The Danish royal family was “surprised” after President Trump scrapped a planned visit to Denmark following comments by the country’s prime minister that the idea the U.S. might buy Greenland from them was “absurd.” Trump had been expected to visit Denmark on Sept. 2-3 as part of his trip to Europe, but until his tweets […]
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Maybe???: Venezuelan Leader Nicolas Maduro Confirms Secret Talks With U.S. to Negotiate His Exit…
Beleaguered Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro confirmed late Tuesday that his top-level officials have been in secret talks with members of the Trump administration to try to negotiate his exit. Reuters reports the secret meetings first came to light after American media outlets reported that Diosdado Cabello, one of Venezuela’s most powerful and feared men, had […]
Swedish Child Climate Activist Reportedly a Tool of Al Gore-Linked Corporate Green Hucksters…
Kids are great tools for big money and major powers lurking in the shadows, attempting to enact a political agenda. The latest instance, and it’s a doozy, is young Greta Thunberg, the Swedish child climate activist who’s coming to the states (with a big carbon footprint, according to today’s piece by Thomas Lifson) to persuade […]
Death Toll from Alcohol Poisoned with Methanol in Costa Rica Rise to 25 with a Further 59 Hospitalized…
The death toll from alcohol poisoned with methanol in Costa Rica has risen to 25 with a further 59 hospitalized, health officials have confirmed. Authorities in the country said at least 10 bars have been shut with 55,000 containers of drink seized. The government said the victims include 19 men and six women aged between […]
Afghanistan Vows to ‘Eliminate’ Islamic State Safe Havens After Wedding Bombing Killed 63…
Afghanistan’s president this week vowed to take “revenge” and “eliminate” Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) safe havens in the country after the group killed 63 civilians at a wedding, including children. ISIS claimed responsibility for the horrific attack at a wedding hall in Kabul late Saturday night that left at least 63 people dead and nearly 200 […]
EU Rejects Boris Johnson’s Last-Ditch Appeal to Strike Brexit Deal…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote a four-page letter to European leaders before a week of meetings with top EU officials and heads of state in what may be the last attempt to renegotiate Theresa May’s failed withdrawal agreement, only to see his proposals immediately rejected. With just ten weeks to go until the promised […]
President Trump and PM Boris Johnson Discuss Brexit and Trade Deal…
According to the White House: President Donald J. Trump spoke by telephone with Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom earlier today to discuss a wide range of trade and economic issues. Prime Minister Johnson also provided the President with an update on Brexit. The President expressed great enthusiasm for his upcoming meeting with […]
Russian Nuke Monitors Went Dark After Mysterious Missile Explosion…
Adding to the uneasy parallels with the infamous Chernobyl incident, doctors at a Russian hospital complained on Sunday they were not informed that casualties from the explosion had been exposed to radiation. CTBTO chief Lassina Zerbo told the Wall Street Journal on Sunday that two days after the missile explosion, nuclear monitoring stations in Kirov […]
More British Complicity Exposed in Latest ‘CIA Torture Unredacted’ Report…
The latest report about kidnappings, rendition, ‘black sites’ and torture is a remarkable piece of investigative work. It provides us with nothing less than a litany of shocking evidence and testimony and at 403 pages it makes for truly grim reading. This article is made up of a very brief set of extracts from the […]
Syria – Army Cuts Off Khan Shaykhun – Russia Bombs Turkish Reinforcement…
This is an update to last weeks post Syria – Frontline Breach Opens Door To A Deep Battle For Idlib. Today the Syrian army gained fire control over the M5 highway north of Khan Shaykhun. The jihadists in the soon closed cauldron south of that point are now cut off from road bound resupplies. Throughout […]
OPINION: How Stupid Do They Think We Are? by Patrick Armstrong…
“I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Consumers of the print or electronic output of the League of Copy Typists and their Instructors are expected to believe […]
Hong Kong Protesters Hoping For a Record Turnout This Weekend, Events to be Live-Streamed on Epoch Times Website…
As tensions between Hong Kong protesters and police have recently escalated, leading to some violent confrontations, several countries, including the United States, the U.K., and Australia, have issued travel warnings for those citizens planning to visit Hong Kong. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump, his national security adviser John Bolton, and officials from other Western countries […]
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How Tehran Fits Into Russia-China Strategy…
Complex doesn’t even begin to describe the positioning of Iran-Russia in the geopolitical chessboard. What’s clear in our current, volatile moment is that they’re partners, as I previously reported. Although not strategic partners, as in the Russia-China tie-up, Russia-China-Iran remain the crucial triad in the ongoing, multi-layered, long-term Eurasia integration process. A few days after […]
Canadian Ethics Commission Concludes Justin Trudeau Violated Oath of Office, Broke Law, Used Position to Influence Attorney General…
The Canadian Office of Ethics completed their investigation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and whether he inappropriately used his office to influence and pressure the Canadian Attorney General to drop criminal charges against a political ally and donor, SNC-Lavalin. Section 9 of the Canadian Ethics Act prohibits “public office holders from using their position […]
Saudi Arabia’s $200M a Day Fails to Conquer Yemen…
Saudi Arabia has essentially been booted from Yemen after four years of bankrolling mercenaries at the cost of $200 million a day to crush impoverished desert tribesmen. As of mid-June, the Yemen Civil War that began in 2015 had seemingly settled into a stalemate after about 39,700 battles and the loss of about 91,600 lives, […]
Taiwan to Offer Assistance to Hongkongers Arriving in Taiwan…
Taiwan said it would offer humanitarian assistance to Hong Kong protesters who arrive in Taiwan, a day after intensified violence in the city left 13 people injured, including one woman shot in the eye with a pellet round. During the unrest on Sunday, marking the tenth straight weekend of protests, Hong Kong police fired tear […]
Kashmir on the Edge of the Abyss by Tariq Ali…
In an unsettled world, amid violent wars and imperial occupations, with all norms ruthlessly cast aside, did Kashmir really have a chance to be free? As unrest spreads, India, the vaunted “world’s largest democracy,” has imposed a total communications blackout. Kashmir is cut off from the world. With even the most conciliatory and collaborationist political […]
Ebola Is Now Curable. Here’s How the New Treatment Works…
Amid unrelenting chaos and violence, scientists and doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been running a clinical trial of new drugs to try to combat a year-long Ebola outbreak. On Monday, the trial’s cosponsors at the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health announced that two of the experimental treatments appear […]
IAEA Chief’s Death Could Spell the End of the Iran Nuclear Deal…
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the multilateral agreement that restricts Iran’s nuclear program and prevents it from developing nuclear weapons, has reached a critical juncture. In the midst of the crisis surrounding the future of the JCPOA, Yukiya Amano passed away. Amano, who was the head of the IAEA from 2009 until his […]
Russian Fighter Jet Chases Off NATO Warplane Approaching Plane Carrying Russian Defense Minister Over Neutral Waters…
A Russian fighter jet forced a NATO warplane away from a plane carrying the Russian Defense Minister flying above neutral waters in the Baltic Sea, the state-run TASS news agency said Tuesday. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was returning to Moscow from the Russian Baltic region of Kaliningrad, which is surrounded by Poland and Lithuania. […]
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