The 2016 Canadian census reveals the country’s largest increase in the number of people aged 65 or older in 70 years, Statistics Canada said in a press release on Wednesday. The rapid increase in seniors from 2011-2016 is the largest since 1871, the year the former British colonies were united into the Dominion of Canada. […]
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On Independence Day, UNESCO Okays Resolution Denying Israeli Claims to Jerusalem…
22 countries vote in favor of motion; 23 abstain, and 10 countries vote against; Israel envoy slams ‘new low, even by UNESCO standards’…Submitted to UNESCO’s Executive Board by Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar and Sudan, the resolution on “Occupied Palestine,” which indicates that Israel has no legal or historical rights anywhere in Jerusalem, had […]
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Jordan to Israel: Withdraw from West Bank and Arabs States Will Guarantee Security…
During a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Ayman Safadi said “in order for Israel to live in peace with the Arabs, it is necessary for them to leave the territories occupied after 1967. So if this happens, the Arab countries will be ready to give security guarantees to Israel,” Russia’s state-sponsored Sputnik news […]
Fyre Festival Head Billy McFarland: ‘We Were a Little Naive’…
Fyre Festival, the music fest that was supposed to take place over two weekends on a private island in the Bahamas with headliners such as Blink-182, Migos and Major Lazer, collapsed Thursday night in a quagmire of broken sewer pipes and delayed international flights. Guests who paid thousands of dollars for chartered yachts and planes […]
Lavrov: Russia ‘Fully Ready to Cooperate with U.S. on Syria…
Moscow is eager to resume cooperation with Washington on solving the Syrian crisis, Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, said during his meeting with his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi, in the Russian capital. During the meeting, Lavrov noted that Jordan’s King Abdullah II has repeatedly emphasized the importance of joint Russian-American efforts in Syria…
Israel Plans Construction of 15,000 New Settlements in E. Jerusalem…
Israeli authorities are planning to build some 15,000 new settlements in East Jerusalem, Reuters and local media reported, citing the Housing Ministry. Palestinian authorities condemned the decision, calling it the “deliberate sabotage” of peace talks. The Housing Ministry and the Jerusalem Municipality are working on the plan, with proposals for 25,000 homes in Jerusalem…
‘Fighting for Food’: Revelers Stranded at ‘Luxury’ Bahamas Festival…
Fyre Festival in the Bahamas was billed as a decadent two-weekend event with VIP packages costing up to $250,000. The venture was created by rapper Ja Rule and entrepreneur Billy McFarland and was endorsed by dozens of ‘Instagram influencers’ including models Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski…
Meet Emmanuel Macron – The Consummate Banker Puppet, Bizarre Elitist Creation…
The last thing I ever wanted to do was write about France’s likely next president, Emmanuel Macron, but here we are. This post was inspired by a very telling Financial Times article sent to me by a reader, but we’ll get to that in a bit. Most Americans paying attention to global affairs have some […]
Putin’s New World Order by Mike Whitney…
Is Vladimir Putin the most popular Russian leader of all time? It certainly looks like it. In a recent survey conducted by the All-Russia Public Opinion Research Center, Putin’s public approval rating soared to an eye-popping 86 percent, which is twice that of Obama’s when he left office in 2016. And what’s more surprising is […]
Iraq Seizes ‘World’s Largest’ Ransom on Route to Royal Kidnappers…
Officials at Baghdad International Airport became suspicious earlier this month when their X-ray machines could not see into 23 large bags unloaded from a Qatari plane, producing only a black image because the contents were wrapped in a special material impenetrable to detecting devices. They were further amazed when they opened the bags to discover […]
UK Conservatives Hire Senior Obama Aide to Help Election Campaign…
Britain’s governing Conservative Party has hired Barack Obama’s former Deputy Chief of Staff to help run its election campaign. Bloomberg reports that Jim Messina arrived in London on Monday to join the campaign to return Prime Minister Theresa May to power and secure the Conservatives a bigger majority. Mr. Messina was campaign manager for President […]
Take a Tour of Russia’s New Giant Arctic Military Base…
Russia’s Ministry of Defense has unveiled the country’s newest Arctic military base on one of the northernmost points of its remote Franz Josef Land archipelago. Moscow has invited internet users on a virtual tour around the facility known as Arkticheskiy Trilistnik or ‘Arctic Trefoil’. Despite its college dorm aesthetics, the base can comfortably support 150 […]
Saudis Hire World’s Biggest PR Firm to Push ‘Muslim NATO’…
An international public relations firm is facing accusations of complicity in “whitewashing” alleged Saudi Arabian war crimes in Yemen after signing a deal to represent a Riyadh-dominated military alliance dubbed the “Muslim Nato”. Middle East Eye understands that Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman hired Burson-Marsteller last month to wage a charm offensive on […]
Former Israeli Defense Minister Confirms Israeli Collaboration With ISIS In Syria…
In the midst of complaining about the Islamist threat to Israel and the world, Bibi Netanyahu conveniently forgets that his own country enjoys a tacit alliance with ISIS in Syria. It is an alliance of convenience to be sure and one that’s not boasted about by either party. But is not terribly different from one […]
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10 Arrests Made in Connection to Islamist Charlie Hebdo Attack…
Arrests were apparently made in relation to the supply of weapons to the Islamic terrorists: #Belgium #France – 10 new arrests in connection to #CharlieHebdo attacks. Some of them suspected of having sold weapons to Coulibaly.
EU to Bill UK €2 Billion for Fraud Or So They Think…
On top of the £50 billion that Jean-Claude Juncker and his chums want to shake down Britain for on the way out of the door, The Times report that the EU also want to hit the UK for a €2 billion fraud claim. It revolves around alleged customs fraud that Brussels say the UK has […]
Truck Carrying Radioactive Material Stolen in Mexico Puts 9 States on High Alert…
Nine Mexican states have been placed on high alert after a company’s pickup truck carrying industrial X-ray equipment that uses radioactive material was reported stolen in a northwestern town. The Interior Department said in a statement the truck was stolen Sunday in Tlaquepaque, a town in Jalisco state. “This was industrial equipment that included Iridium-192… […]
Former Iraqi Army Chief of Staff to Prosecute Tony Blair…
Whilst many have attempted and are still trying to hold Blair to account, this litigant is justified in having a special grievance. He is both an Iraqi and none other than: “the former Chief of Staff of Saddam Hussein’s army, General Abdul-Wahid Shannan ar-Ribat (who) is seeking a judicial review of a District Judge’s decision […]
As Conflict Rages On, Russia Lands Oil Deals In Syria…
Russia’s brazen confidence in its victory in propping up Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s once-failing regime grows day by day, as evidenced by Moscow’s latest oil deals with the Syrian government. Sputnik news reports that Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin visited Damascus in November to get the ball rolling on the fossil fuel deals. […]
238 Murdered in France by Jihadists Since 2015…
The devastating scale of Islamic extremism that has struck France has been exposed by new figures that show some 238 people have been murdered by Islamic extremists in France alone since 2015. There have been some 21 Islamist attacks in France since 2015, including the Bataclan massacre and attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo. […]
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