Tu-22M3 long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber. © Evgeny Biyatov / Sputnik Published: 8 Aug, 2016 Six long-range bombers took off from Russia and carried out successful airstrikes against Islamic State targets near the Syrian city of Palmyra, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. “On August 8, 2016, six Tu-22M3 long-range bombers, coming from Russian territory,…
South China Sea © Reuters Published time: 11 Aug, 2016 Beijing has put the contested waters of the South China Sea under ever-closer surveillance, launching a new high-resolution satellite. It will help the country “safeguard its maritime rights and interests,” researchers behind the project say. “The satellite will play an important role in monitoring…
We are witnessing increasing levels of US-China tension, with Obama’s Pivot to Asia and the recent South China Sea disputes. Is this all maneuvering for the pacific front of WW3? US-China tension in the last few months has sharply increased, with both nations exchanging some heated dialogue over the contested issue of the South China…
Alexis: I knew that the six-million figure was being circulated long before World War II even started. I knew that it was being perpetuated during World War I, but you trace it back to the late 1800s. You argue that the New York Times was propounding these falsifications way back in 1889. You add: “Two years later, in…
