Month: January 2020

Categories EU

German FM blasts US policy on Iran, says Europe wants to prevent ‘firestorm’ in Middle East without regime change

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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that, instead of following the US’ maximum pressure campaign against Iran, the EU will stick to diplomacy in order to avoid further escalation of tensions in the region. … Read More >German FM blasts US policy on Iran, says Europe wants to prevent ‘firestorm’ in Middle East without regime change

Categories Middle East

Iran will review cooperation with IAEA if Europe takes ‘unjust measures’ over nuclear deal

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Tehran will review its cooperation with the global nuclear watchdog IAEA if the EU introduces “unjust” steps over the 2015 nuclear deal, which was first abandoned by the US, Iran’s parliament speaker has warned. … Read More >Iran will review cooperation with IAEA if Europe takes ‘unjust measures’ over nuclear deal

Categories Latin America

Maduro says time for direct talks with Trump, blames Pompeo & co for US ‘failure’ in Venezuela

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he is open to talks with US President Donald Trump in the hope of repairing ties with the US, while blaming Trump’s hawkish advisers for feeding him a distorted narrative. … Read More >Maduro says time for direct talks with Trump, blames Pompeo & co for US ‘failure’ in Venezuela

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Humanity is alive’: Villagers in northern India brave snowy slopes to help carry injured policeman 7 kilometers to safety (VIDEO)

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Over a dozen villagers in India’s mountainous northern region came together to help transport a police officer suffering a medical emergency, traversing seven kilometers of snow-covered inclines with the man on a stretcher. … Read More >‘Humanity is alive’: Villagers in northern India brave snowy slopes to help carry injured policeman 7 kilometers to safety (VIDEO)

Categories Op-ed

HBO hires ‘king of fake news’ Brian Stelter from CNN to produce documentary on… the dangers of fake news

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If you were making a documentary on fake news and wanted to get journalists involved behind the scenes, there are a few people you may want to avoid. One of those is CNN host Brian Stelter. … Read More >HBO hires ‘king of fake news’ Brian Stelter from CNN to produce documentary on… the dangers of fake news

Categories Shows

Newsweek journalist quits after editors suppress Syrian chemical attack

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Journalist Tareq Haddad joins us to discuss why he quit his job at Newsweek after editors tried to suppress evidence suggesting the 2018 Syrian chemical attacks were staged, and the overall apparently declining state of journalism. Former NYC mayor and presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg says he doesn’t regret his controversial stop and frisk policing policy. … Read More >Newsweek journalist quits after editors suppress Syrian chemical attack

Categories Russia

What is BENEATH the Kremlin?

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The Moscow Kremlin is the largest surviving fortress in Europe, and is associated with a number of secrets. Countless generations of researchers have tried to solve them. Is Ivan the Terrible’s library hidden under the Kremlin? Are there underground passages leading from under the Kremlin to other parts of the city? These questions and many more still do not have definitive answers. … Read More >What is BENEATH the Kremlin?