(March 16)After the US carried out a number of airstrikes in Iraq , Iraq's Foreign Ministry announced that they will submit a formal complaint to the UN Security Council accusing the US of a… Read More

(March 15) Thirty six percent of all weapons traded globally are now made in the US. Major arms transfers from the US went to 96 different countries. Russia is the second largest exporter bu… Read More

(March 14) Since the US has pulled its support from the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Force(SDF) in Syria, Turkish forces have advance into Syria and driven them out of some areas of S… Read More

(March 14) Barham Salih, the Iraqi president, issued a statement on Friday that angrily condemned a group of US airstrikes hitting suspected Iranian-back rebels suspected of carrying out the… Read More

(March 10) Only a week after the US and Taliban signed an Afghan peace deal the first few hundred US troops are rotating out of the country. Although the rotation was planned before the agre… Read More

South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual gathering of film, interactive media and music festivals and conferences that run parallel to each other. SXSW joins numerous other events in cancellin… Read More

(March 6) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation of possible war crimes by the US, Taliban, and others in Afghanistan undermines… Read More

(March 5) Russia and Turkey have agreed to a ceasefire in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib that will begin at midnight local time. The ceasefire may be just in time to avoid escalat… Read More

(March 4) Amost two decades after the US entered into Afghanistan and overthrew the Taliban regime, US hawks are still in support of the war and think that any deal to end it would be a bad… Read More

(March 3) Ford announced that it will be producing an all-electric version of the popular Transit cargo van for US and Canadian markets. The van is scheduled to be released by 2021.Many deta… Read More

March 1)  It took 18 months of talks to reach an agreement signed in Doha Qatar between the Taliban and the US that hopefully paves the way for peace in Afghanistan and the departure of… Read More

(February 29) PentaEach year the US spends tens of billions of dollars on nuclear weapon modernization schemes. Yet every year the Pentagon insists that funding is insufficient. 1 of 2… Read More

(February 28)There are some 2,500 US troops back in Saudi Arabia and they are getting prepared for a long stay. As tensions with Iran increase, US troops are again deployed to Saudi Arabia… Read More

(February 25)  Events change quickly. Earlier in the day there was a reports that Haftar forces and the GNA had agreed to a ceasefire at UN talks in Geneva. However, the two sides almos… Read More

(February 23) According to the Syrian Observatory for Human rights just in the past 19 days 2,700 Turkish military vehicles have gone into Syria along with 7,400 troops during the same time… Read More

(February 23) NBC Universal is in the advanced stage of talks to purchase Vudu, the video service owned by Walmart. While the talks may not end up in a deal it appears that NBCUniversal part… Read More

(February 23) A group of US Senators led by Senator Ed Markey, Dianne Epstein, Chris Van Hollen, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth, all Democrats and Bernie Sanders an Indpendent have introd… Read More

( February 22) The Democratic Majority for Israel a pro-Israel super PAC (Political Action Committee) claims that it will not run any more negative ads against Senator Bernie Sanders in his… Read More

(February 20) Clashes in Syria's Idlib Province have increased Thursday as Turkish forces attacked Syrian Army forces. The Turks claim to have killed over 50 Syrian soldiers. Turkish officia… Read More

Saudi Arabia's venture into Yemen to try and reinstate the internationally recognized government of Mansur Hadi has caused the country continual problems as it has confronted not just Houthi… Read More

(February 17)Turkish-supported rebels in Syria have begun a new counter-offensive in Aleppo Province during the weekend to try to regain territory that had been won by the Assad government f… Read More

(Feb. 16) Back in January this year, the Iraqi parliament voted 170 to 0 for a resolution requiring all foreign troops be withdrawn from Iraq. The resolution was not binding upon the governm… Read More

(Feb.  16) US Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the Pentagon's decision to remove all federal funding of the military paper Stars and Stripes in its 2021 budget request. Esper told… Read More

(February 15)A Tornado jet belonging to the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi rebels in Yemen has gone down. The official Saudi Press Agency said that the Saudi Air Force Tornado crash… Read More

(February 13) The US Trump administration has dealt another blow to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority (PA) as it introduces more budget cuts to the group, this time to the PA security… Read More

