Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called off a high-profile briefing with US lawmakers amid an impasse over future US funding for the country. Virtual appearances in the Senate and House had been scheduled for Tuesday, but were cancelled at the last moment.It came after a top Ukrainian official warned they are in danger of losing […]
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XI whitewash! Why is the US pandering to him?
Why the grotesque whitewashing of and pandering to Chinese dictator Xi Jinping? Xi received an incredibly warm welcome in San Francisco for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, starting before he even arrived. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) flew to China to pal around with Xi (and not dare mention China’s human rights abuses) while San Francisco […]
N. Korea threatens US with nuclear retaliation
North Korea said on Thursday that the deployment of U.S. weapons like aircraft carriers, bombers, or missile submarines in South Korea could meet the conditions for its use of nuclear weapons, state media KCNA reported, citing a statement by the country’s defense minister Kang Sun Nam. The comments raise the stakes as each side steps […]
Now only 1/2 of US supports Black Lives Matter
Support for the Black Lives Matter movement, which began as an online campaign a decade ago to combat violence and systemic racism toward African Americans and eventually resonated worldwide, has dropped significantly from its peak in the summer of 2020, according to a new report. Today, about half of U.S. adults, or 51%, said they […]
US delivers another $325 million of weapons to Ukraine
The Pentagon will deliver a new package of military aid to Ukraine that totals up to $325 million and will include a wide range of rockets, missiles and other munitions aimed at bolstering the counteroffensive against Russia, the State Department said Tuesday. The aid will include missiles for what are considered critical air defense systems […]
1000’s of murders across America going unsolved
More murders across America are going unsolved, exacerbating the grief of families already reeling and worsening the largely cracked trust between police and the public, especially communities of color most affected by gun violence. While the rate at which murders are solved or “cleared” has been declining for decades, it has now dropped to slightly […]
N Korea threatens US with “quick, overwhelming action”
The influential sister of North Korea’s leader warned Tuesday that her country is ready to take “quick, overwhelming action” against the United States and South Korea, a day after the U.S. flew a nuclear-capable B-52 bomber in a demonstration of strength against the North. The U.S.-South Korean training on Monday involving the B-52 bomber over […]
N. Korea warns of powerful response to US drills
North Korea’s Foreign Ministry criticized the United States for expanding joint military exercises with South Korea that it claims are practice for a potential invasion, and it warned Tuesday of “more powerful follow-up measures” in response. The statement from the ministry came as the U.S. and South Korea conduct aerial drills involving more than 200 […]
Russian-US ‘Cyberagression’ Could Spark War in Real World
Russia’s top cyber diplomat has warned that a worsening conflict with the U.S. in cyberspace could lead to a real-world escalation between the two powers as both sides vowed to strike back against any virtual provocations. Washington and Moscow have long denied conducting malicious cyber activities against one another, but U.S. Cyber Command Director General […]
Mattis Tells North Korea To Stop The Threats, Urges Diplomacy
Visiting the demilitarised zone in South Korea, Pentagon chief Mattis says the US does not want war with North Korea. The United States does not want war with North Korea, the US military chief said on the demilitarised zone metres away from the communist state, as he warned Pyongyang to stop threatening “catastrophe” with its […]
Tennessee Senator Says White House Is An Adult Day Care Center
An enraged President Donald Trump and a prominent Republican senator who fears the country could be edging toward “chaos” engaged in an intense and vitriolic back-and-forth bashing on social media Sunday, a remarkable airing of their party’s profound rifts. In political discourse that might once have seemed inconceivable, the GOP’s foreign policy expert in the […]
Mexico No Longer To Give Hurricane Harvey Aid
Mexico offered to deliver aid to Texas in late August, after the state was struck by Hurricane Harvey and flooding. But Mexico is now grappling with the aftermath of two natural disasters.An 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Mexico’s southern coast last Thursday. The earthquake struck the states of Oaxaca, Chiapas and Tabasco, and killed 95 people, […]