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The Evidence is Clear: Poverty Does Not Cause Criminality
The Occidental Observer - Dec 18th 2025 9:55am ESTWe all know why certain areas have high crime rates, right? It’s because the people who live there are poor and they’re either forced to commit crime to make ends mean or their poverty makes them so unhappy that they start taking drugs and this induces them to commit crime. Alternatively, being poor causes a […]
Russian General Staff Calls Collective West Main Source of Military Threats to Russia
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 9:29am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The main source of military threats to Russia is the collective West, which has not abandoned its goal of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces Valery Gerasimov said on Thursday.
Russian General Staff Calls Collective West Main Source of Military Threats to Russia
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 9:29am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The main source of military threats to Russia is the collective West, which has not abandoned its goal of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces Valery Gerasimov said on Thursday.
Qatar Stages Massive Military Parade Amid Tensions Following Israeli Strikes
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 9:27am ESTDOHA (Sputnik) – Qatar on Thursday held its first large-scale military parade in six years to mark National Day, commemorating the state’s founding, showcasing military readiness following Israel’s September strikes on its capital, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Qatar Stages Massive Military Parade Amid Tensions Following Israeli Strikes
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 9:27am ESTDOHA (Sputnik) – Qatar on Thursday held its first large-scale military parade in six years to mark National Day, commemorating the state’s founding, showcasing military readiness following Israel’s September strikes on its capital, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Issue of Elections in Ukraine Raises Question of How West Will ‘Orchestrate’ Them – Lavrov
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 9:04am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump’s statements about the need to hold elections in Ukraine raise the question of how the West will “orchestrate” them if they do take place, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.
Issue of Elections in Ukraine Raises Question of How West Will ‘Orchestrate’ Them – Lavrov
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 9:04am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump’s statements about the need to hold elections in Ukraine raise the question of how the West will “orchestrate” them if they do take place, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.
US Consumer Price Inflation Tumbles In November
ZeroHedge - Dec 18th 2025 8:36am ESTUS Consumer Price Inflation Tumbles In November ‘A grain of salt’ is how many have described their position on this morning’s government shutdown-delayed release of October and November Consumer Price Inflation data. Headline CPI slowed to 2.7% YoY in November Core CPI fell to 2.6% YoY in November – the lowest since March 2021… There […]
Bank of Russia Says Plans to Recover Losses From EU Banks in Russian Arbitration Court
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 8:07am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Central Bank said on Thursday that it still plans to recover losses from European banks in the Russian arbitration court due to the blocking of its assets.
Bank of Russia Says Plans to Recover Losses From EU Banks in Russian Arbitration Court
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 8:07am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Central Bank said on Thursday that it still plans to recover losses from European banks in the Russian arbitration court due to the blocking of its assets.
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Venezuelan Oil Blockade Could Make Asia’s Markets Less Dependent on US – Analyst
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 7:54am ESTOne of the goals of the US-led oil blockade on Venezuela is to try to weaken President Nicholas Maduro politically while hoping to create divisions within the country’s political elite, says Dr. Vinicius Vieira, Associate Professor of Economics and International Relations at the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP).
Venezuelan Oil Blockade Could Make Asia’s Markets Less Dependent on US – Analyst
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 7:54am ESTOne of the goals of the US-led oil blockade on Venezuela is to try to weaken President Nicholas Maduro politically while hoping to create divisions within the country’s political elite, says Dr. Vinicius Vieira, Associate Professor of Economics and International Relations at the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP).
Lachend in den Untergang | Von Hermann Ploppa
Apolut (Ken Jebsen) - Dec 18th 2025 7:25am ESTDie Staatenlenker der Europäischen Union treffen sich, um russisches Staatsvermögen als Sicherheit für halsbrecherische Kredite an die Ukraine umzuleiten. Ein hochriskantes Vabanque-Spiel der Eurokratie
Lachend in den Untergang | Von Hermann Ploppa
Apolut (Ken Jebsen) - Dec 18th 2025 7:25am ESTDie Staatenlenker der Europäischen Union treffen sich, um russisches Staatsvermögen als Sicherheit für halsbrecherische Kredite an die Ukraine umzuleiten. Ein hochriskantes Vabanque-Spiel der Eurokratie
Futures Rise After 4-Days Of Declines Ahead Of CPI, Central Bank Bonanza
ZeroHedge - Dec 18th 2025 6:58am ESTFutures Rise After 4-Days Of Declines Ahead Of CPI, Central Bank Bonanza Stocks rebounded from Wednesday’s tech-led rout after an upbeat forecast from Micron helped put the brakes on a tech-driven selloff on a busy day for data and central bank meetings. As of 7:15am ET, S&P and Nasdaq futures rose 0.6% following four down days. In premarket […]
China Backs Venezuela’s Request for Urgent UN Security Council Meeting Over US Actions
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 6:34am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – China opposes any unilateral acts of intimidation and supports Venezuela’s request to convene an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council in response to US actions, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated at a press briefing on Thursday.
China Backs Venezuela’s Request for Urgent UN Security Council Meeting Over US Actions
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 6:34am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – China opposes any unilateral acts of intimidation and supports Venezuela’s request to convene an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council in response to US actions, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated at a press briefing on Thursday.
Kremlin on Escalating Situation Around Venezuela: Russia Sees Rising Tensions in Region
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 6:28am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia sees an escalation of the situation in the region, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, commenting on the escalation around Venezuela.
Kremlin on Escalating Situation Around Venezuela: Russia Sees Rising Tensions in Region
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 6:28am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia sees an escalation of the situation in the region, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, commenting on the escalation around Venezuela.
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Deutsche Soldaten gegen russische Angriffe? | Von Janine Beicht
Apolut (Ken Jebsen) - Dec 18th 2025 5:43am ESTBundeskanzler Friedrich Merz hat in einem Fernsehinterview mit dem ZDF [1] eine Eskalation angedeutet, die Deutschlands Rolle in der Ukraine-Krise in eine katastrophale Rolle stürzen könnte.
Trump Claims There’s ‘Peace In The Middle East’
ZeroHedge - Dec 18th 2025 5:00am ESTTrump Claims There’s ‘Peace In The Middle East’ Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com President Trump had kicked off this week by saying that there is “legitimate peace in the Middle East for the first time in 3,000 years,” comments that came after three Americans, including two National Guard members and a civilian interpreter, were killed in Syria. […]
Maduro Discussed US Threats Against Venezuela With UN Secretary-General
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 4:43am ESTUN/MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres by phone to warn of the escalation of threats against Venezuela and their dangerous consequences for regional peace, the Venezuelan government said.
Russia Advocates for Normalizing Dialogue Between US, Venezuela – Foreign Ministry
Sputnik - Dec 18th 2025 4:43am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia consistently advocates for normalizing dialogue between the United States and Venezuela and steps to deescalate the situation in the Caribbean region, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
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