Mexico, Colombia & Laos want Russian grain
Russia's food and safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor:“New markets are opening, like Laos and Colombia, which have never before purchased grain from us. Mexico also began buying; we have already supplied 300,000 tons of grain.” Russia recently boosted… more »
More than 200 dead after 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico
226 people are dead after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked central Mexico Tuesday afternoon, hitting on the 32nd anniversary of the biggest earthquake to ever strike the country's capital. More than half of the fatalities are in Mexico City, the… more »
US Sanctions Backfire: China Opens $10 Billion Credit Line For Iran
China has opened a $10 billion line of credit intended to finance energy, transportation, water and other key Iranian infrastructure projects. The significant credit line will primarily use euros and yuan to bypass the US sanctions. more »
Mattis: 3,000 U.S. troops being sent to Afghanistan
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis announced Monday that more than 3,000 U.S. troops are being sent to Afghanistan. The troop increase will put the total number of U.S. forces in the country to more than 14,000. Military experts remain divided on… more »
US opens 1st permanent military base in Israel as tensions with Iran rise
US has routinely deployed forces to Israel, now opening an official permanent military base in the country. It will be a “base within a base,” located inside the Israeli Air Force’s Mashabim Air Base in the middle of the Negev desert, close to a US… more »
Hungary credits razor wire border fence for almost 100 percent drop in illegal migration - Video
Hungary has claimed that its fences on the borders with Croatia and Serbia have helped to cut the inflow of migrants by 99.7 percent since 2015. The small inland nation now has one quarter of the length of its borders protected by a fence. “The number… more »
Here Comes the Sun: Speedy Growth of Solar Power Signals Global Economic Shift
The use of solar power doubled globally in 2016 and is on track to double again over the next two years. As nations and economies signal their intention to move away from the widespread and indiscriminate use of fossil fuel, the solar power industry is… more »
Shootout Between Gunmen, Servicemen in Mexico Leaves 9 People Dead
Eight gunmen dressed up as servicemen and a soldier were killed as a result of a shootout in the western Mexican state of Guerrero, local authorities said. According to Roberto Alvarez Heredia, a spokesman of the coordination group of the Guerrero… more »
80 arrests as riots grip St. Louis for 3rd day after ex-cop’s acquittal in fatal shooting (VIDEOS)
Riot police in St. Louis have made more than 80 arrests after a third consecutive day of protests that started peacefully but erupted into riots, clashes, and vandalism, significant property damage; breaking multiple windows” in downtown St. Louis It… more »
4 American tourists attacked with acid in Marseille's train station ID'd as Boston College students
Four American tourists were hospitalized after a woman attacked them with acid in Marseille’s main train station in France on Sunday Two of the women had the corrosive liquid sprayed in their face, leaving one with a possible eye injury. A 41-year-old… more »
New Documents Show Pentagon Is Shipping Billions Worth Of Weapons To Terrorists In Syria, Trying To Cover Its Tracks
A new report released by two international weapons monitoring groups, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), confirmed on Tuesday that the Pentagon is continuing to ship massive… more »
Protesters smash windows in St. Louis after ex-cop acquitted of black man’s killing (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Protests have gone on for a second day in St Louis after a white, former police officer was acquitted of the fatal shooting of a black suspect in 2011. Despite the tension between demonstrators and police, and damaged property no major clashes were… more »
European Court of Justice Says Member States Can't Ban GMOs Unless Risks Proven
The European Court of Justice ruled September 13 that Member States cannot adopt emergency measures banning genetically modified organisms (GMOs) without evidence of a "serious risk to health or the environment" — although the ruling contradicts… more »
Irma: Abandoned pets’ owners facing criminal charges
Pet owners who abandoned their animals during Hurricane Irma may face criminal charges in Florida. Palm Beach prosecutors said they intend to hold offenders accountable. More than 50 animals were found abandoned, many tied to fences and trees in Palm… more »
The House Tells Sessions’ Justice Department It Will Not Stand for Civil Asset Forfeiture
The U.S. House sent a strong message of rebuke to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on civil asset forfeiture last night. The House adopted three amendments offered to an appropriations bill that prohibit the Department of Justice from using funds to… more »
Hawaii says it’s 1st state to go cashless for pot sales
Hawaii said Tuesday that it aims to be the first state to have marijuana sales handled without cash, saying it wanted to avoid robberies and other crimes targeting dispensaries. All of Hawaii’s eight licensed dispensaries have agreed to go cashless by… more »
Trump blocks $1.3bn sale of US tech company to China for ‘national security’ reasons
President Trump has blocked one of the largest attempted acquisitions of a US company by a Chinese firm. Trump issued an executive order through the Defense Production Act of 1950, denying the Chinese-backed private equity firm Canyon Bridge Capital… more »
Electric dreams: China looks to end gas & diesel engines
“Some countries have made a timeline for when to stop the production and sales of traditional fuel cars. The ministry has also started relevant research and will make such a timeline with relevant departments,” said Xin Guobin vice minister of industry… more »
India to Fast Track Towards Exclusive Electric Vehicle Regime
India's Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the government is mulling a plan to incentivize electric vehicles in the country by discouraging the manufacturing and import of vehicles run on petrol and diesel. Government aims to have only… more »
US threatens to ‘cut China off’ from dollar if it does not uphold sanctions against N. Korea
The US could impose economic sanctions on China if it does not implement the new sanctions regime against North Korea, the US Treasury Secretary has warned. Steven Mnuchin said the restrictions could involve cutting off Beijing’s access to the US… more »
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