As the three day meeting for the 6th annual “BRICS” conference of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa comes to a close, the most important accomplishment is the founding of the BRICS Development Bank and a currency stabilization pool
President Obama spoke to the press about the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine. Kiev released intercepted calls and evidence that proves the pro-Russian forces are responsible for the deaths of almost 300 people. “Yesterday, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17
Thirty independent investigators from the Organization for the Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) have arrived at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, believed to have been shot down by a surface-to-air missile over disputed territory in Ukraine. The
SURFERS’ COVE, California — Perfect surf conditions were reported Friday morning at Surfers’ Cove, off the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades. Dozens of surfers hung out throughout the morning, many without wetsuits in warmer-than-usual conditions. Elsewhere, the UN Security
In their own way, the Russians are trustworthy: You can always trust them to remind you as to what kind of people they are, and what kind of political system they create. As we shall see, Americans got a bitter
At an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday, U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said the United States “cannot rule out” assistance from Russia in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, killing all 295 passengers. Power said the
As the international community attempts to piece together the facts surrounding the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane over disputed Ukrainian territory, the plane’s black boxes–pivotal to the investigation–appear to have been found. Whether Russian separatists will hand the boxes
On June 30, NATO Supreme Commander General Philip Breedlove warned the world that Russia was training the pro-Russian forces in east Ukraine to use surface-to-air missiles. The US believes Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down and a BUK missile
France is urging the European Union to seize influence on the Arctic Council, the organisation that brings together the eight nations with sovereign territory in the resource-rich Arctic region. However, Russia, which along with the United States and Canada dominates
According to some on Twitter, Israel shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine. after #Malaysia announced sending help and doctors to #GazaUnderAttack ,its #MH17 got rocket.Sounds like #Israel destroy it.#DirtyIsrael — omar khattab (@omarkhataab) July 18, 2014 The shooting
Ukraine Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said Kiev has evidence the pro-Russians in east Ukraine shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Luhansk. “The SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) and the Interior Ministry have collected and continue to collect irrefutable evidence
(AFP) Malaysia’s premier expressed “shock” at reports a Malaysia Airlines flight may have been shot down over troubled eastern Ukraine as his nation braced for another wrenching air tragedy just months after MH370 disappeared. Tearful relatives began gathering at Kuala
MOSCOW, July 17 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin commented Thursday about the U.S. decision to impose additional sanctions on Russia, calling American foreign policy “aggressive” and “unprofessional.” On Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama introduced a new set of sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Friday morning on Ukraine. Britain’s U.N. Mission said Thursday it requested the meeting and later tweeted that it is set for 10 a.m. Friday. The request follows
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Multiple simultaneous crises signal deteriorating geopolitics Will Russia get away with it again? Multiple simultaneous crises signal deteriorating geopolitics On Thursday, the deterioration of the world’s geopolitics took a giantstep forward with two major
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency workers, police officers and even off-duty coal miners — dressed in overalls and covered in soot — searched through wreckage and bodies scattered across sunflower fields and Ukrainian villages Friday after a Malaysian jetliner flying
“CBS Evening News” played a clip of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton being questioned by Charlie Rose about the appropriate United States response to reports Russian separatists may have shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 flying from Amsterdam to
Russian newspaper Kommersant reported this week that, upon his visit to Havana, Russian President Vladimir Putin had reached an agreement with the Cuban government to reopen a spy base in Lourdes, a town south of Havana. The Russian President is
According to intercepted calls, the pro-Russian forces in east Ukraine allegedly shot down the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Luhansk Oblast. The Kyiv Post translated the phone calls and published them on its website. The phone call is between Igor
Leaders of the 28 member states of the European Union failed in the early hours of this morning to agree how to share out the remaining three top jobs in Brussels, after tensions over the appointment of a new EU
The United States announced harsh sanctions against Russia which, this time, could actually harm Russia’s economy. The biggest name on the list is Rosneft, which owns major deals with ExxonMobil. “We have said for quite some time that Russia’s failure
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Early Thursday afternoon Eastern Time, news broke that a Malaysian Passenger Plane carrying 295 souls was shot down over Ukraine. The Boeing 777 carried 280 passengers and 15 crew members. Refresh for regular updates as the facts present themselves. The
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday over a town in the east of the country, and Malaysian Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of its flights
The countries forming the BRICS alliance – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – have agreed to develop a Shanghai-based banking institution to rival the International Monetary Fund. The organization would lend money to friendly nations and aspires to take power
(AFP) Aid agencies said Tuesday they were ready to truck desperately-needed supplies to 2.9 million more Syrians after the UN Security Council finally passed a resolution backing cross-border convoys. The United Nations estimates that 10.8 million people — or half
