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EU Chief Wants to Unleash Deficit Spending to “Re-Arm Europe” with an €800 Billion Military Build-up
Foreign Policy

EU Chief Wants to Unleash Deficit Spending to “Re-Arm Europe” with an €800 Billion Military Build-up

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a triple legislative mechanism to gensis €800 billion…

Trump Team’s Russia Negotiations Rightly Shatter Europe and Kyiv’s Remaining Illusions
Foreign Policy

Trump Team’s Russia Negotiations Rightly Shatter Europe and Kyiv’s Remaining Illusions

February 19, 2025

A round of talks between the chief diplomats of Russia and the US in Saudi Arabia regarding how to…

Venezuela’s Gonzalez Stands Less of a Chance Than Previous Exiled Opposition Candidate
World News

Venezuela’s Gonzalez Stands Less of a Chance Than Previous Exiled Opposition Candidate

January 8, 2025

Inauguration Day for the President of Venezuela is this Friday, and a somewhat doddering political opponent Edmundo Gonzalez recently…

Julian Assange Speaks for First Time Since Release: ‘I am not free today because the system worked’
World News

Julian Assange Speaks for First Time Since Release: ‘I am not free today because the system worked’

October 2, 2024

At a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Tuesday morning, Julian Assange addressed…

Azerbaijan, Malaysia Launch Formal Bids to Join BRICS
Global Economy

Azerbaijan, Malaysia Launch Formal Bids to Join BRICS

August 21, 2024

To mark the occasion of the visit of President Vladimir Putin to Baku, Azerbaijani officials announced they had launched…

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Practicing Detente with Washington’s Enemies in Break with G7 Nations
World News

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Practicing Detente with Washington’s Enemies in Break with G7 Nations

July 31, 2024August 2, 2024

Perhaps more than any other in recent years, Italy has chosen to walk a somewhat solitary path among its…

Iranian President’s Death Triggers Yet Another Election as Biggest Year for Democracy Rolls on in Mexico, India, and Europe
World News

Iranian President’s Death Triggers Yet Another Election as Biggest Year for Democracy Rolls on in Mexico, India, and Europe

June 3, 2024

There has never been a bigger year for democracy than 2024. 40% of the world’s population, including the three…

75 Years of Sea Level Rise Estimated to Cost 1 Year of American Military Spending
Global Economy

75 Years of Sea Level Rise Estimated to Cost 1 Year of American Military Spending

January 19, 2024June 18, 2024

The economies of the European Union and the United Kingdom could face almost one trillion euros in lost productivity…

Both US and EU 2024 Funding for Ukraine in Jeopardy as Budget Disputes Come Down to the Wire
Foreign Policy

Both US and EU 2024 Funding for Ukraine in Jeopardy as Budget Disputes Come Down to the Wire

December 5, 2023

The Biden Administration sent a letter this week to Congress urging them to pass an upcoming bill of military…

Despite Sanctions, Europeans Imported More Crude Oil from Russia than Anywhere Else in 2022
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Despite Sanctions, Europeans Imported More Crude Oil from Russia than Anywhere Else in 2022

January 19, 2023July 6, 2023

According to data from maritime sector brokerage firm Banchero Costa, last year saw the EU import 98.8 million tonnes…

Serbia-Kosovo Standoff Ends as KFOR Takes Down Road Barricades
ArchivesWorld News

Serbia-Kosovo Standoff Ends as KFOR Takes Down Road Barricades

January 5, 2023August 8, 2023

The barricades on roads in the north of the breakaway province of Kosovo have been removed by a NATO…

Public Debate Heats Up Over Negotiations in Ukraine as Winter Grips Europe
ArchivesWar

Public Debate Heats Up Over Negotiations in Ukraine as Winter Grips Europe

December 6, 2022October 27, 2023

Story at a glance… As winter nears, leaders and lawmakers are beginning to call for negotiations in Ukraine. Other…

It Took One Month For Germany to Backtrack on Having Sufficient Gas Reserves
Energy

It Took One Month For Germany to Backtrack on Having Sufficient Gas Reserves

October 7, 2022

PICTURED: Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz at a news conference following Russian-German talks, February, 2022. For Germans concerned…

What Can Italy’s New Prime Minister Afford to Do Taking Charge in a Cash-Strapped Nation?
Political Economy

What Can Italy’s New Prime Minister Afford to Do Taking Charge in a Cash-Strapped Nation?

September 27, 2022

PICTURED: Giorgia Meloni of the Brothers of Italy party at a rally over her recent victory. PC: Fair Use.…

Germany Fully-Nationalizes Gas Company Amidst Half a Trillion in EU Spending on Energy
Energy

Germany Fully-Nationalizes Gas Company Amidst Half a Trillion in EU Spending on Energy

September 22, 2022

BERLIN, Germany. November 21st, 2022. The German government announced on Wednesday it would fully-nationalize the gas company Uniper in…

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…

Landslide Election Wins in Venezuela For Maduro’s Party Biden-Backed Opposition Considers “Disappearing”
ArchivesWorld News

Landslide Election Wins in Venezuela For Maduro’s Party Biden-Backed Opposition Considers “Disappearing”

December 6, 2021July 24, 2023

Story at a glance… Recent elections for state governorships in Venezuela see socialists win in landslide amid tens of…

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Global Government Debt Joins U.S. Levels At Double that of GDP

October 13, 2021

The Fiscal Monitor, a yearly report issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found that at the end…

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UK Expected to Open Floodgates on Genetic Editing for Agriculture and Livestock – Opinions Abound

May 31, 2021

GMOs or Genetically-Modified Organisms, generally come in two forms. There are those which are modified to resist disease, normally…

DoD Test Fires Previously-Banned Ballistic Missile
ArchivesWorld News

DoD Test Fires Previously-Banned Ballistic Missile

December 18, 2019July 24, 2023

According to a press release from the Pentagon, the United States has just test-fired a prototype missile from the…

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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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