
A leaked version of Japan’s yearly text on its foreign policy suggests that its government is taking a tougher stance on its long-standing conflict with Russia

Dissenting voices are rising in Europe as western sanctions against Russia start backfiring with price hikes and shortages of fuel and electricity

Peace activists Abby Martin and Brian Becker sat down for a discussion about the Russia-Ukraine conflict, directed at the anti-war movement

Under pressure from ultra-nationalists and Russophobes, successive governments in Ukraine have failed to address the grievances of the Russian speaking majority in the Donbass region. Ukraine has also not implemented the provisions of the Minsk agreement signed in 2015 to end the conflict in the region

If the US government wants to play a constructive role in Ukraine, it should support an already existing framework for a solution to the crisis

Today we look at the UN Security Council special session on Ukraine, a major oil spill spreading to Ecuador’s Amazon region, and more

A UN Security Council meeting was called to discuss the situation in eastern Europe where tensions are rising amid a stand off between NATO and Russia

Today we look at talks between the U.S. and Russia, a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a detention center in Yemen, and more

Cuban journalist Rosa Miriam Elizalde discusses the US-backed counter-revolutionary protests planned for November 15

51 countries including all members of the EU, Australia, News Zealand and Canada were among those who abstained from voting on the UN resolution asking members to eliminate all forms of racism and attempts to glorify Nazism. The resolution was passed with overwhelming support from the third world countries.

The Republican-controlled Senate will now have to decide the form of the trial which will set the stage for the impeachment process against US president Donald Trump who stands accused of abuse of power

Chances for an end to the conflict in Eastern Europe have brightened following the first formal talks in the last three years between both countries’ leadership. The talks were held in Paris under a joint French and German initiative