US President Barack Obama has lashed out at his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, saying he is destroying the country’s economy in order to recreate the Soviet empire. During a speech to world leaders at the G7 summit in Germany, Obama attacked Putin over the Ukraine crisis. “Does he continue to wreck his country’s economy and continue Russia’s isolation in pursuit of a wrong-headed desire... 

US President Barack Obama said that his administration has retrieved the reputation of the United States as “the most respected country on earth.” Obama made the statement while answering questions with YSEALI Fellows, an exchange program for community leaders from ASEAN, The Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Monday. “People don’t remember, but when I came into office,... 

Peace is hanging in the balance in the South China Sea region, Michael Auslin noted, presenting three possible real-world scenarios under which Washington and Beijing may draw themselves into a direct conflict. Although Beijing has not set yet a formal air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the South China Sea, it has obviously laid down a “redline” in the region, noted Michael Auslin,... 

US real estate mogul and billionaire Donald Trump slammed the Obama administration over its Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, labeling it as disastrous and warning that it will encourage US companies to slash domestic jobs. “The new trade deal is a disaster,” The Hill quoted Trump as saying at the South Carolina Freedom Summit in Greenville, South Carolina. “They don’t talk about... 

US Vice President Joe Biden announced that the US government will provide F-35 fighter jets to Israel next year to the country a strategic advantage over its rivals in the Middle East. The US government will provide F-35 fighter jets to Israel next year to the country a strategic advantage over its rivals in the Middle East, US Vice President Joe Biden said during a speech celebrating Israeli independence. “Next... 

Don’t look now, but Washington just blinked. As we’ve documented exhaustively over the past week, pressure has been building steadily for the US to strike some manner of conciliatory tone towards China with regard to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, a China-led institution aimed at rivaling the US/Japan-backed ADB. Britain’s decision to join China in its new endeavor has prompted a... 

The Nobel Peace Prize Committee’s chairman has been removed from his post for the first time in the award’s 114-year history. He’s been criticized over a number of the panel’s controversial picks, like US president and the EU. Ousted Chairman Thorbjoern Jagland, a former Norwegian Labor prime minister, had been in charge of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee for six years before he was voted... 

West behind overthrow of Ukrainian government, former congressman says. The overthrow of the legally elected government of Ukraine was “was not only supported by U.S. and EU governments — much of it was actually planned by them,” former congressman Dr. Ron Paul said. In his weekly column posted Sunday, Dr. Paul blamed western interventionism for the death and destruction in Ukraine’s ongoing... 

The Obama administration is preparing to equip the so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels with the ability to order U.S. air strikes despite the group’s admitted allegiance to the Islamic State. Members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) will be provided with radios to call in strikes from American B-1B bombers as well as pickup trucks with mounted machine guns as the president puts the final touches... 

White House sets up shadow amnesty program illegally. The Obama administration has granted work permits to millions of unqualified illegals since 2009, according to data obtained by the Center for Immigration Studies. The feds gave 1.7 million work permits to aliens whose legal status is unknown, 1.2 million to aliens with visas which did not authorize employment (tourists, students, etc.), and 982,000... 

A majority of US senators submit to Israel’s demands to please the Israel lobby and do not represent the interests of the United States, an American scholar says. “It’s really embarrassing that so many American senators are willing to carry water for Israel,” said James Henry Fetzer, who is also an editor at Veterans Today and a retired professor in Madison, Wisconsin. “They ought to simply... 

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... 

According to AP, Texas is leading a 17-state coalition in suing over the Obama administration’s recently announced executive actions on immigration. A year ago, following the whole Supreme Court farce, a bevy of states proved there are more than just “idiot voters” left in the US, when they decided to sue Obamacare outright over one or more of its provisions. They were promptly shut down... 

US President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel embrace during a press conference to announce Hagel’s departure at the White House on Nov. 24, 2014 in Washington, DC. United States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down from his post atop the Pentagon, the Obama-appointee said Monday from the White House. Flanked by US President Barack Obama and the vice president during a... 

The United States is backing a new offensive by the junta in Kiev as it is supporting its “puppet regime” in Ukraine and trying to push pro-Russian forces out of the struggle, says a political analyst. “I think Washington wants to strengthen the position of the Kiev junta without calling into question the fact that its origins was in a military civilian coup which overthrew the elected government...