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Poland spills beans on new US troop deployment

The US will deploy around 2,000 troops to Poland as part of measures to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank in response to potential Russian military moves toward Ukraine, the head of Warsaw’s National Security Bureau revealed on Wednesday. Speaking to Polskie Radio 24, the country’s national public-service broadcaster, Paweł Soloch announced that …

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Cost of living in Europe smashes all-time high

Inflation across the Eurozone surged to 5.1% in January from 5% in the previous month, despite optimistic expectations for a sharp drop to 4.4%, data from Eurostat showed on Wednesday. Inflation is now more than twice the ECB’s 2% target. The latest growth reportedly reflects the hottest rate of inflation …

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UK scrambles fighter jets over ‘unidentified aircraft’

The British Ministry of Defence has announced the deployment of Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets, alongside an air-to-air refueling tanker, north of Scotland after an unidentified plane was spotted in the area. A spokesperson for the ministry stated that the action was taken in response to “unidentified aircraft …

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How the Ukraine crisis divided European countries

Concerns over ‘Russia’s invasion’ of Ukraine are growing in European countries. Local experts keep talking about the country’s “increasing military buildup” along its western borders – every month, they post almost identical images from American satellites. The Western media are  painting a vivid picture of Moscow’s plan to “attack from …

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‘Indiana Jones’ returns statue stolen 50 years ago

A French museum has gotten one of its most valuable artifacts back thanks to the savviness of Dutch art detective Arthur Brand, nicknamed the “Indiana Jones of the art world,” who managed to find the statue of Roman god Bacchus almost half a century after it was stolen. The Musee …

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Leaked US & NATO replies to Russia: Here’s what you need to know

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German regulator upholds RT broadcast ban

Germany’s media regulator has declared RT DE a German-based broadcaster, siding with the Berlin-Brandenburg authorities in attempting to shut down the outlet’s operations. This comes after the German government denied putting any pressure on the channel. The Commission on Licensing and Supervision (ZAK), the central organ of Germany’s Medienanstalten agency, …

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Native American tribes win $590 million opioid settlement

Native American tribes have reached a landmark $590 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson and three major US drug distributors over the devastation caused to indigenous people by opioid addiction. According to the deal, Johnson & Johnson is going to pay out $150 million over the next two years, with …

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Three nations set to join anti-Russia security pact – Ukraine

With fears that Russia could invade Ukraine still looming large in the West, Britain and Poland will join forces with Kiev to boost cooperation in the region and deter Moscow from any potential aggression, the leaders of the two eastern European nations in the pact have announced.  Speaking at a press …

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