The Russians aren’t saying but this might be a clue: “Russian servicemen ‘averted planetary catastrophe’ during nuclear submarine accident, military official claims at funeral Kremlin refuses to reveal mission of vessel, citing state secrets.” Tragic, and potentially disastrous for the immediate area if the reactor casing had opened but not something you’d call “a planetary […]
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Germany, UK, France Urge Iran to Reverse Decision on JCPOA Commitments…
France, Britain and Germany, the three European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, have asked the Islamic Republic to reverse its decision to enrich uranium beyond the limits set in the agreement. Iran announced Sunday that it was set to increase enrichment purity to levels higher than 3.67 percent after the three major […]
Will the Ukraine Parliament Election Reverse the Maidan Putsch, Drive the Galacians from Power?…
The US State Department, the Republican Party Institute and Igor Kolomoisky can’t all be wrong about what the overwhelming majority of Ukrainian voters is thinking – that there is a civil war in the Ukraine which cannot be won by US arms, money, and putsches in Kiev. The question to be decided on polling day, […]
Iran: 20% Enrichment Among Options on Table for Third Phase of JCPOA Modifications…
“The level of Iran’s (uranium) enrichment has exceeded 3.67% and at present the purity level of the produced materials is nearly 4.5%,” Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi told FNA on Monday. He added that the current level of enrichment fully meets Iran’s needs to fuel for the nuclear power […]
China Is Forcing Tourists to Install Text-Stealing Malware at its Border…
Foreigners crossing certain Chinese borders into the Xinjiang region, where authorities are conducting a massive campaign of surveillance and oppression against the local Muslim population, are being forced to install a piece of malware on their phones that gives all of their text messages as well as other pieces of data to the authorities, a […]
Russia Launches “Floating Chernobyl” Bound for the Arctic…
Next month, the world’s first floating nuclear power unit (FPU) dubbed ‘Academik Lomonosov’ will be towed via the Northern Sea Route to its final destination in the Far East, after almost two decades in construction. Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant has two KLT-40S reactor units that collectively generate 70 MW of energy. A year […]
Europe Circumvents U.S. Sanctions on Iran…
Europe has found a way of circumventing U.S. sanctions on Iran. The governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom have developed a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to enable European businesses to maintain non-dollar trade with Iran without breaking U.S. sanctions. That SPV, known as INSTEX, is now up and running. The three governments announced […]
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No, Iran Is Not Rushing to Build a Nuclear Weapon…
John Mearsheimer is a political science scholar who adheres to the realist school of thought. He developed a theory of offensive realism that at times produces valid predictions of the behavior of some states. But his theory does not account for cultural factors and its predictions fail when these predominate in a state’s decisions. His […]
Vladimir Putin Says Liberalism Has ‘Become Obsolete’…
Vladimir Putin has trumpeted the growth of national populist movements in Europe and America, crowing that liberalism is spent as an ideological force. In an FT interview in the Kremlin on the eve of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, the Russian president said “the liberal idea” had “outlived its purpose” as the public turned […]
Hong Kong Protesters Flooded Into Legislature Building, Police Retreat…
In a move that will only further infuriate the hundreds of thousands of angry local protestors, Hong Kong’s defiant chief executive Carrie Lam condemned protesters who occupied and ransacked the city’s legislative chamber on Monday in an escalation of demonstrations against the China-appointed government, prompting police to fire tear gas to clear the area. Speaking […]
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The Myth of a Measles Crisis…
‘Something needs to be done’, declares Oxford University ethicist Alberto Giubilini in a lecture promoting his new book, The Ethics of Vaccination, in which he argues forcefully in favour of compulsory policies (in countries such as the UK) to tackle ‘the measles crisis’ he believes is currently facing Europe. According to NHS chief executive Simon […]
Trump’s Latest Iran Sanctions Target $200B Economic Empire of Supreme Leader…
The Trump administration’s latest sanctions against Iran reinstate an embargo on some of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s front companies that President Barack Obama lifted as part of the nuclear deal and could further expose the Iranian dictator’s corrupt economic empire. Khamenei oversees a vast network of corporate and financial assets worth $200 billion, the Foundation […]
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German Report: Iran Sought in 2018 Weapons Proliferation Technology for Its Nuclear Program…
Germany’s federal intelligence said on Thursday in its new report on security threats that Iran’s regime worked to obtain equipment for its nuclear program that could be used for weapons of mass destruction. According to the 388 report reviewed by The Jerusalem Post, which covers a range of security threats to Germany’s democracy, the intelligence […]
German Captain Becomes Anti-Populist Heroine in Italy Migrant Standoff…
The young German captain of a migrant-rescue ship stranded off Italy dismissed threats of arrest and personal criticism from the country’s far right interior minister on Friday, saying her main priority was the safety of 40 rescued Africans. After two weeks at sea, the dreadlocked 31-year-old , Carola Rackete has become a symbol of defiance […]
Germany’s Merkel Seen Shaking for Second Time This Month…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday, her second such bout within two weeks, but her spokesman said she was fine and she headed off to Japan for this weekend’s G20 summit. Merkel, 64, has no history of serious health issues. She was attending a farewell ceremony […]
German WW2 Bomb Leaves Giant Crater in Corn Field…
It was not immediately clear what caused a blast so powerful that it registered as a minor earthquake. The blast, at 03:52 (01:52 GMT) on Sunday, startled residents near the central German town of Limburg, leaving a crater 10m (33ft) wide and four metres deep in a field. A photo taken by a drone later […]
In Bahrain, Kushner Urges Palestinians to Seize ‘Opportunity of a Century’…
Kicking off the Trump administration’s international peace conference in Bahrain Tuesday, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner said his plan for the Middle East was “the opportunity of the century” for the Palestinians but their acceptance was a precondition to peace. “Agreeing on an economic pathway forward is a necessary precondition […]
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Witness Speaks Out on Organ Harvesting Taking Place in China…
A people’s tribunal in London concluded on June 17 that prisoners of conscience are being murdered for their organs in China. A former intern at a military hospital in Shenyang witnessed the crime firsthand and spoke with NTD about his harrowing experience. George Zheng was about to graduate from medical school in the 1990s when […]
Magnanimous Panda Departs Pyongyang After “reinforcing the traditional friendship between China and North Korea”…
The money quote from Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping in the role of magnanimous panda as he departs Chairman Kim: “This visit has achieved complete success in reinforcing the traditional friendship between China and North Korea”…Kim remains hostage, and Xi highlights his captive capabilities in advance of the G20 ‘expanded’ meeting with President Trump in Osaka, […]
UK Suspends Saudi Lisences for ‘Illegal’ Arms That Are Used in Yemen’s War…
The British government on Thursday said it would suspend issuing new Saudi licenses for the sale of arms that might be used in the Gulf kingdom’s bombing campaign in Yemen. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox announced the decision in parliament after a British court ordered the government to “reconsider” sales due to their humanitarian impact. […]
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