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Thousands protest outside Greek Parliament against GD oppression

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Thousands of friends, supporters and members of Golden Dawn have gathered outside parliament in Athens demanding the immediate release of Golden Dawn political prisoners. Golden Dawn’s jailed leaders Nikos Michaloliakos, Christos Pappas, and Giannis Lagos are speaking inside the Greek parliament regarding the issue of lifting parliamentary immunity. In following video, Golden Dawn New York Division... 

Czech and Slovakia refuse to have NATO bases in their countries

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Two Eastern European nations, and the Czech Republic, have refused to host foreign troops and military bases. The prime ministers of both countries have consecutively spoken against the proposal voiced by US President Barack Obama. Following the example of their neighbor the Czech Republic, the prime minister of Slovakia stated that his country is ready to meet its obligations as a NATO member state,... 

Angela Merkel criticizes support for UK exit from EU

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected as unacceptable, arguments that the UK should leave the European Union if London refuses to sit back in a dispute over the European Commission’s (EC) next president. Merkel told the German parliament on Wednesday that she was aware of London’s objection to her favored candidate for EC presidency, Jean-Claude Juncker, but hoped that the UK would remain... 

California northern counties vote to secede

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Frustrated with their representation in government, residents in two of California’s northern counties are heading to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether they should consider seceding from the state. According to Reuters, campaigns in both Del Norte and Tehama counties are underway to convince residents that permanently separating from California is in their best interests. By supporting the... 

Egypt finally gets a new president, a former army chief

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Egypt’s President-elect Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Egypt’s election commission has officially announced former army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as the winner of the country’s presidential election. The election commission said on Tuesday evening that Sisi won the polls by 96.1 percent of the votes. It put the turnout at 47.5 percent of the country’s 53 million eligible voters during the three-day... 

Spanish King Juan Carlos abdicates, Prince Felipe becomes new King

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Juan Carlos, the king of Spain, plans to abdicate, according to the country’s prime minister. A new constitutional amendment will reportedly be proposed to allow for the abdication. Crown Prince Felipe is to become the new monarch. Spain’s King Juan Carlos is abdicating after almost 40 years on the throne and his son Prince Felipe will succeed him, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday... 

Thai Army deploys troops, threatens protesters with mass arrests

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Thailand’s military junta has sent thousands of police and troops across the capital, Bangkok, in an attempt to prevent expected anti-coup rallies. Deputy police chief Somyot Poompanmoung said on Sunday that nearly 6,000 police and soldiers were being sent to central Bangkok and rapid deployment units are prepared to halt protests that might take place elsewhere. Several malls in the Ratchaprasong... 

Russia threatens to cut off gas supply to Ukraine by June 3

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Russia has set a deadline for Kiev to pay part of its debt to Moscow or the flow of Russian gas to Ukraine will be halted. The acting Kiev government has until June 3 to pay part of its debt or face cuts in natural gas supplies from Russia. According to Russia’s Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller, with last month’s consumption included, Ukraine’s debt will rise to USD 5.2 billion by June 7. Russia has... 

Britons will back UKIP again in 2015 national election

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Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage gestures as he speaks during a campaign event at Kelham Hall in Newark upon Trent, central England on May 31, 2014. Most of the over four million British voters who backed UKIP in last week’s EU parliamentary elections are determined to cast their votes for the Eurosceptic party once again in the upcoming national election in 2015, a new poll... 

UK threatens to exit EU over European Commission head

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British Prime Minister David Cameron Te British prime minister has threatened that his country will exit the European Union if former Luxembourg premier Jean-Claude Juncker becomes the president of the European Commission. According to German news magazine, Der Spiegel, David Cameron made the comments on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Tuesday. He reportedly told German Chancellor Angela... 

Scotland's independence referendum campaign begins

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The campaign for Scotland’s independence referendum has started amid discussions over benefits and costs of breaking away from the United Kingdom. The campaign will last for 16 weeks before the beginning of referendum, which is due to be held on September 18. Four million eligible voters will be asked a Yes/No question, “Should Scotland be an independent country?” According to reports,... 

US deploys 2 surveillance drones for China and North Korea

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The United States has deployed two of its most advanced long-distance surveillance drones to a base in northern Japan to spy on North Korea and China. The deployment of the Global Hawk drones was made over the past week, The Associated Press reported on Friday. The US military is seeking to improve its ability to have a close look on North Korea’s alleged nuclear activities and Chinese naval operations,... 

Russian Military To Protect Western Oil Giants In America Against Obama

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A stunning report prepared by the Ministry of Energy (MoE) on the recently signed agreements between Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft, Exxon Mobil Corporation and British Petroleum says that additional memorandums of understanding (MoU) agreed upon by these three global energy giants allows for the deployment of tens-of-thousands of Russian military forces to protect their “mutual vital interests”... 

Bilderberg: Elites Desperate to Rescue Global Government

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Anti-EU revolution, Ukraine crisis threaten to derail global government. The 2014 Bilderberg meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark is taking place amidst a climate of panic for many of the 120 globalists set to attend the secretive confab, with Russia’s intransigence on the crisis in Ukraine and the anti-EU revolution sweeping Europe posing a serious threat to the unipolar world order Bilderberg spent... 

Moscow urges Kiev to halt military operations in East Ukraine

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Moscow has urged Kiev to halt its military operations in eastern Ukraine amid reports of civilian casualties during a full-scale assault on pro-Russian protesters there. The Russian Foreign Ministry released a statement urging the Kiev government to stop what Moscow calls Ukraine’s military operations against its own people. The Russian ministry also called on the Organization for Security and Cooperation... 
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