New Zealand volcano eruption survivors suffer ghastly 70%+ body surface burns, hospitals at full capacity

Burn centers across New Zealand are full to capacity as more than two dozen victims are being treated for horrific wounds suffered in a volcanic eruption on White Island, leaving many with burns on over 70 percent of their bodies. … Read More >New Zealand volcano eruption survivors suffer ghastly 70%+ body surface burns, hospitals at full capacity

Ukraine, Syria, nukes and… Russiagate? What’s on the table as Lavrov goes to Washington

While there is little hope that relations between Washington and Moscow will warm up, the fact that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is meeting with his US counterpart Mike Pompeo suggests they haven’t frozen over quite yet. … Read More >Ukraine, Syria, nukes and… Russiagate? What’s on the table as Lavrov goes to Washington

Reality’s dawning on US media that Venezuela coup failed & Maduro’s stronger – what next, ask Russia to ‘ease him out’?

Almost a year on from the Trump administration’s failed bid to oust Venezuela’s socialist leader, the media is scrambling to make sense of where it all went wrong – and finally admitting that Nicolas Maduro is going nowhere. … Read More >Reality’s dawning on US media that Venezuela coup failed & Maduro’s stronger – what next, ask Russia to ‘ease him out’?