US Senator Marco Rubio as he speaks at the Foreign Policy Initiative breakfast in New York, August 14, 2015. Republican US presidential candidate Marco Rubio has called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “gangster” and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a “lunatic.” In an unusual attack on the Russian leader, Rubio said, “Russia is governed today by a gangster. He’s basically an organized... 

Vice President Joe Biden is more competitive against Republicans than Hillary Clinton. A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday shows Biden out performing Clinton and beating Donald Trump by eight points (48 – 40 percent) and Jeb Bush, the former Florida Governor, by six points (45 – 39). Clinton follows, beating Trump by four points and Bush by two points, according to the poll. A large... 

The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed strong opposition to the opening of a training center run by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in neighboring Georgia, describing the measure as provocative. Speaking at a press briefing in the capital, Moscow, on Thursday, the ministry’s spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, stated that further enhancement of military ties between the Western military... 

Redacted documents detailing covert meetings between the European Commission (EC) and powerful tobacco lobbyists have compounded fears a secretive EU-US trade deal would allow tobacco giants to sue governments that attempt to legislate in the public interest. The documents, which confirmed the EC had met with lobbyists paid to peddle the interests of Big Tobacco, were published earlier this week. The... 

The US presidential elections are funded by a small group of people. They are an invisible force, which controls not only the American, but also global policy. These people make up two clans, that have their proteges both among the Republicans and among the Democrats. That is why Hillary Clinton does not like Obama, and Trump hates everyone. In 2012 a group of billionaires spent about 6 billion dollars... 

Saudi Arabia’s ground troops have entered Yemen’s northern territories to counter growing retaliatory attacks by Yemeni forces on Saudi soil, a military official says. Brigadier General Ahmed Assiri, a Saudi military spokesperson, said on Wednesday that the Saudi troops have pushed their way into the northern Yemeni regions which overlook the southwestern Saudi province of Jizan. Assiri further... 

The largest NATO airborne drills in Europe since the end of the Cold War aim to reassure allies against external aggression threat, American generals said, adding that paratroopers landing in Germany are acting in a “purely defensive” manner. Parachutists of the US-based 82nd Airborne Division began a NATO exercise in Hohenfels near Nuremberg on Wednesday, where joint multinational training command... 

Presidential candidate Donald Trump had Univision reporter Jorge Ramos temporarily removed from an Iowa press conference Tuesday after the journalist unexpectedly stood up and began demanding answers on the Republican frontrunner’s proposed immigration policy. Ramos, who peppered the business mogul with questions as soon as he reached the podium, refused to sit down as Trump attempted to call on... 

F-22 Raptors are designed for air-to-air combat as well as ground attacks. The United States will soon deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe to show “commitment to the security and stability” of NATO allies concerned about Russia’s actions in Ukraine, a Pentagon official says. The deployment will occur “very soon” as part of the “European Reassurance Initiative,” Air Force Secretary... 

As she faces possible criminal charges and even prison time, almost half of Americans surveyed believe that Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign is done, and that she should quit now. The findings come from a Rasmussen poll released today, showing that 46 percent of Likely U.S. Voters believe Clinton should suspend her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination until the legal implications... 

German expert Prof. Dr. Michael Schneider argues that Europe has to talk to Russia to avert the danger to peace and international stability. According to the expert, Germany and Russia have a long common history and the majority of Germans citizens do not want the conflict to escalate. “I think that the US has a strong interest in provoking the European Union and, especially, Germany to a conflict... 

The problem of Donbass residents’ legal status is quite serious. While Ukraine does not need these people, simplified procedure to get Russian citizenship will be put into effort. Denis Pushilin, Vice Chairman of the People’s Council of the Donetsk People’s Republic claimed that Abkhazia-, South Ossetia-, and  -like passportization is going to be introduced. Vladimir Karasyov, an... 

Beijing’s depreciation of the yuan in mid-August has triggered a wave of copycat moves from other countries and falling values of currencies. Is this a new currency clash, or is each case specific? What happened in China? In three consecutive days last week, the People’s Bank of China devalued the national currency, with a 4.4 percent overall depreciation. The step was intended to revive exports,... 

As Donald Trump appears to have achieved dominance among candidates in the election for the US Presidency, experts are probing the reasons for the real-estate mogul’s popularity. “Traditionally Americans try not to choose politicians with extreme views – those, who are expressing some extraordinary opinions but nowadays the situation is rapidly changing,” Nikita Zagladin, professor of Center... 

A truly apocalyptic Ministry of Defense (MoD) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that strategic battle plans have now been disseminated to all military and special forces commands in response to the expected mass invasion by US-led Ukrainian troops of separatist held region Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Autonomous Republic of Crimea ahead of what is expected to be an “Armageddon-like...