Italy’s populist right-wing interior minister Matteo Salvini has evoked fury from European lawmakers after making a reference to African “slaves” while addressing a migration conference in Vienna on Friday. One European minister went so far as to heckle Salvini as he spoke, and unable to contain his anger interrupted the speech and unleashed in a vulgar outburst. Salvini was presenting the rationale... 

“Civil war is coming to Europe,” a German city politician told me this week. I shan’t mention his name – it was an off-the-record briefing and, anyway, in Germany there are penalties for this kind of frankness. But he was only repeating what plenty of other people say in private in Germany where I’ve spent the last couple of weeks, soaking up the atmosphere, people-watching, gauging the... 

Haaretz reported that Turkey has dispatched troops to Idlib, Syria to reinforce its presence in the province. The reinforcements come despite the Turkish defense minister’s recent warnings against a military solution. Radio Sputnik discussed the possibility that Turkey could help reach a ceasefire in Idlib with Ferrada de Noli, founder and chairman of Swedish Doctors for Human Rights. Sputnik: What... 

Since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has turned into a transit point, through which 650,000 refugees have already reached Italy from Africa. Sputnik political observer Sergei Gashkov takes a look at the situation in the conflict-ridden North African nation and its impact on Europe. In Rome, the responsibility for the influx of migrants is laid on France, which persuaded NATO countries... 

Who the hell do these liberal scumbags think they are?? So glad Salvini slapped this weakling. Just look at him, this guy looks like the kind of kid he was being beaten by everyone at school now he’s all grown up and runs his mouth with guts picking up on big boys like Salvini. Its not like he grew a pair, on the contrary, he’s still a coward, he says these things from far away, let him... 

Some 300,000 troops and tens of thousands vehicles, aircraft and warships are participating in the largest military exercise Russia has staged in 37 years. Units from China are to take part in the maneuvers as well. The Vostok 2018 exercise is meant to test the capability of the Russian military to rapidly move and deploy large forces over long distances as well as coordinating between several branches... 

Two US jets have bombed a town in the Syrian Deir Ez-Zor province with white phosphorus munitions, causing massive fires, Russian military has said. Two F-15 jets on Saturday bombed the town of Hajin with white phosphorus incendiary munitions, banned under the Geneva Convention, according to the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria. “Following the strikes, large fires were observed in the... 

Events are moving rapidly in Syria as Russian jets pound insurgent positions in Idlib Province and as the Syrian Army initiates a ground invasion which Damascus has described as coming in a “phased” approach. The White House responded to the Syrian and Russian bombing campaign by vowing it would act “swiftly and vigorously” should chemical weapons be used, and a day ago claimed there’s “lots... 

Syrian state YouTube channels have been shut down this morning just as the Syrian Army’s ground offensive has officially begun. This includes the following now terminated Syrian state and pro-government channels: Syrian Presidency, Syria MoD (Ministry of Defense), SANA, and Sama TV. This follows YouTube reportedly closing Syria’s Ortas News last week. It is unclear whether or not the action is... 

The Jews-only state of Israel armed at least 12 different “Syrian rebel” groups—most of them who turned out to be ISIS-aligned—since 2013, several leaders of those groups have admitted in an interview with Foreign Policy (FP) magazine. According to a September 6, 2018, article in FP, the “military transfers, which ended in July of this year, included assault rifles, machine guns, mortar... 

Taiwan’s leaders fear China’s pledge of $60 billion in assistance to Africa is a move to poach Swaziland, its last remaining diplomatic ally from the continent. Top Taiwanese officials are striving to improve ties with Swaziland as they are concerned that China’s colossal investment will pressure the tiny nation. “The ministry will keep a close eye on the issue, while doing our best to strengthen... 

Israel has admitting to bombing Syria on more than 200 separate occasions since 2017, all part of the Jews-only state’s efforts to hinder the Syrian government’s campaign to stamp out ISIS and other Western-backed “moderate” rebels that country. According to a report in the Times of Israel, the Israeli air force had conducted strikes against 202 targets in Syria since 2017, using some 800... 

Years of doomsday talk at Silicon Valley dinner parties has turned to action. In recent months, two 150-ton survival bunkers journeyed by land and sea from a Texas warehouse to the shores of New Zealand, where they’re buried 11 feet underground. Seven Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have purchased bunkers from Rising S Co. and planted them in New Zealand in the past two years, said Gary Lynch, the... 

As a grim reminder to why a few weeks ago the Federal Republic of Germany quietly rolled out its new military doctrine showing the massive preparations it’s making for World War III, a new Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that the Ministry of Defense (MoD) has successfully completed a Sukhoi-30SM squadron refueling exercise over the Mediterranean... 

John McCain’s death has inspired a slew of whitewashed obituaries, cringeworthy plaudits and declarations of love from both sides of the political divide — but as historical revisionism goes, his funeral was a step too far. If there is anyone who owns the right to whitewash John McCain’s legacy, it is his daughter, Meghan McCain. In her hour of grief, we can permit her to rewrite her father’s...