Russia Deploys Fleet Off Syria While Claiming U.S. Preparing for Possible Strike

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Up to 13 Russian warships have crossed the Bosphorus toward Syria so far this week as tensions between the U.S. and Syria continue to rise. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in Kemerovo, Russia, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018 Alexei … Read More

Italy’s anti-immigration rhetoric is paying off for the populists

It wasn’t long ago when Italy used to be referred to colloquially as “the sick man of Europe,” a country whose economic situation was stuck in the doldrums, whose political system was always a crisis away from collapse, and whose … Read More

EU WARNING: Italy leader threatens to hold back EU cash as fresh migrant row erupts

A BITTER row has erupted between Italian ministers and European Union officials who have clashed over immigration and the amount of money Rome pays into the Brussels budget. Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio EU Budget chief Günther Oettinger (Image: … Read More

Puerto Rico governor raises Hurricane Maria death toll from 64 to 2,975

In this Oct. 5, 2017 file photo, a Puerto Rican national flag is mounted on debris of a damaged home in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in the seaside slum La Perla, San Juan, Puerto Rico.  (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) Puerto … Read More

French President Macron: Europe cannot depend on US for security

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Trump’s ‘aggressive’ isolationism means US ‘appears to be turning its back on shared history’, French president says. ‘It is up to us to … guarantee our security,’ Macron said on Monday [Philippe Wojazer/Pool/Reuters] The European Union must stop depending on the United States for … Read More

Iran claims it now controls the Straits of Hormuz and this could trigger US-Iran war

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The head of the navy of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, General Alireza Tangsiri, said on Monday that Iran had full control of the Gulf and the U.S. Navy did not belong there. Tangsiri said Iran had full control of the Gulf … Read More

John McCain wanted Obama and Bush to speak at his funeral, but Trump’s not invited

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Sen. John McCain.Carolyn Kaster/AP President Donald Trump is not invited to Sen. John McCain’s funeral. McCain reportedly said before he died he did not want Trump at the service, which much of Washington is expected to attend. The two most … Read More

Here Are Some Key Ways the Mainstream Media Distorts the Truth

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The media’s decidedly liberal consensus often puts media elites out of touch with mainstream conservative ideas. (Photo: iStock Photos) “Our leading media” are characterized by “indefensibly corrupt manipulations of language repeated incessantly.” Patrick Lawrence in The Nation, Aug. 9, on … Read More

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