Frances Martel

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, former Georgian Prime Minister and representative to NATO Ambassador ​Grigol Mgaloblishvili warns that neither the invasion of Georgia in 2008, ​nor the situation in Ukraine today, ​are isolated incidents and that Russia intends to cripple

French police arrested Mehdi Nemmouche on Friday for an attack on a Jewish museum in Brussels in May that killed three. Authorities say Nemmouche took responsibility for the shootings and may have ties to the jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq

Chinese Maj. Gen. Zhu Chenghu told The Wall Street Journal this week that he believes the United States is making “very, very important mistakes” with regard to territorial disputes in the South China Sea and that continuing the approach preferred by

Multiple voting in Australia has skyrocketed in the last four years, a practice that has significant potential to corrupt the Australian electoral system. Of the thousands of Aussies voting twice in the same elections, many have admitted to doing so

Long lines at grocery stores and ration cards that prevent citizens from buying more than the allotted amount of basic needs, such as flour, milk, vegetable oil, and toilet paper, have become the norm in Venezuela. This week, however, the

Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo has expressed frustrations at widespread protests that have occurred throughout his home country against its decision to host this year’s World Cup. The star, who played in multiple World Cup tournaments, stated that he supported legitimate

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a 50-year-old terrorist group in South America, has been working hard from its safe haven in Havana to change its image as cold-blooded criminals. But while its rap videos indicate a thirst for

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak got an earful from the Chinese government on the first day of his six-day diplomatic trip to the country. While Najib insisted the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 did not affect bilateral relations, Chinese

Glenn Greenwald insists that Edward Snowden was en route to Ecuador when the United States “forced the situation” to keep Snowden in Russia “and thus demonized him.” The latest assertion, in an interview with Spanish newspaper ABC, contradicts claims by

President Obama announced the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki Friday, vowing to take full responsibility for the increasingly widespread scandal engulfing the VA’s health services. Within seconds of taking responsibility, however, the President made sure to assert that the

A zoning violation may leave the northern French town of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise without a McDonald’s, triggering widespread protests by residents who demand their right to fine American dining. The stereotype-defying protest has made worldwide headlines, though authorities appear unlikely to comply with

In yet another bid to expand its economic presence in South America, the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) tells Reuters it is expecting to invest at least $2 billion in the economy of Perú over the next decade and potentially build

The meeting between newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif prompted a variety of responses from observers. In India, Sharif was heralded as a “gentleman,” while Pakistani media questioned Modi’s intentions and worried the meeting

Argentina is settling a decades-old claim with the Paris Club in a landmark $9.7 million deal that will put the South American nation one more step towards rehabilitating its scarred economy. The debts have gone unpaid since Argentina’s economy defaulted

On Wednesday, the Venezuelan government unveiled widespread accusations of conspiracy to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro, which implicated a number of high-profile leaders of the opposition, including ousted legislator María Corina Machado and the United States Ambassador to Colombia Kevin Whitaker.

An Australian woman was sentenced to 23 years in prison in Cambodia for attempting to smuggle heroin from Phnom Penh into her native country. Yoshe Ann Taylor, 41, was arrested, along with French teenager Charlene Savarino, who was sentenced to

Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Elías Jaua is beginning a world tour that will take him to Bolivia, Portugal, and Russia in which he plans to denounce the alleged interference of the U.S. in Latin America. The tour follows a

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told Xinhua Tuesday that if Vietnam wants to prevent another “maritime accident” like the sinking of a ship near a Chinese oil rig in the South China Sea, it should “stop violating Chinese companies’

Former Ecuadorian President Jamil Mahuad is now a wanted man by Interpol, the nation’s Minister of the Interior announced this week. Mahuad, a former Harvard lecturer and current fellow there, is wanted for embezzlement after years of the socialist Ecuadorian

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Brasilia yesterday in an attempt to reach the World Cup stadium to protest the use of public funds to host the tournament. While the groups did not reach the stadium, a large group of indigenous

The House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would restrict the National Security Agency’s ability to collect bulk information, heralded as a milestone of the post-Snowden era. With days to examine it, many critics now note that the

Japan is introducing a new holiday to the calendar: Mountain Day, a day for “opportunities to get familiar with mountains and appreciate blessings from mountains.” It will be Japan’s 16th holiday, the most of all G8 countries, though Japanese workers

A group of sixth- to eighth-graders on a field trip in Chile are being heralded as the “tiny Indiana Joneses” of their hometowns after discovering the remains of a mummy estimated to be 7,000 years old. Local media suggest that