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Poll: Western public wary of Russia but much of the world sees it as a rising power

British opposition MP: Ruling Tory party is "using public money to subvert democracy"

Despite intense lobbying, global carbon emissions set to rise by almost 3% in 2018 as East Asian coal use expands (VIDEO)

Roger Waters: Globalism & inequality leading to populism, and in some cases, fascism (VIDEO)

Ex-Ecuadoran Diplomat: Intelligence contractors concocted Luke Harding/Guardian story on Manafort/Assange "meeting" (AUDIO)

Turkish President Erdogan: concerned about use of force against protestors; believes French have "failed on democracy, human rights, & freedom"

Saudi Arabia has decided to abandon the Palestinian cause to ally with Israel against Iran

Hungary believes UN Global Refugee Pact is 'dangerous' & "could counterproductively encourage more migrants"

Warzone Paris: battle between demonstrators & police as seen from the top of government building (VIDEO)

French Special Police Unit (BAC) 'targeting' specific Yellow Vest demonstrators & intimidating media trying to film protests (VIDEO)

Peter Turchin: France has joined the Neo-Liberal countries after long favouring lesser economic inequality - "Yellow Vests," a consequence

The Cartel Strikes Back! OPEC agrees to joint Russian-Saudi proposal to cut production in order to boost oil prices, ignoring US demands

British journalist alleges French Police aiming for demonstrator's heads as woman loses eye (VIDEO)

Dan Lodi, 70, returns to protest in Paris for the first time in 50 years due to 'crippling economic inequality'

Stocks fall & US/China tensions rise after arrest & extradition of Huawei's CFO

Wang Xiangwei: What would happen if China began arresting US corporate executives?

China threatens Canada with "grave consequences" after arrest & planned extradition of Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou

Study 'shows a clear link' between Twitter activity & financial market fluctuations - should Twitter be subject to government regulation?

Japan opens door to skilled foreign workers but experts worry they won't integrate

US leaders in the field of medicine refuse to disclose relationships with big pharma

White House shot down Veteran Affairs official's statement on Charlottesville, but white nationalist connections to Trump are much deeper

CNN is POTUS? Company President Jeff Zucker floats future run for office

Washington Post weaponizes fact-checking against controversial congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez

Aaron Mate dismantles Russiagate narrative on Mueller "bombshell" filings on former Trump lawyer Cohen & Paul Manafort

Almost 1/2 of US adults have a family member that has been in prison; black Americans 50% more likely than whites

Pakistani national stabbed Irish lecturer to death in Paris for "insulting Muhammad"

Twitter censors "Electronic Intifada" report on Israeli soldiers posing as aid workers in Gaza

As Turkey moves further away from the West, it looks to China to solve its economic woes

Brazilian mobs murder or attempt to murder someone almost every day, authorities & experts say

Boycotting Israel now deemed illegal in Chile after pressure from Jewish community

British charities warned by authorities they may be committing terrorist offences by sending aid to Idlib

Israel attempts to sell $500 million worth of US-taxpayer donated weapons to Croatia

Christmas Spirit: Minnesota professor says Virgin Mary didn't give consent to be impregnated by God

Germany opened Europe's gates but now sends highest number of migrants back to other EU countries

Fox News star Tucker Carlson attacks guest for supporting wall in Israel but not in America

UN envoy slams terms like "illegal immigrant" for "rising xenophobia", as Latvia latest country to pull out of migration pact

Italy's antitrust authorities fine Facebook up to €10 million for breaching privacy laws

Andreea Brinza: Fears of "debt trap" & "exploitative terms" see enthusiasm wane for China's "Belt & Road" masterplan

Save the Children: Up to 85,000 kids have died in Yemen's continuing war - Saudi blockade the main reason

Asad Ismi: Pakistani Military actually controls Government through former political foe Imran Khan

Smart move? Kosovo PM ignores NATO's warnings & says Pristina will establish a "national army"

Ioana Burtea: Romania's anti-corruption drive has failed - graft has been legalized

Dimiter Toshkov: Visibility of immigrants behind electoral success of hard-right in Spain's Andalusia

Facebook may have used "secure" VPN to collect data from your phone - UK parliament release

World Food Programme says aid & peace would still not be enough at this point to end hunger in Yemen

Carmen Segarra: Federal Reserve whistleblower blows the lid off the 'dark culture of finance capital'

Former IMF economist says more EU-imposed austerity will have "catastrophic consequences" for Italy

Saudi Arabia has decided to abandon the Palestinian cause to ally with Israel against Iran

Twitter censors "Electronic Intifada" report on Israeli soldiers posing as aid workers in Gaza

Love not war? Israel says Iran should be spending money on Tinder instead of Hezbollah

The "clash of civilisations" theory has now been proven wrong: the most extremist form of Islam has become the West's greatest ally

Polls show US, Israeli & Palestinian leaders love warmongering more than their, relatively pacifist, people

Ex-IMF director scoffs at anti-Brexit fear-mongering forecasts by Bank of England & British government

