‘Common Anger’: French Unions Remain Steadfast in Pension Standoff with Macron’s ‘Corporate Masters’ The violent protests in France against French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed pension reforms signify the French people’s reluctance to accept Macron’s desire to protect “powerful corporate financial interests” while neglecting French citizens, Gilbert Mercier, editor-in-chief of News Junkie Post, told Sputnik. 19.12.2019
OPCW is Organisation Facilitating US' Demonisation of Other States & Providing Casus Belli - Journo The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has found itself in a growing scandal after information about its controversial conduct of the inquiry into the April 2018 chemical incident in Douma, Syria started emerging in the media, reinvigorated by the latest WikiLeaks reports. 18.12.2019
Russia keeps strengthening its position among international arms market leaders – Putin Despite attempts to stall Moscow with sanctions and unfair competition, Russian arms sales to foreign buyers are continuing to grow and reached $13 billion this year, President Vladimir Putin said. 17.12.2019
US & Russia won't go to war over Syria To avoid any potential incidents, Americans should simply withdraw and end the unlawful presence of their forces in Syria. 16.12.2019
Nord Stream 2 Asks Germany to Allow Construction Through Winter – Reports Nord Stream 2 AG, the pipeline operator, has asked Germany to allow construction in winter and spring after difficulties in obtaining Denmark’s permit delayed the project, media said. 15.12.2019
Amid Aramco IPO Listing, Riyadh ‘Quietly' Negotiating With Tehran to Quell Economic Fears - Report Tensions between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia reached their worst level in years in September after Yemen’s Houthi militia attacked two Saudi Aramco facilities, temporarily crippling about half of the Kingdom’s oil output. 14.12.2019
‘Credible deterrence’: How India’s NEW ballistic missile sub changes regional power balance India’s first home-built ballistic missile submarine has completed its first patrol. 13.12.2019
US Senate advances bill giving State Department right to call Russia ‘sponsor of terrorism’ The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a bill asking the State Department to determine whether Russia falls under criteria of a state sponsor of terrorism, potentially opening a way stricter sanctions. 12.12.2019
Trump in Talks With Russian FM Lavrov Calls for Including China in Global Arms Control Agreements US President Donald Trump in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasized his support for effective global arms control that includes China, the White House said in a statement. 11.12.2019
What Is Ex-Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov Known for? Yury Luzhkov died earlier today aged 83 in a Munich hospital where he was to undergo a heart operation. 10.12.2019
Normandy Four summit on Ukraine’s future: What’s at stake? Paris is set to host the first summit of the so-called Normandy Four in over three years. 09.12.2019
Cash Apocalypse Looming? World’s Biggest Money Printer May Stop Working Soon The reason why is somewhat ironic – the world’s largest banknote provider is running out of money. 08.12.2019
How Might Denmark, Other NATO States Profit From Russian Northern Sea Route by Ignoring US Policies? The US, Denmark's NATO ally, has recently been expressing concern over Russia's increased activities and claims in the Arctic region, seeing it as a "security" issue. 07.12.2019
Russia to Respond to US Sanctions Imposed Over Alleged Cybercrimes Russia will not leave unanswered the US sanctions that Washington has imposed against Russian individuals and companies over alleged cybercrimes, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday. 06.12.2019
What is Known So Far: Pearl Harbor Military Base Shooting A US sailor opened fire on civilian staffers at the Pearl Harbor base in Hawaii on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring one. 05.12.2019
‘Some good things can happen’: At NATO, Trump talks nuclear deals with Russia & China but his record tells another story US President Donald Trump once again brought up the possibility of a nuclear proliferation agreement between Washington, Moscow and Beijing, claiming that Russia and China are eager for it. 04.12.2019
‘Sorry, but it’s fake…again’: Russian military debunk NYT report on bombing of civilians in Syria The New York Times has issued yet another damning report, which this time accused Russia of bombing what it called a ‘refugee camp’ in the militant-held Idlib province. 03.12.2019
Fruit of ‘US-backed colonization’: Israel to DOUBLE Jewish population in West Bank’s Hebron Two weeks after the US announced that it did not consider illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories to be in breach of international law, Israel announced a plan to double the Jewish population of Hebron. 02.12.2019
Local Security Says Church Attack Leaves At Least 14 Dead in Burkina Faso According to local sources, the attack happened in the village of Foutouri in the east of the country, which is notorious for crime and the activities of suspected jihadist groups with links to al Qaeda and Daesh. 01.12.2019
Boris Johnson to Minimise Appearing With Donald Trump Ahead of Election – Report The US president has repeatedly spoken favourably about the UK prime minister, elected this year, and called him a “wonderful guy”. 30.11.2019
