Are the CIA and Donald Trump slipping into a Russian designed civil war?

A recent CIA briefing given to the Senate indicating that the Russian intelligence services sought to manipulate US elections to favor President Elect Donald Trump has ignited a firestorm across the political spectrum, however, it also signals something far more perilous: a brewing civil war between the incoming president and what will be his primary […]

Trump likely to name Exxon CEO secretary of state

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name the chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) as the country’s top diplomat, a source familiar with the situation said on Saturday, an appointment that would put in place an official with close ties to the Russian government. News of Tillerson’s possible appointment comes as U.S. intelligence […]

CIA report indicates Russian hackers aided Trump’s election campaign

In a secret assessment that was made public on Friday, the CIA concluded that state sanctioned Russian hackers intervened in the recent presidential election on behalf of President Elect Donald Trump. The CIA and other intelligence agencies were able to identify individuals that provided WikiLeaks with thousands of Hillary Clinton’s e-mails, and connect them to […]

In Germany, the language of Nazism is no longer buried in the past

BERLIN — In a recent tweet, a German lawmaker used a highly specific term to describe her anti-migrant angst. Suggesting her country’s national identity was under threat, she cried “Umvolkung” — a word roughly translated as “ethnic conversion.” It is also a word that was last in vogue when Adolf Hitler ruled the land, and […]

Syria suspends offensive in Aleppo to allow evacuations, Russia says

PARIS — Russia said late Thursday that the Syrian military has suspended its combat operations in eastern Aleppo to allow civilians to leave the city and that it had reached agreement with the United States to negotiate the safe departure of rebel fighters. A senior U.S. State Department official here traveling with Secretary of State […]

Ties between Russia and the Taliban worry Afghan, U.S. officials

Afghan and American officials are increasingly worried that any deepening of ties between Russia and Taliban militants fighting to topple the government in Kabul could complicate an already precarious security situation. Russian officials have denied they provide aid to the insurgents, who are contesting large swathes of territory and inflicting heavy casualties, and say their […]

Natural gas may be Russia’s most potent weapon against the EU

There has been a lot in the news lately about military tensions between Russia and the Western world, and although both NATO and Russian leaders claim that they do not want another cold war to start, concerns about Russian aggression persist. Last week, leaders in the European Union announced a unified defense fund that could […]

Jill Stein continues to push for the election recount

The Green Party presidential candidate, Jill Stein managed to raise 7 million dollars to challenge the election results in three swing states (Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan) citing that the election was hacked by the Russians and claim the voting machines have been tampered with. So far the recount in Pennsylvania has netted Clinton with five additional […]

Russian Su-33 Fighter Jet Crashes in Mediterranean Sea after Syrian Sortie

Less than month after a Russian Navy Mig-29 crashed while attempting to land on their only aircraft carrier the Admiral Kuznetsov, a second Russian carrier based fighter jet has been lost. The Sukhoi Su-33 was returning from a mission in Syria when it apparently encountered a problem with the ships arresting cable system. The Russian […]

Ukraine says missile tests will avoid Crimea, mollifying Russia

Ukraine’s military said its two-day missile drill starting on Thursday would avoid the airspace over Crimea, sidestepping a possible confrontation with Russia which annexed the peninsula in 2014. News of the tests had angered the Kremlin, prompting it to put its air defense forces on high alert and maneuver warships in the Black Sea. The […]

Three Russian sailors abducted off African Coast.

Moscow says three Russian sailors have been taken hostage by “bandits” after an attack on a commercial ship off the western coast of Africa during the weekend. The Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on December 1 that the sailors were “abducted and taken away to an unknown location” as a result of the attack off […]