• Taiwan admits US troops are now stationed on islands off the coast of China amid fears the region will spark World War Three

    Taiwan defense minister Chiu Kuo-cheng appeared to admit US Special Forces are training the Taiwanese military for a potential conflict. If correct, US troops would be stationed on coastal islands far closer to mainland China than to Taiwan in an escalation of America's presence in the region. Chinese President Xi Jinping has repeatedly said he intends to 'reunify' Taiwan with China, while the US has vowed to support Taiwan in any potential invasion

  • America’s secret World War II ghost army, which kept Adolf Hitler and German troops away from attacking U.S. units, will receive a gold medal from Congress for saving 30,000 lives

    Three survivors of a secret army group that tricked Nazi Germany into making catastrophic mistakes through a series of audacious battlefield stunts will finally be honored at a ceremony in D.C. on Thursday.Bernie Bluestein, 100, John Christman, 99, and Seymour Nussenbaum, 100, were members of a tactical deception unit called the Ghost Army, whose exploits were so secret that they were forbidden to mention them for more than 50 years.Of the 1,100 artists, designers and technicians who sometimes...

  • Russia-Ukraine war – live: Putin threatens Nato with World War 3 as nuclear risk at ‘highest point in decades’

    Vladimir Putin has made at least 11 threats of nuclear war against the West since he launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022

  • Khalilzad: Is America ready to confront China?

    Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. representative for Afghanistan peace affairs, states that the new defense budget of the Biden administration indicates that China poses the greatest threat to America. However, Khalilzad believes that in the event of conflict, America is not militarily prepared to confront China adequately. The Biden administration presented the country’s military budget for […]

  • A Slow-Motion World War III?

    I’ve been describing this world of ours, such as it is, for almost 23 years at TomDispatch. I’ve written my way through three-and-a-half presidencies — god save us, it could be four in November! I’ve viewed from a grave (and I mean that word!) distance America’s endlessly disastrous wars of this century. I’ve watched the latest military budget More

  • Biden is not suited for an approaching war against China

    China is preparing for invasion and occupation of Taiwan to kick-start its expansionist campaigns, and President Joe Biden is not prepared. Adm. John Aquilino, U.S. Navy commander and head of the Indo-Pacific forces, told the House Armed Services Committee that America is steadily less prepared for a war with China that now appears to be […]

  • The diaspora's response to the Second World War

    The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Chicago, designed by architect Mulokas and artist Jonynas, 1957, from the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture. Credit: Original content

  • Watch China's EV Price War

    Description: China says it will take pragmatic measures to support the growth of the new-energy vehicle industry. The call comes as domestic EV makers gear up to report their latest quarterly earnings amid an intensifying price war. Bloomberg Asia transport reporter Linda Lew and HSBC Qianhai Securities' Yuqian Ding look at the speed bumps ahead. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • NYC Still Richest City in America and The World

    New York City, once again, tops the list of richest cities in the U.S. and the world.

  • Putin warns NATO of World War III

    Russian President, Vladimir Putin, says a direct conflict between Russia and NATO would mean that the planet is one step away from World War Three, according to Reuters. The comments came as Putin claimed a landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election with 87.8 per cent of the votes. The US, Germany, the UK, and other Read More

  • Hamas Praises Iran's Role in 'World War' Over Gaza

    The heads of the two leading Palestinian groups at war with Israel have praised Iran's role in an increasingly international conflict over the Gaza Strip in talks with Tehran's top authority.Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held back-to-back meetings in recent days with Ismail Haniyeh, chair of the Hamas movement's Political Bureau, and Ziyad al-Nakhala, secretary-general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, in Tehran. Both Palestinian leaders conveyed their gratitude for the...

  • China has a big problem with super gonorrhea, study finds

    Drug-resistant gonorrhea is a growing problem—one that doesn't heed borders.