CrossTalk Bullhorns, QUARANTINE EDITION: Sanctions & wars

With the election only weeks away, the Trump administration continues its sanctions mania against Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran. It is never explained how this advances the national interest. Also, no matter who is in the White House, the foreign policy blob is determined to continue to avenge its defeat in Syria. … Read More >CrossTalk Bullhorns, QUARANTINE EDITION: Sanctions & wars

Return of CHAZ? Protesters erect barricades, set fires & loot store amid showdown with police in Seattle (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)

Protesters wreaked havoc in downtown Seattle, erecting barricades and setting them on fire to block police from moving in. Violence erupted in the heart of the former ‘autonomous zone’ created by Black Lives Matter protesters. … Read More >Return of CHAZ? Protesters erect barricades, set fires & loot store amid showdown with police in Seattle (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)

Hundreds of US companies join Tesla to challenge Trump’s trade war tariffs – media

Lawsuits against the Trump administration have piled up over the last fortnight as some 3,500 American firms, including auto majors, retailers and pharmacies, were reported to challenge US tariffs on billions of Chinese goods. … Read More >Hundreds of US companies join Tesla to challenge Trump’s trade war tariffs – media

Saudi-backed Yemen government and Houthis agree to prisoner swap, UN hopes ceasefire to follow

Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels will exchange more than 1,000 prisoners, a landmark swap in a brutal five-year war. UN officials said that the exchange could pave the way for a ceasefire. … Read More >Saudi-backed Yemen government and Houthis agree to prisoner swap, UN hopes ceasefire to follow

‘They’re OK with this, we aren’t’: Russia trains troops to AVOID conflict amid ongoing US/NATO sorties, General Gerasimov tells RT

Although Moscow’s calls to discuss close encounters with the US and its NATO bloc have fallen on deaf ears, it will train troops to make sure these frequent mid-air incidents don’t get out of hand, a top Russian general has said. … Read More >‘They’re OK with this, we aren’t’: Russia trains troops to AVOID conflict amid ongoing US/NATO sorties, General Gerasimov tells RT

‘Run of the Free’ athletes prove too slow for Belarusian police as several jogging anti-Lukashenko protesters detained (VIDEO)

The Belarus opposition keeps coming up with unconventional ways to protest against long-time President Alexander Lukashenko. This time a group staged a spontaneous athletics event in Minsk – but they could not outrun the law. … Read More >‘Run of the Free’ athletes prove too slow for Belarusian police as several jogging anti-Lukashenko protesters detained (VIDEO)

Worrying times in Kiev as Ukraine hits daily record of Covid-19 cases, while infections in Russia also continue to rise

As Western European countries, such as the UK and France, face a likely second wave of Covid-19, Eastern Europe – less severely hit in spring – may be following in tow. Russia and Ukraine are now seeing an uptick in infections. … Read More >Worrying times in Kiev as Ukraine hits daily record of Covid-19 cases, while infections in Russia also continue to rise

Japan will host Olympics in 2021 ‘as proof that humanity has DEFEATED the pandemic,’ PM Suga vows at UN

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has vowed to prove the world’s triumph over Covid-19 with next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo, telling the United Nations the games will be held safely after a year-long postponement. … Read More >Japan will host Olympics in 2021 ‘as proof that humanity has DEFEATED the pandemic,’ PM Suga vows at UN