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60 Prominent Germans Appeal Against Another War In Europe: “It Is Not About Putin. What Is At Stake Is Europe” | Zero Hedge
60 Prominent Germans Appeal Against Another War In Europe: “It Is Not About Putin. What Is At Stake Is Europe” | Zero Hedge. Two weeks ago, as the S&P was preparing to surge on the latest round of all time high market-goosing algo trickeryby the FOMC, 60 prominent German personalities from the realms of politics, economics, culture and […]
Ukraine Cuts Power To Crimea Again, Halts Train Services | Zero Hedge
Ukraine Cuts Power To Crimea Again, Halts Train Services | Zero Hedge. There was some expectation following the loud public response following Ukraine’s shut down of power to Crimea on Christmas Eve, that Kiev would treat the territory which it alleges is still part of Ukraine as, well, part of Ukraine. And sure enough, a few hours […]
China To Launch Yuan Swap Trading With Russian Rubles On Monday | Zero Hedge
China To Launch Yuan Swap Trading With Russian Rubles On Monday | Zero Hedge. The world was slow to wake up to the new reality in which China is now the de facto IMF sovereign backstop, as Zero Hedge described two weeks ago in “China Prepares To Bailout Russia” when we noted that a PBOC swap-line was […]
Ukraine peace talks break down – Al Jazeera English
Ukraine peace talks break down – Al Jazeera English. A round of peace talks between Ukrainian and pro-Russian rebel leaders has been scrapped, the host of the negotiations -the foreign ministry of Belarus – has said. Dmitry Mironchik, a spokesman of the ministry, told the AP news agency that the talks broke down on Friday, […]
Russia’s Putin signs new military doctrine | Reuters
Russia’s Putin signs new military doctrine | Reuters. (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new military doctrine, the Kremlin said in a statement on Friday. The new military doctrine says the main external risks for the country are the expansion of NATO’s military capabilities and detribalization in several regions, RIA news agency […]
Yanukovych Proposes Solution to Ukraine’s Civil War; It Fits Obama’s Plan. Washington’s Blog
Yanukovych Proposes Solution to Ukraine’s Civil War; It Fits Obama’s Plan. Washington’s Blog. The Ukrainian President whom U.S. President Obama overthrew in a violent coup this past February isnow proposing that “people will be able to negotiate and Ukraine will once again be united.” The former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, in a lengthy interview published on Christmas […]
Iran stages massive military display to ‘send message of peace’ to neighbors — RT News
Iran stages massive military display to ‘send message of peace’ to neighbors — RT News. Iran has launched a six-day exercise involving all branches of its military. The large-scale, armed forces display is meant as a demonstration of defense capabilities and a test of new weapons, Iranian officials said. Codenamed Mohammad Rasoulallah (Mohammad, the Messenger […]
Did Anyone See 2014’s Many Crises Coming?
Did Anyone See 2014’s Many Crises Coming?. This year has been marred by crises across the globe, as protests and conflicts have dominated headlines. Groups that were unknown to many, such as the Islamic State and Boko Haram, have become well-known. Tragedies like the downing of flight MH17 instantly entered public consciousness. Other crises, such […]
Did The Saudis And The US Collude In Dropping Oil Prices?
Did The Saudis And The US Collude In Dropping Oil Prices?. The oil price drop that has dominated the headlines in recent weeks has been framed almost exclusively in terms of oil market economics, with most media outlets blaming Saudi Arabia, through its OPEC Trojan horse, for driving down the price, thus causing serious damage […]
As U.S. troops return to Iraq, more private contractors follow | Reuters
As U.S. troops return to Iraq, more private contractors follow | Reuters. (Reuters) – The U.S. government is preparing to boost the number of private contractors in Iraq as part of President Barack Obama’s growing effort to beat back Islamic State militants threatening the Baghdad government, a senior U.S. official said. How many contractors will deploy to Iraq – beyond the […]
Ukraine Temporarily Cuts Off Power To Crimea | Zero Hedge
Ukraine Temporarily Cuts Off Power To Crimea | Zero Hedge. While Ukraine continues to plead with the international community that the Russian annexation of Crimea is illegal and against all international norms and directives, and just after it voted to end its non-aligned status and work towards Nato membership, a move Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called […]
Russia to probe media reports that Ukraine military shot down MH17 — RT News
Russia to probe media reports that Ukraine military shot down MH17 — RT News. Russia’s Investigative Committee is investigating a Russian newspaper report alleging that a Ukrainian military jet shot down Malaysian Airlines passenger plane MH17 over the rebel-held eastern part of the country last summer. “Investigators have talked to the editor-in-chief and journalists of […]
Five explosions rock Yemeni capital – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
Five explosions rock Yemeni capital – Middle East – Al Jazeera English. Five bombs have exploded in Sanaa’s old quarter, where many supporters of the Shia Muslim Houthi group live, killing at least one person and wounding another, according to a Yemeni security official. No one claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attacks, but the Houthis have been fighting […]
North Korea websites back online after outages – World – CBC News
North Korea websites back online after outages – World – CBC News. Key North Korean websites were back online Tuesday after an hours-long shutdown that followed a U.S. vow to respond to a cyberattack on Sony Pictures that Washington blames on Pyongyang. The White House and the State Department declined to say whether the U.S. […]
Ukraine Parliament Votes to End Non-Aligned Status in NATO Move – Bloomberg
Ukraine Parliament Votes to End Non-Aligned Status in NATO Move – Bloomberg. Ukraine’s parliament backed a proposal to cancel the country’s non-aligned status, a decision that Russia calls a dangerous step toward seeking membership of NATO. The legislation put forward by President Petro Poroshenko was supported today by 303 of 357 lawmakers in the chamber, hours after […]
