Three Russian airports share first place in the best European airport rankings by Airport Service Quality (ASQ), ahead of London’s Heathrow, Vienna and Zurich. The award winners are Moscow’s Sheremetyevo, St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo and Sochi Airport in Adler. [...]

Volkswagen is no stranger to challenges. Over the decades, it has weathered storms ranging from scandals to market upheavals. But today, the walls are closing in on every side. What’s happening now is different—a convergence of forces threatening not just its profits, but its very identity as a global leader in the automotive world. Why is Volkswagen really retreating from China’s Xinjiang p [...]

The Open Skies Treaty covers most NATO member states as well as Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden and Finland. As a rule, flights of Russia and NATO member states are conducted on a reciprocal basis. The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has revealed in August that the US would not obligate any funds to implement the Open Skies Treaty until penalties ar [...]

The EU is ready to overlook the problems of Erdogan's Turkey because of its desperate desire to stop the flow of migrants into Europe, the Financial Times reported. The EU is willing to make a deal with Turkey at any price to stem the flow of migrants into Europe, despite misgivings about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's autocratic government, crackdown on the opposition and human rights abuses [...]

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 [...]

Russia intends to sign an agreement in mid-November on giving Cuba a loan worth 38 million euros ($43.25 million) as part of the two countries' defense cooperation agenda, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergey Storchak told reporters on Friday. [...]

A cast of colorfully corrupt characters, Including former Georgian puppet leader Saakashvili, are involved in the blatant US takeover of a country on Russia’s doorstep, one geopolitical analyst told Sputnik. The US colonial experiment in Eastern Europe has taken on a new urgency this week [...]

US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, told NATO allies on 13 February 2025 in Brussels, that the War [Ukraine] must stop; No more bloodshed, No NATO for Ukraine; No back to the pre-2014 border; and “We [the US] will not get involved in a war against Russia via Ukraine, no matter what.” The latter are also President Donald's words. These are strong statements. They finally come from the new US a [...]

Europe’s desire to create its own army and stop relying on Washington for defense is not only understandable, but would be “positive” for the multipolar world, Vladimir Putin said days after Donald Trump ripped into it. [...]

The launch of the first joint ESA-Roscosmos mission to the Red Planet serves partly as a response to the "stupid political" anti-Russian sanctions, according to Alexey Novikov, spokesman for the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos. In an interview with Sputnik, Alexey Novikov, spokesman for the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos, described the launch of the first joint ESA-Roscosmos miss [...]

U.S. LNG Exports HALTED — $1.5B Market LOSS Overnight! 💰📉 In a SHOCKING joint move, China and Australia have officially stopped LNG imports from the U.S., sending ripples through global energy markets! 🌐⚠️ 🔥 What Just Happened? Fox News CALL IT QUITS ON TRUMP after Market COLLAPSE This Changes EVERYTHING: China BREAKS the LAST straw 💥 2 [...]

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang said Beijing is ready to further develop economic ties with Russia, increasing bilateral trade and facilitating mutual access to each other’s markets. “China is ready to boost energy, innovation, finance and trade cooperation with Russia,” Li Keqiang said during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ASEAN Summit in Singapore. [...]

Natalia Poklonskaya may very well be one of the symbols of modern Crimea. Her struggle for Crimea’s reunification with Russia in the aftermath of the Euromaidan crisis in Ukraine was a heroic, selfless act. And it so happened that Russia and Crimea reunited on March 18, the same day Poklonskaya [...]

Richard D. Wolff is an American economist and professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is known for his critiques of economic inequality and his advocacy for worker cooperatives as a way to empower individuals and address systemic issues within the economy. Through his books, lectures, and public appearances, Wolff explores topics such as economic democracy and alternativ [...]

Florida is suing two major US drugstore chains, Walgreens and CVS, for their alleged contributions to the opioid crisis in the state and nationally. On Friday, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the two drugstore chains had been added to a state-court lawsuit filed last year against Purdue Pharma, which manufactures OxyContin (an opioid with a high risk for addiction and dependence) [...]

A field commander of Syria’s Desert Falcons militia forces thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin on behalf of the Syrian people for supporting the country in the fight against terrorism. Earlier on Sunday, the Syrian Army alongside the Desert Falcons forces fully liberated the ancient city of Palmyra from Daesh militants. [...]

BREAKING: 88% of U.S. Soybean Exports Vanish — Farm System in Crisis America’s soybean industry is in free fall. In just a few short months, 88% of U.S. soybean exports have disappeared—triggering a nationwide agricultural crisis. This video reveals how the collapse of farm exports is crashing crop markets, crippling rural economies, and dragging the entire U.S. farm belt toward a deepening [...]

The US promised to "gradually reduce" its presence in Iraq in February after Baghdad declared victory over Daesh (ISIS)* last December, but has declined to withdraw its contingent from the country. In August, the US-led coalition said the estimated 5,200 US troops in Iraq would stay in the country "as long as needed." [...]

The key of demagogic politics is to realize that the people who are really backing you are your campaign funders. Your job as a politician is to say, “I can deliver this constituency.” Obama was a genius at doing what Donald Trump is trying to do today: taking a constituency. That’s his column A: a focus group listing everything the constituency wants. They want debt relief. They want bet [...]

The video discusses the evolving geopolitical landscape, particularly focusing on the BRICS nations and the implications of their growing influence. The application of 37 countries to join BRICS is highlighted as a significant indicator of changing global dynamics, suggesting a move away from traditional power structures. The narrative emphasizes the importance of understanding the human aspect b [...]

The madness around us is no accident. Donald Trump is not an anomaly, but he is the worst of what this nation has to offer. Intentional ignorance fuels his hatred and money fuels his bloated and undeserved ego. We live in a nation ruled by small minded and heartless men and women whose egos match their ill begotten bank accounts. Their perception of justice is that which serves the market and the [...]

Mainstream U.S. journalism has completely lost its way, especially in dealing with foreign policy issues where bias now overwhelms any commitment to facts, a dangerous development, writes Robert Parry. Several weeks ago, I received a phone call from legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh who had seen one of my recent stories about Syria and wanted to commiserate over the state of modern [...]