Section: US & Canada
Putin Has Mixed Motives in Backing Iran Nuclear Deal
When Barack Obama goes to Congress to sell the nuclear deal thrashed out with Iran in Lausanne, Switzerland, he will likely replay his pitch that the agreement offers “a peaceful resolution that prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.” To fiercely skeptical U.S. allies, such as Israel and Saudi Arabia, the White House will likely say that...
RESET: Russia Threatens NATO With ‘Nuclear Force’
The Obama administration’s decision to seek a “reset” of relations with Russia was, in the words of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a “brilliant stroke” that “worked.” And she’s obviously right. This explains why Russian is threatening to use “nuclear force” if NATO takes steps to prevent Russian aggression in the Baltic...
Dismantling Threat of an Atomic Bomb; Iran, World Powers Move Toward a Deal
The United States, Iran and five other world powers announced the outlines of a critical interim deal aimed at containing Tehran’s capacity to develop nuclear weapons, ending an exhausting stretch of overnight negotiations. The broad outlines of the deal, announced in a joint-statement by the European Union’s chief diplomat Frederica...
Venezuela plans to buy more Russian and Chinese arms
Venezuela has announced plans to increase its total amount of arms imports from Russia and China in the coming years, Russian network Sputnik reports. Venezuela is already the largest weapons importer in South America. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Venezuela imported $349 million worth of arms from China and...
Five Things To Know About U.S. Senator Robert Menendez’s Corruption Charges
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (Democrat-New Jersey) faces a 14-count indictment on corruption charges. He’s also a top foreign policy voice who has sparred with U.S. President Barack Obama on issues such as Iran and Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Moscow essentially annexes South Ossetia one year after taking Crimea
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Seven years after Russia instigated and conducted a separatist war that was ostensibly for the independence of South Ossetia, Moscow has just virtually annexed the former Georgia territory. A comprehensive new agreement with […] The post Moscow essentially annexes South Ossetia one...
A Russian internet troll had to write 135 comments making fun of Obama for spitting out gum
An internet troll paid by the Kremlin to spread Russian propaganda was required to write online comments ridiculing President Obama for chewing gum during one of his state visits to India, Radio Free Europe has reported. Employees at Russia’s Internet Research center work for 12 hours a day in 3-person “teams” spreading Kremlin...
The Hunted
ISTANBUL — A cold drizzle fell on Istanbul on the morning of Dec. 10, 2014, as Abdullah Bukhari made his way to teach his students at a madrasa nestled amid apartment blocks and hardware stores in the Zeytinburnu neighborhood. A white prayer cap on his head, Bukhari made two crucial departures from his daily routine, according to one of his...
Three Arrested in Ukraine Over Bombing Campaign
Three people have been arrested in the Ukrainian city of Odessa under suspicion of organising eight bombings in the city since September, Ukraine’s Ministry of the Interior reported today. The detainees are all Odessa natives, two of them men aged 46 and 55, while the third alleged accomplice is a 29-year-old woman. They are suspected of...
Europe’s ‘last dictator’ just said Putin is more evil than he is
Belarus’ president, often referred to as Europe’s last dictator, has just taken a swipe at ally Vladimir Putin in an interview with Bloomberg. Here’s the snippet: The pro-Russian insurgency in Ukraine shook him and, in an interview, he called on the U.S. to play a central role in the Ukrainian recovery, warned that Belarus...
