Northern California chokes on toxic air as Trump set to visit
AFP | Schools and tourist attractions across the San Francisco Bay Area were shut Friday and residents were urged to stay indoors as smoke from...
Saudi gov recommends death penalty for 5 in Khashoggi case
News Analysis | After weeks of deliberations, the United States of America has finally imposed sanctions on 17 Saudi nationals believed to be directly linked...
America’s Drug War fuels the cartels – Jacob G Hornberger
Jacob G Hornberger | Ludwig von Mises pointed out that one government intervention inevitably leads to more government interventions. The reason is that the first...
Uber loss tops $1 bn as it seeks to diversify
AFP | Ride-share company Uber on Wednesday said that its net loss topped a billion dollars in the recently ended quarter as it pumped money...
Trump lashes Macron as Europe moves on defense without US
AFP | Donald Trump on Tuesday unleashed an extraordinary attack on Emmanuel Macron, mocking the French president's approval rating and lashing him over European defense...
The Great War of Our Time: The CIA’s fight against terrorism – Book Review
News Desk | Take any important issue in our times; the average person on the street is likely to have a strong opinion about it,...
Facebook shuts more accounts aimed at political meddling
AFP | Facebook on Tuesday said it shut down more accounts aimed at influencing the US midterm election and that it is exploring a possible...
As US retreats, China touts its trade deal wares to Asia
AFP | China is touting itself as the new defender of global commerce as it works with Asia-Pacific leaders to hammer out the world's largest...
Iraq gets US sanctions break to buy electricity from Iran
AFP | Iraq has won an exemption allowing it to buy Iranian electricity despite US sanctions, as the country plagued by chronic power shortages walks...
US soldiers died for nothing in WWI – Jacob G Hornberger
Jacob G Hornberger | Let’s be blunt: the 117,466 U.S. soldiers who died in World War I died for nothing. No one can deny that....
California wildfire toll matches deadliest ever with 29 victims
AFP | The death toll in a raging California wildfire has reached 29, matching the deadliest in the state's history as firefighters battling blazes at...
US, China tiptoeing toward trade deal – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar | The joint press conference in Washington on Friday after the second US-China 2+2 (“Diplomatic & Security Dialogue”) throws much light on...