(February 12) The Philippines has officially notified the US that it is scrapping a security pact allowing US forces to train and take part in joint exercises in the country.Rodrigo Duterte… Read More

(February 12)There has been much documentation to show that the Afghan war has been quite expensive with considerable sums spent on reconstruction but little has been achieved.The human cost… Read More

(February 11) For 2021 the US Pentagon has requested $705.4 billion. This includes a 3 percent pay raise for military personnel and also $15.4 billion of the new Space Force.Breakdown of bud… Read More

(February 10) A number of provincial officials from Farah Province in Afghanistan report that on Saturday a vehicle was destroyed in an airstrike killing all five businessmen who were inside… Read More

(February 8) News about an incident in Nangarhar province in Aghanistan involving US and Afghan forces and perhaps the Taliban or ISIS is unclear with conflicting reports on what happened.Va… Read More

(February 8)An Airbus 320 passenger jet with 172 passengers aboard was almost shot down over the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday morning. Syrian missile defense systems were activated to… Read More

Tensions may have eased a bit since the US carried out the assassination of Qaseem Soleimani a top Iranian commander along with an Iraqi deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization forces i… Read More

(February 6) The world spends a total of nearly $3 trillion a year on armaments. According to the US State Department the US drives about 79percent of the world total. 1 of 3 The&n&hell…Read More

(February 5) General Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, Centom Commander, made a quiet visit to Iraq on Tuesday. Multiple media reports claim that McKenzie "slipped" into Iraq in an attempt to mend t… Read More

(February 4) On Monday flights from the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital of Sanaa began carrying patients needing urgent medical care to Amman Jordan. This is a welcome step said the World H… Read More

(February 3)The US first imposed an arms embargo on Cuba on March 14, 1958. On October 19, 1960 almost two years after Batista was overthrown the embargo was extended to other imports except… Read More

(February 4) It is five years since the Saudis began their invasion and bombing of Yemen in an attempt to defeat the Houthi rebels in the north and reinstall the ousted government of Mansur… Read More

(February 2) Three days after US President Donald Trump presented the "deal of the century" his proposal to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinians held demonstrations against his… Read More

(February 1) Kelly Craft, US Ambassador to the United Nations, on Friday issued a statement warning the Palestinians against expressing any criticism of Trump's "Deal of the Century" peace p… Read More

(January 30) Aston Martin has officially delayed the launch of all of its planned electric vehicles as it attempts to get back on a solid financial basis.Company to receive emergency funding… Read More

(January 30) Former Air Force psychologist Dr. James Mitchell was pressed by lawyers representing alleged plotters of the 9/11 terrorist attacks as to his major part of helping the CIA's ren… Read More

(January 29)The Trump Administration has suspended delivery of all weapons to Iraq. This includes the delivery of Sidewinder and Maverick missiles that were part of a $1.8 billion contract t… Read More

(January 29)Donald Trump the US president will seek a 20 percent budget increase bringing the budget for the National Nuclear Security Administration(NNSA) to $20 billion. The NNSA maintains… Read More

(Jamiuary 27) Just last week Cruise, a subsidiary of GM that is developing a self-driving car, unveiled its first self-driving vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals. The Chief Executive O… Read More

(January 26) Three of five rockets that were fired into the huge Green Zone in Baghdad hit the US embassy on Sunday. One rocket is said to have crashed into the dining hall. No one has as ye… Read More

(January 25)The US Deputy Commander in Iraq and Syria, Major General Alex Grynkewich downplayed the threat posed by ISIS terrorists within Iraq. Instead, he argued that Shiite groups includi… Read More

(January 22) US airstrikes against a splinter group of the Taliban killed Mullah Raaz Mohammed Nangyalai. However, according to the Independent Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan (IHRC)… Read More

(Jauary 21) It is now a year since the US announced that it regarded Juan Guaido as the recognized ruler of Venezuela. In late January last year Guaido declared himself the legitimate presid… Read More

(January 19)Reports on the number of casualties caused by an attack on a mosque in a military camp in the Yemeni central province of Marib vary widely. However one report claims more than 10… Read More

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has been publicizing the Pentagon plan that would see troops from Africa moved to Asian areas around China and Russia, for some time.The plan would be pa… Read More

