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Chrysler recalls 1.4 million vehicles amid hacking fears
Giant car maker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has recalled some 1.4 million vehicles amid concerns about a flaw that could expose them to hacking attacks.
The US-Italian company made the announcement on Friday, less than a week after hackers demonstrated that they can easily take over the systems of vehicles made by the world’s seventh-largest car manufacturer.
The safety recall was issued after...
Obama threatens Iran with war despite nuclear deal
US President Barack Obama participates in an interview with Jon Sopel of the BBC at the White House.
US president Barack Obama has once again threatened Iran with a military attack despite the recent conclusion of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.
In an interview with the BBC broadcast on Thursday, Obama said the military option is still on the table even after the landmark...
US Nuclear Buildup in EU
While beefing up NATO’s military presence in Europe Washington should refrain from deploying more US nuclear weapons in EU countries, senior fellow of the Brookings Institution Steven Pifer said.
According to Steven Pifer, a senior fellow and director of the Arms Control Initiative at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., the Pentagon is currently considering re-deployment of US nuclear...
EU is Nothing but 'Subject' to US - French Media
In present-day international relations there are only two camps one can choose from and belong to – the United States and China; everyone else, including Europe, must accept the current state of affairs and become “docile subjects” of those who have power and authority, columnist Daniel Soulez-Lariviere said in Le Huffington Post.
In this day and age, the United States and China dictate the...
U.S. Conspiring With Russian Oligarchs to Overthrow Putin, Says Duma Member
White House & American corporations behind conspiracy to spark astroturf revolution which will lead to Ukraine-style coup.
Russian Parliament member Yevgeny Fedorov claims that Russian oligarchs are in negotiations with top American corporations and the White House to foment an astroturf revolution that will lead to the ouster of President Vladimir Putin and the collapse of the Russian Federation...
EU Parliament backs TTIP resolution
Despite vocal criticism, the EU Parliament has approved a non-binding resolution on the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, bridging a gap in protracted negotiations on the secretive trade pact between the EU and the US.
The resolution was approved by the majority of the parliament with 436 ‘Yes’ votes coming up against 241 ‘No’ votes in Strasbourg...
Is US Pledge to Be the World Leader Just Wishful Thinking?
Is the American century over? Despite a growing economy, world-class university system, innovative society, and the best military in the world it seems the US may lose its global leadership.
Air Force Col. Robert S. Spalding and his co-author Dr. Adam B. Lowther, a Research Professor at the Air Force Research Institute (AFRI), believe that the American pessimism over the country’s gradual decline...
Japan agrees to fight America in giant Battlebots duel
After a pair of American robot makers challenged their rivals in Japan to a mega duel involving their mechanical creations, the corresponding team in Japan has responded without hesitation: ‘Bring it on’.
In a video posted on YouTube, Kogoro Kurata, the CEO and founder of Suidobashi Heavy Industry, said his company would be more than willing to battle US-based MegaBots in an epic robot faceoff.
“Yeah,...
US slap in face of Israel - Cuban embassy opening
After a significant thaw between the US and Cuba, the states decided to restore their embassies.
However, some believe that opening an embassy in Havana would avert one of the American’s important allies.
Thus, the presidential candidate from the Republican party Ted Cruz claimed, that reopening is a “slap in the face” of Israel.
Cruz called Obama’s announcement “unacceptable...
Greek PM announces closure of banks and stock market
Greece has announced the temporary closure of banks and stock market as leaders of the US and Germany weigh in on the country’s debt crisis.
The Bank of Greece has recommended a “bank holiday and restriction of bank withdrawals” on Monday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced in a statement on Sunday.
Athens stock market would also stay closed and capital controls are to...
Churches secretly tracking congregants
Facial recognition is the automatic identification of a person from a digital image or a video frame.
Churches around the world have started to secretly keep tabs on their congregants with facial recognition software.
Around 30 churches from countries such as the US, Indonesia, India, and Portugal have started to use Churchix, a specialized program designed for religious institutions by an American-Israeli...
US Supreme Court rules in favor of Gay Marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has declared same-sex marriages legal across the entirety of the United States.
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court termed on Friday morning attempts by conservative states to ban gay marriage unconstitutional.
Five of the nine court justices ruled that the right to marriage equality was enshrined under the 14th amendment, striking down bans in over a dozen states.
The ruling...
Germany's ex-finance minister slams defense secretary's Europe visit
Left-wing German politician and former finance minister Oskar Lafontaine had some harsh words for the US on its politics concerning Russia and Ukraine. He has also called on the EU to oppose Washington.
In a Facebook post which cannot be quoted fully quote due to strong language, Lafontaine, whose latest political post was co-chairman of the democratic socialist party The Left, called US Defense Secretary...
US deploying heavy weaponry near Russia
US tanks in Narva, Estonia, near the Russian border.
Washington plans to station hardware, including tanks and armored vehicles, in a number of European countries, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced on Tuesday. Nukes withdrawn in the 1980s will not return to Europe.
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania will be hosting the new hardware, and it will be possible to move it around...
U.S. May Position for a War Against Russia
On Saturday, June 13th, The New York Times bannered, “U.S. Is Poised to Put Heavy Weaponry in Eastern Europe,” and Russia’s response to the announcement wasn’t long in coming.
The Russian equivalent of America’s Wall Street Journal and Britain’s Financial Times, which is Kommersant (or Businessperson), headlined on June 15th, “US may redeploy heavy weapons to the borders of the Russian...