Corbyn says Brexit will be respected as he slams EU for "failed neoliberal policies"

Kuwaiti Emir calls for an end to media propaganda campaigns that have sowed conflict in Arab region

After Brexit, Greece will reclaim marble sculptures hoarded in British museum

French police mock & throw disabled protestor off his chair as things get nasty in Bessan (VIDEO)

Censorship on Patreon gets tighter & beyond "far-right" as classical liberal pundit "Sargon of Akkad" gets banned

Eric Holthaus: People think "eating animals & vacations to Cancun" more important than saving the planet

Silicon Valley venture capitalist compares Russians to "deadly plague with no cure" - says they're "best quarantined"

Ukrainian President Poroshenko photographed with soldier wearing Nazi SS Totenkopf (Death's Head) emblem

Adam Tooze: EU needs to treat Italy with respect to avoid even worse political outcomes

Poll: Western public wary of Russia but much of the world sees it as a rising power

British opposition MP: Ruling Tory party is "using public money to subvert democracy"

Despite intense lobbying, global carbon emissions set to rise by almost 3% in 2018 as East Asian coal use expands (VIDEO)

Roger Waters: Globalism & inequality leading to populism, and in some cases, fascism (VIDEO)

Ex-Ecuadoran Diplomat: Intelligence contractors concocted Luke Harding/Guardian story on Manafort/Assange "meeting" (AUDIO)

Turkish President Erdogan: concerned about use of force against protestors; believes French have "failed on democracy, human rights, & freedom"

Hungary believes UN Global Refugee Pact is 'dangerous' & "could counterproductively encourage more migrants"

Warzone Paris: battle between demonstrators & police as seen from the top of government building (VIDEO)

French Special Police Unit (BAC) 'targeting' specific Yellow Vest demonstrators & intimidating media trying to film protests (VIDEO)

Peter Turchin: France has joined the Neo-Liberal countries after long favouring lesser economic inequality - "Yellow Vests," a consequence

The Cartel Strikes Back! OPEC agrees to joint Russian-Saudi proposal to cut production in order to boost oil prices, ignoring US demands

British journalist alleges French Police aiming for demonstrator's heads as woman loses eye (VIDEO)

Dan Lodi, 70, returns to protest in Paris for the first time in 50 years due to 'crippling economic inequality'

Stocks fall & US/China tensions rise after arrest & extradition of Huawei's CFO

Wang Xiangwei: What would happen if China began arresting US corporate executives?

China threatens Canada with "grave consequences" after arrest & planned extradition of Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou

Study 'shows a clear link' between Twitter activity & financial market fluctuations - should Twitter be subject to government regulation?

Japan opens door to skilled foreign workers but experts worry they won't integrate

US leaders in the field of medicine refuse to disclose relationships with big pharma

White House shot down Veteran Affairs official's statement on Charlottesville, but white nationalist connections to Trump are much deeper

CNN is POTUS? Company President Jeff Zucker floats future run for office

Washington Post weaponizes fact-checking against controversial congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez

Aaron Mate dismantles Russiagate narrative on Mueller "bombshell" filings on former Trump lawyer Cohen & Paul Manafort

Almost 1/2 of US adults have a family member that has been in prison; black Americans 50% more likely than whites

Pakistani national stabbed Irish lecturer to death in Paris for "insulting Muhammad"

As Turkey moves further away from the West, it looks to China to solve its economic woes

Brazilian mobs murder or attempt to murder someone almost every day, authorities & experts say

Boycotting Israel now deemed illegal in Chile after pressure from Jewish community

British charities warned by authorities they may be committing terrorist offences by sending aid to Idlib

Israel attempts to sell $500 million worth of US-taxpayer donated weapons to Croatia

Christmas Spirit: Minnesota professor says Virgin Mary didn't give consent to be impregnated by God

Germany opened Europe's gates but now sends highest number of migrants back to other EU countries

Fox News star Tucker Carlson attacks guest for supporting wall in Israel but not in America

UN envoy slams terms like "illegal immigrant" for "rising xenophobia", as Latvia latest country to pull out of migration pact

Italy's antitrust authorities fine Facebook up to €10 million for breaching privacy laws

Andreea Brinza: Fears of "debt trap" & "exploitative terms" see enthusiasm wane for China's "Belt & Road" masterplan

Save the Children: Up to 85,000 kids have died in Yemen's continuing war - Saudi blockade the main reason

Asad Ismi: Pakistani Military actually controls Government through former political foe Imran Khan

Smart move? Kosovo PM ignores NATO's warnings & says Pristina will establish a "national army"

Ioana Burtea: Romania's anti-corruption drive has failed - graft has been legalized

Dimiter Toshkov: Visibility of immigrants behind electoral success of hard-right in Spain's Andalusia

Facebook may have used "secure" VPN to collect data from your phone - UK parliament release

World Food Programme says aid & peace would still not be enough at this point to end hunger in Yemen

Carmen Segarra: Federal Reserve whistleblower blows the lid off the 'dark culture of finance capital'