Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is a curse for Democrats, who are now going out of their way to distance themselves from the former lawmaker, according to political operatives. Clinton, who just two years ago enjoyed the almost unanimous support of the Democratic Party, is now a perceived as a ‘kiss of death' whose mere appearance can torpedo the upcoming midterm electio [...]

Elon Musk offered effusive praise for Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in brief remarks at an awards ceremony in New York, the latest sign of coziness between a billionaire who’s trying to get Donald Trump elected and a European leader with roots in the hard right but who has fully embraced Atlanticism. After Musk spoke, Meloni delivered an implicit rebuke to the left, lamenting the desire to � [...]

Interview with Vadim Trukhachev, Senior Lecturer, Department of International Relations and Foreign Area Studies, Russian State University for the Humanities. Rethinking Russia: What are some of the reasons you would give for the political tensions between Russia and Western Europe and the USA? [...]

Inconvenient thoughts on Cold War and other news. Intelligence agencies, Nikki Haley, sanctions, and public opinion. 1. National intelligence agencies have long played major roles, often not entirely visible, in international politics. [...]

If you watch the news, it's easy to see bad news everywhere and threats to your way of life from every direction. Wars with Russia and China, Banking collapses in the US and globally, the US Treasury about to default on its obligations, the markets on the verge of breaking down, inflation running rampant, but… the greatest danger we face isn’t any of those things, it’s worse, and it’s here [...]

More than two-thirds of registered voters do not want President Obama to pardon Hillary Clinton before he leaves office next month, according to a Fox News poll released Thursday evening. The poll said 68 percent of respondents who were asked from Dec. 11-13 say the Democratic president should not forgive his former secretary of state for potential crimes she may have committed in connection wi [...]

The Czech prime minister has called for the return to their home countries of hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants currently in Europe, suggesting funds could be spent on a Marshall Plan to help improve African economies. [...]

The West should not ignore Vladimir Putin’s warnings about retaliation for long-range strikes by Ukraine, the Hungarian PM has said. The West should not ignore Russian President Vladimir Putin's warnings regarding Moscow’s response to long-range Ukrainian strikes, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. On Thursday, Putin announced that Russia had used its new Oreshnik intermediate-ran [...]

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, nominated to be the new US ambassador to the UN, told the Senate she would “always stand by Israel” and took a hard line on Russia, clashing with positions taken by President-elect Donald Trump. [...]

In a surprising victory, local protesters won a battle against the US tech giant, which wanted to revamp a local building into a technology campus. The residents of Kreuzberg, a part of Berlin, have succeeded in repelling Google from developing a campus in their neighborhood. [...]

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“Trump or no Trump, Europe needs to build a defense system of its own,” the center-right presidential candidate, said in an interview with Le Monde. François Fillon wants to make Europe less dependent on the United States and favors the idea of a European-Russian conference to discuss new security provisions in Europe. [...]

European countries have vowed to maintain “effective financial channels” and to keep trading with Tehran after the US announced that the EU is not among those spared from its sweeping sanctions against Iran. [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategic government meeting was abruptly interrupted when he received an 'important international call.' In a video, Putin is seen excusing himself from the meeting to take the call, a rare departure that raised eyebrows. The sudden interruption comes just after U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed push for talks, adding further intrigue to the timing of [...]

In their first phone conversation that lasted nearly an hour, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the new US President Donald Trump have outlined their intent to cooperate on issues ranging from defeating Islamic State to mending bilateral economic ties. [...]

German conservative Friedrich Merz said Thursday that Brexit would have a major impact on continental Europe's economy. He added that Brexit was the biggest threat the EU could be facing at the moment but didn't hope to see another referendum in the UK. [...]

Over the past few decades, the world has witnessed a shift in economic power, challenging the long-standing dominance of the US and introducing a new, more competitive dynamic in global trade. For most of modern history, the United States has been at the center of international commerce. With its massive economy, global influence, and financial power, it had the ability to impose tariffs, taxes, [...]

Speaking to Sputnik, Neve Gordon, visiting Professor of Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees Donald Trump's presidency as carte blanche for Tel Aviv to act in the occupied territories. [...]

The democratic revolution that ensued in Ukraine in 2014 was in fact a revolution against democracy, unleashing the dogs of thuggery and gangsterism. Someone who made the mistake of falling foul of those with a vested interest in the corruption that is a hallmark of today’s Ukraine was Katerina Gandzyuk. [...]

Trump SHOCKED as China Orders Banks to Ditch USD—Spain Betrays US, Deepens Ties with China. As Trump doubles down on tariffs, China strikes back by abandoning the dollar, while Spain turns toward Beijing. Trump shocked as China orders banks to ditch USD, and Spain betrays the US, deepening ties with China signals a major blow to U.S. influence in Asia and Europe. With prices rising and alliance [...]

Commenting on the recent US media reports that nearly two-thirds of US Navy's strike fighters can't fly due to undergoing maintenance and that there is a lack of funds available to fix them, Russian defense analysts explain what might be behind such reports. [...]

Following years of floating within the bloc, the idea of Europe creating joint military forces is on the agenda after the French President and German Chancellor called on their EU allies to unite. While the EU leadership backed the initiative, it got a mixed response among European politicians. [...]