Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with taking financial advantage of France’s richest women, elderly L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, in a scandal over illegal campaign funding. Sarkozy was placed under formal investigation on Thursday, his lawyer told AFP, adding that he would immediately appeal. This comes after the …

Over 3,000 US troops have secretly returned to Iraq via Kuwait for missions pertaining to the recent developments in Syria and northern Iraq, Press TV reports. According to our correspondent, the US troops have secretly entered Iraq in multiple stages and are mostly stationed at Balad military garrison in Salahuddin province and …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the Israeli regime against the consequences of military aggression against Iran, urging Tel Aviv to think well before doing anything it ‘will regret later.’ “Look at what happened to the Americans in Afghanistan and in Iraq. I told [US president Barack] Obama the same …

“The World Tomorrow” is a dynamic new television discussion series on Russia Today featuring Julian Assange as host. It is a collection of interviews featuring an eclectic range of guests, who are stamping their mark on the future: politicians, revolutionaries, intellectuals, artists and visionaries. Imran Khan [youtube height=”400″ width=”550″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an-AJIqN_r4[/youtube] When …

U.S. Senator Rand Paul has introduced the Stop Arming Terrorists Act (S. 532) to prevent American taxpayers’ money from being used to directly or indirectly support armed militants who are allied with or often working under the command of al-Qaeda, ISIS, or other terrorist groups. The legislation serves as a …

Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google’s parent company Alphabet, wanted to be “head outside advisor” to the Hillary Clinton campaign, according to Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta in an email released by WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks has continued to reveal Schmidt’s cozy relationship with the Clinton campaign. In a previously leaked email, …

Jimmy Dore, host of ‘Aggressive Progressives’ on ‘The Young Turks’ network, says he is disappointed to see the Democratic Party using Russia as a scapegoat for the information revealed by WikiLeaks. “This is a complete distraction,” he said about the DNC’s pivot to blaming Russia for WikiLeaks. “I hate that …

By James Holbrooks On Thursday, the United Nations condemned the killing of at least 15 civilians by a U.S. drone strike in the Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, and called for an independent investigation to be initiated. From a U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) press release: In the early morning of 28 September, …

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has denounced the UN after it called for an end to killings blamed on his war on drugs, saying he might leave the organisation and invite China and others to form a new one. Two UN human rights experts last week urged the Philippines to stop …

The president of the Czech Republic, Milos Zeman, has called for a referendum on his country’s membership in the EU and NATO. Although Zeman wants to remain in both organizations, he wants the public to have a chance to “express themselves.” Support for the EU is waning in the central …

An absolutely monumental shift is in process that most have not recognized yet. The truth, or at least some truth, is about to be shown to the American masses about 9/11. I say American masses because everywhere I’ve gone in the world outside of the US, with few exceptions, almost …

From Filip Karinja, for Birch Gold Group Jim Cramer, ex-hedge fund manager and host of CNBC’s ‘Mad Money’, has been warning his viewers this week that he does not like the market right now. Specifically stating that “we have a first-class bear market going.” From 2009 until last year, stocks had been doing …

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has produced a 50-second cartoon mocking foreign reporting on Gaza, urging people to see that “terrorism rules” there. Apart from arguably lacking comedic value, the clip was slammed as being in poor taste by international media. The animated short shows a blond, presumably American reporter in Gaza …

Sudan’s President has claimed the CIA, America’s intelligence agency, and Israel’s Mossad are behind the Islamist militant groups Boko Haram and ISIS. Omar al-Bashir used an interview with Euronews to claim there was a connection between the American and Israeli intelligence organisations and both extremist groups. He spoke after Isis released a video …

Following discriminatory policies of Apple towards Iranian customers in the US, the company’s employees in Australia have also refused to sell their products to Iranian customers. [youtube height=”400″ width=”550″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7KDRbO01u8&feature=g-u-u[/youtube] Sydney student Mahsa Javam was denied Apple products at an Apple store in the Sydney suburb of Castle Hill, where she …

Reports suggest local law enforcement agencies are considering shutting down cell phone services in the city over the weekend and while it will most likely be very effective, many are questioning if the move is legitimate. The Daily Beast reports that the FBI and Secret Service have standing authority to …

North Korea has been seen as something of a ‘loose cannon’ in terms of global politics for a very long time. However, tensions between the highly secretive Asian state and the US are now reaching crisis point. Add to this the frictions between North Korea and their neighbours to the …

In Megyn Kelly’s much anticipated interview with Vladimir Putin for her debut episode of NBC’s “Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly”, the Russian President said he never met Donald Trump during his business trips to Russia (including Trump’s 2013 visit to Moscow for the Miss Universe pageant), stated that he was …

Time magazine’s parent company is a top donor to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign — a factor that may help explain the publication’s obsession with blaming Russian president Vladimir Putin for “rigging” the U.S. presidential election. This year, alone, Time Inc., the organization behind Time — one of the most prestigious …

Democrats and Republicans are controlled by banks, oil giants, insurance companies and war profiteers, says Green Party presidential candidate, Dr. Jill Stein. Her party, she claims, gets no money from corporations and has liberty to really address problems. As the two major US political parties have officially selected their nominees …