David Cameron wants to put Britain first. Not by giving the British people a long awaited referendum on their future in Europe, nor by cutting taxes and protecting civil liberties, but by promising for perhaps the sixth time over the
NATO is not prepared to deal with a military threat from Russia and must adjust to be able to respond to an “unconventional attack”, British lawmakers warned on Thursday. A report by the committee urged the 28-country alliance to put
Britain will on Thursday formally open an inquiry into the radioactive poisoning of Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko in a case that threatens to increase tensions with Moscow amid the crisis in Ukraine. The government announced last week that it
Wednesday in Kansas City, MO, President Barack Obama told the audience of supporters to ignore the “phony scandals” and “fleeting” news stories currently dogging his administration. The president said, “Sometimes Washington forgets, you know, your lives and what your going
Stocks may be near record levels but the bull market is not done. Digital technologies permit businesses to use investors’ cash far more efficiently these days, and could easily push up stock prices another 25 percent. Henry Ford had a
(Reuters) – Russia called new U.S. sanctions “destructive and short-sighted” on Wednesday and said they would only aggravate ties between Russia and the United States, already at their lowest point since the end of the Cold War over the Ukraine crisis. “Such decisions by
As July closes out, MSNBC has posted some of its worst ratings in eight years. The network came in third in total viewers and fourth in the key 25 to 54 age bracket for the month. In prime time, the
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has banned President Obama from visiting the Russian Republic of Chechnya. The ban is a sort of sanction, as Kadyrov claims it is retribution for the wars in Libya, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. The Washington Post
In 2006, at a meeting with members of the South African Parliament, Russian president Vladimir Putin noted that the Crimea “was now part of the Ukraine.” Earlier this year, Russia annexed the Crimea in an action that was rejected by
Amid a public mood of nostalgia for a vanished Soviet empire, Russia is marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Soviet leader Yuri Andropov with exhibitions and documentaries that gloss over his harsh treatment of dissidents. President Vladimir
If you are curious as to why the mainstream media so quickly lost interest in the still-ongoing story of our Southern border crisis, it has everything to do with public opinion and little to do with competing stories in the
Emirates, one of the world’s largest airlines, will not travel in Iraq airspace due to the ongoing violence from the Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS. Sir Tim Clark, president of the airlines, said the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 changed
(Reuters) – The prosecutor’s office in Georgia has filed criminal charges against former President Mikhail Saakashvili in what the opposition says is a political witch-hunt by the ex-Soviet republic’s new leaders. Dozens of former officials, including a former prime minister,
DONETSK/KIEV (Reuters) – After pro-Russian rebels took 720 kg of explosives, 360 detonators and almost 1 km of wiring, the Skochinskiy coal mine, an ageing stalwart of the economy in Ukraine’s Donbass region, was put out of action. Fierce fighting
Vowing to once again go around the mainstream media’s filter like she did with her pioneering use Twitter and Facebook after the 2008 presidential election, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin launched her own member-supported digital TV channel on Sunday evening.
The European Union targeted 15 officials and 18 organizations in the latest round of sanctions in response to the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Russia said the sanctions will hinder any security cooperation between the two entities. “The additional
Ekaterina Parkhomenko was just an ordinary woman in east Ukraine until she took a few selfies with supposed mascara from the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 site in east Ukraine and posted the pictures on social media. “Mascara from Amsterdam; to
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A team of international police officers that had been due to visit the site of the Malaysian plane disaster in eastern Ukraine canceled the trip Sunday after receiving reports of fighting in the area. Alexander Hug,
US actor David Duchovny has stirred up a storm of debate in Russia by appearing in an ultra-patriotic beer ad in which he fantasises about being Russian. The “X-Files” and “Californication” star appears in a glossy ad for a Russian
Kiev, July 26 (QNA) – The Mayor of Kariminchuk city in central Ukraine was killed today in an armed attack. Anton Gerashchenko, an aide to the country’s Interior Minister, said the mayor of Kremenchuk , Oleh Babayev, was killed when
Hillary Clinton is ready to share more thoughts on Vladimir Putin. The Hill reports: In a CNN interview scheduled to air on Sunday, the possible 2016 front-runner and former secretary of State said Russia “bears responsibility” for arming and supporting
Friday on Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show,” Fox News military analyst, Ret. Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, railed against President Barack Obama “raising funds and playing golf” while Russian President Vladimir Putin creates chaos in the Ukraine. Peter argued,
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is refusing to back down on its decision to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia despite Russia’s untoward lobbying effort and its illicit invasion of Ukraine. With the decision by the soccer
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union reached outline agreement on Friday to impose the first economic sanctions on Russia over its behaviour in Ukraine but scaled back their scope to exclude technology for the crucial gas sector. The EU also
President Obama’s numbers have fallen to his previous all-time lowest approval rating this week as Americans have had time to assess his policies, or lack thereof, on immigration; his foreign policies on Israel, Ukraine, and Russia; and his reaction to
