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‘Others want to change Europe, we want to quit’: Italian senator meets with Farage in London, plans to launch ‘Italexit’ party

Posted on July 22, 2020July 22, 2020By Editor

Italy is getting its own Brexit-type party led by a staunch Eurosceptic senator, a former journalist and ex-member of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement who recently met with Nigel Farage for inspiration. … Read More >‘Others want to change Europe, we want to quit’: Italian senator meets with Farage in London, plans to launch ‘Italexit’ party

World

Ex-SBU Operative Exposes Deep State StratCom PsyOps re Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, etc.

Posted on July 22, 2020July 22, 2020By Editor

The Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down on 17 July 2014 while flying over eastern Ukraine. All 283 passengers and 15 crew onboard were killed. Subsequent blame was put on the Russians to justify Western sanctions. … Read More >Ex-SBU Operative Exposes Deep State StratCom PsyOps re Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, etc.

US should approve more stimulus quickly before economy comes ‘CRASHING DOWN,’ market analyst tells Boom Bust

Posted on July 22, 2020July 22, 2020By Editor

The European Union on Tuesday finally agreed the historic €750-billion Covid-19 aid package. Meanwhile, in the United States the same measures are set to expire and negotiations are underway on a new stimulus package. … Read More >US should approve more stimulus quickly before economy comes ‘CRASHING DOWN,’ market analyst tells Boom Bust

US expands draconian sanctions against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

Posted on July 22, 2020July 22, 2020By Editor

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, setting out the imposition of new sanctions on companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. … Read More >US expands draconian sanctions against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

World

5G wars: China could sanction Nokia & Ericsson in response to EU ban on Huawei

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020By Editor

Beijing is considering sanctions against two major European telecoms-equipment manufacturers, should EU members follow the lead of the US and UK in barring China’s Huawei from 5G networks, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. … Read More >5G wars: China could sanction Nokia & Ericsson in response to EU ban on Huawei

Russia

Most of Russia’s Covid-19 cases came from Europe, and NOT China, say leading researchers

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020By Editor

A study by Moscow’s prestigious Skoltech Institute has found that coronavirus was mainly imported to Russia from other parts of Europe. This is despite the disease first emerging in China, with which Russia shares a long border. … Read More >Most of Russia’s Covid-19 cases came from Europe, and NOT China, say leading researchers

Exclusive: Venezuela’s FM Arreaza Accuses EU of Sticking to Pro-US Stance in Its Policy on Caracas

Posted on July 20, 2020July 20, 2020By Editor

Relations between Brussels and Caracas deteriorated in late June, when President Nicolas Maduro ordered the expulsion of the EU’s envoy to Venezuela, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, in a move that came in response to the bloc expanding sanctions against the South American country. … Read More >Exclusive: Venezuela’s FM Arreaza Accuses EU of Sticking to Pro-US Stance in Its Policy on Caracas

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EU Court Again Rules That NSA Spying Makes U.S. Companies Inadequate for Privacy

Posted on July 20, 2020July 20, 2020By Editor

This decision shows, yet again, that the U.S. needs much broader, privacy-protective reform, and that Congress’ inaction makes us all less safe, wherever we are. … Read More >EU Court Again Rules That NSA Spying Makes U.S. Companies Inadequate for Privacy

EU Official: Israel Trying to Drag Trump Into War With Iran Before November Election

Posted on July 19, 2020July 19, 2020By Editor

Iran in the past weeks has suffered a series of unexplained incidents at sensitive sites linked to its military and nuclear programme. Some of them have been attributed to Israel, which would not publicly confirm or deny its role. … Read More >EU Official: Israel Trying to Drag Trump Into War With Iran Before November Election

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‘Europe’s energy policy made in Europe, not Washington’: Defiant Germany again hits back at US targeting Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Posted on July 18, 2020July 18, 2020By Editor

Germany’s foreign minister hinted his country is unlikely to kowtow to the sweeping US sanctions against the embattled gas pipeline project, which he called an affront to Europe’s right to choose energy suppliers on its own. … Read More >‘Europe’s energy policy made in Europe, not Washington’: Defiant Germany again hits back at US targeting Nord Stream 2 pipeline