With the US sanctioning his regime harder than ever, embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro really wants to get China involved. Thursday night, Maduro and representatives from China National Petroleum Corporation, signed an agreement to increase output from their joint venture Sinovensa to 165,000 bpd. Sinovensa, the upgrading and blending facility for Orinoco extra heavy crude […]
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From 2006 to 2019: After Failures in Syria, Iraq, Palestine and Yemen War Is No Longer an Option for Israel by Elijah J. Magnier…
During the summer war of 2006, Israel managed to destroy a large number of Hezbollah’s rocket and missile stocks. Most Hezbollah missile units were destroyed and, in the suburb of the capital Beirut, over 250 buildings (mainly but not exclusively hosting Hezbollah offices, warehouses and officers’ homes) were flattened by Israeli precision bombs targeting Hezbollah […]
Hong Kong Protester Filmed Firing a U.S.-Made M320 Grenade Launcher…
A protester fires a US-made M320 grenade launcher at an illegal assembly in Tsim Sha Tsui amid escalating violence in Hong Kong on Sunday night.
Is Putin Covering Up a Nuclear Disaster?…
Suspicions are growing today that Russia has suffered another nuclear accident after ambulances covered in protective film were seen transporting six people with serious radiation poisoning in a mystery explosion at a military base. Alarming footage also shows men in protective clothing loading casualties into the vehicles in the wake of a blast at the […]
Turkey Received $1B Bailout from China as Reserves Ran Out…
The last few months have seen the Turkish Lira rallying, rebounding off record lows, despite nothing positive coming from that country… and now we may have a better idea of how this lift was achieved (or how investors were fooled). As Bloomberg reports, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, Turkey […]
Why Is Saudi Arabia Giving Up a Tract of Land the Size of Massachusetts for “The World’s First Independent International Zone”?…
Under the leadership of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a $500 billion “mega-city” is being constructed in the northwestern corner of Saudi Arabia. This city has been named “Neom”, and when it is fully completed it will be approximately “the size of Massachusetts”. The Wall Street Journal was able to recently examine 2,300 pages […]
Cartel Boss Executed in Mexican Border State Capital Restaurant…
A brazen Sunday cartel assassination inside a Sonora capital city restaurant is sparking fears of escalated turf violence throughout the Mexican border state abutting Arizona. A cartel hit targeting the alleged regional boss for the Sinaloa Cartel faction “Los Salazar” occurred at approximately 8 pm inside the Ballpark Restaurant Sunday. The plaza boss was identified […]
19 Bodies Hung from a Bridge or Hacked Up in Mexico Gang Feud…
Mexican police found nine bodies hanging from an overpass Thursday alongside a drug cartel banner threatening rivals, and seven more corpses hacked up and dumped by the road nearby. Just down the road were three more bodies, for a total of 19. The killing spree reported by prosecutors in the western state of Michoacan marked […]
Police in China Hold Massive Anti-Riot Training Amid Hong Kong Tensions…
Around 12,000 police officers participated in an anti-riot training drill on Tuesday in the southeastern Chinese city of Shenzhen, which links Hong Kong to China’s mainland. “A drill will be held to increase troop morale, practice and prepare for the security of celebrations [and] maintain national political security and social stability,” Shenzhen police recently wrote […]
Kurdistan’s Massive Gas Reserves No One Knows About…
Barely a month goes past without another indication of the vast gas potential still largely untapped in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Last week, regional private sector natural gas company Dana Gas announced that its share of the proved plus probable (2P) hydrocarbon reserves at the Pearl Petroleum Company-run Khor Mor and Chemchemal […]
River of Radiation: Life in the Area of the World’s 3rd-Worst Nuclear Disaster…
Before Fukushima and Chernobyl, the worst-ever nuclear disaster was a massive leak from a plant in the eastern Urals. RT went to see how people live in areas affected by the fallout from the USSR’s risky rush to the nuclear bomb. Chernobyl and Fukushima are the two names that are most likely to come to […]
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Mexico’s Murder Rate Soars to Highest in History as Narco Shootouts Plague Capital…
Several weeks ago, we documented how murders in Mexico jumped in 1H19 to the highest on record, despite President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s initiative to reduce crime in the cartel-ravaged country. From January to June, there were 14,603 murders, versus the 13,985 homicides recorded in 1H18. At the current rate, Mexico is expected to register […]
In Stunning Upset, Germany’s Far-Right AfD Set to Defeat Merkel’s CDU in the Country’s East…
In a stunning development for German politics, Germany’s anti-immigrant, nationalist party Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has taken the lead in the east of the country ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), just a month before regional elections in the eastern states of Saxony and Brandenburg, an opinion poll showed on Sunday. The […]
India Will Come to Regret Today’s Annexation of Jammu and Kashmir…
The right-wing nationalist Hindutva government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi just revoked autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir. This will create a civil war that could easily evolve into new conflict between the nuclear armed India and Pakistan. A bit of history is necessary to understand the issue: At the time of the […]
Hongkongers March for Ninth Consecutive Week Against Government…
Hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers again returned to the streets to rally against police violence on Aug. 4, as a weekend of protests again culminated in clashes with police. This is the ninth consecutive week of mass protests as Hongkongers’ initial request for the government to shelve an extradition bill has evolved to include demands […]
The End of a Cocaine-Fueled Presidency? Juan Orlando Hernandez Faces Regime Change in Honduras…
Flanked by ministers and military and police leadership, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez — embattled after being slapped with new drug trafficking allegations in the U.S. — held a press conference on the night of Saturday, August 3rd to declare his innocence. The accusations against him include funneling cocaine profits into his re-election campaign and […]
India Strips Disputed Kashmir of Special Status…
India’s government revoked disputed Kashmir’s special status with a presidential order Monday as thousands of newly deployed troops arrived and internet and phone services were cut in the restive Himalayan region where most people oppose Indian rule. Home Minister Amit Shah announced the revocation amid an uproar in India’s Parliament and while Kashmir was under […]
Command of HM Montrose Refrain from Firing on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp? Who in Iran Gave Orders to Capture the ‘Stena Impero’…
The US officially asked Europe, in particular the UK, France, Germany and Italy, to provide a naval force to patrol and protect ships sailing in the Straits of Hormuz, even if the command and control is handled by the Europeans and not the US. Washington wants to drag the old continent into the front line […]
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Why Russia Is Really Sending Military Advisers and Other Specialists to Venezuela…
In late June 2019, Venezuela averted another coup. The government also nearly fell in the spring, on April 30, when opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared himself the country’s lawful president and tried to overthrow the acting head of state, Nicolás Maduro. Protesters clashed with police in the streets, hoping for the army’s support, but the […]
Venezuelan’s Dealing with Leftists Abroad: How Not to See Reality…
I just had an hour-long conversation with a Venezuelan friend now living in Argentina. We’ll call him Daniel. He’s a student, and barely scrapes by each month, fortunately with a little help from friends, because he doesn’t yet have his work permit. Like so many Venezuelans, he left the country because he was hungry; he […]