide the future government. [...]