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9/11 Victim Families Urge Biden to Give Afghanistan Back the $7 Billion He Took in Their Name
ArchivesForeign Policy

9/11 Victim Families Urge Biden to Give Afghanistan Back the $7 Billion He Took in Their Name

August 18, 2022January 24, 2024

In a letter to President Biden, family members of the 9/11 victims called on President Biden to return $7…

Why Is Nancy Pelosi’s Potential Visit To Taiwan Such a Big Deal?
ArchivesForeign Policy

Why Is Nancy Pelosi’s Potential Visit To Taiwan Such a Big Deal?

July 29, 2022January 24, 2024

In a two-hour-long phone call between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Xi made it crystal clear that…

Ukraine Preparing to Target Russian Fleet—and Even Crimea with American Missiles
ArchivesWar

Ukraine Preparing to Target Russian Fleet—and Even Crimea with American Missiles

July 20, 2022January 24, 2024

In a confrontational turn, the Deputy Defense Ministry of Ukraine has said they will begin using US-provided weapons to…

House Democrats Pass a Military Budget Set to Doom Afghanistan to Famine
ArchivesForeign Policy

House Democrats Pass a Military Budget Set to Doom Afghanistan to Famine

July 18, 2022January 24, 2024

Preparing the military budget for the United States for a fiscal year is a long process, and in the…

Joe Biden’s Trip To Saudi Arabia Is a Disaster
ArchivesForeign Policy

Joe Biden’s Trip To Saudi Arabia Is a Disaster

July 12, 2022January 24, 2024

Story at a glance… Joe Biden leaves on Friday for Saudi Arabia on a cynical mission. While Yemen is…

Russian Forces Take All of Luhansk and Prepare For Donetsk Next
War

Russian Forces Take All of Luhansk and Prepare For Donetsk Next

July 5, 2022

PICTURED: A Lysychansk building hit by a June 16th airstrike. PC: State Emergency Service of Ukraine. CC 4.0. KYIV,…

NATO to Octuple Standing Army, Fight Terrorism Across Africa, Middle-East, and “Address” China
Foreign Policy

NATO to Octuple Standing Army, Fight Terrorism Across Africa, Middle-East, and “Address” China

July 1, 2022

PICTURED: Demonstrators take part in an anti-NATO protest ahead of the NATO summit, held on June 28th and June…

Escalation Risks Between Russia and U.S. Rise with Refinery Drone Attack
War

Escalation Risks Between Russia and U.S. Rise with Refinery Drone Attack

June 23, 2022

PICTURED: Russian Emergency Situation ministry’s firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the Novoshakhtinsk oil processing plant…

What the Heck is Going on With the Iran Nuclear Deal?
ArchivesForeign Policy

What the Heck is Going on With the Iran Nuclear Deal?

June 21, 2022February 1, 2024

The International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed that Iran has decided to commence escalating her uranium enrichment program at…

Ukraine Needs $5 Billion Every Month from Allies as $1 Billion in Weapons Arrives from U.S.
War

Ukraine Needs $5 Billion Every Month from Allies as $1 Billion in Weapons Arrives from U.S.

June 16, 2022

PICTURED: USS Coronado fires a harpoon missile during a 2016 exercise. KYIV, Ukraine. June 14th, 2022. According to the…

Russian Oil Sector Stronger than Pre-War Levels as U.S., EU Continue Buying
ArchivesWar

Russian Oil Sector Stronger than Pre-War Levels as U.S., EU Continue Buying

June 13, 2022November 7, 2023

With half of 2022 in the history books, it came as a shock to many when a recent report…

Biden Botches Summit of the Americas Amid Boycott by Heads of State
Foreign Policy

Biden Botches Summit of the Americas Amid Boycott by Heads of State

June 9, 2022

PICTURED: Gov. Gavin Newsom greets President Biden at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday before the start of the…

For Months a Narrative that Russia Can’t Win/Already Lost Was Unanimous, Now Quietly Erodes
ArchivesWar

For Months a Narrative that Russia Can’t Win/Already Lost Was Unanimous, Now Quietly Erodes

June 3, 2022November 7, 2023

In an interview with Newsmax, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy painted a grim picture of the war as it recently passed…

Latin American Countries Boycott Summit of the Americas After Biden Excludes Rivals
Foreign Policy

Latin American Countries Boycott Summit of the Americas After Biden Excludes Rivals

May 27, 2022

PICTURED: The presidents of Mexico and Argentina, two men who are considering a boycott of Biden’s Summit of the…

Foreign Policy

Gaffes in Tokyo – Biden Claims U.S. Will Militarily Defend Taiwan – Calls Indo-Pacific “Our Region”

May 24, 2022

PICTURED: President Biden shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a bilateral meeting at Akasaka Palace, PC:…

World News

U.S. Considering Sanctioning Anyone Buying Russian Oil

May 20, 2022

PICTURED: Oil rigs in southern Russia. WASHINGTON D.C. May 19th, 2022. Biden officials have said they are looking at…

Some Key Services Resume As Yemen Breathes After First Month of Truce Passes Without Airstrike
ArchivesWorld News

Some Key Services Resume As Yemen Breathes After First Month of Truce Passes Without Airstrike

May 13, 2022January 22, 2024

2 diesel fuel tankers arrived in the port city of Hodeidah in south Yemen as the ceasefire between the…

Taliban Hijab Ruling Extremely Ominous In the Face of “Catastrophic” Onrushing Famine
World News

Taliban Hijab Ruling Extremely Ominous In the Face of “Catastrophic” Onrushing Famine

May 10, 2022

PICTURED: Two Afghan woman in veils. PC: Mina’s List. Story at a glance… The Taliban announced mandatory face coverings…

An Enraged US Threatens to Invade Solomon Islands Over Security Pact with China
ArchivesForeign Policy

An Enraged US Threatens to Invade Solomon Islands Over Security Pact with China

May 6, 2022September 11, 2024

The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare told his nation’s parliament on Wednesday that either Australia, the…

War

Congressman Introduces Terms for U.S. War in Ukraine—Opens Door on False Flags

May 2, 2022

PICTRURED: A Russian ICBM and launch vehicle. PC: CC 2.0. Retrieved from nineteenfortyfive. WASHINGTONG D.C. May 1st, 2022. Congressman…

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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah

Andy Corbley April 25, 2025

Seven of the United States’ premier long-range offensive drones have been shot down by Houthi counterfire in the skies…

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