Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the United States is using terrorists as an instrument of pressure and direct intervention in the affairs of sovereign states. “The geopolitical ambitions of the United States of America, which continue to use terrorists and extremists as an instrument of pressure and direct interference in the affairs of […]

The French police labor union Vigi has declared an indefinite strike starting from December 8, the day when new protests of the so-called yellow vest movement against an increase in fuel taxes are expected to take place, the secretary general of the police union said. Speaking to Sputnik, Alexandre Langlois noted that the police were […]

A leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, described the United Nations General Assembly’s move to reject a US-sponsored resolution seeking to condemn Hamas, as “a slap in the face” of the Washington government. In remarks released early on Friday, Sami Abou Zahri reacted to the failure of the resolution condemning Hamas, which was […]

The Kremlin shrugged off a US call for it to scrap a nuclear-capable missile Friday, saying it was in compliance with the Cold-War era arms control treaty Washington accuses the missile of violating. A senior US official had said Thursday that Russia must scrap its 9M729 nuclear-capable cruise missiles and launchers or modify the weapons’ […]

France will deploy more than 65,000 security forces amid fears of fresh rioting at protests in Paris and around the nation. Police unions and local authorities held emergency meetings on how to handle the weekend protests, while disparate groups of protesters did the same thing, sharing their plans on social networks and chat groups. Prime […]

The Ukrainian Parliament Thursday voted to withdraw from a wide-ranging treaty on friendship with Russia, the latest step in escalating tensions between the two neighboring countries. The Supreme Rada overwhelmingly supported a motion by President Petro Poroshenko not to prolong the treaty when it comes up for renewal in April. The camouflage-clad president visited an […]

The anger and discontent of European citizens over European politicians is increasing day by day. While more than ten years have passed since the economic crisis in Europe, we are still witnessing austerity plans in this block. France’ recent round of demonstrations isn’t limited to this country anymore, and we’re now witnessing demonstrations in countries […]

The forces of the Yemeni army and Popular Committees, in a retaliatory attack against the Riyadh-led coalition, fired six domestically made missiles at the Saudi-backed militants in the kingdom’s southwestern border region of Jizan, local reports said. The Yemeni forces hit the positions of the Saudi military and its mercenaries with six Zelzal-1 (Quake-1) ballistic […]

The United Nations called for the immediate removal of Saudi Arabia’s blockade on Yemen as talks to end the ongoing war against the impoverished country begin in Sweden. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the Houthi Ansarullah movement and Yemen’s former Saudi-backed government to show flexibility and make room for progress. “I welcome the opening […]

The United States has on multiple occasions spoken against the construction of Nord Stream 2, with President Donald Trump blasting EU countries for their support of the project and urging them to abandon it in favor of American LNG. In an interview with Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker, US National Security Advisor John […]