The United States and its traditional allies are on the brink of a full-scale trade war amid the EU’s tit-for-tat response to Washington’s move to impose stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. US President Donald Trump offered his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron a lucrative bilateral trade deal if France agreed to withdraw from the EU, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing... 

It is difficult to find the words to describe just how serious America’s trade war with China is becoming. As you will see below, the two largest economies on the entire planet are on a self-destructive course that almost seems irreversible at this point. The only way that this trade war is going to come to a rapid conclusion is if one side is willing to totally submit and accept an extremely bitter... 

Turkey is seriously considering withdrawing from NATO, as the relationship with the alliance continues to worsen. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu warned of retaliatory actions if the American bill about sanctions against Turkey becomes law. At the end of last week, US lawmakers published information about the annual funding of defence in the amount of $717 billion. The document temporarily... 

Accusing Washington of attempts to “rewrite history,” Iran has firmly rejected as a “mockery” of the justice system the US court’s recent default ruling which ordered Tehran to pay over $6 billion in damages to 9/11 victims. “Issuing such an absurd and unacceptable verdict mocks not only the international legal system but also the survivors and families of the victims of the September... 

Washington plans to slap Moscow with a new batch of sanctions as early as Monday, the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley said. The new measures are said to be a response to Russia’s alleged “aggressive actions.” The soon to be announced sanctions will be imposed on the Russian companies Haley claimed are involved with the Syrian chemical weapons program. “They will go directly to any... 

Tens of thousands of Trump supporters are bashing the president and unedorsing him in mass like never before over his neocon war threats against Syria and Russia. People are calling him “psychopath, schizophrenic, bigger lunatic than Bush, traitor, man child” and many other names. Many have started a new meme calling the president “Trump derangement syndrome”, alleging that... 

Donald Trump warned Russia to “get ready” after Moscow vowed to shoot any missiles fired at Syria down. “They will be coming, nice and new and smart,” Trump tweeted. Is this guy Lucifer himself? The demon who comes to rule the Earth in the final days then pretends he’s God? Can we all at least agree that this man talks like a moron? He is illiterate to say the least. The... 

American soldiers deployed at the new US Army base in Israel will “die to defend the Jewish state,” USAF Third Air Force commander Lt.-Gen. Richard Clark has told the Jerusalem Post newspaper—a new and grotesque display of how extensive the Jewish lobby’s control of the US government extends. Speaking in an interview with the Jerusalem Post in Israel during “Juniper Cobra,” the largest... 

Russia’s new hypersonic Sarmat ICBM, which is capable of overcoming missile defense systems, has completed tests and is a “breakthrough” for the country’s missile program, according to President Vladimir Putin. The announcement was made during Putin’s annual address to Russia’s Federal Assembly, and was accompanied by a video showcasing the missile’s capabilities.... 

The Turkish foreign minister said that Erdogan and Tillerson held constructive talks in Ankara and agreed to normalize relations. “We are agreed on normalising relations again,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said after talks with US counterpart Rex Tillerson in Ankara, saying that ties were at a “critical phase” and vowing to create “mechanisms” to discuss... 

Thousands of texts between two FBI officials involved in the Clinton email and Trump-Russia probes are being filtered through Washington’s partisan lens, with Republicans seeing treason and Democrats saying they amount to nothing. Messages between FBI agent Peter Strzok and bureau attorney Lisa Page, who were having an extramarital affair at the time, were included in a 54-page appendix to the 25-page... 

The US State Department found itself the focus of social media jibes after an overhaul of its travel safety warning system downgraded Russia to the same category as Mauritania, Sudan and other trouble spots. The move, explained as “due to terrorism and harassment,” comes at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow and just five months before Russia hosts the 2018 FIFA World... 

The US government shut down at midnight Friday, the 18th such event in modern US history. RT takes a look at previous instances of congressional stalemate that brought the country to a standstill. A shutdown occurs when Congress can’t agree on a spending bill. It results in the temporary suspension of “non-essential” civil services. 2013 Obamacare The last government shutdown took place during... 

Donald Trump, just like any politician, made a wide range of promises during his presidential campaign, with many of them making headlines; from building a wall on the Mexican border to withdrawing from Trans-Pacific Partnership and moving the American embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. But has he delivered on them yet? Donald Trump is a liar and a neocon, he is Bush reincarnated. Say what... 

Paul Ryan has indicated this will be his final term as Speaker of the House, a report from Politico claims. According to the liberal-leaning publication, “Ryan has made it known to some of his closest confidants that this will be his final term as speaker.” “He consults a small crew of family, friends and staff for career advice, and is always cautious not to telegraph his political maneuvers....