Venezuelan inflation exceeds 5500%
Venezuelan inflation has exceeded 5500%. The data were released Monday by the parliament’s finance committee, TASS reported. Thus, the inflation in November reached up to 35.8%, committee member Angel Alvarado tweeted. Venezuela faces a socio-economic crisis, accompanied by hyperinflation, the devaluation … Read More
Poland Ignites Outrage With Crackdown on Virgin Icon’s LGBT Halo
Police detained woman over rainbow-crowned Virgin Mary images Ruling party says religion at threat before EU assembly vote People demonstrate with ‘Free Ela’ posters in Krakow on May 6, 2019. Photographer: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Human rights activists slammed … Read More
Ukraine and Russia agree to implement ceasefire
(L-R) Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, France’s Emmanuel Macron, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Germany’s Angela Merkel at the Élysée Palace in Paris – EPA Ukraine and Russia have agreed to implement a “full and comprehensive” ceasefire in eastern Ukraine by the end … Read More
Russia to continue supporting Cuba’s development plan
Guantanamo, Cuba, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Russian Ambassador to Cuba Andrey Guskov stated in this easternmost Cuban region that his country will continue to support the island’s development plan through collaboration in different economic sectors. Guskov said that this cooperation … Read More
U.S. says Iran may have killed up to 1,000 protesters
U.N. human rights chief says video footage shows Iranian security forces “shooting to kill.” WASHINGTON — The U.S.’s special representative for Iran Brian Hook has said that more than 1,000 Iranian citizens may have been killed in recent protests. On … Read More
Netanyahu demands US backing of Jordan Valley ‘annexation plan’ after Washington denies he ever spoke of it with Pompeo
FILE PHOTO: Benjamin Netanyahu poses with a placard given while visiting a Jordan Valley settlement © REUTERS/Amir Cohen The embattled Prime Minister wants Washington to approve of Israel’s further expansion into the Jordan Valley, just days after he urged Donald … Read More
Boris Johnson’s attack on EU citizens shows the Tories don’t think migrants belong here
The Conservatives have no desire for the UK to be a diverse country. EU citizens who witnessed the European referendum will not be surprised that Boris Johnson is again turning his fire on us. As a leading figure in Vote … Read More
Arrests for US-Mexico Border Crossings Plummet a Record 75% Over 6 Months
Arrests of migrants for illegal southern border crossings have fallen a whopping 75% since May in a sign that President Donald Trump’s hard-line policies are paying off with one of the most dramatic drop-offs in history. “This is a direct result due … Read More
Rep. Ross Spano: We can delay a budget, but we can’t delay a crisis
Rep. Ross Spano, a Republican, represents Florida’s 15th congressional district. Rep. Spano’s op-ed originally ran online at the Washington Examiner. It has been more than two months since we entered fiscal year 2020, and not a single full-year appropriations bill … Read More
NATO’s Real Problem: Germany’s Military Is Dying
Key point: Germany’s military has been vastly underfunded. The modern German armed forces, or Bundeswehr, were created just ten years after the end of World War II. Cold war tensions and the presence of Soviet troops in East Germany, Czechoslovakia … Read More
Kramp-Karrenbauer’s Quest for a meaningful German Army
In the future, according to the will of Germany’s Defense Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer, the Bundeswehr needs to take much more responsibility and fight side by side with the allies. A noble and long overdue vision. However, does Germany possess military capabilities … Read More
No Place for Right-Wing Extremists in Ranks, German Army Says
FILE – Soldiers attend an oath-taking ceremony of the German army at the Defense Ministry in Berlin, July 20, 2019. As reports about the threat of far-right recruitment among Europe’s law enforcement and military grow, German armed forces, or Bundeswehr, … Read More
Neo-Nazi scandal hits German elite military unit
A new neo-Nazi scandal has erupted in the German military, this time in its Special Forces Command (KSK), according to the Bild am Sonntag newspaper. An officer in the elite military unit is strongly suspected of involvement in the right-wing extremist scene, the … Read More
New Zealand volcano: White Island’s eruption in pictures
An island volcano erupted while tourists were visiting on Monday in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty. MICHAEL SCHADE / TWITTER By Tuesday, six people were confirmed dead. Eight others were feared to have died and about 30 have serious burns. … Read More