(January16) On January 14, Kristi Noem the Republican Governor or the US state of South Dakota signed an executive order that prohibits state offices from doing business with any companies t… Read More

Bose Corporation the large audio equipment manufacturer plans to close all its retail stores in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia. Bose claims its audio products are increasingly b… Read More

(Janyuary 14) After the assassination- aka euphemistically as "targeted killing"- of Iranian top general Qassem Soleimani in a US operation in Baghdad on January 3 Raytheon a large US defens… Read More

Iraqi officials warn that the country would face almost immediate economic collapse should US President Trump impose sanctions on Iraq and freeze oil revenues because Iraq demanded US troops… Read More

(January 13)On Friday President Trump said he believed that assassinated Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was plotting to attack four US embassies. However, Trump offered no evidence for his… Read More

On January 2, the US launched an airstrike at the Baghdad International Airport that killed the Iranian General Qassem Suleimani and also an Iraqi militia leader but the US attempted another… Read More

(January 10) Iraq is interested in purchasing Russian S-300 air defense systems. Russia's S-300 and S-400 systems have been popular purchases as many consider them more cost-effective than U… Read More

(January 11) According to a Washington Post report the Iraqi PM has asked for the US to devise a mechanism for withdrawal of its troops from the country. 1 of 2 The Iraq parliament… Read More

Huawei claims that its foldable MateX phone is selling 100,000 a month a good pace especially since the phone is for sale only in China at present and costs about $2,400 US.Mate X sales may… Read More

Lime, the largest electric scooter-sharing company on the globe will lay off 14 percent about 100 of its workers and will exit 12 markets according to a recent report. The action comes as ri… Read More

(January 9) The giant film company Warner Bros. has a contract with Cinelytic a Los Angeles AI startup uses AI algorithms to predict a film's success. This will help guide Warner Bros. Pictu… Read More

(January 6) At the CES show this year Sony announced the Sony Vision-S a concept all electric sedan that is intended to show the company's many different technological strengths. Sony produc… Read More

(January 6) According to the caretaker Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi assassinated Iranian General Qassam Soleimani was on a diplomatic mission that was part of ongoing diplomatic eff… Read More

(January 5) Today the Iraqi parliament passed a resolution to expel all foreign troops from the country as tensions are escalating between Iran and the US but between Iraq and the US as well… Read More

(January 2) Google is developing artificial Intelligence (AI) that will help doctors identify breast cancer according to a research paper published in Nature Today. The AI model which scans… Read More

(January 1) Within Iraq powerful political blocs claim that US-strikes against an Iran-backed militia are a violation of Iraq's sovereignty. There likely will be increased calls in Iraq's pa… Read More

(December 30, 2019) A plane loaded with captives freed by separatists landed just outside of the Ukrainian capital Kiev today as the Ukrainian government and the eastern separatists carried… Read More

Recep Erdogan, the Turkish president, said on Thursday that Turkey will be sending ground troops and advanced weapons to Libya. He said the deployment is expected some time in January.Contex… Read More

(December 23) US President Donald Trump signed a huge defense bill on Friday that authorizes $738 billion for fiscal year 2020. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) grants a based b… Read More

(December 22, 2019) Panamanian relatives of those killed during the 1989 US invasion of the country brought flowers to the graves of their loved ones to honor their memory on the 30th annive… Read More

(December 19, 2019) Last Monday both China and Russia proposed to the UN Security Council that it lift a ban the prevents North Korea from exporting seafood, textiles and statues and also ea… Read More

(December 19, 2019) After just two days of negotiations between South Korea and the US on cost-sharing of the US military operations in the country the talks have ended in failure. No more t… Read More

(December 18, 2019) The US Congress has passed sanctions on companies and governments that are working on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will provide Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic… Read More

(December 18, 2019) The US Senate just passed a $738 billion military spending bill for 2020. It has been sent to President Trump to sign. The bill authorizes substantial purchases of a numb… Read More

(December 17, 2019) Cars with special extreme specs and price tags are often called "hypercars" as even the term "supercar" seems a bit tame. Perhaps it is appropriate that UK entrepreneur J… Read More

