Assange’s forced isolation and lack of access to proper medical care in Belmarsh prison has been heavily criticised by the UN expert on torture, as well as by dozens of medical professionals who have demanded that he be transferred to a proper teaching hospital for examination. Prison authorities have removed Julian Assange from solitary confinement […]
Germany Will Not Join U.S. Naval Mission in Strait of Hormuz…
U.S. Pulls Nonessential Staff from Iraq Amid Mideast Tensions…
The U.S. on Wednesday ordered all nonessential government staff to leave Iraq, and Germany and the Netherlands both suspended their military assistance programs in the country in the latest sign of tensions sweeping the Persian Gulf region over still-unspecified threats that the Trump administration says are linked to Iran. Recent days have seen allegations of […]
The Lunacy of Waging a War on Iran Which China and Russia Will Win…
The scare mongering about an attack on Iran continues. Bolton must be laughing his ass off how easy he can play the issue based on nothing. He simply counters any debunking of the alleged ‘thread from Iran’ by upping the ante. Yesterday a British general denied that any such threat exists in the area of […]
U.S. Pressures Baghdad Over Iran-Backed Militias…
U.S. to Stop Refueling Saudi Jets Bombing Yemen…
The decision is unlikely to have much of an impact on Saudi capabilities to carry out strikes in Yemen. The move comes as the US Congress has threatened to take action to end American involvement in the Yemen war. The United States will stop aerial refueling of Saudi aircraft bombing Yemen, Saudi Arabia said Saturday, […]
Bill to Halt Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Over Khashoggi Killing Introduced in U.S. Congress…
Almost two dozen United States members of Congress introduced a bill that would suspend future US arms sales to Saudi Arabia in response to the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The bill, introduced in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, also includes a prohibition on security assistance, intelligence, training and equipment, but does not […]
China Retaliates After US Imposes New $200 Billion Tariffs…
The latest US salvo against China has escalated the threat of a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. China has responded by announcing countermeasures affecting up to $60 billion worth of US exports. The United States has announced fresh tariffs on $200 billion (€171 billion) worth of Chinese goods, spooking markets worried about […]
EU Steels Itself with New Tariffs Aimed at Protected Domestic Industry…
The European Union has announced that it will impose tariffs on steel imports into the bloc as part of its response to the US imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum products. The measures are not just retaliatory, but a way to help shield the EU’s market from a glut of steel heading to the […]
UN Member States Vote to Reject U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem…
UN member-states voted on Thursday in favour of a motion rejecting US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, after President Donald Trump threatened to cut funding to countries that back the measure. One-hundred and twenty-eight member states voted in favour of the motion with nine opposing and 35 abstaining. The nine countries which opposed were […]