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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…

Acres of Toxic Chemicals and Rusting Cars Becomes National Park After Amazing Transformation
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Acres of Toxic Chemicals and Rusting Cars Becomes National Park After Amazing Transformation

May 30, 2022July 10, 2023

Story at a glance… This story has been reprinted with express permission from Good News Network. A toxic waste…

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

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

May 27, 2022July 10, 2025

An attempt by the Biden Administration to host the 9th Summit of the Americas is in jeopardy after a…

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…

Taliban Hijab Ruling Extremely Ominous in the Face of “Catastrophic” Onrushing Famine
ArchivesWorld News

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

May 10, 2022August 25, 2025

Story at a glance… The Taliban announced mandatory face coverings for Afghan women. As the country spirals towards a…

American Produce Has Lost as Much as 80% of its Nutrition Since the 1950s
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American Produce Has Lost as Much as 80% of its Nutrition Since the 1950s

May 9, 2022June 30, 2025

If you wanted to replicate the vitamin A content of an orange grown in 1940s America, one would have…

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…

Why After 37 Years Does America Now Strongly Believe in Cooperation with Pacific Islands?
ArchivesForeign Policy

Why After 37 Years Does America Now Strongly Believe in Cooperation with Pacific Islands?

April 20, 2022July 12, 2023

The State Department announced on Monday that Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell, the Biden Administration’s top man for Asian affairs,…

Foreign Policy

2023 NDAA: Biden’s Ballooning Military Budget Breaks $800 Billion

March 29, 2022

This is part 1 of a two-part report on the 2023 FY NDAA. 7 months after a major U.S.…

Foreign Policy

U.S. Continues to Hold Afghan Trust Fund: 250% More Money than UNICEF Wants to Help Prevent Famine

March 24, 2022

PC: Stop the War Coalition UK. KABUL, Afghanistan. March 23rd, 2022. By refusing to recognize the victors over the…

War

Small Arms, Mortar Fire Exchanged along the Kyiv-Donbas Line as Escalation Fears Mount

February 18, 2022

PICTURED: Militants of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic walk in a trench at combat positions near the line of…

World News

European Security Crisis: Why Major Populations Don’t Seem to Care

February 14, 2022

PICTURED: A recently-arrived American B-52 escorted through Europe’s skies by Portuguese jets. KYIV, Ukraine. February 14th, 2022. After another…

Russia to Leave European Negotiations Empty-Handed in the Face of NATO-Bloc Belligerence
ArchivesForeign Policy

Russia to Leave European Negotiations Empty-Handed in the Face of NATO-Bloc Belligerence

January 14, 2022July 14, 2023

The impasse between Russia and emboldened NATO countries and their U.S. guarantors continued this week as Moscow’s delegation swapped…

U.S./Russia Talks So Far A “Very Professional” Non-Starter
ArchivesForeign Policy

U.S./Russia Talks So Far A “Very Professional” Non-Starter

January 11, 2022July 14, 2023

Talks between the U.S.-led NATO delegation and that of the Russian Federation began yesterday, and were “long, very professional,”…

War

U.S. Covert Op Committed Multiple War Crimes with Drones in Syria While Report Finds Internal Whistleblowing Ignored

December 13, 2021

PICTURED: An explosion rockets a district in the Syrian city of Raqqa, after American bombs destroyed it. Task Force…

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…

World News

Migrant Crisis Leads to Nuclear-Capable Bombers Prowling NATO/Belarus Border

November 12, 2021

PICTURED: Tupolev Tu-160 RF-94109 over the Volga and the cities of Engels (left) and Privolzsky (right), Saratov Region. PC:…

Foreign Policy

Democrats Look to Give Exclusive War Powers on China to Biden After he Promises War Over Taiwan

October 22, 2021

PICTURED: “Between Chinas”: an ISS image of the Taiwan Strait at 110 miles width. PC: Stuart Rankin. CC 3.0.…

War

U.S. Inaction Puts More 28 Million People at Risk of Starvation in Syria and Yemen

October 14, 2021

PICTURED: A makeshift aid and water treatment center in south Yemen. WASHINGTON D.C., October 13th, 2021. In a joint-press…

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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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Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who They’re Killing in Caribbean Boat Bombings

Andy Corbley October 31, 2025

Virtually all news outlets worldwide reporting on the Pentagon’s targeted killings of sailors in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…

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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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