In a recent interview for NPR at the Oval Office, Mr. Barrack Obama defined Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategy as “not so smart”: “You’ll recall that three or four months ago, everybody in Washington was convinced that President Putin was a genius and he had outmanoeuvred all of us and he had bullied and strategised his way into expanding Russian power,”... 

The leader of France’s rightwing Front National (FN), Marine Le Pen, has announced she would hold a referendum to reintroduce the death penalty if she wins France’s 2017 presidential election. “I personally believe that the death penalty should exist in our legal arsenal,” Le Pen told television channel France 2. “I always said that I would offer French citizens the possibility to express... 

A grim Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) report circulating in the Kremlin this late afternoon warns that a “total war” scenario now exists in Saudi Arabia after the French government failed to heed Saudi warnings this past weekend of an imminent terror attack, which, in fact, did occur earlier today when Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) terrorists attacked the French satirical newspaper... 

On Christmas eve, the Former Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt, came out with an anti-Swedish rant saying that Sweden belongs to the immigrants who move there, not the Native Swedish. He also said that Sweden’s borders are fictional and the Native Swedish are “uninteresting”. “There is a choice of which country Sweden will be,” he told TV4. “Is this a land that is owned by those... 

The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has established a research and development program, known as the Fast Lightweight Autonomy Program (FLAP) which aims to develop new types of unmanned aerial vehicles—more commonly known as drones—for urban combat operations, according to the Washington Times. DARPA is preparing to dispense several initial $5 million contracts to... 

US sanctions against North Korea is an attempt to create friction within the North Korean establishment but the move will not succeed, according to an analyst in Belgrade, Serbia. Joaquin Flores, geostrategist and director at Center for Syncretic Studies, made the remarks in a phone interview with Press TV on Sunday. The Obama administration imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday, two weeks... 

The German government insists it wants Greece to stay in the eurozone and isn’t drafting any contingency plans in case of ‘Grexit’. This shows Germany is adamant about keeping Greece under the domination of the ‘troika’, journalist Ernst Wolff told RT. “The goal of the German government, the European Union and even the government in Athens itself is to keep Greece in the euro zone,”... 

The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (FE) has stated its readiness to launch cyberattacks against hostile states and organizations, according to Politiken daily. Over the next 2 years some $75 million will be invested in an “offensive” cyber division. By 2017 Denmark will pour some 465 million kroner ($75 million) into developing an offensive cyber-attack capability, according to the report.... 

The United States could possibly wage a war at a global level in the new year, says political analyst Stephen Lendman. “America is the rogue state that literally risks the possibility of a global war that could even erupt this year,” Lendman, an author and a radio host, told Press TV on Thursday. He made the remarks when asked about new US threats against Russia and its plan to deploy more than... 

The Pentagon’s fighter jet F-35 may not be fully operational until 2019 due to a newly discovered computer glitch. The $400 billion ultra-sophisticated jet, the most expensive in US history, was expected to enter service in 2015. F-35 is the fifth generation combat aircraft which is designed in three variations for US Air Force, Navy and Marines to replace out of date aircraft. It was planned to... 

A view of the Greek parliament in session. Parliament in Greece has been dissolved after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras requested the dissolution of the legislature following its failure to choose a new president after three successive rounds of voting. A statement from the parliament said an early election in the austerity-weary country would be held on January 25, as Samaras announced on Monday,... 

China and Russia have effectively switched to domestic currencies in trading using financial tools as swaps and forwards, as they seek to reduce the influence of the US dollar and foreign exchange risks. The agreement signed in the end of October comes into force Monday, December 29, and provides a currency swap of CNY150 billion (up to US$25 billion). The country’s Foreign Exchange Trade System... 

“I’m not a king,” President Obama has said more than 20 times recently in an effort to dissuade Americans from revolting against his executive rule phone and pen barrage. The President’s actions in his downtime might make many take another look, however, as it emerged this week that an entire beach was closed down to make way for the first family, as well as a happy couple having to relocate... 

A stunning new Federal Security Services (FSB) report circulating today in the Kremlin warns that the Obama regime may be planning to unleash a “false flag” operation involving a radioactive “dirty bomb” device after its discovery was unsuspectingly uncovered by the highly respected retired US Ambassador Robin Raphel [photo] who traced its origins to the European Union, and NATO member, nation... 

The photo shows Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras attending the third round of the presidential election in the Greek parliament in the capital, Athens, on December 29, 2014. The Greek parliament has failed to elect the country’s new president, paving the way for snap elections that might bring a radical leftist party to power. On Monday, Greek lawmakers failed for the third consecutive time to...