US House Approves Waiver to Allow Gen. Mattis to Serve as Defense Secretary
The US House of Representatives approved the waiver necessary to allow retired Gen. James Mattis to serve as Secretary of Defense.
The US House of Representatives approved the waiver necessary to allow retired Gen. James Mattis to serve as Secretary of Defense.
Outgoing President Barack Obama’s attacks on alleged Russian interference in the American presidential campaign are naïve and hypocritical. All rational governments try to affect the outcome of other countries’ elections and political conflicts when their tangible self-interest is at stake.
The US House of Representatives passed a Republican budget resolution to start the repeal Obamacare.
A report by Robert Brooks for the International Association Of Energy Economics reveals that the European Union would not be able to compensate the loss of pipeline gas imports through Ukraine should Russian energy giant Gazprom decide to discontinue gas transit.
A Hungarian camerawoman who became the epicenter of a media firestorm after she was filmed kicking and tripping Syrian refugees has been sentenced to three years probation.
Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson left a meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump asserting that an upcoming deal with the Pentagon will slash the price of the F-35 program “significantly,” noting that the aerospace company plans to add about 1,800 jobs to a plant in Texas.
SEC announced that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has accepted a $13 million penalty to settle charges that it overcharged more than 149,000 clients during a 14-year period ending in 2016.
The Justice Department has released a scathing report on abuses carried out by the Chicago Police Department, including racial bias against people of color, frequent use of excessive force, and unnecessary shootings.
The Afghan security forces' military operations against insurgents decreased by 17 percent in December compared to the previous month, a study by a local broadcaster revealed on Friday.
The German defense procurement office has issued tender for new assault rifles for the country’s special forces. The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), which equips the German armed forces with cost-effective modern weapons, reportedly issued tender for the purchase of 1,750 rifles.
A team of Japanese scientists claim that they have solved one of Earth’s biggest mysteries: the third element that makes up the planet’s inner core. The Tohoku University researchers claim that silicon is the most likely candidate, based on the results of their research.
In response to Rex Tillerson’s rocky confirmation hearing, Chinese state media Global Times published an op-ed blasting the former ExxonMobil CEO for "unprofessional" comments that could lead to a "military clash."
On Thursday evening’s edition of Hardball with Chris Matthews, there was a glitch in the signal as Washington Post columnist David Ignatius was saying the word “Russia,” leading to the word looping over and over.
Neoconservative Republicans from the old 'Never Trump' movement continue to hammer away at the President-elect's positions on Russia as he prepares to take office next week, leaving observers wondering about who will win in this titanic battle of wills.
Alberto Estevez, an expert on arms sales at the Spanish branch of Amnesty International called a plan of the Spanish authorities to sell five corvette warships to Saudi Arabia "illegal."
Washington is backing Russian airstrikes to support a Turkish offensive against Daesh forces holding the strategic northern Syrian city of al-Bab, with continued US support for Turkish troops in the month-old battle, US Department of Defense acting Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs Elissa Slotkin said in a briefing on Friday.
With just a week to go till Donald Trump is sworn in as the next US President, the Republican Party is already moving at a pace to repeal one of its most hated pieces of legislation: The affordable care act - or as its also known, “Obamacare”. We’ll be asking who stands to gain from its repeal, and who stands to lose.
US policy-makers have long been obsessed with scapegoating, pinning the blame on the Russians, the Chinese or Muslims for their own problems. The intelligence report on Russia's alleged meddling in US presidential election is yet another example of this disturbing trend.
A recent terrorist attack in Afghanistan claimed the lives of five UAE diplomats, though it remains unclear which group is responsible for the act.
Sinn Fein member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Alex Maskey said that the Irish government of failing to ensure accountability from the British government under the terms of the Belfast Agreement.
Cooperation between the European Union and Turkey would present a "win-win" scenario for both sides, and could result in better trade, security and prosperity for both Brussels and Ankara, Finland’s Foreign Minister Timo Soini said Friday.
The United States has not received an invitation from Russia or Turkey to participate in the intra-Syrian peace talks in Astana, US Department of State spokesman Mark Toner said in a briefing on Friday.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto nominated the current head of the North American Development Bank, Geronimo Gutierrez Fernandez, the country’s new ambassador to the United States, the Mexican Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday.
Medics did not see any changes in the organism of Norwegian mass shooter Anders Breivik, according to Bjorn Draugedalen from the Skien prison.
While most people would be in over their heads attempting this impressive challenge, these two professional performers demonstrate a perfect example of absolute strength and stability.