The recent revelations about the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) links to extremist groups and shady projects validate concerns long expressed by Russia, Moscow’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, told the UN Security Council on Monday.
State capture was on display last week, with the contrasting treatment of two very different issues in the Federal and NSW parliaments. Andrew Gardiner reports.
US President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Hamas, demanding the release of all remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza by midday Saturday, and warning that failure to comply would result in “all hell”breaking out.
The Trump administration is turning up the heat on George Soros’ soft power empire amid revelations of his Open Society Foundations’ close-knit links to and alleged profiteering off USAID. Is there a case for convicting the 94-year-old benefactor and beneficiary of the US imperial project? If so, where does it lie?
US President Donald Trump has said he wants to secure a deal with Kiev to ensure Washington gets its money back by trading aid for Ukraine’s rare-earth minerals – regardless of whether “they may be Russian someday.”