(December 17,  2019) US lawmakers have agreed to add on $24.7 billion to a $1.4 trillion spending compromise package. They hope the extra funds will be sufficient to pass the spending b… Read More

The Trump administration's efforts to extradite Julian Assange the Wikileaks founder to the US from the UK are facing several questions including Assange's health as well as withholding cruc… Read More

(December 13, 2019) Amazon has steadily expanded it logistics operations during the last decade. According to a Morgan Stanley estimate Amazon now delivers over half all its US packagesThis… Read More

(December 13, 2019) The war is Afghanistan has been going on for 18 years. Afghans now fear foreign security forces to about the same degree as the Taliban. While only 1 percent trust the Ta… Read More

(December 12, 2019) Mark Esper, US Secretary of Defenses and General Mark Milley testified to the US House Armed Services Committee that the US will continue to have troops in Syria for many… Read More

US veterans angered by report of lies about Afghan warLISTEN | PRINTBY KEN HANLY     DEC 10, 2019 IN WORLD(December 10, 2019) The Washington Post released… Read More

(December 12, 2019)The US is planning to proceed with sanctions against Turkey because it acquired the S-400 defense system from Russia. Turkey has warned the US if the US imposes sanctions… Read More

(December 7, 2019)The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a resolution that expressed opposition to Israel carrying out any unilateral annexations in the occupied West Bank and also… Read More

(  December 7, 2019) US Senators Marco Rubio a Republican and Bob Mendez a Democrat introduced a reauthorization of the euphemistically titled "Venezuela Defence of Human Rights and Civ… Read More

(December 6, 2019)This Wednesday, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, and Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State met for an hour and 45 minutes working on the specifics of a plan… Read More

(December 2, 2019) Secret talks between Saudi Arabia and the Yemen Houthi movement appear to be making progress. Prisoners were released, medical patients have been evacuated and the number… Read More

(December 4, 2019) The treaty that formed NATO in 1949 never singled out a single enemy for the alliance to counter but it was clear at the time that the Soviet Union was the main target. Th… Read More

 (December 3 2019) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has for a long time supported and propped up right-wing governments in Latin America that support US policy while often ignoring tho… Read More

The cost of the project was $295 million. The bridge is 1,080 meters long, 540 meters in each country. The bridge is to be launched in April next year and should be open for passenger traffi… Read More

NATO has announced a change to its budgeting. The change will reduce the percentage of its central budget that will be paid by the US. The US contribution will be reduced from 22 percent of… Read More

(November 27, 2019) Saudi Arabia's crackdown on perceived dissent since Prince Mohammed bin Salman became Crown Prince has been on-again off-again but according to human rights groups the cr… Read More

(November 26, 2019)According to officials said to be familiar with the situation a delegation from the Kurdish autonomous region met with Iraqi officials in the capital Baghdad. There was an… Read More

(November 25, 2019)A new poll conducted by the Eurasia Group Foundation of 1,200 people across the US shows that belief in American exceptionalism is declining and Americans tend to support… Read More

(November 24, 2019)North Korea's mission to the UN issued a statement last Friday claiming that the country no longer had any leeway to give way to any US demands without getting something i… Read More

(November 23, 2-19) The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in a unanimous vote has blocked US telecom companies from using any federal funds to buy Huawei equipment. 1 of 2&nbsp&hell…Read More

(November 23, 2019)The United Kingdom failed to meet a deadline Friday set by the UN to hand over its last African colony back over to its people. The Chagos Islands are far from the African… Read More

Last April several thousand pedal-assist electric bikes were taken from service after a number of people were injured due to harder-than-expected brakes.Brakes are now fixedLast April Citi B… Read More

(November 23, 2019)Martin Griffiths the UN envoy to Yemen claims that the he is seeing a growing momentum to reach a deal to end the long war in Yemen that has now lasted five years. He says… Read More

(November 21, 2019)Pickups have increased their share of the light vehicle market from under 13 percent in 2012 to 17.5 percent in 2019. They are the fastest growing segment of the market in… Read More

(November 21 2019) The South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo quotes an anonymous US diplomatic source as saying that Trump is considering the withdrawal of 4,000 US troops from the South.The so… Read More